The beach is renourished periodically to prevent erosion. The most recent nourishment used coarse-grained quarry sand which is expected to resist erosion for another 20-25 years.
Beach renourishment
Method: Artificially nourished
Sand source: Quarry
Sand volume (m2): 73,600 (2006), 4,500 (1990), 16,000 (1989), 11,400 (1982)
Sand placement: Visible beach
Frequency of renourishment: Periodically
Date of first renourishment: 1982
Date of last renourishment: 2011
Approach
Beach renourishment
Geographic context
Bay
Organisation responsible
VIC Department of Sustainability and Environment, Hobson Bay City Council
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Built
Length of coastline targeted (m)
5300
Date of completion
2018
Cost ($AUD)
$2.5 million
Source of project funding
State government
Project approvals needed
State