PALM BEACH, QUEENSLAND
Constructing an artificial reef 270 metres offshore from Palm Beach
The City of Gold Coast engaged Hall Contracting to construct an artificial reef approximately 270m off Palm Beach as a coastal protection measure.
The artificial reef was constructed using rock quarried in South East Queensland. After establishing a material load-out facility, Hall loaded the rocks (each weighing up to eight tonnes) onto barges at the Port of Brisbane, where they were transported to the site.
The team used a backhoe dredge to accurately place the rock to build the artificial reef. The structure is approximately 160m long and 80m wide.
