Coastal management
Beach protection
Council employs two beach protection teams to undertake coastal managment and protection work in Mackay.
The teams undertakes a variety of tasks including access track construction and maintenance, swim enclosure maintenance, protective fencing, weed control and revegetation.
Recent projects include:
Swim enclosure repairs
Council maintains four swimming enclosures in the Mackay area. The structures require periodic maintenance, particularly after storms and extreme tides.
They are unfortunately also often subject to vandalism.
Access tracks and fencing
Coastal vegetation plays an important role in protecting and stablising beaches and dunes, as well as providing important habitat for wildlife.
Fencing can help to protect coastal vegetation by limiting access to sensitive areas and minimising damage caused by trampling and unauthorised vehicle access.
Council has an ongoing program to fence coastal vegetation and provide designated walkways and access tracks.
Coastal management planning
Sarina coast
Coastal management guidelines have been prepared for beaches in the Sarina area. As part of this process, individual plans have been developed which are used to guide the sustainable managment of coastal areas.
- More information about Sarina beach plans
Mackay coast
As part of the Mackay Coastal Project with Reef Catchments, coastal managment guidelines have been prepared to guide managment activities in coastal environments.
- More information about the Mackay Coastal Project (PDF 363 kb)
- Download the Mackay Coastal Guidelines (PDF 1666 kb)
The next step in the project involves the preparation of individual beach plans for beaches in the Mackay area, which will identify priority issues and actions for each coastal community.