Tale of two attenuators
John Henry’s letter (Magnet 3/7) is entirely predicated on the assumption that only one wave attenuator is to be built at Eden.
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His case is that the “one wave attenuator” is to be built either at Snug Cove, or at Cattle Bay. This is a myth which is all too frequently stated, one which is certainly not based on any fact.
The developer of the Eden Marina at Cattle Bay has repeatedly stated they do not regard the Snug Cove marina as a competitor. The Eden Marina developer has no issue with a wave attenuator at Snug Cove, nor a marina at Snug Cove.
The facts behind Eden Resort Hotel and Eden Marina at Cattle Bay are straightforward and overwhelming. The business case for the wave attenuator at Cattle Bay, to be funded by the NSW Government on Crown Land, is extremely robust.
A relatively small investment by government will release a $130m international hotel and marina project at Cattle Bay which will bring sustained employment and change the face of Eden for the better.
The merits for a wave attenuator at Snug Cove are strong, just as the merits of wave attenuation at Cattle Bay are strong.
Where is it set in stone that there can only be one wave attenuator funded in Eden? Such restricted thinking will serve only to limit the economic development of Eden and the Sapphire Coast, not to mention limit sorely needed local job opportunities.
Governments of all persuasions throughout Australia build breakwaters and wave attenuators on Crown Land for the benefit of the related assets which can then be developed. The Eden Marina at Cattle Bay is asking to be treated no differently.
There is an approved marina at Cattle Bay, ready to go. In this respect the Eden Marina at Cattle Bay project is many, many years ahead of the proposed marina at Snug Cove.
Finally, John Henry is of the belief that the Eden Marina at Cattle Bay will not provide for the boating public.
Again, this statement is factually incorrect as the DA approval for the marina requires the marina operator to provide a number of visitor berths which are available to the boating public.
The boating public will be able to berth at the marina, enjoy a fine lunch at the restaurant attached to the 4-and-a-1⁄2 star international hotel, and then be away.
Together with Snug Cove, the visitor capacity at the Cattle Bay marina will enhance the appeal of Eden and create the opportunity for even more boaters to call by and enjoy this wonderful region.
Bob Carter, spokesperson for Eden Marina at Cattle Bay
Once It's Gone
I don't profess to be a poet
It's passion that brings it out
Like love and loss, you all know it
Respect of past? Without a doubt
We had a bridge, pretty and strong
Built by hands in days of old
With the beauty of timber and strength to last long
Last one of it's kind here, we are told
Taken down for restoration
and left beside the road
from where some parts were taken
Causing progress to be slowed
Then off it went for safe keeping
In a paddock it was put,
Across the road from Council’s yard
Where all things loved are kept
An item of significance no less
on Council’s Heritage List
One of it's kind, the last one left
Yet they say, “it doesn't exist”!
I see the great joy it brings through sharing
With those who seek their past
As they lay their hands on history retained through caring
A profound connection that will last
Place those trusses back carefully
In the place where they belong
Restore our faith and history
Cause once it's gone, it's gone!
Yvonne Umback, Wyndham
