NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes announces coastal management funds 'largest in decades'

By James Robertson
Updated May 7 2016 - 12:24am, first published 12:00am
Beach erosion at North Narrabeen in April 2015. Photo: Peter Rae
Beach erosion at North Narrabeen in April 2015. Photo: Peter Rae
Coastal erosion as seen on the narrow beach running from Narrabeen to Collaroy in Sydney's north in 2009. Photo: Michele Mossop
Coastal erosion as seen on the narrow beach running from Narrabeen to Collaroy in Sydney's north in 2009. Photo: Michele Mossop

The state government will make its biggest commitment to improving the health of the state's coastline in decades with more than $70 million to repair eroded beaches and prepare for future hazards to be announced on Saturday.