Dozens of Shellharbour homes at ‘extreme’ risk of coastal erosion

Kate McIlwain
May 25 2018 - 4:00pm
Erosion risk: Shellharbour council has flagged the possible extreme risk to 52 homes at Little Lake Crescent in Warilla, saying the risk is unknown due to the state of the sea wall.
Erosion risk: Shellharbour council has flagged the possible extreme risk to 52 homes at Little Lake Crescent in Warilla, saying the risk is unknown due to the state of the sea wall.

Up to 94 homes and a number of public assets on Shellharbour's coastline, including a surf club, tourist park and stormwater infrastructure, are at risk from rising sea levels and erosion, according to a plan adopted this week by Shellharbour City Council.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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