I WAS on the San Remo foreshore committee of management for 29 years. The San Remo Back Beach was eroding away and got to the point of threatening the foreshore caravan park and the huge power line tower at the end of Marine Parade.

The committee convinced the authorities to do something about it and fast. A rock wall and groynes were constructed, a magnificent job was done. Up to one tonne boulders with matting layered behind them, each boulder locked into the other like a jigsaw puzzle and the angle of repose creating a slope on the wall so the wave action would roll up and not smash into it, fantastic. Then a concrete walkway placed on top.

East Cowes has had similar works. 

The erosion at San Remo was caused by man. The building of the bridge e.g. the abutment leading up altered the tidal movements; unlike Inverloch yours is nature, storms, and strong tides.

Inverloch, you have to get funding to save your coast, you have no other option, it is a complete waste of money bringing in sand to just washaway again. You might as well give it to charity. Go over to San Remo and Cowes and see for yourselves – it works. 

All the planting and rehabilitation will do nothing until you rock wall it.

Geoff Lee, Longwarry