This project began with beach scraping in 2016 to raise low lying parts of the dune area between residential properties and the beach. This cost $30,000 and required local approvals. Revegetation of the upper dunes was then undertaken in 2018 to help contain any water that may make it across during strong storm surges. The revegetation work cost $15,000 and required state government approvals. Along with coastal protection, this project aimed to enhance biodiversity of the dunes.

Beach renourishment

Method: Scraped

Sand source: Same sediment compartment

Sand volume (m2): 2000

Sand placement: Dune area

Frequency of renourishment: 2

Date of first renourishment: Oct-16

Date of last renourishment: Oct-17

Dune replanting or construction

Method: Revegetation, Sand fences, Mechanical reconstruction or reshaping, Hybrid dune

Revegetation - species: Atriplex cinerea, Ficinia nodosa,Rhagodia candolleana, Sporobolus virginicus

Planting density: 9/m2

Sand fence material: Wood

Sand fence configuration: Straight, Diagonal to shore, Multiple rows

Sand fence porosity: 50%

Sand fence height (m): 900 and 1200mm

Constructed dune width (m): 1

Constructed dune height (m): 6

Hybrid dune core material: Coir logs & straw hay bales wrapped in heavy jute mat, secured with hardwood timber stakes and sisal rope