It is the middle of winter so the cold’s not really unexpected but geez, it’s hard to get used to it when you step outside and just feel the wind go right through you, even when you’re all rugged up with fleecy and a scarf and a beanie. Checked Curly earlier this a.m. and there’s some swell there but it was looking pretty ordinary. Same at DY beachie and the Point, though there is the odd waist high set on the Point and a chest high one now and again up the beach, but the banks looks pretty crappy.
Beach scene about to change.
In case you haven’t heard, the Dee Why beachfront is about to change again. Construction is slated to begin in July (and after the last debacle of poor scheduling when the beachfront renovations happened a few years ago, who knows when it will finish) and here’s what’s on the cards:
1. Parking along the E side of The Strand (pictured below) will be eliminated
2. Footpath on the W side of The Strand to be extended to a total of 6 metres from the shopfronts into the current lane of parking.
3. Traffic to be shifted such that Southbound traffic will occupy what is now the parking lane on the E side and the lane now used for Northbound traffic.
4. Extra footpath space to be used for outdoor dining (and the restaurants charged accordingly by the Council, of course)
5. Car parking spaces that will be eliminated on the E side of The Strand will be replaced by extending car parking at the surf club into current grassy area near the Lagoon.
And if that weren’t enough, beginning in December Stella Blu will be leveled to the ground and a new block of units built above it with a two story underground carpark built below.
