Ettalong Beach is an estuarlne beach located approximately 40 km north of Sydney that has a recorded history of erosion dating back to the 1940's, which accelerated post the construction of a groyne field in 1972. The renourishment of Ettalong Beach was implemented in 1978 as part of the Beach Improvement Program, administered by The Coastal Engineering Branch of the Public Works Department NSW. A soft management technique to restore the natural sand circulation in the estuary was proposed in the management program, utilising a dredge to move 60,000 cubic metres of sand to nourish the beach and nearshore channel.
Beach renourishment
Method: Dredged
Sand source: Same sediment compartment
Sand volume (m2): 60,000
Date of first renourishment: 1978
Approach
Beach renourishment
Geographic context
Estuary
Organisation responsible
Beach Improvement Program
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion, Storms
Asset vulnerable
Recreational, Built
Date of completion
1978
Source of project funding
Beach Improvement Program (Public Works Department NSW)