Newcastle council and state in stand-off over Stockton beach fix

DESPERATE PLEA: Residents call for action on offshore sand nourishment plan to save Stockton beach, as City of Newcastle and the NSW government in stand-off over the project. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

SAVING Stockton beach has been swept up in a stand-off between City of Newcastle and the NSW government, as further emergency works get underway to protect the fast disappearing coastline.

Work on a critical offshore sand nourishment plan to place an initial 2.4 million cubic metres of sand on the beach has been stalled due to a disagreement over who should be responsible for the project.