North Aspendale Beach is subject to erosion due to the nearby Mordialloc Pier restricting natural sand movement. The beach is periodically nourished with fine grained sand from dredging works in the entrance of Mordialloc Creek. In 2005, the Victorian Government and Kingston City Council funded an erosion protection trial consisting of a 50-metre geotextile sandbag seawall. In the future, it is recommended that coarser, land-derived sand be used to slow erosion, as this erodes more slowly than the fine estuarine sediment.
Beach renourishment
Method: Artificially nourished
Sand source: Same sediment compartment
Sand volume (m2): 50,000
Sand placement: Visible beach
Frequency of renourishment: Periodically
Date of first renourishment: 2005
Approach
Beach renourishment
Geographic context
Bay
Organisation responsible
VIC Department of Environment and Primary Industries
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Recreational, Built
Length of coastline targeted (m)
2800
Date of completion
2005
Cost ($AUD)
$800,000
Source of project funding
Local government, State government
Project approvals needed
State