The rate of erosion at the beach was drastically increased after a severe storm in 2015. In response, Central Coast Council and the NSW Government committed $1 million to address this, including a coastal monitoring program, a temporary sandbag seawall and a beach scraping campaign to build up the dunes. A general trend of accretion has been observed at Ocean Beach since the project.
Beach renourishment
Method: Replenished
Sand source: Same sediment compartment
Sand volume (m2): 9,000-12,000
Sand placement: Visible beach
Date of first renourishment: Apr-19
Date of last renourishment: Sep-19
Approach
Beach renourishment
Geographic context
Bay
Organisation responsible
Central Coast Council
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Natural, Recreational
Date of completion
2019
Cost ($AUD)
$500,000
Source of project funding
State government, Local government