Turners Beach, TAS

The beach and dunes at Turners Beach have been the subject of ongoing rehabilitation works since 1998. Since 2006, the western and central sections have experienced overall accretion, while the eastern section has continued to show some erosion due to pedestrian access. Overall, "historical photographs and community surveys showed that human access control using boardwalks and vegetation replanting has been successful. Dune fencing was also found to have partly contributed to rehabilitation success, while placement of rocks along the shoreline appeared to have had mixed results, and information signs were found to be the least successful management practice." - excerpt from Johnston and Ellison, 2014.

Project details

Dune replanting or construction

Method: Rehabilitation, Revegetation, Mechanical reconstruction

Rehabilitation - method: Restrict pedestrian access, Restrict vehicle access Hard structure installed

Revegetation - species: Native species

Sand fence material: Rocks

General information

Approach

Dune replanting or construction

Geographic context

Open coast

Organisation responsible

Central Coast Council Turners Beach Coastcare

Primary objective

Coastal protection

Coastal hazard

Erosion, Sea-level rise

Asset vulnerable

Recreational, Built

Length of coastline targeted (m)

2200

Date of completion

Ongoing since 1998

Source of project funding

Federal government

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