Wide focus needed on Whanganui s Castlecliff Beach, district councillor says
16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley
New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Any talk about grooming Castlecliff Beach needs to go wider than just saying Whanganui District Council shouldn t clear sand away, councillor James Barron says. During the workshop that preceded the Coastal Restoration Trust conference in Whanganui on March 9, coastal scientist Jim Dahm said the best way to capture windblown sand was to use a spinifex dune.
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Whanganui beach sand issue: The problem is blowing in the wind
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 AM
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Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
An annual spend of $50,000 to shift sand around on Castlecliff Beach is dumb and people who want it changed should tell the Whanganui District Council, councillor James Barron says. The long-time problem of windblown sand at Castlecliff Beach became a focus for the Coastal Restoration Trust conference s free workshop Working with Nature on Tuesday, March 9.
Before leading the 70 participants out into the dunes, Castlecliff Coast Care co-ordinator Graham Pearson said the council spent about $40,000 a year on shifting sand and driftwood off the swimming area by the Surf Club, only for westerly winds and longshore drift to bring it back.