Waters look clearer at Manly thanks to stormwater upgrade

Did you know, across the globe, it is estimated that more than 100,000 marine creatures die from plastic entanglement each year and approximately one million sea birds?* Every piece of rubbish we keep out of the sea counts. We recently adopted our Zero Waste to Oceans Charter, which expresses our commitment to protecting our waterways and improving water quality. 

We’re making this happen through our stormwater improvement program, which is delivering water quality projects across the Northern Beaches, capturing debris before stormwater is released; protecting our 80kms of coastline, our marine life and keeping our beaches and waterways cleaner.

One of these projects is underway at North Steyne on Manly’s beachfront, replacing the unsightly concrete culvert and pollution net device at the base of the North Steyne seawall with a new, underground Gross Pollutant Trap.

It includes installation of new underground concrete pits, stormwater pipework and gross pollutant trap beneath the grassed reserve area. New stainless-steel exclusion bars will protect the stormwater opening on the sea wall and all paving, sandstone wall blocks and turf will be reinstated and beautified leaving the seawall and beachfront looking its best.             

During the works, the beachfront pathway will be diverted around the worksite near the North Steyne Playground. A temporary path is accessible for all and the playground remains open throughout the works.

Construction is expected to continue throughout Autumn and be finished mid-year.

To allow access for construction vehicles, the accessible car spaces opposite the North Steyne playground will be temporarily relocated along the beachfront during the construction works.

Find out more about the project online.

* UNESCO