Btw when I say 4ft these waves 99.99% of the time are sloppy, they break for half a second and then dissapear and its an ugly wash for kms out to sea. Great stuff. It appears that because of the relative lack of access to PC, the equation would be out of kilter to begin with. Yep pretty significant increase in the height. From deep state secret spot to modern media darling, what lessons can we learn from Cape Solander's evolution? 'This Pristine Beach Is One of Japans Last. I find the whole thing fascinating, I had guys from the council to my face tell me of a future with 52 day heatwaves & in the same breath tell me of being concerened about extreme cyclones & erosion. Unlike other approaches like soft beach nourishment, they offer a long term solution to shoreline erosion. I think this was done for the first DA, the sloping rock wall, rather than the vertical one that was actually built. I can see everybody getting angry here on SN..but what are the solutions to seal level rise , Short term and long term. My understanding is that the hard seawall was constructed with the specific intention to protect the private property behind the wall. I am pretty sure the link was correct when I posted it. The root cause is building on the foredune. It is possible that this is part of the Silverback's Seachange pork barrel rollout. RAW footage from this week's extra-large swell at Peahi. They're not effective at all mate. Tetrapods work but don't protect the adjacent beach very well unless there are multiple groynes. This was done to ensure the wall would be up before people realised what it was. Lance any surf info about Middleton Reef ? If you don't know know shit about the processes of the ocean and coastal erosion then please put your hand up and say so. I suspect the engineering report will say thatif we ever get to see it. why should the taxpayer pay to protect a small number of private landholders who actively choose to profit from purchasing in a tidal zone? Rd: 7th Oct. 1912: c041070001: 1912: Z/SP/C25/1a: Collaroy Park Estate Narrabeen: No boundaries shown: 7th Oct. 1912: c041070002 [1915] Z/SP/C25/2 [plan of Collaroy] Government Rd, Sea View Pde, Collaroy Ave, Main Pittwater Rd, Jenkins Pde, Beach Rd . This is associated with above-average wave heights related to Tropical Cyclone Seth and also elevated ocean water levels associated with very high tides, Mr Horton said. I guess that the levees will give me a 100% guarantee that it'll never happen in my lifetime". Is it designed to behave like a bottle-neck? Construction of a seawall is underway to protect homes at Collaroy Beach. And thats being generous. Though not failsafe in extreme events, isnt it amazing how reefs and well-place gabions somehow protect small atolls in middle of the ocean for most of the time? Drone footage over Collaroyafter the June 2016 'Black Nor'easter swell' (Photo: UNSW Water Research Laboratory). Picture: Nearmap A subsequent image of Collaroy Beach from June 8, 2016. lilas Manly Hydraulics did the work which was used for the initial design but I am not so sure about their input on what was finally constructed. Would suck if you got amalgamated into Northern Beaches council then had to pay tax for this. collaroy vs long reef, have always had signifcant erosion issues. What a mess. It would be interesting to know if coastal engineers are bound by law to follow best-advice from Consulting Scientists? Take the houses away eventually they would be building a wall to protect that road that you whinging moles drive around on for 20min checking it. Planning Minister Rob Stokes told the Telegraph there was a recent plan to build a sea wall in Collaroy at the scene of the devastation but the owners would not agree on making a contribution, so it never happened. Yep. My parents in NZ were excited when they took out bloodymangroves at the mouth of the estuary where they lived. Sea level rise equation is based on the Bruun Rule to ascertain erosion in open coastal areas like Collaroy. I doubt there will be a demand for the effected given the inevitable. Buy backs should only be an.option when they contribute to an environmentally sound solution. You have a decade of good conditions somewhere along the way and everybody builds on the beach or on a river bank and then there reminded of the risks being swell generated by a low and annual big tides in cyclone season who woulda thought ..or flooding by jingoes fuk wouldnt you rather walk an extra couple of hundred metres and leave nature to do what it does . stupid white poeple ..classic. There's been a lot written about the challenges of the various adaptation options, including the purchase of private lands. The lessons, it would seem, are still being learnt. a report a number of years ago by the Great Ocean Road Coastal Committee, GORCCshowed there were more than 47 areas that were of immediate concern where the ocean would cut the road. And there's no risk. State govt has been acquiring properties for more toll roads of late and they have been getting low-balled big time, totally screwed over. You don't have to look around the world because the Gold Coast has implemented the only effective "non- ugly as fuck" option at Palm Beach Qld. Shows what not to do, i mean it'd have some value in an inlet or lake subject to openings to the ocean in storm surge/high tides. This is a massive issue around the world from which there are countless learnings. Therefore, the group of Narrabeen and Collaroy residents are not successful in addressing the issue of coastal erosion. Can't wait to see the classic "Dick and Balls" painted on that big ugly fucker. As hostile native rescue party moves in for the killOh the Humanityreads Humilityreads Kook! Having said that, nature usually finds a way to overcome most "permanent" human structures, and they often seem to forget that the wall isn't continuous.yet. Where I live though the beach has no erosion issues but the council is trying curtail landowners rights significantly due to potential sea level rises combined with 1 in 100 year storms etc. The sooner we (as humans) acknowledge the nature of nature, and work with it instead of against it, the better for everybody. (As we all know, unfortunately, money/wealth/property seems to be many people's priority, and corrupt opportunists step in to "help" with that). High-quality Collaroy Wall Art designed and sold by artists. The group aims to raise awareness of the impact that the building sector can have while pointing out that more drastic measures need to be taken, as most countries do not include full building. Pre-existing or failing seawalls (if any) should be removed as part of Step 2. Should have taken the high road. Spot on. And this is on a small, weak windswell from the south-east. "community engagement", and my personal favourite "building resilience". It is worth remembering that this council, as Warringah, council, was twice dismissed for corruption and incompetence. That means that the Feds have all the money, the States some and the councils bugger all. Maybe you New South Weleshpeople do things differently. I get informed about a proposed bike lane two suburbs away, questions an aghast Donohoe, but I hear nothing about construction abutting a nearby public beach?, Gordon was equally puzzled: I guess people become frustrated with the bureaucratic process and find ways of not involving the public. Get Pro. On top of this living around moruya last year the slow gently shaped dune leading into the beach was transformed for a straight 3m high drop off that you had to jump down by the end of all the ECLs around August. They have just completed digging out a new path for the river to follow with excavators and every day Id watch the next morning after high tide their progress would seem effortless and the river would tend to follow the old direction. It's propped up by the NSW and local governments way beyond the importance or value of that stretch of private land. Five years ago, residents along Collaroy Beach watched helplessly as enormous waves smashed into their backyards, collapsing pools and patios of their multimillion-dollar waterfront properties. Will it make Carties better or will kooks just ride into the wall even more. Their ultimate solution was a combination of 3 things- a rock boulder seawall buried in the dunes as a final line of defense in extreme erosion events to protect private properties behind (this seawall actually runs for the full extent of the Gold Coast nth beaches but is rarely seen as it is completely buried under dunes/vege), an offshore reef, also rock boulders, to attenuate wave energy under normal conditions thus widening the beach in its lee, and lastly- sand nourishment, adding more sand to the beach system. Ben, yes there are submarine cables and the protection zone is there to prevent damage to the cables, but I don't think that would preclude construction of reefs, it just means that any proposed reef design/construction would have to be in consultation with the cable authorities. Last Model Run: 15 Jan 11:00AM Local time (AEDT) 15 Jan 12:00AM GMT Data Status: OK. Run Age 9hrs. Shit.That looks like they are preparing for an invasion. It would be a good idea to put in a surf cam in that pans up and down the wall to document any changes to the beach, sand movements, erosion problems etc. It didn't last long and within 12 hours the sand that was built up against the near finished first wall was 2/3rds washed away. Dont lynch me its only an idea. Edit: The estuary was in an area protected from the ocean and the cliffs only faced small wind chop and the tides. Nobody there is in a position to offer 2-3 times market value. Take a chill-pill mate, or possibly the whole packet as it appears you need them. A shame too, as it would probably be a good strategy. This would reduce the lateral movement of sand along this stretch of beach, reducing the natural erosion while creating some great banks. Some relevant links from when I had a dig around before. It pisses me off that people wilfully or ignorantly choose to buy in areas that are not for purpose, enabled by the property industry and then scream out for taxpayer help when the inevitable disaster occurs. Just like when the stock price of a company increases because of a speculated takeover bid. The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages. A new wavepool development for the Sunshine Coast points to the future of pools in Australia. I go to look at the big mistake after a big easterly storm. Sorry to go hard on your story like that but I feel we need to keep the science at the forefront of all coastal engineering discussions. All they are protecting are some pretty sparse land and some rice fields a couple of hundred metres inland. Unfortunately, what we see in Collaroy might become a norm to protect this lifestyle. Thanks lilas. Go figure! Further to the north, sand that was built up in front of properties has been scoured away leaving an eight foot drop-off. Hey BD. In the Doc below, They advised to do more Numerical modeling [Physics simulations] to be sure of the walls effect. This also creates problems when people try and keep claiming land as shorelines migrate seaward in times of accretion. Could be some good entertainment next time some serious swell hits. If you look further to the north you can see an old, crumbling seawall (due for replacement- fucking industry perpetuates itself) and you can see the water breaks right on it, there's no sand. It only does BOUSSINESQ wave interaction and NOT sediment transport but you can still get a lot of good design-feedback This is an example of the walls theyve been placing. How was Collaroy Beach made? Greed and stupidity rule in councils . They are multi millionaire asset owners. development, carparks & roads behind the hind dunes leading to biketracks, walkways, supporting the community including Wow Zen saw those photo's , it's really sad that they couldn't come up with something else , which raises the question.what other alternatives are there?? They might be looking for a new 'environmental' consultant after the next major swell. Establishment and set out of site survey control points. This is not a defence of the structure or the owners, just recognition that the protection of the main north south artery on the northern beaches was a factor. If no acquisition or buyback is made, then good luck to the owners trying to sell these properties. This has cut into the base of the dunes below the surf club. However, the bean counters and quantity surveyors were extremely difficult for obvious reasons. What some consider the ugliest wall in Australia could soon be bigger, with residents pushing to extend the Collaroy seawall on Sydney's northern beaches. Good balanced post tango. I recently tested an Open-Source Wave modeling software called "Celeris" and the result are really good although I didn't go too in-depth with it. I do know the metro area was excluded from the NSW Coastal Policy for a long time because it was seen as too difficult, and that the CLPS was focussed on environmental values. In that regard it seems to have achieved its design objectives very nicely, and the sacrificing of the public beach (and public access/amenity) in front of it is just 'collateral damage'. Precarious! The coastline in SW Vic has evolved to respond to a dominant SW swell and storm pattern - that's why the beaches face the way they do. Sure if youve bought the last 5 years ignorance cant be an excuse, but theres nothing wrong with wanting to live on the beach. At this point, no-one can say if any consultation occurred, though the cynical view is council ticked the box by distributing flyers to the immediate neighbours, all of whom would want similar works built to protect their properties. I think they would be very happy with an ugly seawall. Both Donohoe and Gorden were correct, up to a point: The construction began with concrete piles sunk six metres below sea level, protected by a rock toe. Designed to democratise surfing, Tom Morey's invention became a specialised craft for riding treacherouswaves. I am actually shocked the collaroy houses in particular have gone up in value - i wouldnt be able to sleep at night living there! walkways to viewing platforms & beaches, selective weed management, planting, education, etc), Give nature a chance, it will rebound & stabilise dunes or else find a new equilibrium.< inland. If that is to be avoided there needs to be a concerted effort to gain the support of the wider NB community to create pressure on the council to develop a more acceptable plan. Links relating to the City of Sydney, and NSW in general - please read our rules before And ALL received in a 3 day period 17-19 July 2017. Council and State Government contribute 10% each. Instead they provide a caveat for bulldozing sand from low on the beach to higher on the beach in times of heightened storm activity - which only lowers the beachs natural defence system. Whe I checked the link today on the second one it went to the first DA for the sloping rock wall, not the second one for the vertical concrete wall. The UNSW Centre is called the Water Research Laboratory. Spot on tango. Or as the comment above lists - quoted by Prof Short - not let the property developers and real estate industry interfere with good management strategy decades ago that would have avoided council being left with a steaming pile of shit. Records show the DA for the Collaroy Seawall had been lodged 18 months earlier in July 2018. Kook survives a brutal seawall bashin' well almost! and the sick irony of the beach access sign detailing the seawall works with all "enquires to be made The Collaroy Beach seawall project was put to the test for the first time today with the arrival of a moderate to large east-northeast groundswell from ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth, coinciding with a king tide. People need to be absolutely on top of the approval process in their local area if they want to have a hope of preventing these structures. First and foremost they say It's for erosion control but as you've seen after 2011 they did pretty much sfa. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died in Balmoral on 8 September 2022 (GMT) at age 96. Thanks so much zen! They are a method of hard engineering. OK this is the real one. Whether the NSW state government / local council want to backflip with a pike on their current failing seawall master plan is another thing. Perhaps the omission was because in 2002, protestors, led by Brendan Donohoe and Surfrider Foundation founder Tom Kirsop, formed a "line in the sand" stretching from Collaroy to Narrabeen opposing the construction of any seawalls. You can go to court to complain about the price, but you cant object to the acquisition. Just ugly, clog up the waterways etc. Rise seems nearly double than the run. The works to protect private homes is being 80% funded by private owners, with Council and the NSW Government contributing 10% each. There are three main types of seawalls: vertical, curved, and mound. Meanwhile, those on the other side of the divide are fearing the precedent of a return to hard structures and what this might mean for the rest of the Collaroy and Narrabeen beachfront, not to mention Wamberal, Old Bar, Byron Bay, and any other area where bad planning policy has created a wicked problem. When the CBA or risk assessment work is done with good information about the things to be lost (eg the beach, public access, amenity, etc) it can shift the outcome of the analysis significantly, particularly the "do nothing" which is actually doing something. Furthermore they have facilitated an increase of erosion to adjacent beaches. Fight the good fight mate. Section 2.4 Item 4 - classic stuff. Northern Beaches councils have been sacked for dodgy dealing twice before. Well go for them, put in your FOI requests and prove what we all suspect; that the council turned a blind eye to save themselves some money and appease a noisy minority. 42 online submissions ALL supporting the wall but many seem to think it would be a sloping rock construction. The Palm Beach artificial reef is now completed. @dawnperiscope There's been significant coastal erosion (acute) along the GOR in recent years, though only a handful of places have experienced coastal recession (chronic). 1. Dates announced for Spencer Frost and Guy Williment's film shot in Russia's far east. Multiple reports have previously shown a better cost effective way to protect public infrastructure on that stretch. Adjacent a second wall constructed just to the north, the half finished revetment was torn to rubble with dangerous rebar, boulders and cement being washed into the surf zone. They blend in quite nicely and have provided easier access to the breaks and so far been a success in the regions theyve put them so I fear theyll continue to put them in everywhere thinking they wont caus too much damage to beach profiles elsewhere. The whole buy back argument being too expensive is a crock of shit. https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/Coastal-and-marin "The scheme operates along the entire NSW coastal zone except for the Greater Sydney metropolitan area, identified as between Broken Bay (Central Coast) and the Minnamurra River (south of Shellharbour).". So whats your thoughts about using tax payers $'s to buy back endangered properties from natural erosion and as I asked Zen.are there any solutions other than just moving people property back from the Coast? 3) How much has Council spent on legal fees defending Land & Environment Court appeals related to seawalls since the 2016 storm? increases social amenity". Rock barrels at its best! Here's the Maritime Safety Queensland website link and here's what appears to be the numerical modelling report upon which a lot of decision-making on the issue is based. The 18-year-old scored a near-perfect 9.50 in the Final, held at Seaside Reef in Encinitas, California. Climate projections will have some Australian surfers rejoicing, and others not so. they might be right basis forecasts but beachfront owners bought in an area that didnt previously exhibit high erosion issues. Locate courts, tribunals and offices. All the reaserch I did seemed to show that the headland affect and beaches just north of those headlands, i.e. A quick trip Todos Santos way during a belting nor'west swell. Hi Lost, yes there is another option - see my 2 posts above. But several of those areas experiencing recession are linked to important infrastructure that the authorities want to protect - depending on were you are, the GOR also houses telecoms, sewerage and other infrastructure. That's crazy stuff. Then there is the question of the parameters given to the designers of the second structure. Done well they could create added atmosphere to the beach life we love to live here for. They've had a very very blessed life compared to anyone else in this country and that in return they would do such harm to a public place to save their private property is a bit sad. @Craig - Seem us humans have been doing dumb shit for quite a while now. A few pics. Normally large swells from the SW have very little affect on the beaches around here because the great ocean rd is comprised of Rocky headland after headland. Amongst other things, it is illegal to "establish, maintain or use a spoil ground or other ocean disposal point (including dumping materials at sea)". However, while they prevent further shoreline erosion, they do not deal with the causes of erosion (French, 2001). Took the words out of my mouth. There is a common denominator here, "Coastal" engineers with a lack of knowledge and understanding of coastal processes. This is very different to Collaroy. Nah, buybacks don't put the properties back onto the market, they're acquired by the council at market rates and then emptied, returned to parkland and foredune, both a buffer against storm action. Beaches like Bondi still had sand dunes and likely better banks all around. Same stretch of sand - another wall to protect public assets - https://www.scs.nsw.gov.au/soil-conservation-services-projects/collaroy- Gary G has been erecting hard structures in the dunes around Victorian beaches for years. At this point, the relocation business case doesn't seem to stack up. Not much wriggle room for negotiation, and in a volatile market owners are more liable to be offered (and it's an offer they can't refuse) recompense that sits at the lower end of the scale. Mentioned in a previous article (linked below) - the region hosts submarine cables, so it's part of the Northern Sydney Protection Zone. Such a shame that it's not like California or other US states where the owner has no right to protect their land from erosion etc. I posted links to the relevant council pages in the previous story. Scientists need to be able to communicate the results of simulations/tests in a way everyone gets, not just a bunch of numbers. Or are they just doing it like politicians and getting consultants to advise them and simply ignoring it and doing what they want as they are not bound by law to take that advice. Collaroy Sea Wall With such close proximity to the ocean, our client tasked us with producing an alternative to the commonly used polystyrene forms. The market knows this. Yep. A concrete seawall designed to stop coastal erosion is being built from Collaroy to South Narrabeen on Sydney's northern beaches. governments recently built a bunch of groynes around the Murray street area. Most of these dunes have been heavily impacted by the La Nia easterlies over the last 2 years causing several car parks next to the beaches to be roped off. The Local Government Act allows the council to set a special rate to pay for that. Moreover, the current DA makes no mention of sand nourishment from sand sourced elsewhere, such as deeper water offshore. (This statement also doesn't specify what type of HARD structure. Insurance companies know this. Will be interesting after another summer if potential strong easterlies due to the La Nia. Narrabeen and Collaroy residents hold signs and protest their opposition towards the sea wall extension plans in November 2012 In November 2002, Harmer and Donohue led a protest against a $12 million sea wall, proposed by Warringah Council, with 3000 people linking arms along a 1.1km stretch of beach. Also, "some councils are genuinely desperate to embrace the most apocalyptic climate change forecasts" - in your view what are "apocalyptic forecasts" of climate change and which councils are you referring to? "The community is not happy." Northern Beaches Council said there had been comprehensive community consultation about the council's coastal zone management plan for Collaroy Beach. Check this out. The problem is one of vertical fiscal imbalance. Any example around the world that have worked with out wrecking a beach but holding back erosion in built up areas ? On the release of his latest edit, R-Cal chats to Swellnet about love and other acrobatics. Pipeline specialist injured while duckdiving in heavy waves. A seven-metre high wall erected to protect beachside mansions from being washed away has sparked debate among locals in a wealthy Sydney suburb. They also recently dug the mother of all holes in the sand and put huge foundations down ( well over a years work) for what I thought was further erosion work but turn out to be a access ramp for beach who cant step down onto the beach. Re: "I don't think that would preclude construction of reefs". Where the only issue is private property things are a bit simpler. Collaroy Sea Wall Client: Citilink Piling With such close proximity to the ocean, our client tasked us with producing an alternative to the commonly used polystyrene forms. How about dredging narrabeen lagoon?? Is there a sea wall at Collaroy? It shows how different combinations of coastal defences and wave and tide conditions affect overtopping and flood risk. If he is an expert and this is what he designed, then I shudder to even imagine what the non-expert coastal engineers would design. Photograph: Lewis Isaacs/The Guardian Beachfront residents back. You may not realise that there have been large volumes . Great article.. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/coastal-properties-at-highest-clima @Craig Also I'm suspecting at the lga level the up front investment to do this work can be a hard sell. I saw the construction going in, says Donohoe of seeing the area cordoned off earlier this year, and thought they were building rock revetments. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen, hope they don't actually use that pathetic demo to help make a decision on what is going to be built to stop erosion. nothings going to stop him on his daily dip. Both Brendan Donohoe and Angus Gordon, and other people Swellnet spoke to, admit to being blindsided by the construction. Has been for a while. Engineered to Australian Standards. This process must require wind over thousands of years but people and waves stomping over dunes seems like any dune system near a popular town once destroyed wont come back? Its like stepping forty years back in time. Again this can only be taken as opinion without proper scientific references. PW road and any associated public infrastructure was used as a eligibility factor for public funding to protect the private properties. we all end up paying for it directly if we haven't already e.g. https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-nsw-sydney-collaroy-surfer-pul Sydney 'Living' Seawalls Collaroy homes along Pittwater Rd have been cordoned off today. Just wondering if the stairs built into the wall are private property? It may not happen in my lifetime [fingers-crosssed] but it's a real issue when thinking about your children who eventually inherit your home. 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