Rottnest Island will receive $1.77 million for urgent work to address severe erosion at Thomson Bay South, as part of the McGowan Government’s $4 million coastal grants program.
Another 53 coastal management projects throughout the State will also receive funding to help protect and enhance our iconic coastline.
With Thomson Bay listed as the top priority in the 2019 Assessment of Coastal Erosion Hotspots in WA report – and its holiday chalets at danger of significant structural damage – $1.77 million will go towards the design and construction of a seawall to help mitigate the risk.
Other hotspots to receive funding this year include the City of Stirling’s Mettams Pool ($190,000 for sand replenishment) and the City of Albany’s Emu Point ($230,000 to complete the design and approval of new groynes).
Some of the State’s most loved beaches will also benefit with the Shire of Broome awarded $93,988 to help manage Cable and Town beaches, and several metropolitan beaches including Swanbourne and Leighton Beach in Fremantle receiving funding for projects such as weed control, biodiversity restoration and dune rehabilitation.
Additionally, six local governments – Cottesloe, East Fremantle, Exmouth, Manjimup, Albany and Ravensthorpe – will receive funding to complete their coastal hazard risk management and adaptation plans.
These plans are the first step in identifying coastal hazards such as erosion and long-term management actions.
This year’s funding builds on last year’s $5 million allocated to four high priority coastal erosion hotspots as part of the McGowan Government’s $5.5 billion WA Recovery Plan.
Work on these projects at Port Beach, Point Peron and Drummond Cove is progressing while work at Quinns Beach was completed in March.
For more information on the State Government’s coastal grants program, visit https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/coastalgrants
As stated by Transport and Planning Minister Rita Saffioti:
“One of the best parts about living in WA is our amazing coastline and easy access to some of the best beaches in the world.
“However these are very fragile environments and that’s why we’ve allocated $4 million to 54 projects across the State to ensure we can sustainably manage potential threats and pressures on our diverse, vast coastline.
“The grants support the work of coastal land managers, including local governments and community groups.
“Supporting and fostering these partnerships is key to ensuring the best outcome for the WA coastline and I congratulate all successful recipients in this year’s program.”
Grant recipients
| Recipient | Project | Description | Grant |
| City of Albany | Emu Point Groyne | Completion of Emu Point groyne field optimisation modelling and finalisation of preliminary and detail design | $230,000 |
| City of Bunbury | Maintenance of Leschenault Inlet inner training walls | Coastal structure design for refurbishment of Leschenault Inlet training walls | $20,000 |
| City of Busselton | Coastal monitoring (year 9) | Coastal data collection including aerial photos, site photos, beach surveys | $45,000 |
| City of Busselton | Mitigation of coastal flooding | Risk assessment of coastal flooding through inspection of stormwater outlets and coastal dunes | $25,000 |
| City of Busselton | Sand nourishment | Sand nourishment of public foreshore along Geographe Bay such as Dunsborough and Broadwater | $50,000 |
| City of Cockburn | C Y O’Connor Beach engineered fringing reef | Installation of nearshore engineered reef modules as coastal management trial | $214,349 |
| City of Fremantle | South Beach and Bathers Beach coastal monitoring program | Coastal data gathering and data analysis of previously available data | $44,750 |
| City of Fremantle (Town of Mosman Park) | Port, Leighton and Mosman beaches coastal monitoring program – 2021-2022 data collection | Collection of site and remote time-lapse photos, beach surveys and storm monitoring | $18,750 |
| City of Greater Geraldton | Monitoring coastal hotspots | Periodic beach surveys at all of the City’s coastal erosion hotspots | $19,000 |
| City of Joondalup | Coastal monitoring program 2021-22 | Collection of site photos, shoreline movement and beach surveys data | $24,908 |
| City of Joondalup | Sand bypassing program 2021-22 | Sand bypassing from Sorrento Beach to Hillarys Beach | $89,800 |
| City of Stirling | City of Stirling coastal monitoring | Coastal data collection program from Brighton Beach to Watermans Bay | $30,000 |
| City of Stirling | Mettams sand nourishment | Sand nourishment at Mettams Pool | $190,000 |
| City of Wanneroo | Aerial coastal survey of beaches and coastal structures | Aerial LiDAR survey of the City’s coastline and coastal structures | $22,905 |
| City of Wanneroo | Installation of remote monitoring cameras for ongoing coastal monitoring | Installation of five remote photo monitoring points at Quinns Beach and Yanchep | $12,500 |
| Peron Naturaliste Partnership | Beach profile surveys and sediment sampling | Collection of beach surveys and sediment analysis at various locations within nine local government areas | $15,300 |
| Rottnest Island Authority | Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan (CHRMAP) for Rottnest Island | Coastal hazard assessment for Rottnest Island to support development of complete CHRMAP for Rottnest Island | $25,000 |
| Rottnest Island Authority | South Thomson Revetment | Detail design and construction project | $1,770,000 |
| Shire of Augusta Margaret River | Gnarabup Beach sand nourishment | Sand nourishment at Gnarabup Beach | $15,000 |
| Shire of Augusta Margaret River | Geophysical assessment – Augusta South | Geophysical assessment at Augusta South, covering approximately 2.5km of coastline | $25,000 |
| Shire of Broome | Cable Beach protection detailed design | Detailed design of buried coastal structure at Cable Beach | $68,988 |
| Shire of Broome and Nyamba Buru Yawuru | Shoreline monitoring of Broome townsite | Beach surveys using UAV and collection of site photos | $13,515 |
| Shire of Denmark | Ocean Beach retaining wall maintenance and refurbishment | Structure condition inspection, detail design and construction to maintain and refurbish retaining wall at Ocean Beach | $55,775 |
| Shire of Gingin | Interim adaptation solution for managing erosion at Lancelin | Sand nourishment at Grace Darling Park in Lancelin | $31,000 |
| Shire of Exmouth | Exmouth Townsite Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan | Development of Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan (CHRMAP) | $90,000 |
| Shire of Gingin | Shire of Gingin Coastal Management Strategy | Development of coastal management strategy | $100,000 |
| Shire of Dandaragan | Jurien Bay Central Foreshore Adaptation Investigation | Investigation of retreat and protection options for the Jurien Bay Central Foreshore. | $50,000 |
| Town of Cottesloe | Town of Cottesloe Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan | Development of CHRMAP | $100,000 |
| Town of East Fremantle | Town of East Fremantle Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan | Development of CHRMAP | $47,750 |
| Shire of Manjimup | Windy Harbour Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan | Development of CHRMAP | $50,000 |
| City of Albany; Southern Ports | Princess Royal Harbour Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan | Development of CHRMAP | $100,000 |
| Shire of Ravensthorpe | Hopetoun Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan | Development of CHRMAP | $100,000 |
| Bardi Jawi and Nyul Nyul Aboriginal Rangers; Environs Kimberley | Documenting and managing Nyul Nyul and Bardi Jawi sea country | Document and map sea country and coastal habitats to allow future coastal planning and track historical changes | $42,943 |
| Shire of Broome | Broome Town Beach Foreshore Management Plan | Development of foreshore management plan for Broome Town Beach | $25,000 |
| City of Karratha | Cleaverville Foreshore Management Plan Implementation | Implement the recommendations of the Cleaverville Foreshore Management Plan to close and rehabilitate tracks | $37,500 |
| Shire of Dandaragan; Jurien Bay Regional Herbarium Group | Turquoise Way Path Shingle Avenue Realignment | Realign the Turquoise Way Path in accordance with the Shire of Dandaragan CHRMAP | $55,000 |
| City of Greater Geraldton; Point Moore Coastcare; NACC | Point Moore Dune Stabilisation and Access Control | Increase dune stability and sand capture through a combination of access management, brushing, planting, and sand trapping fencing | $38,000 |
| Shire of Dandaragan; Jurien Bay Regional Herbarium Group; NACC | Collaborating Coastcare in the Northern Agricultural Region | Supporting Coastcare groups to deliver a series of coastal conservation events | $5,000 |
| Town of Cambridge; Cambridge Coastcare | Cambridge Coastcare helicopter carpark dune restoration | Restore vegetation to cover for dune fronting Floreat Beach Park | $8,868 |
| City of Joondalup; Friends of Sorrento Beach & Marmion Foreshore; Perth NRM | Marmion/Sorrento Coastal Foreshore Reserve Rehabilitation 2021-2022 | Rehabilitation of the Marmion and Sorrento Coastal Foreshore Reserves | $15,200 |
| Town of Mosman Park; Friends of Mosman Park Bushland Volunteer Group; Beehive Montessori School | Mosman Beach Rehabilitation Project | Revegetation at Mosman Beach with infill planting | $17,326 |
| City of Cockburn; Cockburn Coastcare; Perth NRM | Stabilisation of CY O’Connor erosion hotspot, Rollinson Road dunes, Cockburn | Stabilise an identified erosion hotspot using geotextile sand bags, sand renourishment, jute matting installation, vegetation restoration planting and protective fencing | $59,630 |
| City of Joondalup; Friends of North Ocean Reef-Iluka Foreshore | Restoring Bush Forever Site 325 at Iluka – North Ocean Reef Foreshore | Restoration and protection of the biodiversity of the northern end of Bush Forever site 325 | $16,480 |
| Town of Cambridge; Cambridge Coastcare; Omnidrone Pty Ltd | Improving coastal dune monitoring & management – Phase 2 | Build on coastal dune monitoring data captured in 2018-19 to identify coastline trends | $10,240 |
| City of Stirling; Stirling Natural Environment Coastcare Inc; Perth NRM | Increasing species diversity and habitat across the City of Stirling coastline | Increase biodiversity at selected sites between South Trigg and Beach Road using infill planting | $49,510 |
| Town of Cottesloe; Cottesloe Coastcare | Grant Street Dune Restoration Project (N5-N6) | Ecological restoration of Cottesloe’s coastline | $6,738 |
| City of Fremantle; Friends of Freo Beaches | Leighton Beach F8-F12 frontal dune stabilisation project | Dune stabilisation through sand trap fencing, and weeding and planting | $6,378.39 |
| City of Joondalup; Friends of Hillarys and Kallaroo Foreshore; Joondalup Community Coast Care Forum | Restoration activities; engage, involve, educate and inspire community coastcare | Community-led rehabilitation actions including fencing, weed monitoring, mapping, and planting of native plants to stabilise dunes | $11,245 |
| Town of Cottesloe; Cottesloe Coastcare | Cottesloe’s Coastal Monitoring Project and Community Engagement | Continuation of 10-year photographic monitoring project (currently in 7th year) | $11,800 |
| City of Rockingham; City of Kwinana; Perth NRM; Kwinana Beach Coastcare; Kennedy Bay Coastcare; Golden Bay Coastcare; Singleton Coastcare | Activating the Kwinana-Rockingham Coastcare Community | Supporting Coastcare groups to deliver a series of coastal conservation events | $21,608 |
| City of Nedlands; Swanbourne Coastal Alliance; The Friends of Allen Park; Scotch College Cadets | Swanbourne Coastal Dunes Greenway Corridor Enhancement | Increase the ecological integrity of the entire coastal corridor by enhancing linkages to adjacent coastal areas within Allen Park as well as coastal areas in Cottesloe and Cambridge | $16,524.20 |
| City of Wanneroo; Two Rocks Yanchep Residents Association | Two Rocks Sea Wrack Management | Trials to push accumulated sea wrack back into the ocean to improve beach conditions and reduce odour issues | $8,200 |
| City of Kwinana; Perth NRM | Coastal Capacity Building Program in the Perth Region | Engage Coastcare volunteers in training, knowledge sharing, skills development and education focused on coastal conservation and restoration | $30,000 |
| Peron Naturaliste Partnership; University of Western Australia | Real-time monitoring of coastal community values | Utilise existing CoastSnap community beach monitoring sites, as a tool to support the collection of real-time community coastal social values | $6,538.86 |
