Lake Illawarra is back on the agenda for both Wollongong City Council and Shellharbour City Council as the councils work to manage erosion in the entrance channel.
Acting under the Lake Illawarra Coastal Management Program, which is funded and endorsed by the NSW Government, the councils have just completed an Entrance Options Study.
The study considered a range of ways to manage erosion which has occurred since the lake was manually opened in 2007 by the former Lake Illawarra Authority.
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One option involves low-lying rock barriers installed into the channel, another will look to return the lake to its natural state, of opening and closing the lake intermittently.
