The Victorian Government has released detailed mapping of the state’s coastline to assist local decision makers and developers.

 

State Minister for the Environment and Climate Change said that coastal inundation data, maps and guides would paint a clearer picture for local councils and planning authorities on the impact of impending sea level rises.

 

The state-wide coastal inundation maps provide modelling of possible sea level rises, while the Coastal Hazard Guide provides new information to support better informed strategic and regional scale decision-making and development.

 

To support local and property-scale decision making, more detailed local coastal hazard assessments are now underway at Port Fairy, and Gippsland Lakes.

 

Led by local authorities in conjunction with the Department of Sustainability and Environment and Department of Planning and Community Development, two more of these localised assessments will be undertaken later this year in priority areas.

 

To access the Victorian Coastal Inundation Maps and Victorian Coastal Hazard Guide and more information about the spatial data visitwww.climatechange.vic.gov.au