Rottnest Island will receive $1.77 million for urgent work to address severe erosion at Thomson Bay

Rottnest Island will receive $1.77 million for urgent work to address severe erosion at Thomson Bay South.
Friday 25 June 2021

Grants support local managers to better understand and protect WA coastline.

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 http://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/coastalgrants.

Read the media statement

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