Sand Trap installation in January 2024 – what they look like now in mid March 2024.

DuneCare volunteers wasted no time on 17th January 2024 pitching in to construct new sand traps at the Clarence Valley Council Wooli Depot Shed at the Wooli Oval.  The following day, (a very hot one in Wooli) DuneCare volunteers gathered in numbers to install a total of 44 new sand traps extending northwards along the beachfront to the pedestrian access point opposite St Margaret’s Church (Scope Street). That work augmented the number of sand traps installed from the very most southern end of the Village by villagers and Clarence Valley Council prior to Christmas 2023.  The newly scraped section of beach was very exposed during December and January, but plantings by DuneCare volunteers, coupled with some very timely rain has seen the beach grass and ground covers taking hold.  A series of photos show the sand traps being installed  on the 18th January 2024. Further photos show the progress of sand building up in traps in early March 2024.  Many thanks to the DuneCare volunteers, both locals and those holidaying here for that effort in January.  The timing couldn’t have been better. The sand has built up considerably in the traps.  We are now looking for another band of volunteers to help make the sand traps in readiness for another installation day over Easter and the school holiday in April.