Bluff Point Coastal Adaptation Project Area

Bluff Point has three key areas, each with unique characteristics and challenges.

Area Map

North

Location: Fuller Street to the Chapman River mouth.

Features:

  • More isolated and natural, with no significant public amenities aside from a small gravel carpark and informal access paths.
  • Contains critical infrastructure, such as a Water Corporation wastewater pumping station, with adjacent properties protected by ad hoc erosion measures.
  • The Chapman River mouth area contains a Threatened Ecological Community and features seasonal dynamics, including forming a sandbar influenced by riverine and coastal processes.
  • Registered Aboriginal Sites located at the Chapman River Mouth

Key Challenges:

  • Slower erosion rates of 0.2 to 0.3 m per year but significant long-term risks from sediment loss and infrastructure vulnerability.
  • Maintenance of natural features like the Chapman River mouth and surrounding habitats including the Registered Aboriginal Sites.

Middle

Location: St Georges Beach GSC Groyne to Fuller Street.

Features:

  • Mostly undeveloped foreshore with vegetated dunes and open space between Kempton Street and the beach.
  • Includes a coastal path parallel to Kempton Street, with informal access paths connecting to the beach.
  • Notable sites include Champion Bay Rise and Kempton Street South, designated local foreshore nodes with small carparks and beach access.
  • Registered Aboriginal Site – Located near Champion Bay Rise

Key Challenges:

  • Moderate erosion rates of 0.2 to 0.5 m per year.
  • Minimising the impact to the Registered Aboriginal Site.

South

Location: Beresford Northern Revetment to the northern end of Rundle Park.

Features:

  • Popular recreational space, including Rundle Park, with facilities such as shaded grass areas, BBQs, a playground and car parking.
  • A small, vegetated dune system provides a natural buffer in some areas.
  • Erosion issues have caused significant impacts, particularly near the carpark, requiring previous sand nourishment and the installation of a Geosynthetic Sand Container (GSC) groyne.

Key Challenges:

  • Erosion rates of up to 1 m per year.
  • Seasonal sediment loss and erosion near critical infrastructure.