Media Releases

27 June 2025 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Strengthening coastal defences and building resilient communities 

More than a dozen transformative coastal projects have secured vital funding to protect communities and tackle emerging shoreline threats. Read More » 

25 February 2025 | Joint Media Statement
Shoring up our shoreline: Crisafulli Government 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. Read more »  

30 August 2023 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Queensland councils to share in funding to fight rising sea levels

Ten of Queensland’s coastal councils will share in $3.3 million in funding for projects aimed at safeguarding their communities from the impact of coastal erosion, storm tides and rising sea level caused by climate change. Read more » 

22 June 2023 | LGAQ Media Release
$4 million to protect communities from coastal hazards—applications op 

Queensland coastal councils will share in another $4 million to rollout infrastructure projects to bolster resilience against coastal hazards including storm tide inundation and coastal erosion. Read more » 

20 April 2023 | Queensland Government Media Statement
$4 million to protect communities from coastal hazards

Queensland councils will share in another $4 million to rollout infrastructure like seawalls and bolster resilience to coastal hazards including storm tide inundation and coastal erosion. Read more » 

05 November 2021 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Queensland islands funding boost to fight rising sea levels

The highly successful $13.2 million QCoast2100 program will be expanded to defend Queensland’s coastal communities from climate change sea level rises, storm tides and coastal erosion. Read more » 

02 June 2016 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Coastal councils urged to dip in to $12 million fund to tackle climate change

QLD Government Queensland’s coastal councils are invited to submit their bids to a $12 million State Government fund to help them safeguard their communities from the impacts of climate change. Read more »

30 August 2023 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Queensland councils to share in funding to fight rising sea levels

ten of Queensland’s coastal councils will share in $3.3 million in funding for projects aimed at safeguarding their communities from the impact of coastal erosion, storm tides and rising sea level caused by climate change. Read more »

30 June 2022 | Queensland Government Media Statement
QCoast2100 funding makes waves 

Critical funding is set to flow helping coastal councils develop more climate-resilient communities. Read more »

11 March 2019 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Sunshine Coast taking action on climate change

The Palaszczuk Government’s $12 million QCoast2100program is helping the Sunshine Coast get prepared for the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels, storm tides and erosion. Read more »

11 December 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Government funding to help Burdekin combat sea level rise 

The Palaszczuk Government is providing Burdekin Shire Council with a grant of $425,810 to progress its Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS). Read more »

11 December 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Help for Gladstone to prepare for coastal hazards and sea level rise

The Palaszczuk Government is providing Gladstone Regional Council with an initial grant of $47,000 for the Gladstone Regional Council to develop a Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS). Read more »

07 September 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Palaszczuk Government funding helps Brisbane prepare for sea level rise

The Palaszczuk Government is backing Brisbane City Council’s Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS) with a $380,000 grant delivered through the state’s $12 million QCoast2100 program. Read more »

07 September 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Palaszczuk Government funding helps Hinchinbrook combat climate change

The Palaszczuk Government is backing Hinchinbrook Shire Council’s Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS) with a $398,645 grant delivered through the state’s $12 million QCoast2100 program. Read more »

12 July 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
$430,000 for Cairns Council to address climate change

Protecting the Cairns coastline from erosion and the impacts of climate change has been boosted by more than $430,000 funding from the Palaszczuk Government. Read more »

12 July 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Far North Queensland councils prepare for climate change

The Far North Queensland coastline will be better protected from erosion and the potential impacts of rising sea levels thanks to funding from the Palaszczuk Government. Read more »

12 July 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
$392,000 for Gympie Council to address climate change impacts

Protecting the Gympie region from the changing climate and the threat of storm tide flooding has been boosted by $392,727 funding from the Palaszczuk Government. Read more »

12 July 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
$409,000 for Livingstone Shire Council to prepare for sea level rise

Protecting the Capricornia coastline from erosion, tidal surges and the changing climate has been boosted by more than $400,000 funding from the Palaszczuk Government. Read more »

23 April 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Bundaberg to get $451,000 to prepare for climate change

Bundaberg’s coastal communities will be better prepared for the impacts of rising sea levels, storm tides and erosion as a result of a $451,000 grant from the Palaszczuk Government. Read more » 

23 April 2018 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Burdekin scores funding to battle impacts of climate change

The Palaszczuk Government has is providing funding to help Burdekin Shire Council to prepare its coastal communities for the impact of climate change. Read more »

14 September 2017 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Palaszczuk Government helps Fraser Coast cope with climate change

The Palaszczuk Government's $12 million QCoast2100 fund will assist Fraser Coast Regional Council to help prepare for the rising threats of erosion and storm tide flooding caused by climate change. Read more »

13 July 2017 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Palaszczuk Government funds more council projects to cope with climate change

The Palaszczuk Government’s $12 million QCoast2100fund will assist another two local governments to help coastal communities prepare for rising threats such as erosion and storm tide flooding caused by climate change. Read more » 

08 February 2017 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Palaszczuk Government funds more council projects to cope with climate change

The Queensland Government's $12 million QCoast2100 fund will assist another five local governments to help coastal communities prepare for the impacts of climate change. Read more » 

29 November 2016 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Palaszczuk Government funds more council projects to cope with climate change

The Queensland Government’s $12 million QCoast2100fund will assist another three local governments to help coastal communities prepare for the impacts of climate change. Read more »

10 November 2016 | Queensland Government Media Statement
Palaszczuk Government funds council projects to cope with climate change

The Palaszczuk Government has announced the first three local governments to benefit from its $12 million QCoast2100 fund to help coastal communities prepare for the impacts of climate change. Read more »

19 August 2025 | Redlands Coast Today
Second living shoreline trial set for shore, for sure

Redland City Council’s robust management of local coastlines has been bolstered with the launch of a second living shoreline trial, to be established at Oyster Point Park in Cleveland. Read more »

17 June 2025 | BRCNOW
Sand project strengthens Bagara’s coastline

A bird’s eye view of Jayteen’s Park has highlighted the scale of restoration efforts currently underway along Bargara’s coast, with more than 7,400 cubic metres of sand being placed on the adjacent beach to help stabilise the shoreline. Read more »

17 June 2025 | Redlands Coast Today
Living barrier to ‘shore up’ coastline at popular Birkdale park

Redland City Council is set to pilot a living shoreline project at Three Paddocks Park in Birkdale to enhance the ecological functions of the foreshore and protect against erosion, while also delivering amenity improvements in the area for park users. Read more »

Autumn 2025 | Council Leader
Protecting Queensland’s beaches for generations to come

Queensland’s beaches are famously among the most beautiful and liveable coastlines in the world, yet maintain them in the face of an ever-changing environment is no small task. Read more »

22 December 2024 | Noosa Today

A new seawall, built in response to the Bribie Island breakthrough, has been reconstructed at Golden Beach and installed with specially designed tiles to provide a new home for sea creatures. Read more »

17 December 2024 | Sunshine Coast News
Seawall and Foreshore Works completed - Esplanade, Golden Beach

We are pleased to advise we have completed the reconstruction of a new seawall, with adaptation to future climate hazards in mind, between Jellicoe and Nelson Streets. Read more »

13 December 2023 | Media Release, Mackay Regional Council
Council adopts a plan to safeguard our coast

Council adopted a proactive plan to ensure the region’s coastal communities are as prepared as possible for the impacts of climate change. Read more »

5 October 2023 | Mackay and Whitsunday Life
Council takes important step to safeguard region’s coast

A proactive plan to ensure our coastal communities are as prepared as possible for the impacts of climate change and coastal hazards is one step closer. Read more »

8 September 2023 | Media Release, Hinchinbrook Shire Council
Hinchinbrook Secures Funding for Project to Protect Beachside Communities from Coastal Hazards

Hinchinbrook Shire Council is among ten coastal Councils who will share in the Palaszczuk Government’s QCoast2100 funding program that will help Councils prepare and implement effective coastal hazard adaptation strategies. Read more »

30 August 2023 | Inside Local Government
10 coastal councils to share in $3.3m erosion fund

Ten coastal Queensland councils are set to share in $3.3 million in funding for projects to protect their communities from coastal erosion, storm tides and the threat of rising sea levels. Read more »

30 July 2021 | Media Release, Whitsunday Regional Council
Strategy prepares Whitsundays for coastal hazards in the future 

A Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS) was adopted at the Whitsunday Regional Council Meeting this week, which outlines a plan for predicted future sea level rise in the region’s coastal communities. Read more »

24 September 2018 | Media Release, Redland City Council
Coastal Adaptation

An increase in the severity of natural hazards on coastal areas has prompted the State Department of Environment and Science to provide funding to coastal Councils such as Redland City Council, to develop Coastal Hazards Adaptation Strategies (CHAS) under the QCoast2100 Program. Read more »

04 May 2017 | News Mail, Bundaberg
Storm surge money to protect region from climate change

Bundaberg Regional Council has been successful in securing funding as part of the Queensland Government's $12 million QCoast2100 fund. Read more »

04 May 2017 | Gympie Times
Climate change funding

Gympie Regional Council has been successful in securing funding as part of the Queensland Government's $12 million QCoast2100 fund. Read more »

10 November 2016 | Media Release, Moreton Bay Regional Council
Coastal hazard project secures funding

Moreton Bay Regional Council is one of the first local governments to benefit from the Queensland Government’s $12 million fund to help prepare coastal communities prepare for the impacts of climate change. Read more »

02 June 2016 | Courier Mail
$12 million QCoast2100 program to safeguard councils against the impacts of climate change

State government funding is up for grabs to help local councils safeguard against the impacts of climate change. Read more »