FED up with government inaction, Stockton residents have taken advantage of increased crowds using the Newcastle ferry for the Supercars weekend to get their message out about the suburb's badly eroded beach.
A truck load of sand was dumped in the middle of the roundabout in front of the Stockton ferry terminal on Saturday morning.
Accompanying signs were aimed at NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and deputy premier John Barilaro.
"Gladys and John please help save Stockton beach," one sign read.
"All we want is what the port has taken from us, sand," read another.
Despite Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock agreeing to classify the suburb's severely eroded foreshore among the state's coastal erosion hot spots, there has been little progress on a long-term solution for the environmental crisis.
In September, Ms Hancock promised to deal with the City of Newcastle's funding applications for works as a matter of priority.
A huge stretch of coastline remains crippled by erosion and devoid of any usable beach.
Lifting a ban on offshore sand dredging is residents' preferred solution to combat the erosion crisis.
Offshore dredging is currently illegal in NSW, but the ban is overseen by Mr Barilaro.
He has previously said he supports an investigation into offshore sand dredging as a potential solution to address the crisis.
Deeper reading: Save Stockton Beach
- Former Stockton childcare centre demolished as part of works to secure foreshore
- Deputy Premier John Barilaro confirms all options are on the table for Stockton Beach
- Minister pledges to fast track City of Newcastle funding applications for Stockton
- Stockton residents unite in fight of their lives to revive the beach
- Shifting sands from offshore could save Stockton beach for as little as $5 million
- Our beach is broken and so are our hearts
- Watch the video: Relentless erosion closes Stockton beach
- Erosion wipes out Stockton's only childcare centre
- Community meeting told Stockton beach losing a metre a year
- Mission Australia's storm damaged Stockton early learning centre
- Childcare centre's future under cloud in erosion saga
- Childcare centre forced to close temporarily due to beach erosion threat
- Council back to drawing board over long-term solution for Stockton erosion
- Playground of Stockton's Mission Australia early learning centre set to be relocated as a result of erosion threat
- Fears childcare centre could crumble into the sea
- Stockton solution moves forward with meeting
- Garbage tip washing into the sea at Stockton
- State government handballs responsibility for Stockton beach
- 2017: Exposed mine shaft shows Stockton beach's erosion problem needs 'urgent' solution
- 2016: Newcastle lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes suggests 'underground breakwall'
- 2016: Worst erosion in memory leaves Stockton beach exposed to next storm
- 2014: Dangerous erosion on Stockton Beach
- 2013: Stockton beach erosion | photos, video
