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.
The Coast Protection Grant program is administered with the support of the Department for Environment and Water.
Coast Protection Grants of up to $1 million for 2023-24 are now open for applications:
- Applications Open: 25 August 2023
- Applications Close: 25 October 2023
- Coastal Councils will be invited to apply via email
- For more information download the 2023-24 Coast Protection Grant Guidelines & FAQs
Past recipients of Coast Protection Grants
2022 - 23
Grantee | Project Title | Grant |
Pt Pirie Regional Council | Solomontown Beach - Reconstruction of Path & Levee | $225,000 |
Yorke Peninsula Council | Stansbury Seawall | $198,000 |
City of Onkaparinga | Cliff Top Stabilisation Protection Works - Contiguous Piled Retaining Wall | $175,000 |
| Kingston District Council | Wyomi Rock Seawall Extensionn | $130,000 |
Kingston District Council | Wyomi Sand Nourishment | $80,000 |
| Alexandrina Council | Community Coastal Flood Emergency Planning & Engagement for Murray Estuary Settlements | $75,000 |
Whyalla City Council | Whyalla Foreshore Sand Replenishment Program | $ 60,000 |
District Council of Tumby Bay | Tumby Bay Coastal Adaptation Strategy | $ 60,000 |
City of Marion | City of Marion Coastal Monitoring Program | $ 42,000 |
City of Holdfast Bay | Glenelg North Seawall Design | $ 20,000 |
Copper Coast Council | Coastal Trail Stability & Erosion Study | $ 15,000 |
2021-22
Grantee | Project Title | Grant |
Copper Coast Council | Moonta Bay Foreshore Rock Armouring | $208,000 |
District Council of Ceduna | Smoky Bay Foreshore Revetment Wall | $200,000 |
Kangaroo Island Council | Pennington Bay Beach Access Stairs | $155,000 |
City of Onkaparinga | Tiller Drive Managed Retreat Project | $150,000 |
Kingston District Council | Wyomi Sand Protection | $111,000 |
Kangaroo Island Council | Baudin Beach Access Stairs | $110,000 |
Adelaide Plains Council | Fencing Thompson Beach | $75,000 |
Yorke Peninsula Council | Design of Coastal Defence Structures | $55,000 |
City of Charles Sturt | Coastal protection assessment & management | $35,000 |
City of Marion | Hallett Cove Pool Concept Plan and Consultation | $35,000 |
City of Whyalla | Seawall & Replenishment | $35,000 |
Barunga West Council | Port Broughton Protection Works | $30,000 |
Yorke Peninsula Council | Foul Bay - Review of hazards & adaptation options | $20,000 |
Dictrict Council of Robe | Town Beach Sand Replenishment | $16,000 |
Contact us
Email: DEWCoasts@sa.gov.au
