Project overview
The City of Kingston required a detailed understanding of current and future coastal hazards to support informed decision-making and long-term coastal adaptation planning. The assessment needed to reflect local conditions rather than relying solely on regional-scale datasets and account for the complex interactions between coastal processes, river systems and flood hazards.
Tonkin + Taylor undertook a comprehensive coastal hazard and risk assessment for the City of Kingston, completing the first four stages of Victoria’s Resilient Coast framework. The project assessed the impacts of climate change on Kingston’s 13 km coastline, which includes beaches, cliffs and engineered coastal structures. The assessment considered a range of coastal hazards and provided a robust evidence base to support future coastal planning and adaptation.
The work included:
- Stage 1: Scoping and preparation.
- Stage 2: Community values, vision and objectives.
- Stage 3: Hazard assessments covering coastal erosion, coastal inundation and groundwater impacts.
- Stage 4: Risk and vulnerability assessment.
