Sydney Harbour to receive $45m for repair and protection after ‘decade of neglect’
by Tamsin Rose from on (#6BG8Q)
Harbourside sites such as seawalls and wharves at Cockatoo Island and Macquarie Lightstation in Vaucluse to be shored up with investment
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Culturally and environmentally significant sites in Sydney Harbour will be repaired and protected with a $45m investment in Tuesday's budget that the federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, claims is needed after a decade of neglect".
The money will be used to shore up a range of harbourside sites, including unstable seawalls and deteriorating wharves at Cockatoo Island, also known as Wareamah, and critical maintenance to keep sites open to tourists.
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