Vanishing coast
The tourist beach town where the ocean threatens a way of life
People have flocked to this coastal community for its pristine beaches for decades. Now the beach is being eaten away.
- Benjamin Preiss
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- Opinion
Climate change calls for managed retreat from beachfront properties
The desired beachfront property is in danger of extinction thanks to climate change, and we should retreat slightly inland to survive.
- The Herald's View
‘Managed retreat’: Should Australians withdraw from our beloved coastlines?
Climate change is increasing the rate and severity of coastal erosion, leading some experts to call for a “managed retreat” from beachfront development.
- Bianca Hall
These houses were sinking into the ocean. Now a council wants to fix it
After four years in administration, the Central Coast Council is prioritising the environment, infrastructure and housing.
- Nick Newling
‘Devastation on the foreshore’: Where coastal erosion has almost reached homes
They bought their slice of coastal paradise and forged lifelong memories in regional Victoria. Now, the water is threatening to engulf their dream homes.
- Benjamin Preiss
Lancelin’s warning: Start relocating townsite by 2050 or risk flooding, report urges
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.
- Emma Young
How La Nina shrinks Sydney’s beaches...and they recover
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.
- Ben Cubby
Coastal communities cry out for state government action as sea levels rise
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to planning for the impact of climate change on the coast is based on a 15-year-old document which has been long superseded.
- Royce Millar and Benjamin Preiss
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- Planning
Sand survey may scupper Lindsay Fox’s bid for more beach at Portsea
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.
- Cameron Houston
‘Inundation by salt water’: Maps show threat to Inverloch beachside properties
Erosion is threatening multimillion-dollar beachfront real estate at Inverloch on the Bass Coast, with new modelling revealing one coastal road is particularly vulnerable.
- Benjamin Preiss
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