In recent weeks, something strange appeared, and went viral, on Australia’s Gold Coast. An island, manmade from sand dredging boats, working to replenish the coastline after Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Boaters will benefit but first they must beware. Sebastian Inlet District's contractor recently resumed dredging sand from inside the inlet as part of a $9 million project to deepen the channel and ...
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A dredging project at Sebastian Inlet has resumed to deepen the channel and renourish nearby beaches. Boaters are warned to be cautious as navigation will be impacted, though the inlet remains open.