The Golden Beach area is located in the Pumicestone Passage, a narrow, shallow estuary made up of tidal channels and sand banks. The beaches in the area are subject to erosion pressures during storm events and afterward due to altered tidal flows. To address this, the beaches are renourished twice yearly. Campaigns vary in volume of sand, with a large campaign (40,000m3) in the late 90s. As the area is part of Moreton Bay Marine Park, Federal and State government approvals are needed, and extra care is taken not to disturb to nearby seagrass and mangrove communities. Renourishment is complemented by dune revegetation and weed control to stabilise the sand reserves.

Beach renourishment

Method: Replenished

Sand source: River/Pumicestone Passage

Sand volume (m2): 1,000-5,000m3

Sand placement: Visible beach

Frequency of renourishment: Twice/year

Date of first renourishment: Mid-90s

Date of last renourishment: 2022

Dune replanting or construction

Method: Revegetation, Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation - method: Weed control

Revegetation - species: Native ground cover species

Planting density: Dependent on native vegetation cover