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A $32million concrete wall being erected along Sydney's northern beaches has divided the community, with locals arguing it is destroying public space.

However he said footing the additional costs would not be easy for residents. In fact, some residents have had to dip into their superannuation. "It's not a rich list here, it's a lot of different family people who have had to come up with $300,000," Mr Orth told 9News. "At the moment the contribution from state [government] and council is only based on construction, which is once you physically start building the wall. Prior to that, there's a lot of costs [such as engineer and legal fees]. Collaroy homes were almost consumed by huge king tides in 2016. Residents were evacuated and tempor...

Council chief executive officer Ray Brownlee said it had been a “long and arduous process”. “I am pleased to see construction for the first collection of residents who have been able to work together to get their portion under way, with further residents due to start in the coming months,” he said. Resident Bob Orth is within that first group of 10 properties, collectively paying roughly $3 million to build a 130m stretch of sea wall entirely on private land between Stuart and Wetherill streets. Each of the stakeholders signed a commitment to fund the project before work c...