Beach renourishment works undertaken in 2022 following an east coast low that caused significant erosion of the Long Beach coastline. The beach renourishment process involved using heavy machinery to scrape a 300mm layer of sand from the southern end of Long Beach and push it against the eroded area. The short-term solution is acting as a buffer while long-term solutions are assessed.
Beach renourishment
Method: Scraped
Sand source: Same sediment compartment
Sand volume (m2): 2000
Sand placement: Erroded area
Frequency of renourishment: Once
Date of first renourishment: 2022
Approach
Beach renourishment
Geographic context
Open coast
Organisation responsible
Eurobodalla Shire Council
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion, Storms
Asset vulnerable
Recreational, Built
Length of coastline targeted (m)
160
Date of completion
2022
Source of project funding
Council