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Coastal Hazards Adaptation Strategy - how do you value our coastline?


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Whitsunday Regional Council and consulting firm, Climate Planning, recently asked residents and visitors what value our community places on its coastline. Some of the questions asked included:

  • How important is the beach and foreshore areas to you and your lifestyle?
  • What type of activities do you use the coastline for?
  • What do you see as the most important issues facing our coast?

This information is being collated by Climate Planning and will be used to inform a range of climate adaptation strategies and projects underway. Thank you to those who participated in this survey.


Council taking the lead on climate change

Whitsunday Regional Council is taking a proactive approach to climate change, by identifying climate change adaptation as a key focus for the region.

With over 500km of coastline, the Whitsunday region and its residents are vulnerable to the long-term impacts of climate change.

To respond to these challenges, Council adopted a Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Strategy in July 2016, to guide and deliver a range of important climate change projects.

Council is working closely with leading global specialists in climate change adaptation, Climate Planning, to determine how the Whitsunday region can best adapt to a changing climate.



Survey now closed

Whitsunday Regional Council and consulting firm, Climate Planning, recently asked residents and visitors what value our community places on its coastline. Some of the questions asked included:

  • How important is the beach and foreshore areas to you and your lifestyle?
  • What type of activities do you use the coastline for?
  • What do you see as the most important issues facing our coast?

This information is being collated by Climate Planning and will be used to inform a range of climate adaptation strategies and projects underway. Thank you to those who participated in this survey.


Council taking the lead on climate change

Whitsunday Regional Council is taking a proactive approach to climate change, by identifying climate change adaptation as a key focus for the region.

With over 500km of coastline, the Whitsunday region and its residents are vulnerable to the long-term impacts of climate change.

To respond to these challenges, Council adopted a Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Strategy in July 2016, to guide and deliver a range of important climate change projects.

Council is working closely with leading global specialists in climate change adaptation, Climate Planning, to determine how the Whitsunday region can best adapt to a changing climate.


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  • Councils Sign MOU for Climate Change Innovation

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    17 February 2017

    Two councils from opposite ends of the country signing a Memorandum of Understanding which will allow them to work together on climate change research.

    This is a proactive initiative which is why Mayor of Whitsunday Regional Council Andrew Willcox and Steve Wass, Mayor of Kingborough Council in Tasmania, both put pen to paper in Airlie Beach today in a groundbreaking agreement.

    Mayor Willcox said the new partnership is one of learning and collaboration and will guide us to improve upon our existing practices and prepare our communities for the developing impacts...


    17 February 2017

    Two councils from opposite ends of the country signing a Memorandum of Understanding which will allow them to work together on climate change research.

    This is a proactive initiative which is why Mayor of Whitsunday Regional Council Andrew Willcox and Steve Wass, Mayor of Kingborough Council in Tasmania, both put pen to paper in Airlie Beach today in a groundbreaking agreement.

    Mayor Willcox said the new partnership is one of learning and collaboration and will guide us to improve upon our existing practices and prepare our communities for the developing impacts of climate change.

    "It is vital that council is committed to assisting the community in reducing its carbon footprint and saving money.

    "This plays a small part in the global fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hopefully slow the impacts of climate change.

    "It also makes economic sense with escalating power and fuels costs," Mayor Willcox said.

    "Last year, Whitsunday Regional Council adopted its first ever Climate Change Policy and Climate Change Strategy.

    "Kingborough Council is a recognised leader in climate change planning so it made sense for us to partner with them to learn from their experiences.

    Kingborough Council Mayor Steve Wass said his visit to the beautiful Whitsunday region seeks to reinforce that local government is pivotal to providing a meaningful response to climate change.

    "Climate change is not just an environmental issue for local government - it is a whole of business, whole of community issue that should be addressed in a structured and strategic manner.

    "I am delighted that our councils have chosen such an approach.

    "Through the signing of a memorandum of understanding Kingborough and Whitsunday Regional councils make a commitment to facilitating and showcasing real-world, community-focused and truly innovative approaches to the challenges and opportunities that climate change creates," he said.

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