The Queensland Government will provide $3.3 million in funding for 10 coastal councils for projects to help protect against rising sea levels.  

The funding, which forms the third round of support for the State Government’s $20 million QCoast2100 program, aims to focus on nature-based solutions to manage the risk of coastal erosion and inundations.  

The program began in 2016 and is delivered in partnership with the Local Government Association of Queensland to provide on-ground mitigation work in communities across the Queensland coast. To date, it has offered $16.2 million to support communities in 37 councils.  

Projects to receive funding from the newly announced grants include sand replacement works in South Mission Beach, Bargara and Lucinda, riverbank stabilisation works in Noosa, the Gold Coast and Redlands, and the relocation of at-risk community assets in Seventeen Seventy, with further works also announced.  

“We know that climate change is only going to increase the risk of coastal hazards in Queensland, with the sea level predicted to rise by up to 0.8 metres by the year 2100,” Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Minister Leanne Linard said.  

“This means coastal communities will be impacted more and more by storm tide inundation and coastal erosion. 

“The QCoast2100 program has been incredibly successful in helping coastal communities to plan for and adapt to the risk of climate change now and into the future through the funding of long-term mitigation strategies and vital on-ground works.” 

Click here for a full list of details on funded projects.