Foreshore structures
This sub-action will improve community foreshore access and safety by providing funding to remove, modify or rebuild structures. New structures will be designed to minimise environmental impact, and to be resilient in the face of future flood events.
We are working with Councils and State Agencies to remove, redesign or rebuild structures that will provide community use, safety and access to the estuary, reduce environmental impacts and improve flood resilience of infrastructure.
On-ground works are undertaken to remove unsafe and redundant structures impacting public foreshore and intertidal areas.
Completed project
Curleys Bay pollution removal from mangrove habitat
Completed project
Moonee Bridge removal
Project underway
Macleay River jetty removal
Project underway
Ettalong Jetty removal assessment - image credit Mick Howland
Project underway
Bohnock Wharf removal
Curleys Bay Wetland
Curleys Bay wetland, located on the Crookhaven River, is a protected intertidal area of coastal wetland. Over time waste materials have been dumped and illegal and unsafe structures have been built. These materials are at risk of mobilisation during flood events, posing pollution risks and impacting protected vegetation, intertidal habitat and water quality.
Through this project, more than 4 tonnes of harmful waste has been removed, including tyres, building debris, asbestos, engine blocks, and 85m2 of plastic matting!
This cleanup has enabled the successful rehabilitation of over 200m2 of protected coastal wetland, allowing the natural regrowth of mangroves and saltmarsh, and restoration of intertidal habitat.
Moonee Creek Bridge
A joint project with Crown Lands saw the removal of the flood impacted bridge at Moonee Creek at Coffs Harbour. The dilapidated pedestrian bridge was located in highly sensitive estuarine environment within an area of Coastal Wetland in Solitary Islands Marine Park.
Due to the protected status of the area an Environmental Impact Study and environmental approvals were commissioned by Crown Lands. Funding from the NEAP program was then used to engage Soil Conservation Service to remove the unsafe structure using best practice methods.