NELLY'S GROYNE FAR FROM SHIPSHAPE

 The  Shipping  Reporter  has   produced  further pictorial evidence that the  50 metre Nelly Bay Groyne  is coming apart   without  the  mainland   media   or  authorities  noticing  , certainly  no indication  of    prompt  repair  action . One   loose , almost empty sandbag , below,   is  surging   about  in   the  water, banging up  against  the  main  struture . 

A longtime  island  resident  who  lives near the groyne  said it is obvious that   it  is disintegrating,   coming  apart  before your eyes . He went on to say  you  would  think that  prompt remedial action would  have  been  taken  to  fix  the  situation. 

Bags on the top of the groyne appear to  be   subsiding , collapsing  , the contents  seemingly  being  washed  away . The following  photograph  taken by the Shipping Reporter  clearly  shows the  worn edge of a  bag  and depressions .

The waterfront rounsdman  said that as you walk along the  groyne, erected by the Townsville City Council  in August   2019,  you  can feel and see    increasing  depressions .

The groyne was designed to  stop sand   passing under the  southern breakwater   bridge into  the harbour .