Council would like to invite community members, businesses, and organisations to have their say on the draft Yumpla Coast Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is an initiative of the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council to help make informed decisions about how to manage and adapt to current and future coastal hazard impacts on our coastline and communities.

The NPARC coastline is prone to coastal hazard impacts, driven by tropical cyclones, storm events and annual trade or ‘Kuki’ winds. Coastal hazard impacts are predicted to increase with a changing climate. We want to make sure we are in the best position possible to protect the community and infrastructure that is important to us.

Coastal hazards include erosion of our sandy coastlines, and short- or long-term inundation of low-lying areas by seawater.The draft Strategy assesses the potential risks to our communities,environment, cultural values, infrastructure, liveability and essential services from coastal hazards using guidelines determined by the Queensland Government.The Strategy builds upon coastal hazard information and mapping previously publicly released by the Queensland Government.

The Yumpla Coast Strategic Plan has been:

• developed to proactively manage the impact of coastal hazards for our children and our children’s children
• developed in close consultation with Council, Traditional Owner groups, and local stakeholders and community members
• tailored to include the whole coastal landscape and community.

The Strategic Plan also outlines high-level strategies for Council and provides guidance for other property and asset owners to help increase the resilience of our coastline over the next 80 years.

Click here to download a full copy of the draft Yumpla Coast Strategic Plan.

Click the links below to view specific sections of the Plan:

• Chapter1 & 2: See how the Strategic Plan was developed
• Chapters 3 & 4: See what coastal hazards have been identified for the Northern Peninsula region and a framework for shared responsibilities, adaptation responses and options
• Chapters 5-10: Read about the adaptation actions for NPARC, including location specific actions for:
  • New Mapoon
  • Seisia
  • Bamaga
  • Umagico (Alau)
  • Injinoo
• Chapter 11: See Council’s implementation plan to make sure that initiatives are put into action

There are three ways to submit your feedback:

Public consultation is open from Thursday 18th March until Thursday 15th April 2021.