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2021-11-15 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan
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Erosion Risks by Year
Asset Type
Present Day 2040 2070 2100
Tourism Very High
Business Very High
Residential Low
Infrastructure Very High
Recreational High
Natural Medium High
Table 15 - Change in Noosa Heads asset erosion risk profiles across planning horizons
Table 15 - Change in Noosa Heads asset erosion risk profiles across planning horizons
At present, the measures for mitigating the erosion risks in Noosa Heads are:
- the
At present, Recycling
measuresof sand from the open
for mitigating thecoast siderisks
erosion of Noosa Spit, Heads
in Noosa to the southern
are: end of Noosa
Main Beach
- Recycling
- Groyneof walls
sandtofrom
slowthe
theopen coastmovement
northward side of Noosa Spit,
of sand, to theit southern
making end
available for of Noosa
sand
Main Beach
recycling
- The
- Groyne seawall
walls on the
to slow theseaward sidemovement
northward of Hastingsof
Street
sand,(beneath
makingthe boardwalk)for sand recycling
it available
- The seawall on the seaward side of Hastings Street (beneath the boardwalk)
Erosion adaptation outcomes and associated actions for Noosa Heads
Erosion
The adaptation
assessment ofoutcomes andrisks
coastal erosion associated actions
in Noosa Heads forthe
show Noosa Heads
level of risk to all built assets
along the Noosa Main Beach beachfront is already considered intolerable. In addition, risks to the
The assessment of within
natural assets coastaltheerosion risks inarea
Noosa Woods Noosa Heads
will be show
become the levelbyof2070.
intolerable risk to all built assets along
the Noosa Main Beach beachfront is already considered intolerable. In addition, risks to the natural
assetsAnalysis of economic,
within the Noosa Woods social,area
and environmental
will be become considerations,
intolerable byas2070.
well as multiple legal and
governance constraints and significant input from the Noosa community indicates the most
appropriate
Analysis adaptation
of economic, pathway
social, for responding to
and environmental high coastal erosion
considerations, risks
as well as in this locality
multiple legalisand
one
that seeks
governance to provideand
constraints support for existing
significant beach
input fromuses, amenity
the Noosa values, keyindicates
community public services,
the mostand
economic activities by continuing (and enhancing where feasible) existing coastal protection
appropriate adaptation pathway for responding to high coastal erosion risks in this locality is one that
measures in this locality whilst prohibiting further intensification of urban development over the
seeksshort-
to provide support for existing beach uses, amenity values, key public services, and economic
to long-term.
activities by continuing (and enhancing where feasible) existing coastal protection measures in this
Aswhilst
locality a result, the preferred
prohibiting adaptation
further outcomes
intensification offor this locality
urban are:
development over the short- to long-term.
- the
As a result, Implement measures
preferred that support
adaptation and for
outcomes enhance dunes,are:
this locality beach health and natural coastal
processes as soon as possible
- Implement measures that support and enhance dunes, beach health and natural coastal
- Re-locate service infrastructure assets to areas outside the high-risk area by 2070
processes
- Whereas soon asrecreational
important possible and service infrastructure assets cannot be feasibly located,
seek service
- Re-locate to accommodate the risks
infrastructure by adapting
assets to areasthe design the
outside of these assets
high-risk to be
area bymore
2070resilient
during and after a major erosion event
- Where important
- Avoid recreational
increasing and and
the exposure service infrastructure
vulnerability assets
of people cannot be
and property feasiblyerosion
in high-risk located,
areas
seek to accommodate the risks by adapting the design of these assets to be more resilient
during and after a major erosion event
-
Avoid17
Figure increasing
shows thethe exposure
expected and vulnerability
progression of people
of these preferred and property
outcomes betweenin2020
high-risk erosion
and 2100.
areas
Table 16 provides a breakdown of actions in support of these outcomes, to be pursued within the
Figurefive-year
17 showslife the
of this plan. progression of these preferred outcomes between 2020 and 2100.
expected
Table 16 provides a breakdown of actions in support of these outcomes, to be pursued within the
five-year life of this plan.
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