CoastWA grants

CoastWA is a strategic response to the state-wide assessment of coastal erosion hotspots in Western Australia to ensure that resources are directed to the locations and actions where they will have the most benefit.  It is an expansion of current coastal planning and management grants and services provided by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and Department of Transport. Applications for 2022/23 are expected to open in early 2022.

Coastal Adaptation and Protection Grants 

Coastal Adaptation and Protection (CAP) grants are administered by the Department of Transport for projects that identify and manage coastal hazards. The program seeks to preserve and enhance coastal assets for the general public, build partnerships with local coastal managers, and help them understand and adapt to coastal hazards.

Coastwest Grants 

Coastwest provides opportunities for Western Australians to learn about, conserve and protect our coast. The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage administers the Coastwest program on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission.

• the implementation of local and regional coastal plans and strategies, especially those devised in accordance with State Planning Policy 2.6: State Coastal Planning Policy (SPP 2.6)
• coastal management actions that reduce exposure to coastal hazards and risks to preserve Western Australia’s beaches and foreshores
• sustainable recreational and tourist use of the coast by assisting in the maintenance of the recreational amenity and provision of public access to the coast
• the capacity of Western Australian communities to increase their involvement in coastal zone management activities, through joint coastal research activities, education and training
• the identification, protection and maintenance of environmental values, aesthetic qualities, biodiversity and water quality in the coastal zone

Projects that encourage and support actions to reduce exposure to coastal hazards to preserve WA’s beaches, particularly within coastal erosion hotspots or watchlist sites, are favourably considered.

Coastwest Achievements 2011-19

Coastal management plan assistance program 

Coastal Management Plan Assistance Program (CMPAP) grants are administered by the department on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission.  

The grants support the Commission’s State Planning Policy 2.6 – State Coastal Planning Policy (SPP2.6), which guides land use and development along WA’s coast, and assists coastal land managers to develop strategies and management plans for coastal areas that are under pressure from a range of challenges, or that are predicted to be in the future.

CMPAP will fund:

• a coastal hazard risk management and adaptation plan (CHRMAP), including hazard assessment
• CHRMAP component(s)
• Implementation of actions of an adopted CHRMAP
• review of CHRMAP
• a coastal strategy (or review of existing coastal strategy)
• a coastal management plan (or review of existing coastal management plan)

Projects that propose effective planning over coastal erosion hotspots or watchlist sites are favourably considered.

CMPAP evaluation report 2013-2018