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<\/p>\n\u201cYou can\u2019t put any old sculpture next to each other; they have to fit comfortably next to each other,\u201d Handley said. \u201c[We had] sculptures coming in on schedule and still installing those, while working out how we\u2019re going to rearrange the exhibition to take into account the delays and confirmation that we couldn\u2019t have a sculpture on the lookout \u2026 It was a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
While rockfalls are an omnipresent threat along most Sydney coastlines, they are rare and unpredictable by nature, said Bruce Thom, emeritus professor of geoscience at the University of Sydney.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not something we can predict, or something we can say will happen tomorrow,\u201d Thom said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBondi has Hawkesbury sandstone, which are big blocks that fall at the top of the cliff, and they may fall from a combination of different causes, including waves, spray and rainwater infiltrating into the cracks of the rocks and weakening the cohesion among the rocks.<\/p>\n
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Waverley Council said drone surveys of the entire coastline identified a defect in the rock overhang beneath the lookout at Marks Park in September, prompting the closure of the lookout.Credit: James Brickwood<\/p>\n
\u201cThe walk goes along the [Bondi] cliff, and it\u2019s basically a safe walk, but we have these incidents. Cliffs are there for a reason; they have been attacked and deformed. That\u2019s how they exist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Waverley Council said drone surveys of the entire coastline identified a defect in the rock overhang beneath the lookout at Marks Park in September, prompting the closure of the lookout.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing safety advice and out of an abundance of caution, taking into account the weight of vehicles and machinery required for the installation of an artwork \u2026 coupled with anticipated high visitation numbers … Council made the decision to close access to this particular viewpoint,\u201d council said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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But for Handley, securing a $200,000 lifeline<\/a> from corporate donors amid budget shortfalls three weeks from the event was more challenging than the reshuffle.<\/p>\n \u201cThe big worry was the financial,\u201d he said. \u201cReshuffling where we put in sculptures \u2013 that issue was a bit more than normal. The real challenge was financial.\u201d<\/p>\n