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Coast Protection Grants

The Coast Protection Board’s annual Coast Protection Grants provide funding to coastal councils to better manage and protect South Australia’s valuable coastal assets and address climate change risks.

The Coast Protection Grant program is administered by the Coast Protection Board with the support of the Department for Environment and Water.

$1 million is available for 2022-23 Coast Protection Grants.

Applications Open: 1 November 2022

Applications Close: 28 February 2023

Coastal Councils will be invited to apply. Invitations will be emailed to coastal councils with the Grant Guidelines, FAQs and Application Forms.

2021-22 Coast Protection Grant recipients

Grantee

Project Title

Grant

Adelaide Plains Council

Fencing Thompson Beach

$75,000

Barunga West Council

Port Broughton Protection Works

$30,000

District Council of Ceduna

Smoky Bay Foreshore Revetment Wall

$200,000

City of Charles Sturt

Coastal protection assessment & management

$35,000

Copper Coast Council

Moonta Bay Foreshore Rock Armouring

$208,000

Kangaroo Island Council

Pennington Bay Beach Access Stairs

$155,000

Kangaroo Island Council

Baudin Beach Access Stairs

$110,000

Kingston District Council

Wyomi Sand Protection

$111,000

City of Marion

Hallett Cove Pool Concept Plan and Consultation

$35,000

City of Onkaparinga

Tiller Drive Managed Retreat Project

$150,000

Dictrict Council of Robe

Town Beach Sand Replenishment

$16,000

City of Whyalla

Seawall & Replenishment

$35,000

Yorke Peninsula Council

Design of Coastal Defence Structures

$55,000

Yorke Peninsula Council

Foul Bay - Review of hazards & adaptation options

$20,000

2020-21 Coast Protection Grant recipients

Grantee

Project Title

Grant

Alexandrina Council

Ratalang-Basham Beach Access and Dune Stabilisation

$38,000

Barunga West Council

Pt Broughton Seawall Design

$18,000

Copper Coast Council

Sand Drift Strategy Implementation & Foredune Management Plan Development

$95,000

District Council of Elliston

Little Bay Staircase Repair

$50,000

City of Holdfast Bay

Holdfast Bay Seawall Remediation Options

$54,400

Kangaroo Island Council

American River Levee

$129,000

Kingston District Council

Wyomi Beach Protection Works

$120,000

Limestone Coast Councils

Coastal Hazard Assessment & Adaptation Planning for Limestone Coast Councils

$200,000

City of Port Augusta

Port Augusta Back Beach Levee

$17,000

District Council of Robe

LiDAR Bathymetric and Habitat Mapping of DC Robe coast

$50,000

District Council of Robe

Robe Beach Protection Works

$28,000

District Council of Robe

Robe Cliff Stability Study

$15,000

City of Whyalla

Whyalla Foreshore Sand Replenishment Program & Future Management Study

$48,000

Yorke Peninsula Council

Port Clinton Seawater Inundation Flood Protection

$192,000

Contact us

Email: DEWCoasts@sa.gov.au