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Coasts

The South Australian Government has announced a new investment in both metropolitan and regional coasts with:

Additional sand, including sourcing around 500,000 cubic metres of external sand from outside of Adelaide for the metropolitan coastline.
Building a sand recycling pipeline from Semaphore to West Beach, as well as sand dune restoration and revegetation in partnership with local councils and community groups.
Support for regional coasts to help repair, restore and sustain them in partnership with local councils.

The State Government is also restoring lost seagrass, working with local councils to limit damaging stormwater run-off from entering Gulf St Vincent, research and development and building a new reef. Find out more here.

To find out about sand movement works underway go to Adelaide beach works.
Read FAQs about the Securing the Future of our Coastline project.
Stay informed about upcoming events to learn about what's happening on Adelaide's beaches
Watch webinar: History of Adelaide's beaches

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Latest news

Work begins to move sand from Semaphore to West Beach

16 May 2021

Work commences this week to move sand from where it builds up at Semaphore to eroded sections of West Beach as part of the Department for Environment and Water’s regular beach replenishment program.

Construction starts on Wild South Coast Way infrastructure

04 May 2021

Infrastructure upgrades have begun to roll out on the Wild South Coast Way on the Heysen Trail.

Doc’s miracle recovery

03 May 2021

The Department for Environment and Water is happy to announce that one of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary’s most recognisable resident dolphins ‘Doc’ has made an outstanding recovery after becoming unwell late last year.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Department for Environment and Water acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

The Department works in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and supports their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.