BASS Coast Shire has contracted MAW Civil Marine Pty Ltd to undertake the construction of the Kyowa Rock Bag Seawall at the Pymble Avenue picnic and barbecue precinct in Inverloch.

The rock bag seawall is being constructed in order to protect the public assets from wave erosion, as over time the shoreline has experienced periods of erosion and periods accretion. 

Works will see the construction of a 70-metre rock bag seawall. 

Construction began this week and is anticipated to be completed in July.

According to the shire, the rock bag structure is designed to provide protection for a minimum of 10-years. 

The seawall has been chosen as the preferred structure type, based on recommendation from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).

DELWP has preference for a removable structure as opposed to a fixed seawall, due to the lack of sand near the project site.

This will allow for the completion of the current Cape to Cape Resilience Project. 

The information and recommendations from the Cape to Cape Resilience project, will inform the provision of additional coastal protection structures along Inverloch’s eastern foreshore and beyond.