Eastbourne Petone Community Coast Care Project
The community coast care project brings together the vision, effort and concerns of many individuals and groups who care about our coastline from Korokoro to Fitzroy Bay.
Initiated to support volunteers working on dune restoration, the project is collating observations and feedback from all beach users.
The first round of Your Beach - Your Say public meetings was held in November 2007. Jim Dahm will complete a report on sediment transfer along the coastline after the second series of meetings in June. 
Come along to either meeting:
Wednesday 18 June, 7.30pm at Petone Baptist Church, Buick Street
Thursday 19 June, 7.30pm at Muritai School library.
Research to record changes to beach profiles in planted areas is also being funded. Dunes can be an effective buffer against erosion caused by storms or projected sea level rise.
The project is funded for three years by Ministry for the Environment, and is supported by Hutt City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council, with considerable input from Friends of Petone Beach and Eastbourne Dunes Protection Group. Supporters include Eastbourne Community Board and East Harbour Environmental Association.