The embayment of Bate Bay, located 25km south of Sydney Heads, includes the beaches South Cronulla, North Cronulla, Elouera,Wanda, Green Hills/Cronulla and Boat Harbour. In response to severe storm damage across the Sydney coastline in May-June 1974, the coastal process studies and subsequent coastal management plan was develped and implemented over a 14 year period. Implementation of the management plan involved fencing of foredune areas along Wanda and Eloura, infilling of blowouts and washthroughs in foredunes in the centre of the embayment, followed by installation of sand catching fences and construction of well defined beach access tracks. Nourishment of the embayment was carried out at South Cronulla Beach, and vegetated dunes in the northern part of the embayment were strengthened and fenced, resulting in re-alignment of the embayment foreshore. The beach nourishment was undertaken again on four occasions between 1999 and 2012.

Beach renourishment

Method: Trucked from hinddune region

Sand source: Same sediment compartment

Sand volume (m2): 127,000

Sand placement: Dune area

Date of first renourishment: 1975

Method: Revegetation, nourishment