The Department’s pipeline to pump sand from Point Malcolm to West Beach is gaining pace
It’s difficult to write on this from a local perspective as the Department keeps changing it’s approach.… more “pipeline update”
Category Archives: Sand mining
Semaphore Stuff Up
The Department has made much of the suitability of the Semaphore to Taperoo beaches for sand mining. But as time passes, cracks are starting to appear in that suitability.… more “Semaphore Stuff Up”
Storms expose true environmental values
Two storms hit the metro coast in 2021 – the first on the 31st of May and the second shortly after on 24/25th June.
The scale of their intensity is disputed.… more “Storms expose true environmental values”
Is sand mining really being managed?
After 18 months of sand mining, we’re wondering if mining is managed at all at Semaphore? If so it’s not clear how.
A common definition of managing is “to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult”.… more “Is sand mining really being managed?”