Coastal Erosion
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Louisiana CPRA announces 2025 Parish Matching Program awards
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has announced five recipients of a combined $6 million in 2025 Parish Matching Program awards. The Program is a funding opportunity that partners directly with Parish governments to support critical restoration efforts, said CPRA. “Co
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Minister Dimopoulos: $15M to address coastal erosion along Victoria’s coast
Minister for Environment, Steve Dimopoulos, today announced more than $15 million to address coastal erosion, safety risks and access issues along Victoria’s coast. The works include dune protection, sand renourishment, repairs to stairs, walking trails, boardwalks and access ramps and restoration o
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Landry inks order for ‘Gulf of America’ change to all state laws
Last week in Terrebonne Parish, Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order that directs state agencies to change all references to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana laws and other documents to the “Gulf of America.” According to the Louisiana CPRA, Landry urged Congress to formally recognize the n
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City of Newcastle invests in future of coastal precinct
This week, the City of Newcastle will begin work to ensure the safety and longevity of one of its most popular coastal precincts. The effect of time and tides have taken a toll on the infrastructure that protects sections of the Bathers Way between Dixon Park and South Newcastle beaches, the City sa
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Moray Council: Three coastal erosion projects completed
Three major projects designed to protect coastal communities in Moray from the threat of erosion have been completed. A 50cm shingle bank has been built in Kingston, between Lein Car Park on the west side of the village, and the main shingle ridge at the lagoon on the east side. Meanwhile, large bou
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VIDEO: Stokes Bay, construction of the seawall
Coastal Partners today released a very interesting video named ‘Stokes Bay | Construction of the Seawall’. The £1.2m project was completed in September 2024, and the Alverbank East Car Park along with the promenade reopened after being closed for several years to the public. Gosport Borough Council
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Government funds coastal protection projects in Bass Coast
Urgent coastal protection works started in Silverleaves and Inverloch following an announcement by Minister for Environment, The Hon Steve Dimopoulos and Jordan Crugnale MP yesterday. Bass Coast Mayor, Cr Rochelle Halstead, said: “This funding is a vital step in protecting our coastline and ensuring
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Repair work on Aldeburgh seawall starts soon
Scheduled repairs on the seawall at Aldeburgh are due to start later this month, East Suffolk Council said. From Monday, 17 March, the Council’s repairs and maintenance contractor, the Water Management Alliance, will begin seawall repairs from Fort Green car park to the South Lookout. Cllr Mark Pack
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TMU researchers partner in climate and shoreline resilience project
The Government of Canada has announced a $3.1 million investment over the next four years as part of the Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program. This funding aims to enhance climate resilience in Great Lakes coastal communities by co-developing regional-scale policies, plans, and actio
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Adur and Worthing Councils: Spotlight on coastal protection plan
Adur and Worthing Councils said that they plan to start work with the Environment Agency on improving Worthing’s coastal defenses this autumn, with a multimillion pound scheme to repair and improve the groynes. According to Councils, this is about protecting homes and businesses along the seafront a
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Government plans to make Queensland’s coast more resilient
Queensland councils can strengthen their coastal hazard resilience with more than $6 million in grant funding now available from the Queensland Government’s pioneering QCoast2100 program, the officials said. According to the official statement, coastal local governments can apply for grant funding t
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USACE seeks comments on Blackhawk Park bank stabilization
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed Blackhawk Park bank stabilization and erosion protection project. The proposed project is upstream of Lock 9 on the Upper Mississippi River on the Wisconsin si
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Essex Wildlife Trust: New coastal project to benefit people and wildlife
Essex Wildlife Trust, RSPB and Harwich Haven Authority have joined together to deliver a two-year project to protect coastal communities from flooding, alongside creating habitat for key wildlife species. The project is part of a £25-million program funded by the Environment Agency. Together, the pa
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Montrose Coastal Erosion Project continues
Work on the Montrose Coastal Erosion Project has continued, with engineered sandbags now in place at the dunes’ low points, Angus Council said. These, “larger than your average” sandbags are robust and filled with quarried sand. They’ve been positioned within the low points in the dunes at the “pipe