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Coast Protection Grants

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

Applications for the 2025-26 round of the Coast Protection Grants closed on 1 August 2025.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

2025 - 26

GranteeProject TitleGrant
Alexandrina Council

Improve Water Quality and Marine Life at Middleton Beach; 

Murray Estuary Settlements Adaptation Pathway

$404,000
Yorke Peninsula CouncilAddress Coastal Hazards at Mud Alley, Foul Bay$127,500
District Council of Tumby BayTumby Bay Foreshore Resilience$262,500
City of Holdfast BayGlenelg North Esplanade Seawall Remediation$129,000
District Council of RobeRobe Beaches Erosion Management$235,000
City of WhyallaWhyalla Foreshore Sand Replenishment$42,000

Past Recipients

2024 - 25

GranteeProject TitleGrant
City of Victor HarborYilki Coastal Protection Stage 1B$350,000
City of OnkaparingaWitton Bluff North Seawall Repair$245,000
District Council of EllistonSand Replenishment of Venus Bay$150,000
Dictrict Council of CleveCoastal Protection Works for Arno Bay Boardwalk and Mangrove Ecosystems$108,000
District Council of Streaky BayMassas Bridge Replacement$100,000
Yorke Peninsula CouncilFoul Bay Mud Alley Defence Design$63,000
City of Charles SturtBeach Accessway Staircase$50,000
District Council of RobeFox Beach Coastal Protection Project$40,000
Wattle Range CouncilSouthend Erosion (Detailed Design)$32,000
District Council of RobeSand Replenishment$32,000
Yorke Peninsula CouncilPort Vincent Marine Parade Foreshore Design$30,000

2023 - 24

GranteeProject TitleGrant
City of OnkaparingaWitton Bluff North Seawall Repair$355,000
Wattle Range CouncilBeachport Groyne Repair$240,000
District Council of Lower Eyre PeninsulaNorth Shields Dune Protection$113,000
Wattle Range CouncilSouthend Sand Replenishment$80,000
Whyalla City CouncilWhyalla Foreshore Sand Replenishment$68,000
Victor Harbor City CouncilCity of Victor Harbor Coastal PhD Enterprise Scholarship$53,000
Copper Coast CouncilMagazine Bay Foreshore Protection$43,000
Yorke Peninsula CouncilBlack Point Foreshore Modelling$43,000
District Council of RobeRobe Beaches Sand Replenishment$20,000
Yorke Peninsula CouncilPlanning and Investigation - Pt Victoria and Pt Vincent$13,000

Contact us

Email: CoastProtectionBoard@sa.gov.au