FEBRUARY 2021 | VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 6
EASTERN BEACHES
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INFORM • KNOW • GROW
DIAMOND DAYS Sixty years together
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PLANS TO BEAT EROSION STAYING AHEAD OF RISING SEA LEVELS IS KEY TO COUNCIL’S COASTAL PLAN
Protecting and enhancing the sand dunes lining Noosa’s eastern beaches is the key strategic approach to tackling the challenges of climate change listed in Council’s Draft Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan (CHAP) created in a bid to find ways of tackling rising water levels. The draft plan, which is available for public submissions from now until 5pm on Monday, February 22, 2021, has been developed over four years with the help of a $490,000 grant from the Queensland Department of Environment & Science’s QCoast2100 initiative. “Rising sea levels and coastal hazards such as erosion, inundation and increased storm events are among the biggest Eastern Beaches News - February 2021
environmental challenges we face,” said Climate Change Adaptation Program Coordinator Grant Hinner. “In the years ahead, our coastline, particularly our eastern beaches, will be more vulnerable to erosion, and our low-lying areas will be subject to regular coastal flooding from higher tides and storms,” Mr Hinner said. “An important part of Council’s response to the climate emergency, the Coastal Hazards Adaption Plan will ensure our shire is as resilient as possible to these processes. “We’ve worked closely with scientists, engineers, property owners, community groups, residents and other stakeholders to produce the Draft Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan. Continued, page 4
NEW SCHOOL Dancers set to shine
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BRAIN-FRIENDLY GOALS Get set for 2021
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