One of the best known and loved coastal towns north of Perth will be simply beyond saving as sea levels rise,its shire reports after an exhaustive investigation.
Scientists have found beaches along Australia’s south-east coast slim down by up to 20 per cent during La Nina climate cycles,and beef up again during El Nino events.
The government’s approach to planning for the impact of climate change on the coast is based on a 15-year-old document which has been long superseded.
Report that found dredging of Port Phillip Bay contributed to build-up of sand in front of Fox’s Portsea mansion could thwart billionaire’s plan to extend its boundaries.
Erosion is threatening multimillion-dollar beachfront real estate at Inverloch on the Bass Coast,with new modelling revealing one coastal road is particularly vulnerable.
The serious erosion problem along the Great Ocean Road is forcing authorities and locals to ask:do we protect the iconic road at all costs,or do we save the beach? At least one expert says it is inevitable parts of the road will have to be moved.
Australian beaches could struggle to recover if a third La Nina weather event occurs this year,threatening coastal communities,experts warn.
Some beaches are almost 30 metres narrower after this week’s storms.
Port Beach is a popular spot for ocean lovers in Perth’s southern suburbs but is also one of the two most at-risk beaches for erosion.
The community at Wye River faces a choice about how to protect the beach and surf life-saving club.
Huge cracks run wide and deep,threatening to send massive sheets of rock and sediment cascading onto the beaches below.