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infrastructure within their territories.
A project that will directly benefit Tea
Gardens and Hawks Nest residents
and the community at large, is the
restoration of the Lower Myall River
and the replenishment of Jimmys
Beach. This project involves dredging
approximately100,000m3of sand from
the river entrance to replace the sand
eroded from Jimmys beach. Council has
been successful in attracting Federal
and State Government funding for this
work which entails an expenditure of
$2.7 million. This project is an excellent
example of the coordination between
the Federal Government, which is
contributing $750,000, and the State
and Local Governments which are
contributing a sum of $993,000 each.
Despite the shortage of resources,
Great Lakes Council has taken a
number of proactive steps to upgrade
facilities. One such initiative is
the supermarket project that was
completed three years ago as part of
the revitalisation of the township of
Tuncurry. No speciality shops were
permitted within the project because
they already existed on Main Street.
Council spent an extra $1.5 million
on the design of the structure to
ensure that it became a landmark in
the area. The building was leased out
to a supermarket chain. Council went
through a process where it invited a
number of bidders to rent the building
which was proposed to be constructed.
After protracted negotiations it was