That means that the Feds have all the money, the States some and the councils bugger all. Big walls like this one are getting smashed and although for the most part they are still there, everything behind them is going. Yulex geta second chance at a first impression, and this time they makeit count. 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. It would be interesting to know if coastal engineers are bound by law to follow best-advice from Consulting Scientists? The question is why did the owners go for such an unattractive solution that by all appearances seems to have blocked their beach access. NewsDNARaw. High-quality Collaroy Wall Art designed and sold by artists. I'm invested now, and want to know the latest. For the swellnet readers here's some background info, and here. A development application (DA) before Northern Beaches Council would see two additional sections of vertical wall built 50 and 30 metres in length straddling the South Narrabeen Surf Club. All the reaserch I did seemed to show that the headland affect and beaches just north of those headlands, i.e. Collaroy resident Tony Cagorski lost more than 10 metres of his yard during the weekend's wild weather, undermining the foundations of his home. In the future, the problems may well be exacerbated by the above but they did not cause it "in the first place". At this point, the relocation business case doesn't seem to stack up. Given that it seems to fly in the face of best practice, has anyone asked what the NSW Coastal Council has to say about it? And in the approval documents was there a long-run cost benefit analysis evaluating the 2 treatment options of wall versus buy back and restoration. I recently moved house [Northern-Rivers nsw] and seal-level rise was a very serious consideration of mine. Stupid dumbfucks. However, the work then continued skyward with a seven metre vertical concrete wall on top of the foundations. The first application for a sloping structure was widely publicised and accepted by most who saw it. Holds more water and replenish the beach? We have the tools and imagination to manage the climatic challenge that beginning to show in my lifetime. Plenty others have discussed it. But thats about it . There is currently an online petition to stop it extending to the Marquees. Imagine how fun that'd be with your mates on a boog. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/01/28/world/28israel6/28israel6-sup https://files.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/g Basque Wavegarden Project Has Far-Reaching Implications, Watch: Ryan Callinan // Beneath A Pear Tree, Kala Grace In Dramatic Rescue While Competing In Backdoor Shootout, 'Corners Of The Earth: Kamchatka' Tour Dates, Watch: Cronulla's Jarvis Earle Wins World Junior Title. It certainly doesn't make it the best decision though. It only does BOUSSINESQ wave interaction and NOT sediment transport but you can still get a lot of good design-feedback Photograph: Lewis Isaacs/The Guardian Beachfront residents back. 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. 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. Building a vertical [with over-top] wall is about as insane a design as you can get, as stated and proven by all the intelligent people on this forum. Furthermore they have facilitated an increase of erosion to adjacent beaches. 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. You shouldve known by 1990. And thats being generous. I have a blanket policy of not feeling sorry for people owning properties worth multiple millions of dollars, who have lived the better part of their lives walking from their beachfront home directly onto the sand. >> Quite a worrying statement to begin with. Pre-existing or failing seawalls (if any) should be removed as part of Step 2. The State Government essentially provided the compensation for the business to relocate to another 'suitable' site. Certain death. So there is probably another DA somewhere. 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. Climate projections will have some Australian surfers rejoicing, and others not so. My parents in NZ were excited when they took out bloodymangroves at the mouth of the estuary where they lived. Contrast man-made against a natural barrier like mangroves (apologies for the sound, not my video), Trees work well for preventing erosion ONLY when the wave power is very minimal. Until then the owners can continue to enjoy their delightful seashore experience. Theyre only a couple of hundred years away from Please enable it to continue. Craig - we are expecting you to be down there at High Tide 11pm tonight with your Torch and Box Brownie for some more pics, Nah wait 'til tomorrow mornings high. Northern Beaches council has received a new application by five local property owners to build two new sections of the wall in front of their properties to protect the homes from coastal . The co-founder of Ksubiis to launch a '70s surf-inspired hotel on New South Wales' Mid North Coast. increases social amenity". It would be possible to introduce a major sand nourishment program to move the shoreline seaward, says Gordon. LGA's apply for state and federal funding on offer for range of purposes. bit of a worry but, when you buy a nice piece of land by the ocean in high risk erosion zone..why do tax payers have to buy the property back,,,surely the owner knew the risks ? Links relating to the City of Sydney, and NSW in general - please read our rules before Theyve introduced these gently sloped walls to broaden the widths of the roads to protect them from erosion. Lance any surf info about Middleton Reef ? As mentioned in an earlier post, I place the blame fair and square at coastal engineers who design and approve these ill-fated designs. We all have valuable opinions, but they need to be separated from facts at all times, especially when it comes to Journalism. Good point, however wouldn't a potential buyback theoretically drive the price up? On Saturday November 27th hundreds of locals came down to Collaroy Beach / North Narrabeen Beach in grim weather conditions to protest the monstrous 7 meter . OK this is the real one. Perfect future film location for backwash kook of the day. What insanity! "We haven't had a flood here for 20 years you say. Hence, they are of no market value to me. @Craig - Seem us humans have been doing dumb shit for quite a while now. Thanks Craig aod if you are THE Jody P, yes you are a ledge. A quick trip Todos Santos way during a belting nor'west swell. as my old mate hutch likes to say. In the early 2000s, Warringah Council (as it was then known, its since been amalgamated with Manly and Pittwater) spent $6 million dollars buying three properties. exports the same quantity of energy in green electricity and hydrogen as it exports in thermal coal and liquefied natural gas. 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. It shows how different combinations of coastal defences and wave and tide conditions affect overtopping and flood risk. We have over 40 years of combined experience installing, maintaining, and repairing seawalls on both residential and commercial properties. Therefore, the group of Narrabeen and Collaroy residents are not successful in addressing the issue of coastal erosion. This was done to ensure the wall would be up before people realised what it was. This is the only plausible outcome from the hard seawall construction and the engineers would have known this. Zen, it looks like an absolute disaster but Im guessing its not so much about coastal erosion but more about tsunami mitigation?? Yep totally agree. Inevitable as the ocean winning, is a painted "cock and balls" on that wall. Will it make Carties better or will kooks just ride into the wall even more. Yep, basically pork-barrelling on a massive scale and the Japanese sold them the lie too. A weather-beaten cement plaque with the year 1952 is still visible along a section of the seawall. The facts stand as such, an Engineer/s designed this monstrosity and no amount of excuses can change that. What an absolute joke of a mess this has turned into. Your browser has JavaScript disabled. Greed and stupidity rule in councils . 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). The council will buy me out at any price if things get too hot". Its an issue the whole coastline, councils desperate to get what is a liability off their books and some homeowners, beachfront, genuinely caught out by it. Link any useful papers youve found. "There's no sense at all in building something like this from an engineering perspective. There are 11 parcels of public land (including the Collaroy carpark, South Narrabeen Surf Club, reserves and road ends) interspersed between 49 private parcels of land that require protection. Is Carties a perfect candidate for a coastal engineering and resculpting project that kills two birds with one stone: that fixes the harbour entrance shoaling problem and turns Carties into an actual quality wave? She had reigned as Queen for 70 years. 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 . With increased ocean levels comes all those properties around Botany Bay, Parramatta river, Georges river. Climate projections will have some Australian surfers rejoicing, and others not so. More than double in wealth the last 7 years. Precarious! After five years and four contests, the performance level at Kelly's Hot Tub hasn't evolved but instead gone the other way. My 2c on the buy back scheme - NB Council won't have 50+ million sitting around to buy them all back at once (and NSW Gov wouldn't be in a hurry to give them the rest) so they'd have to do it say a couple per year, but at the same time, that leaves the others who can't be bought back vulnerable and at risk of further destruction if another mega storm decides to show up, which in the current climate you'd have to think is pretty likely. Agree 100%. Not to mention the many brutalist houses dotting its once beautiful headlands. Maintenance starts 2 months (?) Lance Knight. Rise seems nearly double than the run. 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. The state government and council are together tipping in 20 per cent of the costs for the construction of a wall stretching from Collaroy to South Narrabeen after heavy surf and powerful storms . Brendan Donohoe says the . A much higher amplitude as well. They have access to and use a large suit of software modeling tools, but unfortinately a lot of them don't have outputs that non-scientists can get their head around [just numbers which are meaningless on the surface unless you understand what they represent.] Amongst other things, it is illegal to "establish, maintain or use a spoil ground or other ocean disposal point (including dumping materials at sea)". Among many objectives, it outlines how people living in threatened property might defend their homes. Also I'm suspecting at the lga level the up front investment to do this work can be a hard sell. In the other pic you can see the completed section of the wall. I watched a 4 corners or foreign correspondent thing last year on the Japan sea walls. https://files.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/collaroy-na https://nationalprecast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Collaroy-Beach https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-nsw-sydney-collaroy-surfer-pul https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/september-2021/Living-Seawalls-in-g https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/tarzans-stormy-st-clair-skinny-dip. The option of do nothing seems to have passed but it can always be thrown in as a baseline. For the most part I understand buybacks but, how will they appraise the value of these properties? that would be awesome location for JOb or other jackasses to film fun vids. 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? Usually done by compulsory acquisition with the government working off existing market prices. Just wondering if the stairs built into the wall are private property? "Environmental vandalism or gross negligence?". 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. 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 Collaroy seawall was in part constructed after a significant storm event in 2016 eroded 50 metres along the Narrabeen and Collaroy shoreline, causing damage to waterside properties. You wouldn't accept that in a bridge from an engineer, so why accept it in anything else? Men sand-bag properties on Collaroy Beach Arlington Building and a run of houses to the north circa 1922. as the article states coastal erosion has been known since the 20s in that area and has been studied meticulously ever since. Alas this would have meant some loss / damage to private property. They're not effective at all mate. Yes it is. I am not stock market savvy. It makes perfect sense doesn't it, stop/dissipate the energy before it has the chance to have an impact. And I previously worked in a firm that did work in this area (it's not my specific expertise but I get the broad concepts). (btw if you're the Jody P I'm thinking of, you're an absolute legend mate!). The Act was introduced by Rob Stokes, the NSW Minister for Planning and member for Pittwater. They aint getting crushed. Wherever there's a seawall the sand/beach washes away and makes it virtually impossible to enter or exit the water, not to mention the impact on the birdlife, fish and crustaceans that depend on the seasonal sand flow that comes with a healthy beach. 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" Collaroy Seawall Detailed Survey for construction of a new seawall in highly sensitive erosion zone. "community engagement", and my personal favourite "building resilience". Mr Horton said current conditions have exposed a temporary rock bund that was put in place to protect the construction site, but it will be removed when works are complete. oh yeah and someone call security. It breaks my heart. Beaches with hard structures can return, though it takes longer, and rocks and concrete in the wave zone also make for a dangerous combination. No fuckers complained about the rebar reef. Now digging up the facts of this case would prove fascinatingthe applicant, the judges, the arguments, the ruling etc one if there is precedent for seeking compensation for judicial rulings made in error. I wonder if they're intended as some kind of device to absorb/dissipate energy rather than as trafficable stairs? >>How can you say there is no evidence unless you have the facts to prove it? This would reduce the lateral movement of sand along this stretch of beach, reducing the natural erosion while creating some great banks. That's crazy stuff. It is worth remembering that this council, as Warringah, council, was twice dismissed for corruption and incompetence. He said when the work is complete, sand will be pushed up to cover most of the seawall. Here is the DA for the wall. I do however feel there needs to be more separation regarding fact and opinion in your article. Also, it's a not so secret secret, anyone who speaks out about this have been known to disappear. Building up during periods of low swell energy, while being transported into the surf zoneduring periods of high swell energy, acting as a buffer to the incoming surf. I will try and find some pics of my area. Sorry Peter but we can't just take you on your word for it. Some investigative journalism required to obtain all the council documents around its approval process. More than likely entombed in one of those tetrapod molds you mentioned above. But, they just persist time and time again. I can't believe that those structures have been built in 2021 and that the legislation still hasn't been amended to counter the property rights of the owners. 1. Be interesting to know whether the assumptions for the modelling included any information on the value of the beach to be lost, belly. 42 online submissions ALL supporting the wall but many seem to think it would be a sloping rock construction. There are plenty of other spots along the coast vulnerable to rising seas and more intense storms but Collaroy is one of the most difficult to address. As I understand it, governments have been reluctant to purchase vulnerable properties because there will be so many of them and the public purse could never afford it. It's an interesting point whether you just blame the owners for buying a house in such a risky area and hoping taxpayers will bail them out, versus the fact that the council must have approved people building houses there in the first place (although possibly a very long time ago), "Professor Short said the council bought properties along the beachfront and turned them into parklands in the 1970s and attempted to put a moratorium on redevelopment in the 1980s, but lost its case in court.". If anyone used it and saw the second DA let me know. Could be the camera angle but. As the article states, in terms of erosion, vertical walls don't work and actually exacerbate the problem. A number of properties along the oceanfront from Narrabeen to Collaroy were seriously endangered by erosion during a large storm swell in 2016. The erosion at Collaroy/Narrabeen Beach is not particularly significant, unusual or surprising. It's like companies using buybacks in a crisis. 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. Old bathing boxes which were on long piers sitting out in the bay are now sitting in the middle of sand dunes. Is there a sea wall at Collaroy? Yea I agree with this. The very thing we live for one the beaches is full of concrete and man made fuck ups. Compare their prediction of how it would look with the reality shown above.. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/climate-change-and-coastal-erosion-the-g GOR coastal erosion webinar link for today at 3pm for those interested. https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/september-2021/Living-Seawalls-in-g 5 min [P] Call of the Wild skinny dip at yer local Sea-Walljust doing wot comes natural! Was it some random guy off the street? did depend a lot on steepness of the beach etc. Stop wasting money and do something that will achieve the intended goals. At what point do we put an end to this insanity. 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. Its also been the focus point for opposition to coastal development; an abject lesson about what results from bad policy. This clearly did not happen at Collaroy. Records show the DA for the Collaroy Seawall had been lodged 18 months earlier in July 2018. 2016 Collaroy seawall Concept Design Specs Seawalls have the inevitable effect of reflecting and concentrating wave energy and accelerating erosion. Shop unique custom made Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Posters, Tapestries, and more. Good balanced post tango. In 2002, about 3000 people took to the beach to protest a planned sea wall, concerned it could destroy the beach. 1. A sneaky second application, for the vertical wall was seen by very few. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/coastal-properties-at-highest-clima https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/will-climate-change-put-an-end-to Kala Grace In Dramatic Rescue While Competing In Backdoor Shootout, 'Corners Of The Earth: Kamchatka' Tour Dates, Watch: Hossegor Super Session January 6th, Australian Designer To Launch Crescent Head Hotel Amid Local Development Concerns, Dead Marine Life Washes Onto South Oz Beaches After Flooding, Watch: Ryan Callinan // Beneath A Pear Tree, Watch: Cronulla's Jarvis Earle Wins World Junior Title. A bit like asking journos writing about climate change to include references scientific papers talking about how CO2 is a greenhouse gas. 30 years of volunteers doing Dunecare (eg. Good point, lilas, that explains the mystery of why aborigines didn't build their homes close to the ocean. Again this can only be taken as opinion without proper scientific references. Isn't an extension to the Point Cartwright breakwall on the cards aa well? that concrete is a lovely blank canvas for some choice words. There's only a loss to be made for the purchases. 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. Including the residents behind the great wall. I will check with him and report back. There have been high profile storms on the NSW East Coast since the mid-70s. Bean counters at the local council know this too. 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. The NB has always excelled at extreme ugliness. Seawall construction isnt mentioned. "Sea walls do nothing to ensure the ongoing conservation of the beach in front of them," Mr Donohoe told crowds. The sheer number of cables there suggests to me that an offshore reef proposal would be unsuccesful. I'd reckon the road, arterial services (electrical, sewerage, etc) and the houses all factors. 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. And please take a look at all the other ridicules things Coastal engineers are doing around this country so you can see the pattern of incompetence I am referring to. However, while they prevent further shoreline erosion, they do not deal with the causes of erosion (French, 2001). Hi Lost, yes there is another option - see my 2 posts above. In the others, you can see a part of the wall under construction. Then there is the question of the parameters given to the designers of the second structure. We have summarised some key facts about the first of the Collaroy owners' seawalls. nothing that a annual maintenance fee paid for by the taxpayer can't fix. Would be really good to see an article on the current state of affairs in the Coastal engineering world. And it was created many years ago when coastal property was much lower in value and the bang for buck was much higher. They can be excused as they thought theyd be informed before any such works took place, as per the 2016 Coastal Management Act. The above video might be of interest to help understand the design of the wall. In the end it's all pretty simple though, as most beach erosion of consequence is caused by large/powerful waves. https://nationalprecast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Collaroy-Beach 2020 Surfer keelhauled by Collaroy Stormwater Pipe {RIP} How about dredging narrabeen lagoon?? Thanks again for your time and effort to make these articles, as we all truly appreciate them. 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. Pipeline specialist injured while duckdiving in heavy waves. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/01/28/world/28israel6/28israel6-sup Sea-change hostage negotiations at Hellhole of the Pacific Gold Coast City Council had a similar problem to Collaroy at Palm Beach Qld. 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? However the short period easterly swells go straight into all parts of the surfcoast digging it up and turn almost every beach with low swell energy into an ugly mess. You may call me names, but the facts still stand. which is why the video is so interesting. How's that space travel and trip to MARS coming along, you blokes? https://files.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/collaroy-na Collaroy Stormwater Pipe Outlet Yes, blowie, I've yet to see anyone our age advocating for a soft solution. Looks like the council are aware of the liability concerning the still submerged rocks. A northeast swell generated by ex-TC Seth off Queensland,. The seven metres protruding above sea level is vertical, even going beyond vertical for the final metre to prevent wave overtopping. Surf Breaks Inc. Coming to a beach near you ! It is all about the road. The Feds and States are the only ones with sufficient means to do anything, but for them its a case of not my problem. The Surfrider Foundation Australia organised a protest against the seawall that is being erected between Narrabeen and Collaroy. Rather than a natural ebb and flow of wave energy, a hard structure increases reflective energy and turbulence, making it difficult for sand to settle and accrete. Hey BD. 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? It's propped up by the NSW and local governments way beyond the importance or value of that stretch of private land. If you are referring to Vertical hard structures then that needs to be specified). Anyone who has been to Chiba in Kanto will have seen the Tetrapod formed surf breaks there. If you look at the photo of the wall there appears to be a set of stairs built into the concrete for each property. 314k members in the sydney community. "We have the Tools and imagination" It would be fascinating to see the NSW Cabinet documents which advocated for this approach. Is it designed to behave like a bottle-neck? "Protective works are a far preferable measure to a vertical seawall," he said. Was the carpark damaged by the 2016 storms and if so-to what extent? Dates announced for Spencer Frost and Guy Williment's film shot in Russia's far east. I have the mhl report but cannot find the link again. It would be the same as for any development adjacent to the cables where they make landfall. Thats tens of thousands of homes). Just ugly, clog up the waterways etc. Im not trying to be a dick about it. (As we all know, unfortunately, money/wealth/property seems to be many people's priority, and corrupt opportunists step in to "help" with that). Environmental vandalism or gross negligence? Highly unlikely! Initial reports claim Marcio Friere wasn't wearing an inflatable vest when he was held down in large waves. 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