	{"id":141873,"date":"2024-08-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=141873"},"modified":"2024-08-07T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T07:48:41","slug":"options-revealed-for-cosy-corner-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/options-revealed-for-cosy-corner-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Options revealed for Cosy Corner works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RESIDENTS and visitors to the Surf Coast are being encouraged to provide feedback on potential adaptation options and actions to protect a popular section of Torquay&#8217;s coastline.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority&#8217;s (GORCAPA) commitment to protect and manage the Great Ocean Road&#8217;s coast and parks, it is carrying out coastal adaptation planning to improve the resilience of Cosy Corner.<\/p>\n<p>Feedback is being received online, following an open day where about 50 community members talked through their preferred options.<\/p>\n<p>The timber seawall at Cosy Corner, built in the 1950s and rebuilt or repaired several times, has deteriorated beyond repair.<\/p>\n<p>A row of protective rock bags was placed at the toe of the structure in March 2023 to reduce further undermining, while GORCAPA investigates how to best upgrade the seawall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141875\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-141875\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/CosyCornerTorquay_62420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/CosyCornerTorquay_62420.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/CosyCornerTorquay_62420-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/CosyCornerTorquay_62420-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/CosyCornerTorquay_62420-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The timber seawall at Cosy Corner, built in the 1950s and rebuilt or repaired several times, has deteriorated beyond repair. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Six adaptation options have been released for the community&#8217;s consideration:<\/p>\n<p>A new vertical seawall<\/p>\n<p>A new rock seawall revetment<\/p>\n<p>A new sloped\/stepped seawall<\/p>\n<p>Maintenance of the existing seawall and rock bags<\/p>\n<p>Beach nourishment, or<\/p>\n<p>A managed retreat, featuring the creation of a setback zone.<\/p>\n<p>These options were identified based on work done in earlier stages of the coastal adaptation planning process.<\/p>\n<p>This includes:<\/p>\n<p>Assessing coastal processes and hazard exposure<\/p>\n<p>Examining site-specific data and modelling to understand coastal hazard vulnerability and risk, and<\/p>\n<p>Undertaking social, environmental, economic and cultural values assessments.<\/p>\n<p>GORCAPA has thanked the 94 community members who completed the online survey as well as the 24 people who provided their insights via one of the &#8216;walk and talk&#8217; sessions held at the beach.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade of the seawall is being delivered with the support of a Victorian government Coastal Erosion Preparedness grant, with concept designs to be released later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The approach to the seawall upgrade follows the direction of the Marine and Coastal Policy 2020 and Victoria&#8217;s Resilient Coast \u2013 Adapting for 2100+ framework and guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The aim of the seawall upgrade is to increase the resilience of this popular stretch of coast, and to better protect it against coastal hazards,&#8221; GORCAPA director of infrastructure and planning Cath Olive said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want the community to provide feedback on what they consider to be the most appropriate adaptation option to use to protect Cosy Corner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We welcome any further details on what we should consider in the design.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, including how feedback from the community has informed the &#8216;Cosy Up&#8217; project, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/haveyoursay.greatoceanroadauthority.vic.gov.au\/cosy-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">haveyoursay.greatoceanroadauthority.vic.gov.au\/cosy-up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESIDENTS and visitors to the Surf Coast are being encouraged to provide feedback on potential adaptation options and actions to protect a popular section of Torquay&#8217;s coastline. 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