FAQs

April 2024, Council will remove the two vessel storage racks.

There was a significant increase in the number of vessels being permanently stored on the two storage racks located adjacent to Main Beach, which encouraged the unsustainable use of the neighbouring foreshore and dunes.

With vessels taking up more than 60 metres of this environmentally sensitive coastal landscape works were required to mitigate foreshore erosion and impacts on dune vegetation.

The storage racks were originally installed to support limited storage at the request of members of the island community. Unfortunately, the presence of the racks encouraged the belief that all vessels could be left on the area rather than taken home. This resulted in much wider impact on the dune areas and public spaces. Now, all vessels are required to be stored on private property.

Redlands Coast foreshores, waterways and parks are important natural assets and provide valuable recreational and community use for all.

Storing vessels on public foreshore can interfere with vegetation and decrease dune stability and present safety hazards to users of Council’s parks and foreshore.

Recreational users are permitted to store their vessels on the foreshore for a maximum period of 24 hours. Vessel owners must ensure that their vessels do not present a safety hazard to users of the foreshore.  

Coochiemudlo Island residents are required to take their vessel with them and store it on private property.

If a vessel needs to be secured, users must secure their vessels with sand anchors below the high tide line on the foreshore area.

Dune vegetation in coastal areas plays an important role in stabilising the surface against wind erosion and provides a habitat for wildlife. Coastal dunes provide a buffer against coastal hazards such as wind erosion, wave overtopping and tidal inundation during storm events. Dune vegetation assists in trapping windblown sand, in turn helping the beach become more resilient to erosion.

Yes. Now that vessels have been cleared, Council will deliver dune vegetation rehabilitation and management works to help protect and enhance the environmental values of the island’s foreshore.