Meanwhile, the government will provide $45.2 million for the headland’s custodian, the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, in Tuesday’s budget to address a backlog of critical repairs at the nine sites it manages – particularly Cockatoo Island, where the seawall is cracked and pylons eroded.
A damaged sea wall at Cockatoo Island.
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek accused the previous government of “a decade of hostility and neglect” regarding the sites, which include North Head Sanctuary, Sub Base Platypus and Woolwich Dock. More than half the money is earmarked to…
