{"id":788305,"date":"2026-07-09T03:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/788305\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:03:19","slug":"lancelin-locals-fear-stopgaps-and-lifeline-will-be-washed-away-in-next-storm-as-erosion-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/788305\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancelin locals fear stopgaps and lifeline will be washed away in next storm as erosion bites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Locals in a popular tourist hamlet fear a temporary lifeline against the erosion eating away at their seaside town will be washed away in the next storm.<\/p>\n

The WA<\/a> Government will pay to dump sand along the Lancelin coast, where waves have eaten away at fragile dunes and now lap just metres from the local pub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Lancelin fights coastal erosion crisis<\/p>\n

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Jessica Stojkovski, the Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, visited the town 125km or 90 minutes north of Perth<\/a> on Tuesday, but did not meet with local business owners.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to work with the Shire (of Gingin), because it\u2019s the shire\u2019s coastal hazard management plan that we are supporting with our technical advice and funding, and local stakeholders can meet with the department,\u201d Stojkovski said.<\/p>\n

Lancelin Sands Hotel owner Glen Trebilcock said he would have appreciated her saying hello.<\/p>\n

\"SignificantSignificant coastline has been eaten away between May, 2025 and June, 2026. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

The sand nourishment is part of a $460,000 government coastal grant that will also go towards designing a rock wall and a coastal study.<\/p>\n

Locals say they are unsure if the sand will buy them enough time to save their town.<\/p>\n

Jemma Lang is building her dream home not far\u00a0from the hotel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said to my husband, \u2018I think we need to put this on hold, like, do we keep going?\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"LancelinLancelin Sands Hotel owner Glen Trebilcock. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

The Shire of Gingin does not know when it will see the money and locals plan to bring their fight to Perth later in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very sad and the towns people as a whole are really fearful,\u201d local business owner Kirsty Harding said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey feel like they\u2019ve been ignored for a long time and it\u2019s got to this critical point.\u201d<\/p>\n

The community previously launched its own fundraising effort<\/a> to build a $150,000 seawall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve already spent our own money trucking in … sandbags to build makeshift defences. It\u2019s bought us a little time but it\u2019s nowhere near enough,\u201d fundraising organisers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t a stopgap pile of rocks \u2014 it\u2019s a properly engineered structure, sized to actually hold the line while we keep pushing for the larger, fully-funded coastal defence the town needs long-term \u2014 squarely a job for state government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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