2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                18 JANUARY 2021


    Provide mapping and visual products and deliverables that are useful for a range of purposes
      across Council departments and functions and within the community (e.g. planning scheme,
      asset management, community awareness, disaster management and financial planning);
      and
    Provide direction for a coordinated approach for Council and the community to adapt to
      coastal hazards.
The development of the CHAP has been undertaken under the QCoast2100 initiative, established
by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES) in 2016 and coordinated by
the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ). As part of this program Council was
awarded funding ($490,000) to complete the comprehensive assessment of coastal hazards and
preparing a plan to respond to these. There are 48 local governments across Queensland involved
in the QCoast2100 initiative.
A detailed, the eight phase program has guided the development of each step of the CHAP and
has been signed off by the State Government at each phase.
The CHAP is based on a detailed assessment of coastal hazards for present day and years 2040,
2070 and 2100 including hazard modelling, risk assessments, options analysis and socio-
economic analysis of preferred options. It provides a set of recommended actions for
implementation over the next 5 years and presents a potential pathway for responding to these
changing risks over the long term.
Many public and private assets and locations of interest to the local community, visitors and Council
are exposed to the effects of coastal erosion and inundation. This includes roads, pathways,
stormwater networks, parks, recreational facilities and buildings. Erosion of local beaches and tidal
inundation impacting foreshore areas and roads in Noosa Shire regularly causes inconvenience
and sometimes damage. The effects of climate change, particularly sea level rise and more
extreme weather are likely to worsen risks associated with these erosion and inundation events.
For some areas, these impacts will require management actions, further investigation and ongoing
monitoring due to the likely damage or disruption to both public and private assets and impacts to
public safety, business, tourism and lifestyle values.
The draft CHAP is provided as Attachment 1.
Approach
The CHAP has been developed through an eight-phase process as outlined in the QCoast2100
Minimum Standards and Guidelines (LGAQ and DEHP 2016). The process has included the
following key steps:
1.    Project planning including development of a community consultation plan
2.    Scope coastal hazard issues for the area of interest
3.    Identify areas exposed to current and future coastal hazards
4.    Identify key assets potentially impacted
5.    Conduct risk assessments of key assets in coastal hazard areas
6.    Identify potential adaptation options
7.    Socio economic assessment of adaptation options
8.    Plan development - determine actions, costs, priorities and timeframes (includes community
      consultation on draft CHAP prior to finalisation)
The outputs of each phase have been subject to review and approval by LGAQ and DES including:
   Phase 2 Scoping Report (BMT 2017)
   Phase 3 Coastal Hazards Mapping Refinement Report (BMT 2018)
   Phase 4 Vulnerability of Key Assets to Future Coastal Hazards (BMT 2020)
   Phase 5 Risk Assessment Report (BMT 2020)
   Phase 6: Adaptation Options Assessment Report (BMT 2020)

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