A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Seabreeze Close and Wetlands Grove in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of a demolished residential property on Wetlands Grove in Bexley".
Growing in a red zone vacant section in Wetlands Grove, Pacific Park.
The flooded Bexley Wetlands, now about 1 - 1.5metre below pre earthquake level. The short length of fence (mid ground) was on the "river track" that the council closed about three years ago. The whole track in this view is now under about 500mm water at high tide.
The main track in front of the houses was, prior to earthquakes, below the leve...
Following the 5.8 and 6.0 quakes of 23/12/11 there is further damage to the track separating the Bexley Wetlands from the Pacific Park housing area.
Following the 5.8 and 6.0 quakes of 23/12/11 there is further damage to the track separating the Bexley Wetlands from the Pacific Park housing area.
The footpath besides ANZAC Drive and the Bexley Wetlands. Liquefaction silt from well underground has flowed to the surface.
Photo taken less than three hours after the 4:35am earthquake.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Roads slumping towards the Bexley Wetland; walking home Feb 22nd.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Roads slumped near the Bexley Wetland; walking home Feb 22nd.".
Work is continuing on the earthquake damaged South New Brighton bridge. Avon River to the left, Avon-Heathcote Estuary the other side of the bridge.
When I was a kid this bit of land in the foreground was level and extended at least three times further out, but after the earthquakes you can see the angle that land near the river slumped. We used to catch a lot of herrings (yellow -eyed mullet) here when I was a kid, hence the local name of Herring Bay. Across the river is the Bexley Wetlands.
