Dealing with coastal erosion issues at Stockton Beach April 15, 2021, by Eldin Ganic The NSW Government has provided more than $768,000 to the City of Newcastle Council under the 2020-2021 Coastal and Estuary Grants Program. “This funding will enable Council to investigate the suitability and feasibility of delivering sand dredged from the South Arm of the Hunter River estuary to potentially deliver mass sand nourishment at Stockton Beach,” Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, said. The approved grants also include emergency funding under the Government’s Significant Open Hazard Locations stream following erosion events that impacted Stockton Beach last year. Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter,