Works involved the stabilisation of ~ 350m of embankment along South Pine River in Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine through a combination of earthworks, geotextiles, gravel, rock, revegetation and piling. Works included reinstatement of all disturbed areas and landscaping (including 900qty Mangroves), and timber piling and shot rock toe batter protection.
Mangroves
Method: Hybrid, Supplementary revegetation
Mangrove species: Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum
Hybrid structure: Timber piling, rock toe
Approach
Mangroves
Geographic context
Estuary
Organisation responsible
Moreton Bay Regional Council, Allencon
Primary objective
Habitat restoration
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Natural, built
Length of coastline targeted (m)
350
Date of completion
2019
Cost ($AUD)
$1,000,000
Source of project funding
Moreton Bay Regional Council