COIR LOG WALLS

The banks of Currimundi Lake and creeks are sandy coffee-rock which erode easily from tidal flow and wave wash.

In 2009, CCCG used coir logs, a coconut fibre rolled into large 3 metre logs, as an excellent organic material for stabilising the banks and preventing further erosion. With intensive planting of clumping plants such as lomandras, this has been a successful and cost-effective strategy to retain and strengthen the banks. Working with the Sunshine Coast Council, there are plans to build another 30 metres of coir log wall each year for the next three years.