July 3, 2025 • 15 mins
This week we head offshore to take a look at some of our favourite local jetties. Images of crumbling jetties across SA have delivered a stark message in recent years, and that's been rammed home again in just the last week following insane storms that saw several structures washed away.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
My Heart Personal.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Hi, I'm Jackie Limb with iHeart Essay. This week we
head off shore to take a look at some of
our favorite local jetties. Images of crumbling jetties across Essay
have delivered a stark message in recent years, and that's
been rammed home again in just the last week, following
insane storms that saw several structures completely washed away from
(00:23):
Kingston to Tumby Bay, the once proud symbols of our
maritime history and now teetering on the edge literally. In fact,
last week's storms were a nail in the coffin for
the one hundred and fifty seven year old Normanville Jetty.
The historic structure was already damaged following storms in May.
Our journalist Jenny Lenman spoke to yanker Lilla Mayor Darryl
Houston about the iconic structure and what it means to
(00:45):
the community.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Much love jetty and unfortunately it's up the damage in
the May storm, so we had already closed the jetty,
but then last week the additional storm saw the last
four meters of the jetty basically fall into the ocean.
And unfortunately, over the years it's just got short for
its stat with storms, and yeah, it's a bit disappointing
to see in its current state.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, so pretty much it was a nail in the coffin,
wasn't It was just really swept away.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Yes, yeah. The additional damage. Actually, in some ways the
storm last week was worse than the one we had
in May in that it just knocked the end of
the Jeddi give out and that's falling into the ocean.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
What does that meant for people who love to go
fishing down there? Do you think people have moved on
to other places?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Look, there's other options for fishing. Our jetty unfortunately wasn't
particularly long, so it wasn't probably the greatest Jedi fishing
on but it was was great just for people to get.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Out, have a walk the way you use it there.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Exactly exactly I said, a lot of people love going
down there for a walk in the morning, going out
onto the jety, going for a quick swim in the ocean.
So it's a much loved area and it's much love jetty.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
So what now?
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Council or engaged engineers to come down and assess it.
They haven't done that yet, but hopefully they will be
doing that as soon as possible, and then we've got
to loads with the Department of Transports to see what
they will pay for, what we will pay for, and
hopefully we can repair it and get it back to
its previous state.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Right do you have a timeline on something like that.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
We've engaged the engineer and we've already had a meeting
with Dick, so just as soon as the engineer can
get down. But I understand that obviously quite a few
jeties have been damaged around the state, so it would
be a fairly specialist job.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
It's a familiar story over on the Air Peninsula too.
After weathering storms, funding shortfalls and years of patchwork maintenance,
the Tumbee Bay jetti's future is still unclear. The local
council says it can no longer afford the mounting repair
costs and has handed the responsibility back to the state government.
The small town's jetty now becoming the poster child for
(02:44):
South Australia's crumbling coastal infrastructure. Port Lincoln's Brett Prince spoke
to Member for Flinders Sam Telfer about the never ending
fight to save it.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
I mean, look, this is a pretty complex situation and
you know those of us who have been fighting for
the long term future of Tumbe Bay Jetty. It's another
step along the way. I've been one which obviously have
been pretty prominent launching a petition for the state government
to put significant funding into the jetty, presenting that Parliament
(03:18):
and speaking often about the need for this long term investment.
The council deciding that in reflection of their rate payers
wishes through a pretty comprehensive survey, must I say that
they weren't going to put the significant amount of money
that the state government is demanding that they do to
(03:39):
match what the state is proposing. Is a big step.
So around the state, we've got near on seventy jetties,
and around half of them are least two local councils
under lease arrangements, which many of which will expire in
coming years. And I was only talking to a colleague
from across the Gulf and your peninsular and that they've
(04:01):
got a dozen jetties over there that will be exporing
their lease as soon as well. So look, this is
obviously a signal to the state government that's small regional councils,
you can't afford millions of dollars to be able to
invest into infrastructure which are in the end state government
assets and what comes next is going to be really important.
(04:22):
It's a big step, big decision from the Tummy Bay Council.
And you know, there wouldn't be many people who would
want to be in the shoes of the council to
make such a big call.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
No, but at least it wasn't made on their own.
It was made with community feedback as well from those
two surveys.
Speaker 5 (04:37):
Yeah, absolutely, and that I think that's what they can
rely on. So look, the state government is really what
I've been calling on them to do, and you know,
even from my time in local government, is to actually
know that the state of each asset, makes strategic decisions
around the state as to funding and then follow it
through in the long term. So it's going to be challenge,
(05:00):
but our local community needs to know that I'm standing
up and saying that the long term future of these
jeties need to be secure and we can't afford to
lose any of them.
Speaker 6 (05:08):
No, exactly right. And I was having a chat with
the Mayor Tummy Bay, Jeff church At and he would
saying that that council is still going to be, you know,
fighting the good fight to get the jetties brought up
to scratch, but only doing it when they return back
to the state government.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
And so we'll seem significant investment put into the Streaky
Bay jety just in the last twelve months with the
state government and there's been that important investment which I
welcomed and congratulated them on. And with some nineteen jetties
all the way around the el and Far West coast.
This is a significant issue for our communities and one
which I'll be continuing to fight on and make sure
(05:45):
that our voices are heard.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
We'll have more coming up after the break.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
I had.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Welcome back today, we're turning our attention to an issue
that's both local and deeply personal for many South auses
our jetties. These wooden and steel giants have stood at
the edge of our towns for generations, linking land to sea,
but now many of them are on the brink. Our
reporter for the Spencer Golf spoke to the Director of
Infrastructure at Porto Gusta Council, Stan rob to find out
(06:18):
options for the West Side jetty and the foreshore wharf.
Speaker 7 (06:21):
It was built back in the late eighteen hundreds, and
it's the last remaining jetty of eleven that actually once
served Porto Gaster's commercial hub, so it's a very important
historical link back into that time for Porto Gasta and
as president.
Speaker 4 (06:37):
Since its closure, has there been any ongoing maintenance or
assessment work done at all?
Speaker 7 (06:43):
There has been several reports done for council in relation
to its structural integrity and those who have supported the
earlier twenty nineteen report things that we are using to
then talk with the state and federal governments around its
restorational possible restoration in the future.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
So what options are there for the future of the
jetty then, Well.
Speaker 7 (07:03):
Council did consult with the local community very recently on
what the community would like to see from the point
of view of the jetty moving forward. Overwhelming the community
acknowledged that the IgG would like to retain the jetty
in some form. There were certainly some different feedback in
relation to how that would occur, but overall they would
like to see the integrity and the visuality of the
(07:27):
jetty retained.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
What happens next, then, when can we kind of expect
a bit of an update.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
Well, we are currently going back to Council with the
formal presentation of the work done by our consultants in
relation to that consultation next week and constable and forwards.
The intention is that we will now look at the
options in relation through what can be done physically with
the jetty as far as the design and costing associated
(07:56):
with that, and once we understand those sort of things,
we will come back to count so with that information
and then Council makes further decisions on where to go
in relation to possible funding opportunities, both at a state
and federal level.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Well, moving on now to the wharf upgrade, which I
know is also happening in the region. So that was
announced back in March. Do you have any updates on
its progress so far?
Speaker 7 (08:19):
The state government through the Marine area of Department of
Transport is moving forward with a number of options in
relation to how to restore that particular wharf. We did
have a presentation from that team on Tuesday night and
that will be presented to count them more formally later on,
but it is indicating that form with the jetty, in
(08:40):
other words, it's look and fear will be retained. There
are some changes that will be required in the surface
of the wharf to try to look at how we
maintain the railway integration with the wharf, or at least
pay homage to that.
Speaker 4 (08:55):
So how important is this redevelopment in terms of driving
local tourism back to Portagusta.
Speaker 7 (09:01):
Oh, we think it's integral and very important into how
Portoguster feels about itself and how people feel about Porto
Gusta who are coming to visit us. It is an
iconic piece of infrastructure on our foreshore and certainly one
that council has bought hard to have retained.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Through the Jetties Renewal program, the state government has put
forward funding to support jetties deemed the most at risk.
Money has been allocated to the York Peninsula to the
tune of three point seven million dollars. Tumbee Bay was
promised two point four million, and Alexandrina Council scored just
one hundred and seventy four thousand. Many councils say the
money is just a drop in the ocean compared to
(09:37):
the total cost of keeping our jetties open in the
long term. I spoke to the technical director at mcgrin
engineering Will Suitor about what's involved in keeping them standing,
and he also gave some insight into Kingston and Normanville's
next steps the.
Speaker 8 (09:51):
Ones that have suffered major damage or been destroyed. It's
basically a similar process to any sort of storm damage.
It happens in that either council or Department of Transport
or a combination of them would arrange a consultant to
come out and make an assessment of the damage and
determine whether it can be repaired or whether it is
(10:15):
basically right off. We look at the various components. So
there's a fairly structured guideline or a manual called the
Wharf Structures Conditioned Assessment Manual that gives a standardized sort
of approach for how to assess jetties and how to
categorize them between being basically new to being at the
end of their life and being completely damaged. So we
(10:36):
would work through that and we would look at each
element of the jetty from the piles to the cross beams,
to the connections to the decking and that sort of thing,
and basically rate each element and assign it a damage
category as well as a risk and a maintenance category. Basically,
if it's a higher risk component that is holding up
(10:57):
the jetty, or in the case of Kingston jetty, it's
been washed away basically, or parts of the jetty are
gone and the piles have been knocked over. Then yeah,
it's a pretty clear cut answer and it requires replacement.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
What sort of things are holding up the refurbishment of
the Port Jermaine jetty. I know that's one of the
longest in the Southern Hemisphere and everyone was quite proud
of that, but it's had a portion of it closed
for years now right at the end there so being
only a small amount of it, should that not be
a simpler job?
Speaker 8 (11:27):
Yeah, Look, I can't comment too much on what's holding
up the process, and yeah, where councils are putting their
money and that sort of thing, but it does become
a matter of how far do you go and how
much money do you put into repairing a jetty when
it gets to the point that it's the terms we
often use react or sustained. So you either react to
(11:50):
the damaged areas and you just keep on extending their
life or a little bit, or you go from more
of a long term sustain option where you're trying to
do more of a major replacement. Yeah, it's not an
easy situation, I suppose, in that feeling in the marine
environment and getting construction equipment like barges out to site
(12:11):
and doing things that pile driving and major repairs is very,
very costly, and I think that's part of the biggest
challenges that local governments have.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Therefore, you know, if he does come to having to
be torn down, where would maybe heritage listing get involved
in those sorts of things.
Speaker 8 (12:30):
It varies between the jetties as to some of them
are heritage listed and some of them aren't. And that's
definitely an important factor and a consideration that would come
into play whether it's a repair or replacement. That certainly,
if it's repair, it's generally done in a way that
maintains the heritage character and the aesthetic of the jetty.
And sometimes the standard repair for the piles is to
(12:52):
put in a steel pile that doesn't detract too much
from the visual appeal, But that would definitely have to
be carefully considered.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
Well.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Obviously, somewhere like Wayalla didn't have a heritage listing on
their old jetty because they're new one. The big Ring
jetty very popular now, but obviously very new design. So
would you see maybe in the future more towns getting
involved on these kind of unique options and design elements.
Speaker 8 (13:19):
Yeah, exactly. I think it presents a really good opportunity
for councils and communities to go with a more novel
and unique approach and it then can become a major
draw card to the town. And because yeah, chetties are
very important for communities and for tourism. They provide a
(13:40):
central point and access and connection to the ocean. So
these are sorts of things that need to be worked
through with councils and in collaboration with the community and
consultation that sort of thing.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
And without these structures in communities, what do you see
people doing in the future, you know, not having these
opportunities for recreation or ports, et cetera. What would be
the alternative?
Speaker 8 (14:05):
Look, that's a good question. I think people are always
going to be drawn to the ocean and they're going
to going to make the most of our beautiful beaches
regardless of whether there's jetties. But I think they will
always be jetties. I think that there is enough support
that there'll be new jetties that get constructed, whether it's
the same number of jetties that we've currently got, because
(14:25):
we do currently have a lot of jetties across the States,
and it's becoming more and more important as the decades
go by, and as time goes by with things like
sea level eyes, and we're going to see more frequent
storms and surges like this. So would really encourage counsels
and asset owners to really be proactive and get ahead
(14:46):
of the game and start acting.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Now that's it for this week. Don't forget. You can
hear iHeart Essay in the iHeart app or wherever you
get your podcasts. I'm Jackie Limb. Join us again next
week for more of the stories you want to hear.
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Speaker 1 (15:02):
I Heart Essayed
My Heart Personal.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Hi, I'm Jackie Limb with iHeart Essay. This week we
head off shore to take a look at some of
our favorite local jetties. Images of crumbling jetties across Essay
have delivered a stark message in recent years, and that's
been rammed home again in just the last week, following
insane storms that saw several structures completely washed away from
(00:23):
Kingston to Tumby Bay, the once proud symbols of our
maritime history and now teetering on the edge literally. In fact,
last week's storms were a nail in the coffin for
the one hundred and fifty seven year old Normanville Jetty.
The historic structure was already damaged following storms in May.
Our journalist Jenny Lenman spoke to yanker Lilla Mayor Darryl
Houston about the iconic structure and what it means to
(00:45):
the community.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Much love jetty and unfortunately it's up the damage in
the May storm, so we had already closed the jetty,
but then last week the additional storm saw the last
four meters of the jetty basically fall into the ocean.
And unfortunately, over the years it's just got short for
its stat with storms, and yeah, it's a bit disappointing
to see in its current state.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, so pretty much it was a nail in the coffin,
wasn't It was just really swept away.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Yes, yeah. The additional damage. Actually, in some ways the
storm last week was worse than the one we had
in May in that it just knocked the end of
the Jeddi give out and that's falling into the ocean.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
What does that meant for people who love to go
fishing down there? Do you think people have moved on
to other places?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Look, there's other options for fishing. Our jetty unfortunately wasn't
particularly long, so it wasn't probably the greatest Jedi fishing
on but it was was great just for people to get.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Out, have a walk the way you use it there.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Exactly exactly I said, a lot of people love going
down there for a walk in the morning, going out
onto the jety, going for a quick swim in the ocean.
So it's a much loved area and it's much love jetty.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
So what now?
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Council or engaged engineers to come down and assess it.
They haven't done that yet, but hopefully they will be
doing that as soon as possible, and then we've got
to loads with the Department of Transports to see what
they will pay for, what we will pay for, and
hopefully we can repair it and get it back to
its previous state.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Right do you have a timeline on something like that.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
We've engaged the engineer and we've already had a meeting
with Dick, so just as soon as the engineer can
get down. But I understand that obviously quite a few
jeties have been damaged around the state, so it would
be a fairly specialist job.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
It's a familiar story over on the Air Peninsula too.
After weathering storms, funding shortfalls and years of patchwork maintenance,
the Tumbee Bay jetti's future is still unclear. The local
council says it can no longer afford the mounting repair
costs and has handed the responsibility back to the state government.
The small town's jetty now becoming the poster child for
(02:44):
South Australia's crumbling coastal infrastructure. Port Lincoln's Brett Prince spoke
to Member for Flinders Sam Telfer about the never ending
fight to save it.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
I mean, look, this is a pretty complex situation and
you know those of us who have been fighting for
the long term future of Tumbe Bay Jetty. It's another
step along the way. I've been one which obviously have
been pretty prominent launching a petition for the state government
to put significant funding into the jetty, presenting that Parliament
(03:18):
and speaking often about the need for this long term investment.
The council deciding that in reflection of their rate payers
wishes through a pretty comprehensive survey, must I say that
they weren't going to put the significant amount of money
that the state government is demanding that they do to
(03:39):
match what the state is proposing. Is a big step.
So around the state, we've got near on seventy jetties,
and around half of them are least two local councils
under lease arrangements, which many of which will expire in
coming years. And I was only talking to a colleague
from across the Gulf and your peninsular and that they've
(04:01):
got a dozen jetties over there that will be exporing
their lease as soon as well. So look, this is
obviously a signal to the state government that's small regional councils,
you can't afford millions of dollars to be able to
invest into infrastructure which are in the end state government
assets and what comes next is going to be really important.
(04:22):
It's a big step, big decision from the Tummy Bay Council.
And you know, there wouldn't be many people who would
want to be in the shoes of the council to
make such a big call.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
No, but at least it wasn't made on their own.
It was made with community feedback as well from those
two surveys.
Speaker 5 (04:37):
Yeah, absolutely, and that I think that's what they can
rely on. So look, the state government is really what
I've been calling on them to do, and you know,
even from my time in local government, is to actually
know that the state of each asset, makes strategic decisions
around the state as to funding and then follow it
through in the long term. So it's going to be challenge,
(05:00):
but our local community needs to know that I'm standing
up and saying that the long term future of these
jeties need to be secure and we can't afford to
lose any of them.
Speaker 6 (05:08):
No, exactly right. And I was having a chat with
the Mayor Tummy Bay, Jeff church At and he would
saying that that council is still going to be, you know,
fighting the good fight to get the jetties brought up
to scratch, but only doing it when they return back
to the state government.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
And so we'll seem significant investment put into the Streaky
Bay jety just in the last twelve months with the
state government and there's been that important investment which I
welcomed and congratulated them on. And with some nineteen jetties
all the way around the el and Far West coast.
This is a significant issue for our communities and one
which I'll be continuing to fight on and make sure
(05:45):
that our voices are heard.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
We'll have more coming up after the break.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
I had.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Welcome back today, we're turning our attention to an issue
that's both local and deeply personal for many South auses
our jetties. These wooden and steel giants have stood at
the edge of our towns for generations, linking land to sea,
but now many of them are on the brink. Our
reporter for the Spencer Golf spoke to the Director of
Infrastructure at Porto Gusta Council, Stan rob to find out
(06:18):
options for the West Side jetty and the foreshore wharf.
Speaker 7 (06:21):
It was built back in the late eighteen hundreds, and
it's the last remaining jetty of eleven that actually once
served Porto Gaster's commercial hub, so it's a very important
historical link back into that time for Porto Gasta and
as president.
Speaker 4 (06:37):
Since its closure, has there been any ongoing maintenance or
assessment work done at all?
Speaker 7 (06:43):
There has been several reports done for council in relation
to its structural integrity and those who have supported the
earlier twenty nineteen report things that we are using to
then talk with the state and federal governments around its
restorational possible restoration in the future.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
So what options are there for the future of the
jetty then, Well.
Speaker 7 (07:03):
Council did consult with the local community very recently on
what the community would like to see from the point
of view of the jetty moving forward. Overwhelming the community
acknowledged that the IgG would like to retain the jetty
in some form. There were certainly some different feedback in
relation to how that would occur, but overall they would
like to see the integrity and the visuality of the
(07:27):
jetty retained.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
What happens next, then, when can we kind of expect
a bit of an update.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
Well, we are currently going back to Council with the
formal presentation of the work done by our consultants in
relation to that consultation next week and constable and forwards.
The intention is that we will now look at the
options in relation through what can be done physically with
the jetty as far as the design and costing associated
(07:56):
with that, and once we understand those sort of things,
we will come back to count so with that information
and then Council makes further decisions on where to go
in relation to possible funding opportunities, both at a state
and federal level.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Well, moving on now to the wharf upgrade, which I
know is also happening in the region. So that was
announced back in March. Do you have any updates on
its progress so far?
Speaker 7 (08:19):
The state government through the Marine area of Department of
Transport is moving forward with a number of options in
relation to how to restore that particular wharf. We did
have a presentation from that team on Tuesday night and
that will be presented to count them more formally later on,
but it is indicating that form with the jetty, in
(08:40):
other words, it's look and fear will be retained. There
are some changes that will be required in the surface
of the wharf to try to look at how we
maintain the railway integration with the wharf, or at least
pay homage to that.
Speaker 4 (08:55):
So how important is this redevelopment in terms of driving
local tourism back to Portagusta.
Speaker 7 (09:01):
Oh, we think it's integral and very important into how
Portoguster feels about itself and how people feel about Porto
Gusta who are coming to visit us. It is an
iconic piece of infrastructure on our foreshore and certainly one
that council has bought hard to have retained.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Through the Jetties Renewal program, the state government has put
forward funding to support jetties deemed the most at risk.
Money has been allocated to the York Peninsula to the
tune of three point seven million dollars. Tumbee Bay was
promised two point four million, and Alexandrina Council scored just
one hundred and seventy four thousand. Many councils say the
money is just a drop in the ocean compared to
(09:37):
the total cost of keeping our jetties open in the
long term. I spoke to the technical director at mcgrin
engineering Will Suitor about what's involved in keeping them standing,
and he also gave some insight into Kingston and Normanville's
next steps the.
Speaker 8 (09:51):
Ones that have suffered major damage or been destroyed. It's
basically a similar process to any sort of storm damage.
It happens in that either council or Department of Transport
or a combination of them would arrange a consultant to
come out and make an assessment of the damage and
determine whether it can be repaired or whether it is
(10:15):
basically right off. We look at the various components. So
there's a fairly structured guideline or a manual called the
Wharf Structures Conditioned Assessment Manual that gives a standardized sort
of approach for how to assess jetties and how to
categorize them between being basically new to being at the
end of their life and being completely damaged. So we
(10:36):
would work through that and we would look at each
element of the jetty from the piles to the cross beams,
to the connections to the decking and that sort of thing,
and basically rate each element and assign it a damage
category as well as a risk and a maintenance category. Basically,
if it's a higher risk component that is holding up
(10:57):
the jetty, or in the case of Kingston jetty, it's
been washed away basically, or parts of the jetty are
gone and the piles have been knocked over. Then yeah,
it's a pretty clear cut answer and it requires replacement.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
What sort of things are holding up the refurbishment of
the Port Jermaine jetty. I know that's one of the
longest in the Southern Hemisphere and everyone was quite proud
of that, but it's had a portion of it closed
for years now right at the end there so being
only a small amount of it, should that not be
a simpler job?
Speaker 8 (11:27):
Yeah, Look, I can't comment too much on what's holding
up the process, and yeah, where councils are putting their
money and that sort of thing, but it does become
a matter of how far do you go and how
much money do you put into repairing a jetty when
it gets to the point that it's the terms we
often use react or sustained. So you either react to
(11:50):
the damaged areas and you just keep on extending their
life or a little bit, or you go from more
of a long term sustain option where you're trying to
do more of a major replacement. Yeah, it's not an
easy situation, I suppose, in that feeling in the marine
environment and getting construction equipment like barges out to site
(12:11):
and doing things that pile driving and major repairs is very,
very costly, and I think that's part of the biggest
challenges that local governments have.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Therefore, you know, if he does come to having to
be torn down, where would maybe heritage listing get involved
in those sorts of things.
Speaker 8 (12:30):
It varies between the jetties as to some of them
are heritage listed and some of them aren't. And that's
definitely an important factor and a consideration that would come
into play whether it's a repair or replacement. That certainly,
if it's repair, it's generally done in a way that
maintains the heritage character and the aesthetic of the jetty.
And sometimes the standard repair for the piles is to
(12:52):
put in a steel pile that doesn't detract too much
from the visual appeal, But that would definitely have to
be carefully considered.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
Well.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Obviously, somewhere like Wayalla didn't have a heritage listing on
their old jetty because they're new one. The big Ring
jetty very popular now, but obviously very new design. So
would you see maybe in the future more towns getting
involved on these kind of unique options and design elements.
Speaker 8 (13:19):
Yeah, exactly. I think it presents a really good opportunity
for councils and communities to go with a more novel
and unique approach and it then can become a major
draw card to the town. And because yeah, chetties are
very important for communities and for tourism. They provide a
(13:40):
central point and access and connection to the ocean. So
these are sorts of things that need to be worked
through with councils and in collaboration with the community and
consultation that sort of thing.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
And without these structures in communities, what do you see
people doing in the future, you know, not having these
opportunities for recreation or ports, et cetera. What would be
the alternative?
Speaker 8 (14:05):
Look, that's a good question. I think people are always
going to be drawn to the ocean and they're going
to going to make the most of our beautiful beaches
regardless of whether there's jetties. But I think they will
always be jetties. I think that there is enough support
that there'll be new jetties that get constructed, whether it's
the same number of jetties that we've currently got, because
(14:25):
we do currently have a lot of jetties across the States,
and it's becoming more and more important as the decades
go by, and as time goes by with things like
sea level eyes, and we're going to see more frequent
storms and surges like this. So would really encourage counsels
and asset owners to really be proactive and get ahead
(14:46):
of the game and start acting.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Now that's it for this week. Don't forget. You can
hear iHeart Essay in the iHeart app or wherever you
get your podcasts. I'm Jackie Limb. Join us again next
week for more of the stories you want to hear.
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