Government plans to make Queensland’s coast more resilient

Queensland councils can strengthen their coastal hazard resilience with more than $6 million in grant funding now available from the Queensland Government’s pioneering QCoast2100 program, the officials said.

According to the official statement, coastal local governments can apply for grant funding to implement forward-thinking strategies and deliver essential infrastructure to protect residents, ecosystems, and local economies from sea erosion, storm tide inundation and sea level rise due to climate change, through coastal hazard adaptation works. 

This includes sand replenishment of beaches and ecofriendly seawalls, and support for First Nation councils to plan for the risks to their communities and identify the best ways to mitigate that risk. 

Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Jenny McAllister, said that “the QCoast2100 program represents a vital investment in enhancing the resilience of Queensland’s coastal communities against the growing threat of climate change.”

The QCoast2100 program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements as part of more than $152 million Efficiencies Funding Program 2023-24, supporting priority disaster resilience and mitigation projects across Queensland.