Our Coast - Our Future. Phase 2. Sorrento IGA

Through the Shire’s Our Coast Our Future, we’re developing a long-term plan to manage coastal hazard impacts across our region.

The coastal hazards we’re assessing include erosion (sand loss), inundation (flooding) and changes to groundwater.

What are coastal hazards?

• Storm-tide inundation: temporary flooding of low-lying coastal land from elevated sea levels, often due to storm events;
• Coastal erosion: winds, waves, and coastal currents shift sediment (sand) away from the shoreline
• Permanent inundation: long-term inundation due to sea level rise (such as regular flooding from tides)
• Groundwater changes: groundwater (water table) rising nearer to the ground surface due climate change (including sea level rise). Shallow groundwater (<2m below the ground surface), is considered a hazard.

We want to share with our community some of the findings that are emerging from the assessment.
Combined with previous feedback we’ve already gathered from the community, your responses will help inform discussions on how we adapt to and manage coastal hazards across the Peninsula.

 

When

Location

Outside Ritchies IGA Sorrento

108 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, 3943, View Map