Wollongong: Fieldwork starts on Coastal Hazards Study

Wollongong City Council said that fieldwork for a Coastal Hazards Study is now underway.

Specialist consultants have been engaged to identify coastal issues or ‘hazards’ – including cliff and slope instability, estuary and foreshore erosion, creek entrance instability, tidal and coastal inundation, and beach erosion and shoreline recession – as they are presently, as well as 25, 50 and 100 years in the future.

Once identified, these hazards will be considered through the development of the Wollongong Coastal Management Program (CMP), said the Council.

In partnership with residents, the Aboriginal community, community groups and the NSW Government, this document will map a series of detailed actions to manage hazards and other coastal environmental issues.

Wollongong City Lord Mayor Councillor, Gordon Bradbery AM, said that the community would see consultants in the field, especially when they undertake geotechnical and geophysical investigations and fly drones along our coast and estuaries to capture vital information.

“We know the community care deeply about our beautiful coastline, as does Council,” said Cr Bradbery.

“While these works may be eye-catching, we are using the least invasive methods possible to gather data about the shoreline and what lies underneath. This information is essential in building a long-term plan to protect and manage our coast.”

The hazards study and CMP will look at the coastline and estuaries from Lilyvale in the north to Windang Beach in the south, said the Council.