Picture: Nearmap A subsequent image of Collaroy Beach from June 8, 2016. Click on "Documents" for the interesting stuff. Sounds like the beach will be off limits/ too dangerous to walk on for weeks until the NSW Beaches Council recovers the rusting rebarb & concrete waste scattered along the beach then? The protest was backed by the growing greens movement at the time and successfully pressured the then Warringah Council to knock back the protective walls. The sooner we (as humans) acknowledge the nature of nature, and work with it instead of against it, the better for everybody. Just look at the surfcams tommorow morning, will be another case of ugly easterly that will make problems worse. Damaged houses and a collapsed swimming pool at Collaroy beach after waves of up to 8 metres hit the coast on June 6, 2016. The 18-year-old scored a near-perfect 9.50 in the Final, held at Seaside Reef in Encinitas, California. And it was created many years ago when coastal property was much lower in value and the bang for buck was much higher. When a hard structure is introduced to the equation we see an increase in reflective energy andturbulence, slowing the accretion of sandwhile also acceleratingerosion in storm conditions. That's a form of speculation I believe. This is very different to Collaroy. 100% agree Craig, the only option is to buy back the properties and be done with it like they should have done years ago. High-quality Collaroy Wall Art designed and sold by artists. You wouldn't accept that in a bridge from an engineer, so why accept it in anything else? 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. It never stood a chance. Bite the bullet and start buying the properties back and bulldozing them. It never went to a vote of councillors, where it would have been likely voted down . Well now we know who is responsible for this debacle. There's no sense at all in building something like this from an engineering perspective. Get access to long-range forecasts, hourly graphs and ad-free webcams. But, they just persist time and time again. Thats awesome. Im presuming that sand delivery's from the lagoon will be an ongoing thing. Maybe "Collaroy" is the aboriginal word for "Stupid White people"? consultant reports and community consultation no doubt funded by state money. OMG!!! The local community group has been protesting against a seawall for almost 30 years. 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. Between these three, you can protect any shore from water erosion. 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 needed see this, but still probably wouldnt t have believed it. The concern about the seawall stems from the dynamic nature of sand dunes and how introducing a hard structure onto the foredune interferes with the natural state of flux. Separately at the Collaroy pool end of the beach when the walk way became unstable they just craned in these massive bags of rocks on top of each other and said job done - ugly as fuck. Another week, another pumping day in the south-west of France. 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. Plenty others have discussed it. Seeing and continuing a precedent that the government should pay and protect small groups of private landholders while the property owner reap the benefit and profit of rocket fuel property prices. Action: Casey Johnston to forward initial site visit details to Taskforce members, noting there will be a further site visit as the project progresses". Ha! How's that space travel and trip to MARS coming along, you blokes? From the last set of minutes from the Wamberal Seawall advisory Taskforce Nov 18 2021. Structures appeared. The Feds and States are the only ones with sufficient means to do anything, but for them its a case of not my problem. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died in Balmoral on 8 September 2022 (GMT) at age 96. If you look at the photo of the wall there appears to be a set of stairs built into the concrete for each property. exports the same quantity of energy in green electricity and hydrogen as it exports in thermal coal and liquefied natural gas. During periods of low swell energy, sand accumulates on the beach, widening the profile and forming a natural barrier for when storms and large waves erode the coastline. Done well they could create added atmosphere to the beach life we love to live here for. Joint Venture adopts new name, Te Puna Aonui. good pics there willi, hadn't realised this. the above-average wave heights and elevated water levels are to blame. To add a bit of controversy, I've often wondered: Is Carties borderline just a novelty wave? Usually done by compulsory acquisition with the government working off existing market prices. It makes perfect sense doesn't it, stop/dissipate the energy before it has the chance to have an impact. Im not sure that councils have the legal authority to acquire the land, pretty sure that resides with State governments and the Feds only in certain circumstances. Climate projections will have some Australian surfers rejoicing, and others not so. The thing is, the existing site was fine except a motorway was about to be built straight through it. I will try and find some pics of my area. BB has there been any attempt to take the process to the Land and Environment Court? It might be cold comfort to the home owners, but there's always a certain risk to be taken, anywhere you might choose to live. This widely publicized protest was an attempt to promote a pro-democracy, civil liberty, social justice message, and to protest against corporate greed and economic inequality. There's been a lot written about the challenges of the various adaptation options, including the purchase of private lands. Proven time and time and time again that sea walls do not work- period. In Japan, their solution is to just go bigger and higher . Hows the Seawall holding up? I wonder if they're intended as some kind of device to absorb/dissipate energy rather than as trafficable stairs? Here's a screengrab from the website about the proposed breakwall extension: It seems that the main concern about the extension is the interruption of the natural flow of sand onto Mooloolaba beach and hence increased erosion risk. Will this mean sand depletion north and a build up south? Bean counters at the local council know this too. PW road and any associated public infrastructure was used as a eligibility factor for public funding to protect the private properties. Good balanced post tango. Lets do the modelling and begin building offshore wave traps and manmade surf-breaks. Sorry Peter but we can't just take you on your word for it. However, NSW has an intricate coastal management and development approval system and surely there's a paper trail for the various consents and approvals for this abomination which would be subject to FOI? I looked into this again yesterday. My view is if it cannot be protected by environmentally sound methods then that is the owner's problem. Your browser has JavaScript disabled. In the future, the problems may well be exacerbated by the above but they did not cause it "in the first place". we all end up paying for it directly if we haven't already e.g. A quick trip Todos Santos way during a belting nor'west swell. If that was the only report they did then it would be good to know on what scientific advice, if any, they changed the plan. I am pretty sure the link was correct when I posted it. Collaroy sea wall. First it was a track. For the swellnet readers here's some background info, and here. Def landing size incorrect i reckon900mm min ? 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. I put up links to both DAs the other day. The very thing we live for one the beaches is full of concrete and man made fuck ups. Angus Gordon, an engineer with fifty years experience in coastal engineering, assumed the same. If the council are desperate to get a liability off their books then they have totally screwed it. Given Council has already completed protection works on public land, and there's been a lot of talk about the owners' seawall, understanding all the facts is important. Any system that affects the coast from a different angle upsets the balance of that orientation and the system then takes considerably more time to re-adjust. the whole sea level/erosion issue is here now ..hmm any idea's solutions you have come across? Both Brendan Donohoe and Angus Gordon, and other people Swellnet spoke to, admit to being blindsided by the construction. This wicked problem is a result of intergenerational dumbness. (btw if you're the Jody P I'm thinking of, you're an absolute legend mate!). Point being that the experiment is a gimmick as it would be quite easily modelled in a software program given all geometric surfaces and the regular wave pattern. I imagine the ocean will eventually claw away under and around and over the structure. At the opening, Mayor Michael Regan spoke fondly of Toms achievements crediting him with adding swathes of precious coastal habitat for protection for future generations. The Mayor also unveiled a plaque that mentioned the line in the sand protest. Lawsuit waiting to happen when a swimmer/surfer gets nailed by a rogue piece of concrete either down the 'Roy or up towards Northy. We all have valuable opinions, but they need to be separated from facts at all times, especially when it comes to Journalism. 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. 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. Anybody heard of rising ocean levels & retreat by wealthy landholders who where allowed to build in the dune systems which nature designed to replenish the beaches? Super difficult problem, maybe councils could buy beachfronts then lease back the properties. Hi Lost, yes there is another option - see my 2 posts above. It would be fantastic to see an interview with someone from Many Hydrolics as they did all the Scientific modeling and have been very open in sharing their data. Comparing the swell to those of last year it wasn't of any major significance but it shows the futile efforts trying to protect property with a hard structure. Its also been the focus point for opposition to coastal development; an abject lesson about what results from bad policy. The Surfrider Foundation Australia organised a protest against the seawall that is being erected between Narrabeen and Collaroy. Or boarding a jumbo jet to go for a surf and buy the latest board all things responsible for the needing of the wall in the first place. Would be interesting to see the state of that beach on the north side of breakwall now, This was the same dune system a few years before all these easterlies. As far as I know their job was to asses the designs given to them by the Coastal engineers, not to actually create any designs. EDIT: Just to be clear, the issue of erosion has nothing to do with sea level rise, climate change, or buying the latest board. However, the residents focused primarily on the protest against the sea wall while not suggesting any alternate solutions to solve the coastal erosion, and therefore, failing the 3rd criteria. This is an example of the walls theyve been placing. 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. My understanding was that council were looking at a rock revetment as they'd given approvals to a couple of other DAs for rock revetments, says Gordon. I do however feel there needs to be more separation regarding fact and opinion in your article. The public should not suffer loss of amenity or pay the costs to protect it. If no acquisition or buyback is made, then good luck to the owners trying to sell these properties. check out the beach erosion in Apollo bay as well "community engagement", and my personal favourite "building resilience". the hardest decisions should be the easiest. There have been high profile storms on the NSW East Coast since the mid-70s. I am thinking that sad as it may be, we will never be able to turn back the clock and have a natural passive coastline of Sandhills and trees. Construction of a seawall is underway to protect homes at Collaroy Beach. Caveat emptor..buyer beware. In a story on Northern Beaches Review, Bob Orth, who lives in one of the houses behind the seawall, said the seawall should inspire others to do likewise. Also I'm suspecting at the lga level the up front investment to do this work can be a hard sell. Yep pretty significant increase in the height. 2)How much did the Collaroy Carpark Coastal Protection works cost? Cheers for the knowledge Craig. So where public assets like roads are involved things get really sticky. However, while they prevent further shoreline erosion, they do not deal with the causes of erosion (French, 2001). The seven metres protruding above sea level is vertical, even going beyond vertical for the final metre to prevent wave overtopping. You may not realise that there have been large volumes . The devil is in the detail and the more we understand the science behind it the better. That's crazy stuff. Those first couple of staircases looked fucked. A bit like asking journos writing about climate change to include references scientific papers talking about how CO2 is a greenhouse gas. At what point are they a write-off? [happy to stand corrected on any of this] Buy backs should only be an.option when they contribute to an environmentally sound solution. It might take a bit of digging to prove it, but the evidence is accumulating already. I assume this would all depend on the power of the state government/council etc to cap buyback prices, similar to land buybacks for roads, airports etc. Some relevant links from when I had a dig around before. the council up here is anti sea walls, but there is a thread that runs through them very much of "stuff the beachfront guys - they are rich". So they all get their own private beach access. 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. And the properties either side?? Will be interesting after another summer if potential strong easterlies due to the La Nia. 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. >>Is that because he has been paid already?? The majority of these companies are legitimate businesses set up by Yakuza. Would suck if you got amalgamated into Northern Beaches council then had to pay tax for this. I hope this Collaroy wall hasn't set a precedent. We have over 40 years of combined experience installing, maintaining, and repairing seawalls on both residential and commercial properties. Existing market value must take into account that houses have erosion problems. https://www.acma.gov.au/zone-protect-sydney-submarine-cables, That makes sense Ben. You got to have demand/competition in order for a buyback to increase value of supply. Avoiding these types of impacts has been part of state coastal management policy around the country for the past 30 years. Instead, sand nourishment is the popular solution to maintaining beach width, though both Donohoe and Gordon are feeling once bitten and skeptical of any council promises. Our timber guide wall formwork is not only reusable and 100% recyclable, it also prevents dangerous polystyrene fragments from entering the ecosystem. In this case there is evidence that the council and land owners subverted the approval process. A man whose million-dollar beachfront property on Sydney's northern beaches was damaged by king tides says he and his neighbours are happy to chip in for the construction of a sea wall. Offshore reefs would be expensive , but we are already spending 100's of millions on bad solutions that actually cause more problems than they solve so money cannot be used as an excuse. heres a rad idea for you,dig canal from coast to central Australia which is considerably below sea level and flood the interior.could also be done in death valley USA.now that could be a wave pool!! Pipeline specialist injured while duckdiving in heavy waves. Northern beaches residents have been worried about how their beloved beach would fare when large swells and high tides hit the controversial Collaroy seawall. This forms a foredune and a backdude. They were concerned the sand directly in front of the seawall would be washed away, eroding their beach, and, on Tuesday, that's exactly what happened. I'd be happy to help draft it offline. So would you like to inform me as to WHO designed this monstrosity if it wasn't an Engineer? The thing is- in those pics, behind the walls, there's really not much to protect. It also enshrines a process of community consultation before a council adopts any coastal programs. The idea has never been proposed for Collaroy. But there will also be a range of other social and environmental grants on offer that the LGA will use to leverage off for on-going maintenance. South Narrabeen beach is now useless to anyone. https://www.swellnet.com/comment/772908#comment-772908. But it wasn't about the road - it was about appeasing multimillionaires who would have or should have known better. Sure if youve bought the last 5 years ignorance cant be an excuse, but theres nothing wrong with wanting to live on the beach. 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. Here Willi. 314k members in the sydney community. Better still put them on a rocket for deep-space explorations [the missions that don't return] "Once this is up it'll be a momentum for others to do it too," said Orth. Same old issues, with a more educated market. At this point, the relocation business case doesn't seem to stack up. Yep. 3) How much has Council spent on legal fees defending Land & Environment Court appeals related to seawalls since the 2016 storm? The works to protect private homes is being 80% funded by private owners, with Council and the NSW Government contributing 10% each. I liken it to a form of gambling. Probably not council's fault then, happy to blame the owners! In the other pic you can see the completed section of the wall. If they are falling into the ocean or they require extensive works or continual maintenance, then what is the market value? Staged retreats seem the best option, but also some councils are genuinely desperate to embrace the most apocalyptic climate change forecasts. The properties were bought in good faith, said one local who wished to remain anonymous, and the owners must feel an obligation for the authorities to protect them, but a seawall is last century thinking.. Further to the north, sand that was built up in front of properties has been scoured away leaving an eight foot drop-off. But obviously no owners want to give up tax free capital gains.. dunno has to be a solution that doesnt destroy the beach like collaroy or completely crush home owners, they arent all pricks. Looks perfect for high tide backwash to spread up and down the beach. Councils of times gone by should never have approved houses to be built on the beach in known spots of erosion aswell as houses on the beach full stop as sand dunes have there purpose . 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. How was Collaroy Beach made? There's no homes or businesses, or very few to speak of- doesn't come close to justifying the cost of the wall. Make his name famous: Peter Horton. Hi Craig, the short answer is I'm not sure as I have been out of NSW too long. Even though they are sure to meet codethey dont look to going by the pic. They are trying to protect a life saving club, which footings lie directly on the sandunes that eroded due to not only the waves but also the changing in direction and position of the mouth of the river (natural process). Other than buy the land and let nature take its course Im really interested to know if there are any other options - not brutal like this but that might be effective ? The primary mechanism for coastal land acquisition in NSW has been the Coastal Lands Protection Scheme, but it wasn't designed for climate/erosion buy-backs. !.Basic, crude, primitive, a fcukn disgrace and no regard for the beauty of the areajust shit!.Year 7 school project standard. 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. On the release of his latest edit, R-Cal chats to Swellnet about love and other acrobatics. More to come once the other residents agree to pay their contribution. 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. 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. I am looking at it but there is probably someone better qualified out there. Vertical Seawalls Vertical seawalls are exactly what you think. The council had an interest in preventing future erosion impacting Pittwater Rd, the main north-south artery on the NB. It is a difficult and wicked problem. Links relating to the City of Sydney, and NSW in general - please read our rules before Collaroy has a long history of property erosion, yet a century after it was first documented theres no consensus about how it should be managed. The council will be the lone 'interest'. oh yeah and someone call security. Yep totally agree. The road is the public asset to be protected yes linked to their actions - but if it was really only just about PW road then surely a more cost effective way would have been to introduce less expensive and arguably more effective measures as I understand earlier reports have indicated including reveg and rock? 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. It breaks my heart. The question is why did the owners go for such an unattractive solution that by all appearances seems to have blocked their beach access. Actually I do understand why the council doesn't research an alternative to a concrete wall, because it's easier to build a wall, something humans have been doing for thousands of years, we're good at it. 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. Some interesting papers about building seawalls and the effect it has on risk perception in the post Tsunami context in Japan: Littlejohn (2020) "Dividing worlds tsunamis, seawalls, and ontological politics in Northeast Japan" It is all about the road. Seawalls have the inevitable effect of reflecting and concentrating wave energy and accelerating erosion. buzzwords include "Improved recreational access. " My guess is that their engineers took a different view of how to best manage the situation. On the release of his latest edit, R-Cal chats to Swellnet about love and other acrobatics. But unlike a rock revetment at Stockton, which gradually collapses into the beach, Collaroy's sheer concrete wall relies on deep foundations to stabilise it. For me, the value of these properties is in the negatives and at the very least, its a big fat round calamari. It's going to be interesting to see how it holds up after this weekend/early next week with another round of resonably solid E/NE cyclone swell hitswho's going down to take more photos and show the aftermath?!! A concrete seawall designed to stop coastal erosion is being built from Collaroy to South Narrabeen on Sydney's northern beaches. This also creates problems when people try and keep claiming land as shorelines migrate seaward in times of accretion. There is currently an online petition to stop it extending to the Marquees. Much bigger. The problem is one of vertical fiscal imbalance. I suspect the engineering report will say thatif we ever get to see it. An increase in storm activity - particularly from the east and north-east, as has been proposed by Associate Professor Ian Goodwin - and the looming threat of sea level rise are X-factors for East Coast beachfront development. Sounds like you are pretty deep in that world! and the sick irony of the beach access sign detailing the seawall works with all "enquires to be made That's assuming the properties are still worth something to the market. The market knows the insurance companies know this. And this is on a small, weak windswell from the south-east. Its a wicked problem theyve got, in the true sense of the word.. Spot on. In their natural state, sand dunes are dynamic and in a constant state of flux. https://files.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/collaroy-na Collaroy Stormwater Pipe Outlet Surf Breaks Inc. Coming to a beach near you ! 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