Dredge working in the Lower Maroochy River

Sunshine Coast Council (QLD) is undertaking a project to boost sand on Maroochydore beach before summer.

The Council will use dredged sand from the Maroochy River to widen and restore the beach to provide protection from future storms.

The sand renourishment project has been protecting the Maroochydore since it begin in 2013; areas like the foreshore between Alexandra Headlands and Cotton Tree, and the important community infrastructure like the surf lifesaving towers, viewing decks, car parks, roads, park and playgrounds.

The latest campaign is taking place from July until September 2024, during which a small cutter suction dredge will pump 50000 cubic meters of sand from the lower Maroochy River to Maroochydore beach (between Beach Access 150 and Beach Access 141).