Hastings River, NSW
Recycled highway materials, tree slumps and timber pins were incorporated in rock-fillets to protect the eroding bank and expand intertidal habitat. In the riparian zone, native riparian trees were planted and established fences to exclude stock access. Lomandra were also established in jute mesh along the bank edge.
Macleay River Estuary, NSW
This project utilised recycled highway stumps and pins in combination with rock-fillets to stabilise and expand intertidal foreshore against boat wash and wind waves. The project also removed exotic weeds to improve the health of saltmarsh community.
Nambucca, NSW
This project improved the stability of 200m of river bank through installing rock-fillets, roots balls and timber pins, as well as revegetating the riparian zone and fencing to exclude stock access. This work also benefits the local biodiversity, facilitates mangrove recruitment and provides fish habitat.
Kalang River Bellingen, NSW
Erosion at Newry Island was excerbated by major flood events, boat wash and unmanaged livestock access. Active erosion was significantly reduced after the installation of rock revetment and rock-and-timber fillets. Six months after the installation, mangroves started to establish in the newly accreted fine sediment. Diversity of macroinvertebrates also increased at the rehabilitated area. The […]
T.S. Onslow Shoreline Management Project, QLD
500 mangroves and 400 ground covering plants were planted to re-establish the ecosystem along the foreshore, thereby preventing erosion and promoting fish habitat.
Tweed Sand Bypass, NSW
After the Tweed River entrance training wall was extended, sand accumulation was no longer occurring on the beaches to the north of the wall causing significant shoreline retreat. The hydrology of the area was also affected, and sand continued to accumulate at the river entrance, making the river entrance hazardous for boats. The Tweed Sand […]
Altona Beach, VIC
The beach is renourished periodically to prevent erosion. The most recent nourishment used coarse-grained quarry sand which is expected to resist erosion for another 20-25 years.
Rowes Bay, QLD
This beach is renourished annually by the City of Townsville using dredged material from nearby boating channels.
Town Beach Exmouth, WA
Sand is continually trapped by the Exmouth Boat Harbour breakwater. This sand was used to replenish the eroding Town Beach and other beaches to the north.
New Brighton, NSW
Byron Shire Council conducts periodic beach scraping at New Brighton Beach to restore sand eroded from the dune face by storm events back and rebuild dunes. The scraping is then promptly followed up with dune revegetation and pedestrian access fencing to help the dune restabilise by limiting public access and trampling. The dune provides a […]