2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Draft Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management Plan

              health, impair natural coastal processes, and lead to adverse impacts on
              neighbouring areas
          o Begin re-locating recreational assets outside the projected high risk coastal erosion
              prone area by 2040, such as seating and footpaths
          o Re-locate service infrastructure asses to areas outside the high-risk area by 2070
          o Where important recreational and service infrastructure assets cannot be feasibly
              re-located, seek to accommodate the risks by adapting the design of these assets to
              be more resilient during and after a major erosion event.
          o Ensure development in erosion prone areas mitigates the risk to people and
              property to an acceptable or tolerable level, consistent with the State Planning
              Policy: natural hazards risk and resilience
      5-year Actions identified in the CHAP:
          o Investigate alternative designs for beach accesses so as to accommodate coastal
              processes of erosion and accretion
          o Expand native vegetation coverage to support frontal dune stabilization
          o Re-design beach accesses to deter foot traffic across nearby dunes
          o Investigate options for managing foot traffic within frontal dune areas, including
              fencing design
          o Install signage for increasing beach user understanding of importance of healthy
              dune systems
          o Investigate options of managed alignment of coastal creeks and other natural
              drainage locations where creeks consistently erode incipient dunes
          o Investigate impact of illegal encroachment by private asset owners into publicly-
              owned dune areas on dune health and natural coastal processes”

The two methods identified in the CHAP for mitigating present day risks in Peregian Beach,
Marcus Beach, Castaways Beach, Sunrise Beach and Sunshine Beach include:
    “Maintaining and enhancing vegetated dune areas, which act as a natural buffer to erosion
      by dispersing wave energy during storm events;
    Planning controls on coastal development that prevent encroachment into the vegetated
      dune areas, thereby preserving natural coastal processes of erosion and accretion.”




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