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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Madeline Link

'Absolutely dudded': mayor says new Myuna Bay centre won't be like-for-like

Lake Macquarie mayor Kay Fraser said NSW Office of Sport representatives told her the replacement facility wouldn't be like-for-like.

LAKE Macquarie mayor Kay Fraser said the community has been "absolutely dudded" after she was told at a recent site inspection that a replacement for the Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre would not have overnight accommodation or be "like-for-like".

The site was shuttered almost overnight in 2019 due to concerns about the risks the nearby Eraring Power Station's coal ash dam posed in the event of a 5.7 magnitude earthquake - deemed a once-in-a-5000-year event.

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