{"status": "ok", "message": "Success!", "html": "\u003Cp\u003EEverything we do will affect something else in another respect. It all depends on what exactly were trying to save? The strip of homes? Or the natural environment of the beach?\u003C/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI am an Environmental Geology student who is currently doing a project on this issue. What i have found is anything structural we build WILL have effects some way or another because of the change in wave motion (the mover of sediment). Groynes will change the density of sand behind them, it will be more evident further down though. Natural groins are different because it is their location the shape the coast as we see today, stick another one or two in and you force a change. Revetment seems like an obvious choice (judging by the votes), however, it too can dramatically affect the beach. Some work fine sure, but chances are, it will never be the same because the dunes contribute to the overall sand level, and this will place a gap between the sea and the dunes.\u003C/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI understand how locally affected people feel and i feel sorry for them. However, their views are biased on the fact they only want their homes saved and probably couldnt care about much else. A bold statement i know, but in a nationwide view, im sure letting natural erosion take its course will always be the favourable answer. The only money being spent should be relocating and helping the affected residents continue their lives, because Lake Cathie will not have the beautiful beaches and natural environment it has today if we structurally alter it. Even the residents their should know that, it comes down to what they care for the most. Themselves or their beautiful area?\u003C/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELet me just recap that i strongly agree that the residents should be compensated appropriately. It is probably cheaper than building half the structures anyway. \u003C/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;"}