EASTERN BEACHES FORESHORE RESERVES MANAGEMENT PLAN - COMMUNITY CONSULTATION OVERVIEW AND PROPOSED CHANGES · Attachment 3 EBFRMP Engagement Analysis Articulous

7.5.   Action area 1: Climate change
Respondents were asked to provide a written response on whether there was anything missing or overlooked in the proposed actions for climate
change.

Of the 204 people who took part in the survey, 80 provided a response to this question (39.2%).

   •   49 of these responses (61.3%) related to the climate change action area, and 31 related to other action areas
   •   There were an additional 4 responses shared across other action areas that related to climate change

Relevant responses were analysed to identify the below key themes:

 Theme                    Key comments include:
 Monitoring               “Perhaps a specific study on the degradation and regeneration of the foredunes area after large weather events. Also the
                          impact of out of control dogs in off leash sections of the fore dunes.”

                          “Active 3 monthly minimum GPS based aerial observations of coastal erosion impact of climate change and tailored
                          appropriate response action”
 Funding                  “Most important is having financial reserves for emergency situations eg. By the time action was budgeted for, the
                          styrofoam was distributed everywhere and broken up into tiny balls.”

                          “Funding? Hope that the Budget is able to handle all the suggestions for extra Environment support & management.”



 Dunes and                “Very much interested in bush regeneration, vegetation rehab and dune rebuilding.”
 vegetation
                          “Would like to know more about what these management statements mean in terms of actual actions and impacts on
                          residents as the climate change umbrella seems to be a bit of a catch all without acknowledging the health of the dunes in
                          the context of the urban environment. The dunes and vegetation in Peregian are in good health (minus the weeds) looking
                          at aerial photos.”