Townsville City Council is one of three Queensland finalists in the national 1999 Case Earth Awards to be judged in October. Townsville won the honour for its $29 million ongoing redevelopment of the City’s main beach ‘The Strand’.
One of North Queensland’s most popular tourist attractions, the beach was badly damaged by monsoonal storms in 1997 and 1998.
Work includes beach nourishment, reconstruction of sea walls, reclamation of land from the sea, improved storm protection along the length of the beach, landscaping, creation of a boulevard, roadworks, additional pedestrian areas and foreshore parkland.
Townsville’s Director Engineering Services Dawson Wilkie said the project will eventually secure the coastline to withstand a one in 100 year storm event, while minimising environmental risks associated with restoration.
“Council and the project team are delighted with the Awards honour as the development is successfully proceeding in a marine environment with significant natural, fisheries and world heritage values,” he said.
The other State winners were Main Roads, for the cleanup of contaminated depots and quarries; and Rosenlund Civil Contractors, for the redevelopment of a disused cement and lime plant.
National Executive Director of the Civil Contractors Federation which hosts the Awards, Doug Huett, said the three successful entries demonstrate the industry’s leadership and commitment to the environment.
“Each project has illustrated unique and quite specific methods to produce the best possible outcome demonstrating the integral role civil contractors can play in remediating, protecting and preserving our environment.”
For further information contact Dawson Wilkie, telephone (07) 4727 9230.
