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.
