Apex Park Jetty rebuild gets underway Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 Under reconstruction: a barge-loaded excavator is used to rip apart the damaged jetty. THERE was movement at the jetty on Apex Park, Tea Gardens, this past week, however, it will not be to the extent that most locals were hoping. As previously reported in the News Of The Area, the Apex Park Jetty has sat in bureaucratic limbo for a while now, with one or more government and private organisations tying up any progress with red tape. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Extreme remediation efforts have recently begun, including excavation equipment being floated to the jetty on a barge platform, the only way to service the severe damage to date. “Damage has been caused by a vessel running into the jetty, which is covered by Council insurance, and the current contractors are responsible for fixing only the damage caused by the accident,” MidCoast Council Media has told NOTA. MidCoast Council has confirmed that the current activity is not directly related to the intended and long-awaited official fix-up work, mainly because Council has been awaiting the go-ahead from Crown Lands, which has been left holding the reins on the stagnant project for some time now. “A licence has been lodged with Crown Lands for the other work to be undertaken, and pending the release of the licence, Council are hoping to commence the project later this year,” Council Media explained. As previously reported, several community groups, including the Myall River Action Group and the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association, have expressed dismay at how long the actions are taking to be realised, with one reconstruction grant purportedly running out in December of this year. In the meantime, as the interminable wait for the Crown Lands approval becomes official, Council is engaging a contractor to carry out the rest of the work that the Apex Park jetty desperately needs, hopefully in time for at least one of the upcoming holiday periods. There has been no specific word on the state of the adjacent boat launch ramp, which remains unchanged and desperately wanting of attention. By Thomas O’KEEFE Most of the long section has been ripped up, hopefully to be replaced in some working order.
