A permanent dredging solution for Swansea Channel is on track to be operational in mid-2026 after Lake Macquarie City Council awarded a $7.4 million tender to provide a dredge and sand transfer system.
Australian-based Birdon Pty Ltd will provide a 12m vessel known as a Beaver 30 to undertake the work, with more than 800 similar dredges already in service worldwide.