So fkd how big some of those sea walls are and just ruin the towns completely and those that rely on the area, Theyve done the same thing to much of Taiwans coast, see eg: http://www.irjes.com/Papers/vol6-issue10/F61012431.pdf. My working assumption is that they have behaved unethically on this matter. Better still put them on a rocket for deep-space explorations [the missions that don't return] Among many objectives, it outlines how people living in threatened property might defend their homes. Craig - we are expecting you to be down there at High Tide 11pm tonight with your Torch and Box Brownie for some more pics, Nah wait 'til tomorrow mornings high. What a mess. Would be very interested in knowing what other options were considered and why they were discarded Yeah it's easy to get caught up in the house situation, but the road is at exactly the same height and built on sand too. Look at offshore reefs around all the pacific islands. Then there is the question of the parameters given to the designers of the second structure. The Feds and States are the only ones with sufficient means to do anything, but for them its a case of not my problem. Perfect future film location for backwash kook of the day. The theory is that the waves break further offshore, soaking up wave energy that would otherwise erode the leeshore dune system during storms. The above video might be of interest to help understand the design of the wall. All the reaserch I did seemed to show that the headland affect and beaches just north of those headlands, i.e. Anybody heard of rising ocean levels & retreat by wealthy landholders who where allowed to build in the dune systems which nature designed to replenish the beaches? There's only a loss to be made for the purchases. It might be cold comfort to the home owners, but there's always a certain risk to be taken, anywhere you might choose to live. Am I missing something with the job title there? Was it some random guy off the street? The legacy of that approach will be something future generations will have to live with.. Yep need to see front on pic Furthermore they have facilitated an increase of erosion to adjacent beaches. Futile. Kimura (2016) "When a seawall is visible: Infrastructure and obstruction in post-tsunami reconstruction in Japan" Guess where that temporary rock wall has ended up! That's crazy stuff. I was watching the houses on the cliffs at Bilgola the other day. https://files.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/collaroy-na https://nationalprecast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Collaroy-Beach https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-nsw-sydney-collaroy-surfer-pul https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/september-2021/Living-Seawalls-in-g https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/tarzans-stormy-st-clair-skinny-dip. Mr Horton said current conditions have exposed a temporary rock bund that was put in place to protect the construction site, but it will be removed when works are complete. (Those suburbs are just local ones I know a bit about. https://www.swellnet.com/comment/772908#comment-772908. Thanks Lilas, totally get where you're coming from and taken on board. Also any factual statements need reference links to scientific papers backing them up if they are to be taken seriously Granted the Reality series and Aero are ludicrously expensive at the $2,000 barrier, but they're promising to push a more immersive, satisfying VR experience that delivers on incredible fidelity. Interesting to see if the slowed (design of) sand migration has had any knock-on effect for the likes of Tallebudgera- Burleigh and beyond. Operates out of the same premises. Its like stepping forty years back in time. Collaroy resident Tony Cagorski lost more than 10 metres of his yard during the weekend's wild weather, undermining the foundations of his home. Brendan Donohoe says the beach has been "permanently disabled. Perhaps at best, the council acquires the land and owners get a sum to relocate to a 'normal' house west of Pittwater Road (god forbid). "community engagement", and my personal favourite "building resilience". It's eroded locally at present, lots of rocks revealed on low tide but it's also end of winter. Seeing and continuing a precedent that the government should pay and protect small groups of private landholders while the property owner reap the benefit and profit of rocket fuel property prices. The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages. It would be fantastic to see an interview with someone from Many Hydrolics as they did all the Scientific modeling and have been very open in sharing their data. There is no better option. Pipeline specialist injured while duckdiving in heavy waves. I put up links to both DAs the other day. But, I think its just basically supply and demand. Engineered to Australian Standards. Sounds like you are pretty deep in that world! I mean, did someone forget about the old idiom about 'shifting sands' or what? So says Brendan Donohoe of the conundrum facing Northern Beaches Council in relation to the Collaroy beachfront. Joint Venture adopts new name, Te Puna Aonui. as the article states coastal erosion has been known since the 20s in that area and has been studied meticulously ever since. Yes it is. The local community group has been protesting against a seawall for almost 30 years. This is where I live. This seawall will not only protect our homes but also Pittwater Rd, and the many communication and public services installed under it, from inevitable future storm events. How about dredging narrabeen lagoon?? Its all about the squeaky wheel. Has been for a while. However, while they prevent further shoreline erosion, they do not deal with the causes of erosion (French, 2001). Surely going to get all crazy reverb and backwash stripping their sand more rapidly as well. Old bathing boxes which were on long piers sitting out in the bay are now sitting in the middle of sand dunes. If Surfrider and others haven't done it already, my view is that Swellnet, as a legitimate media organisation with a substantial subscriber and stakeholder base, could very reasonably write to both the NSW Coastal Council and Sydney Coastal Councils Group seeking advice about the adaptation options and why buy-back was not considered suitable for the site. It also enshrines a process of community consultation before a council adopts any coastal programs. Rad demo john interesting as Craig said to see the changes in shock waves returning seaward. The beginnings of a huge $25 million concrete wall in Collaroy on Sydney's Northern Beaches. This is an example of the walls theyve been placing. a report a number of years ago by the Great Ocean Road Coastal Committee, GORCCshowed there were more than 47 areas that were of immediate concern where the ocean would cut the road. It's propped up by the NSW and local governments way beyond the importance or value of that stretch of private land. In one of the pics you see plant equipnent tearing up the beach in preparation for constructing a wall. There's no homes or businesses, or very few to speak of- doesn't come close to justifying the cost of the wall. At the same time it would put an end to the constant dredging and relocating of sand from Narrabeen What they fail to mention is the massive corruption that's involved in awarding these contracts and the fact that the construction companies themselves for the most part, are predominantly Yakuza. It never stood a chance. Might discuss that with @surfriderfoundation and Surfrider Foundation Sunshine Coast, and those people and localised groups finding themselves in positions of having to fight this idiocy. We do, but unfortunately we also have a pervasive mindset in surfing that everything should stay the same as it was back in the good old days. Just ugly, clog up the waterways etc. Stop wasting money and do something that will achieve the intended goals. Greed and stupidity rule in councils . Including the residents behind the great wall. Go figure! Those days are gone, but we can make the future even better IF we use our brains like you say! The UNSW Centre is called the Water Research Laboratory. I have written to the Office Of Local Government about my concerns over the hiding of the second DA. I hope this Collaroy wall hasn't set a precedent. It's an interesting point whether you just blame the owners for buying a house in such a risky area and hoping taxpayers will bail them out, versus the fact that the council must have approved people building houses there in the first place (although possibly a very long time ago), "Professor Short said the council bought properties along the beachfront and turned them into parklands in the 1970s and attempted to put a moratorium on redevelopment in the 1980s, but lost its case in court.". Same old issues, with a more educated market. Unlike politicians, scientists are usually very open with sharing their knowledge and data, to help inform the public. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/01/28/world/28israel6/28israel6-sup Sea-change hostage negotiations at Hellhole of the Pacific Done well they could create added atmosphere to the beach life we love to live here for. Great article.. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/coastal-properties-at-highest-clima @Craig (This statement also doesn't specify what type of HARD structure. Thats just a done deal. Those properties are the responsibility of the owners. Apparently this is just one part of the seawall. Hi Mark. Willi, how would easterlies impact the Great Ocean Road coast? Highly unlikely! They are the real villains, as regardless of what anyone says or does, these idiots can allow or disallow engineering developments so the buck stops there! An awkward situation, but only for one of the parties, as the Woz suspends the current Longboard World Champ. Hey guys I need to write an informative paper based on remedial measures used to protect infrastructure against erosion. Owners of storm-devastated Collaroy properties on Sydney's northern beaches face paying up to $140,000 each for a new sea wall that might have saved their homes had it been there at the weekend. This forms a foredune and a backdude. It would be interesting to know if coastal engineers are bound by law to follow best-advice from Consulting Scientists? Yep, prevents over-topping but how's the reflection and enhanced rebound wave back into the surf zone!? They needed see this, but still probably wouldnt t have believed it. Although ill be constantly monitoring the situation and around at cathedral the beach profile has certainly been getting steeper. My NSW water buddy says MHL are coyboys. Perhaps the omission was because in 2002, protestors, led by Brendan Donohoe and Surfrider Foundation founder Tom Kirsop, formed a line in the sand stretching from Collaroy to Narrabeen opposing the construction of any seawalls. 314k members in the sydney community. Lance Knight. In the end it's all pretty simple though, as most beach erosion of consequence is caused by large/powerful waves. If they were 100% against it but felt they had no choice but to design/sign it, then they simply have no morals/ethics/backbone. The thing is- in those pics, behind the walls, there's really not much to protect. Cyclonic activity isnt forecast to increase at all - I think the jury actually out on that at the moment, east coast of Australia in a 500 year dip too on cyclonic activity. This clearly did not happen at Collaroy. This paper by John Corkill is worth reading if you're interested - he's a legend. and the second last line of your article states- Water is manageable but comes with a huge expense and loss of nature. Most swells will have to wrap around the rock/reef headlands as well as cape Otway before this and nicely wrap the swell into the bays and our coast has been shaped like this for however thousands of years so it is used to it, and this is what us humans observe as the normal state of the beaches as they are quite predictable and dont change much around here. What sort of idiots approved this shit? They are frequently used in locations where further shore erosion will result in excessive damage, e.g. Ha! They have just completed digging out a new path for the river to follow with excavators and every day Id watch the next morning after high tide their progress would seem effortless and the river would tend to follow the old direction. https://www.dexpan.com/pages/how-to-use-dexpan-break-concrete-rocks-easily. Links relating to the City of Sydney, and NSW in general - please read our rules before The DA for the Collaroy seawall was approved while the Northern Beaches Council was under administration. Will be interesting after another summer if potential strong easterlies due to the La Nia. Or boarding a jumbo jet to go for a surf and buy the latest board all things responsible for the needing of the wall in the first place. A horizontal reef is also a "Hard Structure" yet it acts in a very different way to a Vertical Sea Wall such as the Collaroy one. You shouldve known by 1990. And it was created many years ago when coastal property was much lower in value and the bang for buck was much higher. This also creates problems when people try and keep claiming land as shorelines migrate seaward in times of accretion. It breaks my heart. This is not a defence of the structure or the owners, just recognition that the protection of the main north south artery on the northern beaches was a factor. The finished work is 100 metres long by 13 metres high. Really interesting [and sad] to see this story progress in real-time. Lindsay Fox is happy as a vegemite as he now has what he wanted all along, more real estate to land his helicopter on. that concrete is a lovely blank canvas for some choice words. My guess is that their engineers took a different view of how to best manage the situation. And in the approval documents was there a long-run cost benefit analysis evaluating the 2 treatment options of wall versus buy back and restoration. Another week, another pumping day in the south-west of France. As I understand it, governments have been reluctant to purchase vulnerable properties because there will be so many of them and the public purse could never afford it. The thing is, the existing site was fine except a motorway was about to be built straight through it. The devil is in the detail and the more we understand the science behind it the better. I am looking at it but there is probably someone better qualified out there. GCCC's approach protects both private property and public beach amenity without any visible structures on the beach. "When a hard structure is introduced to the equation we see an increase in reflective energy and turbulence, slowing the accretion of sand while also accelerating erosion in storm conditions." The only place for a residence next to Narrabeen Beach was up on the headland. Fight the good fight mate. Actually I do understand why the council doesn't research an alternative to a concrete wall, because it's easier to build a wall, something humans have been doing for thousands of years, we're good at it. The Northern Beaches took a massive hit by big surf and a king tide . The beach has remained under threat since that time, with additional erosion occurring during subsequent storms. I do however feel there needs to be more separation regarding fact and opinion in your article. Pre-existing or failing seawalls (if any) should be removed as part of Step 2. Avoiding these types of impacts has been part of state coastal management policy around the country for the past 30 years. This issue is not exclusive to the NB or sea level rise or storm surge. Yamashita (2020) "Living together with seawalls: Risks and reflexive modernization in Japan". bit of a worry but, when you buy a nice piece of land by the ocean in high risk erosion zone..why do tax payers have to buy the property back,,,surely the owner knew the risks ? 2016 Collaroy seawall Concept Design Specs Normally large swells from the SW have very little affect on the beaches around here because the great ocean rd is comprised of Rocky headland after headland. Who is going to want to inherit that when they exchange contracts? Northern beaches residents have been worried about how their beloved beach would fare when large swells and high tides hit the controversial Collaroy seawall. I think they saw an opportunity to get landowners to pay for something that they would very likely have to do at some point anyway. I watched a 4 corners or foreign correspondent thing last year on the Japan sea walls. 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