Healthy Coastline

Together, with our partners and our community, Council carefully manages our coastline to protect and preserve it now and into the future.

In our Sunshine Coast Biosphere, people and nature are closely connected. Our actions shape the future of our coastline just as it shapes our quality of life.

From Coolum Beach south to Bribie Island, everyone can help keep our beaches, dunes, headlands, estuaries and lagoons healthy.

A healthy coastline:

Has a healthy natural environment
Contributes to our quality of life
Is resilient to climate change impacts and coastal hazards
Is used in a sustainable way.

How healthy is our coastline?

Understand what makes a healthy coastline by exploring Council’s Coastal Health Report.

How Council manages our healthy coastline

Long-term vision

Our long-term strategies and plans focus on sustainable practices for the resilience of our coastline into the future.

Environment and Liveability Strategy - Sets strategic directions to 2041 for a healthy coastline resilient to climate change impacts and supporting sustainable use.
Healthy Coast Management Plan - Brings together our coastal strategies, plans and actions to guide how we manage our coastal areas.
Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy – Outlines an adaptation pathway to help manage impacts of coastal hazards such as coastal erosion, storm tide inundation, and expanding tidal areas due to sea level rise.
Shoreline Erosion Management Plan – Describes key coastal processes, identifies Council assets at risk from coastal hazards and outlines preferred actions to manage coastal erosion.
Coastal Hazard Adaptation Precinct Planning – Explores options to mitigate coastal hazards in priority areas.

On-ground actions

The long-term strategies above guide our daily on-ground actions that play a crucial role in maintaining the health of our coastline for everyone to enjoy.

Coastal management program - Council’s operational and capital works program to manage for impacts from coastal hazards, including sand nourishment, seawall, groyne, and ICOLL management works
Coastal environment reserve management - protection and enhancement of coastal habitat (dunal, foreshore, headlands, and beach) in coastal environment reserves, guided by the level of modification and demand of the coastal reserves
Taking care of our coastal wildlife - planning and projects for the conservation of coastal fauna, such as marine turtles and shorebirds
Recreation parks management - planning, capital program, and asset management of coastal open spaces parks and gardens
Educating our community - the Coastal Discovery Van is a mobile education centre providing education on the coastal processes that shape our beaches and Council works to protect our coastal lifestyle.