THE state government is set to establish a new committee to manage the Somers Foreshore Reserve amid growing unrest over the reserve’s deteriorating condition – but it appears it won’t come with any funding. The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) recently called for expressions of interest for positions to establish a new committee of management (COM) to manage the Somers Foreshore Reserve, with an aim to have members appointed in the coming months. The announcement follows mounting pressure from the Somers Residents Association (SRA), which earlier this year called for the reinstatement of a community committee to…
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THE Somers Residents Association (SRA) is calling for the reinstatement of a community committee to oversee the Somers Foreshore Reserve amid growing concerns of the reserve’s deteriorating condition. Residents say the coastal asset, which currently sits on Crown Land, had been left in a state of neglect with overgrown vegetation and poor maintenance of public facilities having prompted increased frustration. The reserve is currently managed by Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) but the SRA said the site had been in poor condition for a long period of time “including extensive weed growth, cessation of revegetation works, and…