Eleven councils across South Australia have been granted a total of $2.2 million this year to help protect and conserve the state’s coastline, including from the impacts of climate change, Ian Hunter, Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation said in its latest release.
South Australia already has a number of policies and systems in place for coastal management, as climate change impacts such sea level rise and coastal erosion will continue to be a challenge to the state.
To help mitigate these changes, the Coast Protection Board’s annual grants program has funded $328,000 to regional and metropolitan councils.
This includes:
Earlier this year the State Budget announced extra Coast Protection Board funding of $1.85 million to assist two council’s with seawall projects. This includes:
Background
The Coast Protection Board was established by the Coast Protection Act 1972 and is the prescribed body in South Australia managing coast protection issues and providing advice on coastal development.
The board provides grant funding to councils to help address – via development or research – erosion and flooding hazards along South Australia’s coasts.
The State Government has also invested $23 million to establish the Adelaide’s Living Beaches sand pumping system, and spends approximately $6 million a year to manage Adelaide’s beaches between Kingston Park and Semaphore.