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Gold Coast City Council’s Shoreline Management Plan

Gold Coast Shoreline Management Plan (GCSMP), which commenced in 2005, is a 3-year program aimed at improving our understanding of our beach environments. The GCSMP focuses research and planning on how we manage our beaches and shoreline.

Supporting the sustainability of the natural environment will underpin our lifestyles and economy into the future. The goal of the GCSMP is to develop coastal management recommendations for Gold Coast City Council to deal with current erosion issues and forecasted effects as a result of both natural trends and climate change predictions without compromising our way of life.

The report will focus on 5 key themes:

1. Community values
2. Physical processes
3. Ecological processes
4. Beach management
5. Economic value of beaches

The report is due for completion in July 2008.

For more information, please contact:

Shannon Hunt
Acting Coastal Strategies Coordinator, Gold Coast City Council
E: SHUNT@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
W: +61 (0)7 5667 3770

Neil Lazarow
Project Manager, Gold Coast Shoreline Management Plan
E: N.Lazarow@griffith.edu.au
M: 0416 022 742
W: +61 (0)7 5552 8389