Help us plan for your future coastline!

The City has commenced the review and update of its Coastal Hazard Risk Management Adaption Plan (CHRMAP), a strategic planning document required to be prepared by local authorities under the Planning and Development Act 2005 and State policy. The CHRMAP will guide the City on timeframes and triggers to implement sustainable solutions to minimise coastal risks in the short and longterm.

We understand our community is deeply connected to our coastline. Share your thoughts and become involved in shaping the future coastline, so we can protect its invaluable natural environment and built forms now and into the future.

About CHRMAPs

A Coastal Hazard Risk Management Adaption Plan or CHRMAP details management and adaptation controls for coastal areas to preserve valued assets in sustainable, considered ways. These coastal assets include both built and natural assets, which provide social, environmental, economic and heritage values to the community.

CHRMAPs inform other local planning documents by providing a framework for managing future coastal vulnerabilities. They allow informed decision-making to occur by integrating sustainable land use planning in the short and long term.

Having a contemporary CHRMAP will:

• Improve understanding of coastal features, processes and hazards in the Cockburn coast area;
• Gain an understanding of the vulnerability of Cockburn’s coastal zone to coastal processes;
• Identify vulnerability trigger points and respective timeframes for each management area in the coastal zone to identify the need for immediate or medium-term risk management and adaptation;
• Identify assets (natural and man-made) and their services and functions situated in the coastal zone;
• Identify the value of at-risk-assets that are vulnerable to adverse impacts from coastal hazards
• Determine the likelihood and consequence of the adverse impacts from coastal hazards on assets, and assign a level of risk and;
• Identify management and adaptation measures (or ‘actions’) and how these can be incorporated into short and long-term decision-making.

The survey closed on the 6 September 2024. Thanks to everyone who participated.

More engagement will be happening shortly, so keep an eye on the page for more opportunities to get involved.

Have questions or want to learn more, contact us below:

City of Cockburn Sustainability and Environment Team

08 9411 3444
[email protected]