Strange rock piles have been appearing and disappearing at Kingscliff, just south of the Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club, for the past week and a half.
But no, the Tweed Council isn’t putting up Easter Island statues or standing stones or even their own version of the Great Wall of China, as has been suggested.
While the sand is coming back near the creek (and the creek is currently shallow enough to walk across at low tide) it seems recent large seas at Kingscliff Beach have taken their toll on the sandbag wall on the southern side of the surf club (next to the concrete piled sea wall protecting the Surf Life Saving Club).
According to a council spokesman, this left the area between the seawall and a low rock toe wall exposed and under threat of further erosion.
With this area unprotected, it was also likely that the southern extent of the concrete piled sea wall would be outflanked in the event of large seas or tides.
Works began early last week on a new section of rock wall to replace the sandbags. The profile will be same as the toe wall, except that the top course of rocks will increase gradually to match the level of the top of the concrete pile sea wall.
With the works expected to take three weeks to complete, residents and locals can expect disrupted access to the carpark for another week.
There will be no through access to the carpark Monday to Friday during the works, however the carpark is still accessible from either end.
Pedestrian access along the beach in front of the works will also be disrupted to allow for heavy machinery movements.
