COSMETIC SURGERY NEEDED ON GROYNE

 After yet another  inspection of  Magnetic Island's   50 metre long  Nelly Bay Beach  groyne , at low tide, our  concerned  Shipping  Reporter   says  it is  in  obvious   need  of   repair..

Plainly visible in the above photograph  is the   crumpled near  empty  bag  which  has  been repeatedly  bumping  up  against   the   main structure   during   tidal  movements  .

Also  visible  is  one   bag    which  has  become  unzipped .  Bags  running along the  top  are obviously subsiding, there being   ridges, air pockets . 

The  view from the  beach  at low tide looking towards Townsville  is  shown below .