living next to the ocean is a dream for
many, that is one of the reasons so many
move to the state of Queensland. which
boasts Australia’s second longest
coastline. for climate change and the
potential rising sea levels are pushing
local Coastal communities, to come up
with ways to protect their beachfront
houses . our next report gets you all the
details.
with its sprawling view of the ocean, a
net painter’s property is idyllic.
but when king tide occurs for example,
that perfect picture becomes very
different.
gradually rising sea levels have been
eating away at the shoreline of
painter’s coastal town.
located one hour South of Highway Bay in
Queensland . fortunately we’re built off
in the house so it’s actually gone under
under the house ,and a few Generations
time people might be able to live like
,
we’re living and I just would think
that’s such a shame.
according to the Fraser Coast Regional
Council, more than 500 Coastal homes
could be victims of inundations or
erosion by 2100.
an experts warned, that the entire
Queensland coastline is under the same
threat and that action is needed
urgently.
if we can either protect the coast ,we
can try to accommodate episodic or
occasional impacts through say for
instance raising floor levels of houses,
or we can Retreat from the coast . we have
kilometers and kilometers of beautiful
beachfront, we’re going to potentially
have to use it differently . we’re going
to have to you know doing different
things in those areas but there won’t be
a retreat from the coastline.
from seawalls sand dunes and Rising
properties the Fraser Coast Regional
Council is looking at all types of
solutions to counter the threat of
rising sea levels.
so we’re still working through our
implementation planning at the moment
there will be small towns that will be
affected , that we might not be able to
defend nor would we want to necessarily
defend,
because we would lose all the amenity
and beauty of those places anyway.
without action this piece of coastal
Paradise is at risk of Disappearing
forever.
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