Sunshine Coast Council undertakes extensive dune restoration and protection activities across the entire LGA to prevent erosion and promote habitat restoration. Sand fences, revegetation, weed control, formalised accessways and educational signage are used to promote dune stability, including at sites where recent renourishment has occurred. Vegetation species and planting density varies between sites, with some sites requiring high density revegetation and other sites only infill. All revegetation follows natural patterns of ground cover and grasses on the primary dune, transitioning to Casuarina, Banksia and Pandanus, moving into more littoral species heading further landward where the dune crest allows protection from salt spray. Shade-cloth based sand fencing is also used at some sites to assist with trapping sand blow.

Dune replanting or construction

Method: Revegetation, Rehabilitation, Sand fencing

Rehabilitation - method: Weed control, Educational signage, Restrict pedestrian access

Revegetation - species: Varies with site; usually involving native ground cover plants/grasses with or without shrubs

Sand fence material: Shade cloth

Sand fence configuration: Multiple row

Sand fence porosity: 80% or greater UV rated shade cloth preferred. Lighter grade can be used for amenity (less restrictive for views).

Sand fence height (m): 1.2m preferred max height.

Sand fence length (m): Minimum 3m