Helping the Isaac Regional Council build resilience in their coastal communities
Cyclones can have devastating impacts on man-made and natural structures. It’s critical for coastal communities to identify areas vulnerable to those impacts and develop plans to meet those challenges. Located on the central Queensland coast, the Isaac Regional Council engaged our team to undertake a coastal hazard and storm tide study to identify areas susceptible to storm tide inundation, the scale of their exposure, and the risk to vulnerable infrastructure.
Our team evaluated short- and long-term erosion for the five townships on the coast of the local government area, mapped coastal hazards, and facilitated community consultation and engagement sessions. We also assessed local properties and infrastructure exposed to storm tide hazards. Additionally, we conducted an inundation modeling and risk assessment to provide a fully calibrated and verified model capable of stimulating cyclonic conditions and likely impacts from tides, waves, and storm surges.
The Council has used the outputs of both assessments to increase storm tide hazard awareness among the local community and inform the development of the Isaac Regional Planning Scheme.
At a Glance
- Offices
- Client
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- Isaac Regional Council
- Partners
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- Ethos Urban
- Award
- Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Awards, QLD Overall Winner 2020
- Award
- Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Awards, Hard Won Victory 2020
Meet Our Team
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Chris Scraggs
Team Lead, Coastal Engineering
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Doug Treloar
Senior Principal, Coastal Engineering
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Cristian Alfred
Team Leader Ports and Maritime
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Scott Keane
Principal Industry Director, Ports and Maritime
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Carin Pires
Maritime Engineer
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Masoud Hosseini
Principal, Maritime Engineer
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Amer Kazemi
Principal Maritime Engineer
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Ali Bardideh
Senior Maritime Engineer
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Hadi Hosseinzadeh
Senior Maritime Engineer
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Ronan Lane
Maritime Engineer
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