PROGRESS - funding and feasibility study
Through our efforts - street stalls, attendance at markets, sale of T-shirts, sale of raffle tickets, donations and Bunnings Barbecues - we now have $22,000 in kitty. We have spent $11,500 on the first stage of the study and with the grant of $30,000 from the Federal Government are assured of having our study completed by the end of July. However, that does not relieve us of the necessity to keep on with the fund-raising for it is essential that we continue our work in obtaining grants for the work and working for necessary governmental approval to commence our reef in December.
FEASIBILITY STUDY PROPOSAL
(This is the Introduction to the Feasibility Study Proposal for Old Bar Beach)
This proposal describes the steps needed to undertake a feasibility assessment and produce a preliminary design for the
construction of a Mutli-Purpose Reef, at Old Bar Beach, New South Wales, Australia. The ongoing erosion at Old Bar
is believed to be the effect of cross-shore sediment transport during storm activity, which moves sand offshore and out
of the beach system faster than it can be naturally replenished. Detached breakwaters, emergent breakwaters, and submerged
breakwaters (reefs) are typically used along coastlines with small tidal fluctuations to control the cross-shore sand
transport processes. As the maximum tidal range at Old Bar Beach is relatively small, it is expected that an offshore
detached structure will be effective in providing a new beach control point and widening Old Bar Beach.
In the present case there are several studies that indicate submerged structures will be effective for salient
developement of the presently eroded beach. The larger scale "example" of Urana Bombora, which results in the large
salient that is Old Bar, provides additional evidence to support this approach. Thus, the focus of ASR's study will be
to investigate Multi- Purpose Reefs as a feasible option for beach protection/replenishment by the development of a locally
wider beach at Old Bar.
This proposal outlines the benefits of Mutli-Purpose Reef technology and how this technology can be applied to Old Bar
Beach. This is followed by a description of the specific steps required to perform a feasibility study and preliminary design
for the site.
To read the full Propsal click here to download the Pdf file.
Dr. Shaw Mead
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