I just added a google map...areas in blue are the flooded track with heaps of water gushing around, the one circled is the clearing that is now a pond, the red area is totally gone, and yellow area is the unstable zone marked by large cracks in the ground..the area is detaching from the rest of the hill. but the area above may be well unstable as well as it seems saturated with water. The markings are approximation only.
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MMay 17, 2022WoW! Thats not looking good as was looking forward to getting there. Any photos?
ReactReply - VIVincentOriginal PosterMay 17, 2022
When i realised i was standing on an unstable hill i bolted out , taking photos was the last thing in my mind at that time. Having said so i took few photos and short videos on the way down and up in the "safe area".
I have attached a photo...a tree across the track. From that point the track is soaked with water everywhere. I ll say this is what i' ll classify as the limit between safe and unsafe zone. But i m not an expert so if they have closed the track they must know the danger.
I don t think they will reopen it anytime soon. Being a protected area they just can force the unstable zone to collapse , fortify the hill and set a new track...so if they wait for nature to do it all, it is going to take years.An alternative would be to create a safe track about 300m from the unsafe zone, crossing the little creek , then all the way to the beach...i believe that is the only way we will be able to enjoy that beach again...but i also believe people will make that new track before the council even think about it.
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JorgiMay 17, 2022That's a shame. I guess I won't be going back anytime soon, but then I haven't been in quite a while.
[quote]I have attached a photo...a tree across the track.[/quote]
That looks like the Palm Jungle. Not the first time they have had trees fall across the track, and it won't be the last.
[quote]An alternative would be to create a safe track about 300m from the unsafe zone, crossing the little creek , then all the way to the beach...i believe that is the only way we will be able to enjoy that beach again...but i also believe people will make that new track before the council even think about it.[/quote]
It's not the council but the NPWS that are responsible for Werrong and the track. Council just get legal control over its clothing-optional status thanks to some stupid state legislation. Councils should have no control over NPWS land.ReactReply - VIVincentOriginal PosterMay 17, 2022
Yes there were, there is and there will be tree falling across the track. I just used that photo as a marker of where the track is then flooded.
It doesn t matter who is responsible for the track, they are not going to fix anything till the detaching part of the hill has not fallen down and the area is stable. The detaching part is massive and the cracks large and obvious. Anyone on the beach below could easily be reached by the landslide of this sizeReactReply - DA
DavenoobMay 17, 2022Perhaps this is an opportunity to start lobbying for a new nude beach. The idea that nude beaches need to be difficult to get to sux! Maybe one end of Garie Beach would be suitable. Or even better, all of Thirroul Beach! Lol
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tonyboothMay 17, 2022all of Thirroul, might be a tad controversial....yes NPS will have to rebuild, apparently they spent a fortune fixing the railway line t Otford.
ReactReply - VIVincentOriginal PosterMay 17, 2022
Great idea....need to agree on the new location and start a petition
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Keith and DeniseMay 17, 2022Yes a new nude beach with much easier access for all would be wonderful.
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jpmorgan75May 26, 2022Thanks for sharing. Id been wondering how that trail had held up after all this rain. Im sure when we get to summer,.. the keen folks will forge another trek to the beach,. And Ill be very great full to them ;-)
ReactReply - NANatureBoy18Jul 20, 2022
Any update on the track? Wanting to head down in a couple of weeks
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