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2021-11-15 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan
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PEREGIAN
PEREGIAN BEACH
BEACH
Setting Beach during a major storm event. Table 4
Setting provides a summary of the changing risk profile
Peregian Beach is the southern-most township for six broad asset types within the locality that are
Peregian Beach is the southern-most township in Noosa Shire. The locality has a four-kilometre
in Noosa Shire. The locality has a four-kilometre projected to be exposed
beach frontage with a vegetated dune area between the developed areas and thetosea.the Peregian
effects of coastal
beachBeach
frontage with a vegetated dune area
maintains the scale and character and atmosphere erosion
of a between
village thatpresent
provides day and 2100.
local
between the developed
convenience shopping,areas and the
business andsea.
employment services for residents and visitors within the
locality. The main assets at risk by mid-late century (2070
Peregian Beach maintains the scale and
– 2100) in Peregian Beach are: natural assets
character and atmosphere of a village that
Risks to Peregian Beach (beaches and vegetated dunes); beach accesses;
provides local convenience shopping, business
Peregian Park and the various community and
and employment
Peregian Beach services for residents
has historically and
experienced short-term erosion on beaches after strong swells and
tropical visitor recreation assets
such itascontains (picnic
drift. tables,
visitors withinstorms with sand naturally replenishing through
the locality. coastal processes longshore
The low profile of the beach and dunes and vegetated buffer mean only some areas of the beach of
skate park, footpaths); and the backyards
and dune foreshore are exposed to coastal erosion. An a increasing
small number number of other assets
of residential may
lots at thebevery
Risks to Peregian
exposed Beach
to future coastal erosion over time. Appendixsouthern
4 shows the endprojected change
of Peregian in theThe
Beach. erosion
Peregian
prone area due to sea level rise across various parts of Peregian Beach during a major storm
event. Tablehas 4 provides a summary Beach
of the changing risk profileSurf Lifebroad
for six SavingassetClub itself
types is not
within theexpected
Peregian Beach historically experienced
locality that are projected to be exposed to the effects to of be directly
coastal impacted
erosion between during
present a major
day and erosion
short-term
2100. erosion on beaches after strong event, however, operations are likely to be impaired
swells and tropical storms with sand naturally
due to damage to the park and beach accesses.
The main
replenishing assets coastal
through at risk byprocesses
mid-late century
such (2070 – 2100) in Peregian Beach are: natural assets
(beachesdrift.
and vegetated dunes); Impacts to and
thesetheassets
variousmay also have andindirect
as longshore The low profile of beach accesses; Peregian
the beach Park community
visitor recreation assets it contains (picnic tables, skate impacts on adjacent
park, footpaths); andcommercial
the backyards andof aretail
and dunes and vegetated
small number buffer
of residential mean
lots at theonly
very southern end of Peregian Beach. The Peregian Beach
businesses.
someSurfareasLifeofSaving
the beach and dune
Club itself foreshoreto be directly impacted during a major erosion event,
is not expected
however, operations are likely
are exposed to coastal erosion. An increasing to be impaired due to damage
A moderateto the amount
park andofbeachburied accesses.
stormwater and
Impacts to these assets may also
number of other assets may be exposed to future have indirect impacts on adjacent commercial and retail
sewerage infrastructure is also likely to be at high
businesses.
coastal erosion over time. Appendix 4 shows the risk by 2100, along some streets south of Peregian
projected changeamount
A moderate in the of
erosion
buried prone area and
stormwater duesewerage Park. Victory Park
infrastructure carpark
is also likelyand
to beamenities
at high block is
risk by 2100, along some streets
to sea level rise across various parts of Peregiansouth of Peregian Park. Victory Park carpark
also likely to be impacted. and amenities block
is also likely to be impacted.
Asset Type Erosion Risks by Year
Present Day 2040 2070 2100
Tourism Low
Business Low
Residential Low Medium
Infrastructure Low Medium High
Recreational Low Medium29 High
Natural Low Medium High
Table 4 - Change in Peregian Beach asset risk profiles across planning horizons
Table 4 - Change in Peregian Beach asset risk profiles across planning horizons
At present, the only methods for mitigating the risks in Peregian Beach are:
At present, the only methods for mitigating the risks in Peregian Beach are:
- Maintaining
- Maintaining and enhancing
and enhancing vegetated
vegetated dune
dune areas,which
areas, whichact
act as
as a
a natural
naturalbuffer
buffertotoerosion
erosion by
by dispersing wave energy during storm events
dispersing wave energy during storm events
- Planning controls on coastal development that prevent encroachment into the vegetated dune
29areas, thereby preserving natural coastal processes of erosion and accretion.
The recreational asset at risk in this case is beach use due to exposure of beach accesses by 2040.
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