Eroded bank of Simpsons Creek stabilised and filled

Published on 20 September 2024

A badly eroded section of Simpsons Creek near the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club has been fixed.

The section of creek is popular with locals and visitors and while the bank had been steadily eroding over a long period of time, the situation worsened in recent months.

The washout had taken out a section of the gravel footpath and a light.

Contractors this week filled the washout with sand and compacted it, mindful of not damaging nearby tree roots.

“There are a lot of considerations when working on a project like this because of the sensitive marine environment,” Malcolm Robertson, Acting Director Infrastructure Services, said.

“It’s not just a case of filling in the eroded section, we need to make it as strong as possible otherwise the damage will most likely reoccur,” he said.

Once the eroded area was filled and compacted, it was top-dressed and stabilised using natural coir mesh.

Native grasses and other species have been planted and the area fenced off to allow the bank to stabilise and the plants to take hold.

With the help of the Brunswick Heads Progress Association, large rocks have been sourced and will be used to create a car park, so people don’t drive too close to the creek bank.

The footpath is also being repaired and the damaged lighting replaced.