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Landslip repair -
First Bay, David Low
Way, Coolum
Sunshine Coast Council will be repairing a section
of cliff face above the beach at First Bay, Coolum
which was damaged during the February and May
2022 flooding events.
This repair work will stabilise and strengthen the
area affected by the landslip and provide a new
path for pedestrians.
These works are scheduled to take place from
Monday 20 January to Monday 30 June 2025,
weather permitting.
The works will include the repair of 145 metres of
public footpath on the eastern side of David Low
Way at First Bay, Coolum, and landslip
stabilisation works to the cliff face above the
beach.
The stabilisation works will incorporate cast-in-
place piles and capping beams embedded into the
slope to provide long-term protection and prevent
further movement of the landslip.
The piles will be constructed by driving a closed-
ended hollow casing into the ground and then
filling it with concrete for stabilisation. The capping
beams are made of steel and concrete, connecting
the pilings together for added strength.
These works, delivered by Sunshine Coast
Council in partnership with contractors, have been
jointly funded by Commonwealth-State Disaster
Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Project area
The works area includes a section of pedestrian
footpath and hillside (cliff face) at First Bay,
Coolum, adjacent to David Low Way.
An aerial map of the works area and access points
is shown above.
These landslip repair works are scheduled to take
place from Monday 20 January to Monday 30
June 2025, weather permitting.
Contracted works on site will begin at 7am and
finish by 5pm, Monday through Friday (except
public holidays).
We will stage works to ensure the safety of road users,
pedestrians, onsite workers and contractors.
Works will be paused on public holidays including
Monday 27 January, Friday 18 to Monday 21 April,
Friday 25 April and Monday 5 May 2025.
Project background
Landslips occur when heavy rain saturates soil on a
hillside past the point where vegetation can no longer
support the soil’s weight against the force of gravity.
In 2022, heavy rainfall caused a section of the top
saturated layer of material to slip down the hillside at
First Bay, taking large amounts of earth, rock, sand,
mud and vegetation downhill. The area was securely
fenced off when the landslip occurred.
We have worked with the Queensland Reconstruction
Authority (QRA) to secure funding to repair this landslip
and other damaged civil assets with assistance from the
jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery
Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
This is one of 15 landslips across the Sunshine Coast
repaired using DRFA funding.
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