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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Simon McCarthy

Residents plead for answers as Wallsend sinkhole works stretch on

Fogo Street resident Marianne Junchniewicz has been left frustrated as she waits for answers about impending repairs after last year's Wallsend mine subsidence. Pictures supplied.

More than a year after a massive mine subsidence in an abandoned coal mine beneath Fogo Street at Wallsend caused the ground to sink, residents in the local neighbourhood say they feel stuck between bureaucracies.

The agencies responsible for fixing the sinkhole appear at odds over who should complete remediation works in the quiet suburban area, leaving residents at a standstill.

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