SEA LEVEL RISE NEWS
NEW SEA LEVEL RISE PREDICTIONS FOR VICTORIA
Jan 23 2021
“New” scientific data shows that sea level rise in 2100 will be greater than that currently planned for by the Victorian government. As a result a significant number of new assets now will be at risk of inundation and erosion by 2100. The government will now likely raise the 2100 sea level rise planning benchmark from 80cm to 1.1m with significant implications for both developers and property owners in coastal areas.
SEVERE EROSION AT BYRON BAY MAIN BEACH
OCT 20 2020
The Byron Bay main beach has been severely eroded due to a a number of significant cyclones occurring during this years cyclone season. Local residents are concerned that the erosion could start to threaten the road and houses if the beach if it continues unabated.
DRONES ARE BEING USED TO MONITOR COASTAL CHANGE IN VICTORIA
OCT 8 2020
The Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program run by Deakin University and the Department of Land Water and Planning is using drone photogrammetry to develop 3D models of the coastline that can be used to precisely measure shoreline change.
FLOODING IN SYDNEY TO INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY
AUG 5 2020
A new study has shown that 80% of coastal flooding in Sydney since 1970 would not have occurred without sea level rise. This will only get worse with the rate of sea level rise projected to increase exponentially in the future.
NSW CENTRAL COAST BATTERED BY EROSION
JULY 17 2020
A significant number of beach front homes along the NSW coast are in danger of falling into the ocean following a extreme low pressure system of the NSW coast. Wamberal Beach was the worst hit with a number of houses having to be evacuated.
EXTREME EROSION IN FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
MAY 26 2020
The City of Fremantle in Perth, Western Australia has accelerated their plans to retreat buildings from the shoreline at Port Beach following erosion caused by ex-tropical cyclone Mangga. The mayor of Fremantle has said that the cost of protecting the beach is “prohibitively expensive”.
SIGNIFICANT EROSION ACROSS VICTORIA
MAY 05 2020
Large sections of the Victorian Coastline have experienced significant coastal erosion over the last couple of weeks. The ongoing erosion issues at Inverloch are starting to threaten roadways as emergency seawalls are being swept away.
40% OF AUSTRALIA’S BEACHES AT RISK FROM SEA LEVEL RISE
MAR 03 2020
A new study has analysed satellite imagery from 1984-2015 which has shown that a large section of the Australian coastline is receding and the rate is likely to increase with sea level rise.
INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE RISING IN THE GOLD COAST
FEB 28 2020
Domain has identified that home insurers are now pulling out of the gold coast market due to the increase in flood risk associated with storm surge and rising sea levels. The remaining insurers are starting to charge extremely high premiums of up to $9000 a year.
25M OF BEACH LOST FROM SYDNEY’S NORTHERN BEACHES
FEB 10 2020
Storms have hit the beaches in Narrabeen and Collaroy resulting in up to 25m of erosion due to wave attack. The same beaches were greatly impacted by erosion in 2016 which resulted in a private pool being washed into the ocean.
NEW COASTAL SUBURB IN PERTH FORCED 170M INLAND
AUG 14 2019
Developers of a large portion of land one hour North of Perth have lost a bid at the State Administrative Tribunal to develop land within 170m of the shoreline. The WA state coastal policy states that future sea level rise must be factored into any new planning decisions and modelling had showed that the shoreline would retreat 170m inland by 2100.