Bandy Creek dredging project in the race for the 2025 WA Coastal Forum Awards

A proud milestone for the BMT team, the Bandy Creek Maintenance Dredging and Castletown Beach Nourishment Project has been nominated as a finalist in the Coastal Adaptation category at the 2025 WA Coastal Forum Awards.

Completed in July 2025, this project repurposed dredged material from Bandy Creek Boat Harbour to nourish Castletown Beach, addressing seasonal coastal erosion.

The dredging restored channel depths at the entrance to the harbour and reduced the sand trap adjacent to the eastern breakwater to improve navigation and safety.

This is the first project to utilise the Shire of Esperance’s permanent back-passing pipeline, an innovation that enhances sustainable coastal management.