Council mulls erosion mitigation measures

Plenty of space for dogs at Noosa Dog Beach where erosion affects the southern sand bar.

By Margaret Maccoll

Noosa Council has called for further advice from experts before making a decision on measures to mitigate erosion at Noosa Dog Beach on the sand bank that acts as a barrier between Noosa Sound and the river mouth.
Councillor Brian Stockwell said a considerable amount of money had already been spent on making secure the area.
In 2012, council constructed a geotextile sand container groyne and submerged training wall to redirect water flows away from the beach and reduce erosion and sand was placed along the beach to form a sand bar.
Council says the shoreline had receded 11m in the past year- 80 per cent occurred in the past few months- and resulted in erosion, causing undermining of trees and pathways along the beach.