City of Joondalup spends $200,000 shifting sand from Sorrento Beach to Hillarys Beach to protect coastline

Key points

• The City of Joondalup will move up to 850 truckloads of beach sand from one side of Hillarys Boat Harbour to the other. Sand building up at Sorrento Beach will be shifted to the north side of the harbour to address ongoing erosion at Hillarys Beach.
• The seven-week project costs about $200,000 and has run annually since 2018. Works are scheduled to start on October 12 on weekdays from 7am to 5pm.
• Sections of Sorrento and Hillarys beaches will close during the works for safety reasons. Mayor Daniel Kingston said the program helps protect the city's coastline.