Wonga Beach’s Julian and Caroline Thomas have put their thinking caps on in a bid to tackle two hot talking point issues in the Douglas region…. Deteriorating cane bins and beach erosion.

They have come up with a novel way to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak, and while “only a theory”, they have been bold enough to put it to the Newsport team to publicise their idea.

“Wouldn’t it be possible to take the cane bins which should be mostly useable and fill them with Rocks/soil/sand or all of the three and place them parallel to the shoreline to create a Seawall’,’’ they suggest.

“The sand could be topped up and finish level with the top of the filled, weighed down or even anchored cane bins which could host a variety of plants or palm trees which could over time create a strong bond between the rocks and sand whilst the sea eats away the metal frames in no time.’’

The couple are not the only people putting forward suggestions outside of the Douglas Shire Council’s calls for input into beach management.

CANE TRAIN RELICS ROLL AGAIN

Esther Faggianelli wants to see the can carriages remain in what was cane country.

“I wanted to throw my two bob in,’’ says Ester in a letter to Newsport.

“I travel to Mossman all the time. When I first travelled to Mossman I was absolutely delighted to see the cane carriages amongst the cane fields. It gave me a glimpse into yesteryear of how these fields operated.