Cassowary Coast Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy

Cassowary Coast Regional Council

COASTAL hazards is part and parcel of residing in the Cassowary Coast. With over 120km of coastline and several offshore islands, the region and residents are vulnerable to coastal hazards and the long-term impacts of climate change.

Most residents in the region have experienced impacts of severe weather events such as flooding of the Johnstone and Murray Rivers and Tropical Cyclones Larry (2006) and Yasi (2011).

CCRC joins 31 coastal councils who are developing a Coastal Adaptation Strategy, through the Queensland Government’s QCoast 2100 program.

With support from their consultant team, CCRC has developed a draft Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy, titled Evolving with Our Coast.

This strategy:

Assesses the risk from coastal hazards, including coastal erosion, storm tide inundation and sea level rise, over time.

Has a vision for how the community and region can respond, adapt and evolve with the impacts of coastal hazards.

Identifies adaptation actions to respond to these coastal hazards.

An outline of a strategy for implementing these adaptation measures which details roles, responsibilities and periods for actions.

CCRC is seeking community feedback on the draft strategy to ensure it provides the foundation for our collective action in the future.

Residents provide feedback on the entire strategy, which is open until Monday, March 20, or download the chapter relevant to their locality of interest.

To find out more, please visit https://yoursay. cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/CHAS.