Media Release 16/04/2019 : Cooloola Coast – The Resilient Coast
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What areas of our coastline are of particular importance to our region and how have they been impacted by flooding, sea level rises, and extreme weather events in the past?
These are just some of the questions being asked of the community and regular holiday-makers to the area as part of Gympie Regional Council’s Cooloola Coast – The Resilient Coast project.
The project, which is funded by the Queensland Government’s QCoast2100 program, aims to help Council better understand the types of coastal hazards the region has experienced in the past so it can better prepare for coastal hazards in the future.
Councillor Mark McDonald said that the region had experienced more coastal hazard events in recent times and that being better prepared for these types of events is important to maintaining our region’s lifestyle.
“We use our coastal areas for fishing and boating, surfing, getting together with friends and family, camping, swimming and so much more, so it’s important we know what our community most values about these areas so we can work to protect them,” he said.
“We want to tap into our community’s local knowledge of how they believe our coastline has changed, and how different coastal hazards have impacted the coastal areas that we love.”
Council is inviting the community and regular holiday-makers to the region to complete an online survey, and visit a pop-up event to share their experiences of our coastline.
On Thursday, 18 April 2019, Council will host pop-up events in the region’s tourist hotspots: Tin Can Bay at Wes Mitchell Park (over the road from the library) from 9:00am to 11:00am; and Rainbow Beach at Lawrie Hanson Park (near the Cherry Venture Anchor) from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
On Saturday, 25 May 2019, Council will host additional pop-up sessions in Cooloola Cove, Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach so it can capture the feedback and insight of local residents with times and locations to be advised.
To find out more about the Cooloola Coast – The Resilient Coast project, visit https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/sustainability. To complete an online survey visit https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/haveyoursay.