Pilot dredging program begins at Gold Coast Seaway

2:32 AM Sat 7 May 2011 GMT

'The Broadwater is tidal, going out as much as 20m from shore, posing dangers for most sail and motoryachts.' Jeni Bone Click Here to view large photo

The first step in opening the Broadwater to larger vessels should be completed by Christmas with Gold Coast City Council putting up $2.5m to remove 200,000 cubic metres of sand off the eastern end of the Gold Coast Seaway. Mayor Ron Clarke and Broadwater MP Peta-Kaye Croft launched the pilot dredging program last week, explaining that the sand removed will be used to replenish several Gold Coast beaches around Burleigh and Miami. However, Cr Clarke and Ms Croft reiterated the program was not the solution for the troubled waterway but was instead the first step in making it safer and ...

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