Roches Beach, TAS
The primary goal of this project was to add bulk to the existing dunes to protect the dunes and nearby houses from erosion and inundation arising from extreme storm events. Modelling was done which showed that to protect the dunes and houses the dune needed to consistently be 3m high and 25m wide (from dune front […]
Rosebud, VIC
This revegetation project primarily aims to restabilise the upper layer of sand which was blowing into nearby recreational reserves, as well as enhance the vegetation of the area. The project is led by the volunteer Friends of Rosebud Beach and Foreshore, with support from Mornington Peninsula Shire, and has been successful in its aims.
Port Melbourne Beach, VIC
Uncontrolled access was preventing vegetation establishing to stabilise the foredune. Dune fencing has been put in to: – better manage and conserve the dunes to maintain the sanded beach area for the public, life saving services and several community clubs, – provide wider and better defined access to the beach, – protect and enhance fragile […]
Mount Martha South, VIC
This revegetation project has been completed by the volunteer Balcombe Estuary Reserve Group (BERG). Along with ensuring ongoing dune stability, the project aims to enhance biodiversity of the dunes, including restoring the threatened Coast Banksia Woodland. All costs were funded by community grants from the Port Phillip Bay Fund.
Middle Park Beach, VIC
This beach was artificially created against the prevailing winds, and thus relies completely on artificial nourishment to prevent erosion of the heritage bluestone seawall and road. The beach is currently eroding at over 10m per year. It is renourished back to a width of 35m at high tide every 3 years. The beach is needing […]
Long Point, TAS
Nearly the entire dune system on the point was significantly destabilised due to rutile mining, fire, vehicles, winds and stock grazing. A local action group of area residents undertook substantial revegetation of the area, which has successfully stabilised the sand and led to subsequent vegetation self-seeding. The group received a Tasmanian Landcare award for the […]
Mackay region, QLD
The Mackay Coasts and Communities program is a strategy for the Mackay region, covering many individual sites. The plan has significant recommendations for NBS-focused management of the area. See the links below for more details.
Marengo Beach, VIC
Marengo Beach backs onto the Great Ocean Road, a highly popular tourist road. The beach was renourished with sand dredged from a nearby harbour to prevent erosion and storm damage for affecting this important infrastructure. More renourishment is planned to continue to build the resilience of the beach to coastal hazards.
Lamberts Beach, QLD
Tropical Cyclone Debbie caused extensive erosion in March 2017. This renourishment followed preliminary work that was completed in November 2018 where sand was pushed from the tidal zone up against the eroded front dune. The project successfully restored the dune structure. The sand for this project was sourced from North Queensland Bulk Ports land at […]
Holdfast Bay, SA
The dunes at Holdfast Bay were once 10-20 m tall and extended 200-300 m landward, but were severely eroded and trapped by development by the 1980s. Rip-rap rocks were put in followed by sand drift fencing. As the sand fencing caught wind-blown sand over the years, successive iterations of fencing were put in seaward that […]