Nielsen Park beach upgrades delayed as NSW government fires engineering firm without warning

National parks staff emailed residents with news, citing lack of progress on the site, 24 hours before contractors were told

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There is no end in sight for construction works at one of Sydney's most popular beaches after the New South Wales government quietly tore up its contract with a civil engineering firm hired to build a new sea wall without notifying the company.

After months without significant progress at Neilsen Park's Shark Beach, the state's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) on Thursday evening announced a new contractor would be brought in to prevent coastal erosion over the summer.

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