Pamela Pink claims sand erosion at the bottom on the ramp to the beach has made the beach access dangerous.

“With rain downpours, water runs down Hawkin Street onto the One Tree Point car park and down the beach access ramp to the beach,” she said.

“Added to that is the shower at the top of the stairs.

“The excess water has washed the sand away at the bottom of the path.”

Mrs Pink has been concerned about the ramp since Easter 2014 and has contact the mayor about her issues.

“My husband is an amputee who is striving to remain active,” she said.

“I am concerned about the parlous nature of the base of the ramp.

“It is a 1950s set up.”

Mrs Pink said the ramp was a problem that needed to be fixed.

“An engineering solution should be put in place to fix it,” she said.

“This is a basic council responsibility.

“It is a duty of care for those who visit the beach.

“It is an old problem but we have to have a current solution.”

Mrs Pink says she counted 114 vehicles during the summer season at the One Tree Point car park in one day.

“Most (vehicles) would be using the beach,” she said.

“With an average of three people to a car, that is a lot of traffic onto the beach and a lot of people who are using the access.

“It needs something done.”

Mrs Pink said Tuross Beach was busy and only on of eight patrolled beaches in the Eurobodalla.

“What about all the little kids with their gear and older people,” she said. 

“I don’t like to see people struggling to get onto the beach over the uneven, dangerous entrance.”

She said council had been out to the beach and replaced a grate but it did not help.

“Council did clean out the drain but it filled up with sand again within two days,” Mrs Pink said.

“Now it is just as bad as before and the water can’t drain away.”

Mrs Pink understands fixing the problem would be costly but suggested it be done in stages.

She said Kianga Headland and Yabbora beach had both been upgraded.

“They have seen upgrades with beautiful stairs put in and they have far less people on the beach,” she said.

“They also aren’t patrolled.”

A Eurobodalla Shire Council spokeswoman said council staff met with the Tuross Head Progress Association to discuss the beach access.

“As a result, upgrading the access has been included in the current proposal of infrastructure works that could be funded by a special rate variation,” she said.

“There are no other funds currently allocated in the budget for these works.”

 The spokeswoman explained the bottom of the access was concrete and tied into the underlying rock, where it steepened.

“This steeper part of the access is often covered by sand and in recent times consistent rainfall and beach erosion has exposed this area more than usual,” she said.

“The current access is still in reasonable condition.

“Council recently did some repairs on the handrail, replaced a grate and undertook other minor maintenance.”