Rodney Stevens

Brooms Head residents who spent the past two years watching the beach getting eroded and battling sand buildup in their gutters are happy that Clarence Valley Council staff have begun working to remediate the problem.

In October, concerned residents contacted council about the continual sand buildup in gutters that was getting into homes, requiring frequent maintenance plus cleaning of properties and vehicles, calling for urgent action to combat the problem.

Within four days of receiving the email, council advised residents its Senior Coast and Estuary Officer was working with its Open Spaces team to manage issues including windblown sand from the northern end of the beach impacting residents, and the ongoing beach erosion at the northern end of the reserve, and work would begin within the next six weeks.

Last week after work began, Jan Brown contacted the CV Independent to advise progress was being made on the second stage of the four-stage project, which is anticipated to take more than 12 more months to complete.

“It was great to see that we’ve actually had some work happening, finally they have put some orange barrier tape around the Pandanus to warn people to stay away from that area,” she said.

“This week they put in a sand trap to stop the windblown sand problem and we are happy that something has been done and hopefully the situation will continue to improve.”

As part of the work, Mrs Brown said council staff advised they will be regularly monitoring erosion at Brooms Head, something the town’s residents have also welcomed.