Sea wall underpins foreshore revitalisation

Stage 1 of the Kingscliff Foreshore Revitalisation will construct a permanent sea wall to protect the foreshore from the imminent threat of severe erosion and is a key objective of the project.

The wall will curb erosion caused by storm events and projected sea level rises, to protect Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club, Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park, Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club, public infrastructure and some private property.

It will comprise a combination of rock wall - in front of the surf life saving club, bowls club and holiday park – and a stepped concrete wall along Kingscliff Central Park to enable easy access to the beach.

Kingscliff’s foreshore has been hit by severe erosion on a number of occasions in recent years, including erosion events that have significantly threatened these facilities and required emergency foreshore reinforcement.

Tweed Coast and Kingscliff foreshore hazard plans, including projected erosion levels for the next 50 and 100 years, indicate existing facilities, public infrastructure and some private property on the Kingscliff foreshore are under considerable threat unless measures such as a sea wall are put in place to protect them. Therefore, the holiday park upgrade and a new Kingscliff Central Park will not be viable options unless the sea wall is established first.