Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project
A joint project of the New South Wales and Queensland Governments
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Feasibility Studues - Community Consultation Report
Project Video: An Overview of Sand Bypassing Operations
Environmental Monitoring Summary for April 2013
Sand delivery quantities up to the end of April 2013
April 2013 Entrance Seabed Map
Update on Beach changes along Kirra
Update on Coolangata Bay sand volumes
Update on changes in sand movement at Snapper Rocks 2009-12
Lower Tweed River depths September 2012
Kirra Point Groyne Coastal Impact Study
Kirra Reef Ecological Monitoring
Tweed River Estuarine Vegetation Monitoring
Feasibility Studies into Potential Operational Enhancements
Long Term Average Sand Delivery Rate
Environmental Protection Licence 10432
Seasonal Beach Changes at Rainbow Bay
Project objectives
- to establish and maintain a safe, navigable entrance to the Tweed River
- to provide a continuing supply of sand to the Southern Gold Coast beaches consistent with natural drift rates, together with such additional sand needed to restore the long-term depleted beaches.
Project sponsors
The project is implemented by the NSW Department of Trade and Investment in conjunction with the Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts (DSITIA). Gold Coast City Council makes a financial contribution to the project and Tweed Shire Council also supports the project.
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