15/10/2026
On Sunday Cam and Anita climbed Mt Beerwah with Green Valley Fingerlimes, then detoured to a subdivision Cam did the civil engineering on back in the late 1990s.
At the time Cam was working for Ken Crocker of Crocker & Associates. Ken was one of the first engineers to open a consultancy on the Sunshine Coast. He was also the Shire Engineer at Tenterfield many moons ago. A lot of what Cam learned about doing civil work came from Ken. They undertook civil work on many subdivisions on the the Sunshine Coast, such as the latter stages of Maroochy Waters and this one off Old Gympie Road, Beerwah.
This site sits in a flood overlay, so drainage was the main design challenge. Nearly 30 years on, the culverts and drains are clear and intact, the creek line is stable and well vegetated, and the pavement and kerb are still in good shape.
Infrastructure in a flood overlay has to work for decades, not just at handover. It’s good to see this one still doing its job.
We rarely go anywhere without checking on an old job! 🏔️🚧