Pelican foreshore would be extensively remediated and channel walls bolstered under a draft ten-year plan to help suburbs in south-east Lake Macquarie manage the impacts of flooding and sea-level rise.

Lake Macquarie City Council’s draft Local Adaptation Plan (LAP) outlines a raft of actions to help residents in Pelican, Blacksmiths, Caves Beach, Swansea and surrounding areas plan for the possible impacts of climate change and sea-level rise.

It is on public exhibition until 12 September and Lake Macquarie City Council Manager Environmental Systems, Karen Partington joined Tracy Mac on Newcastle Live Radio to explain it further.

Newcastle Live Radio · Karen Partington

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