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Sydney seawall edges closer but legal issues remain unresolved

Work to build a seawall to protect coastal residences along part of Sydney's northern beaches could start before legal and financial issues are resolved.

  • Peter Hannam

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Beach erosion in NSW.

Erosion risks 'underestimated' as more wild weather forecast

Coastal NSW faces the possibility of a third bout of wild weather in less than a month as insurance advisers warn the risks from multiple storms are being underestimated.

  • Peter Hannam
Earthmoving equipment moves boulders to create a sea wall to protect damaged houses at Wamberal on Sunday.

Flash flood warning issued as Central Coast residents prepare for another storm

Wamberal is preparing to be hit by heavy rain and large swells on Sunday night after suffering significant erosion last week.

  • Laura Chung
Asbestos and other building waste has been unearthed along Wamberal beach following severe erosion.

'The beach is riddled with asbestos': erosion unearths toxic legacy at Wamberal

It comes as council has been accused of burying building waste discovered under a home that once belonged to Eddie Obeid.

  • Carrie Fellner
Beachfront houses at Wamberal.

Coast-dwellers ordered to evacuate after 30m of beach washed away

Erosion problems had been evident since the 1970s at Wamberal but state legislation had tied council's hands against a remedy.

  • Peter Hannam
Coastal erosion is seen from the air over Ocean View Drive at Wamberal on Saturday.

'Those homes should never have been built': The 40-year saga behind Wamberal beach erosion

The first resident of Wamberal to lose his home to the sea in 1978 says he has been waiting more than 40 years for the ocean to claim further victims.

  • Carrie Fellner
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Erosion at Wamberal Beach, on the NSW Central Coast

Wild weather leaves NSW homes at risk of 'structural collapse due to beach erosion'

Coastal homes at Wamberal were hammered by large swell on Thursday, leaving several with apparent structural damage.

  • Sally Rawsthorne and Matt Bungard

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