Councils left begging for funding to protect their coasts

Councils left begging for funding to protect their coasts

Just over half of a $73 million funding program to curb coastal erosion and restore estuaries has been dished out over the past five years.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan

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Rocky reception for sea wall at picturesque Victorian beach

Rocky reception for sea wall at picturesque Victorian beach

Locals fear a sea wall planned for construction will worsen beach erosion but the council insists it has no other option.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Throwing $500,000 into the sea:WA foreshore park ignores 2030 flood prediction

Throwing $500,000 into the sea:WA foreshore park ignores 2030 flood prediction

Western coast-dwellers insisted their council build a new waterfront park and keep 4WD beach parking,despite erosion and car damage causing dire flood warnings.

  • byEmma Young
Victoria gets trillion-dollar bad news:sea level rises will swamp parts of the state

Victoria gets trillion-dollar bad news:sea level rises will swamp parts of the state

The Andrews government wants a construction-led COVID recovery but experts warn of a massive threat to property and other assets from sea level rise

  • byRoyce Millar
Byron Bay losing its sand with businesses forced to consider relocation

Byron Bay losing its sand with businesses forced to consider relocation

Unusual wave patterns have scoured away some of Byron Bay's most famous seafront,forcing beaches to close and waterfront business to look to move inland.

  • byPeter Hannam
Beachgoers keep high eye on Victoria's changing coastline

Beachgoers keep high eye on Victoria's changing coastline

Volunteers in coastal communities have been trained to pilot lightweight drones mounted with cameras in order to precisely measure shoreline change along Victoria’s coastline.

  • byMiki Perkins
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Coast-dwellers ordered to evacuate after 30m of beach washed away

Coast-dwellers ordered to evacuate after 30m of beach washed away

Erosion problems had been evident since the 1970s at Wamberal but state legislation had tied council's hands against a remedy.

  • byPeter Hannam
Wild weather leaves NSW homes at risk of'structural collapse due to beach erosion'

Wild weather leaves NSW homes at risk of'structural collapse due to beach erosion'

Coastal homes at Wamberal were hammered by large swell on Thursday,leaving several with apparent structural damage.

  • bySally Rawsthorne andMatt Bungard
Squeaky or sticky sand shows beaches most at risk

Squeaky or sticky sand shows beaches most at risk

Acidifying oceans are posing additional threats to Sydney's eroding beaches.

  • byPeter Hannam
$200,000 Port Beach rock'wall'withstands first winter onslaught

$200,000 Port Beach rock'wall'withstands first winter onslaught

A temporary rock'wall'at Fremantle's erosion-hit Port Beach has passed its first true test.

  • byDavid Prestipino
As ocean's edge laps at WA's Wedge shacks,state acts on retreat plan

As ocean's edge laps at WA's Wedge shacks,state acts on retreat plan

Owners of these 450 off-grid shacks have fought off repeated attempts to force them off the land,but now face another imminent threat:coastal erosion.

  • byEmma Young