Building a Resilient Coast for the Douglas Shire

Posted on 11 July 2017 at www.douglas.qld.gov.au

Douglas Shire has become the first Council in Queensland to complete the first two phases of a Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS) under the State Government QCoast₂₁₀₀ program. Local Government Association of Queensland CEO Greg Hallam informed Council the Douglas Shire had been successful in its application for funding for Stages 3-8 of a CHAS after receiving funding in late 2016 for the first two stages. LGAQ is running the $12 million QCoast₂₁₀₀ program funded by the State Government to help local governments impacted by coastal hazards as a result of climate change to get on the front foot in adaptation planning.

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