Blacksmiths Beach, NSW
Areas of Blacksmiths Beach were damaged and eroding due to unmanaged off-road vehicle access. Dredged material from the nearby Swansea Channel was deposited on Blacksmiths Beach, complemented by low-density revegetation and exclusion of vehicles. While the revegetation offset the damage done by the sand placement, no clear ecological benefit of the works was found in […]
Surfers Paradise Sand Backpass, QLD
The Gold Coast northern beaches are impacted by storms and king tides, which compromises the foreshore infrastructure and affects beachgoers. This project will build on the existing sand pumping pipeline at the Gold Coast Seaway. Currently, the existing bypass pumps sand to South Stradbroke Island; this will be extended so that sand can be pumped […]
Victor Harbor, SA
Esplanade Beach in Victor Harbor is relatively sheltered and experiences cycles of erosion and accretion. A particularly significant erosion cycle occurred 2004 to 2011 which was accompanied by installation of protection items and sandbag groynes. This has been complemented over time with other management such as dune drift fencing, sand nourishment and restoration of dune […]
West Beach, SA
West Beach is subject to higher erosion pressures than nearby beaches, with estimated annual sand losses of up to 100,000m3. The beach originally received around 60,000m3 of sand each year from the Adelaide sand pumping system, however this was not sufficient to address the speed of the erosion. After a storm event exposed a sand […]
Thompson Beach, SA
The dunes experienced a 70% die-off of Alyxia buxifolia, the dominant plant species. Revegetation was needed to restore the dunes’ biodiversity. Biodegradable guards and tree guards as well Cocoon Aid incubators were used to assist revegetation success. Increased erosion control as a result of the revegetation was a co-benefit of the habitat restoration work.
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 […]
Tweed Dune Management, NSW
There are lots of individual dune revegetation and rehabilitation projects in the Tweed area which are partially funded by the council, but also rely on volunteers and community groups. The primary goal of these projects is habitat restoration, with dune stabilisation as a co-benefit.
Rye Dune Planting, VIC
This revegetation project primarily aims to restabilise the upper layer of sand which was blowing into nearby recreational reserves and a carpark. The project is run by the volunteer Friends of Rye Foreshore Reserve Group.
Rye Biofiltration, VIC
A dune was constructed to house a biofiltration unit. Increased volume of the dune to prevent storm surges is a co-benefit of this project. The project was funded by Mornington Peninsula Shire, Melbourne Water and the Victorian Department of Land, Water and Planning (via the Port Phillip Bay Fund).
Ramblers Road Foreshore, VIC
This project began with beach scraping in 2016 to raise low lying parts of the dune area between residential properties and the beach. This cost $30,000 and required local approvals. Revegetation of the upper dunes was then undertaken in 2018 to help contain any water that may make it across during strong storm surges. The […]