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Wooli Beach
Emergency Action Subplan
Source: The Daily Examiner, 26 May 2009
October 2011
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Disclaimer
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Valley Council accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for it in respect of any use of or
reliance upon this report by any third party.
Copying this report without the permission of Clarence Valley Council is not permitted.
Acknowledgement
This report has been prepared by Clarence Valley Council after adapting the original text of the Draft
Wooli Beach Emergency Action Plan prepared by WorleyParsons in August 2010.
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
1.1
C o n t e x t a n d a s s o c i a t e d P l a n s a n d G u i d e l i n e s ……………………………………2
1.2
P u r p o s e o f E m e r g e n c y Ac t i o n P l a n …………………………………………………3
1.3
As s e t s p o t e n t i a l l y a f f e c t e d b y B e a c h E r o s i o n……………………………………..3
1.4
Clarence Valley Local Flood Plan..................................................................................4
1.5
Code of Practice for Emergency Coastal Protection Works..........................................5
2 EMERGENCY ACTION SUBPLAN ..............................................................................................7
3 CONTACT LIST FOR EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN ................................................................15
4 REFERENCES............................................................................................................................16
Tables
Table 2.1
Emergency Action Plan
8
Location of 4WD Beach Access, South Terrace, Wooli
6
Figures
Figure 1
Appendix
Appendix 1 Potential Breakthrough Location
Appendix 2 Flow chart representing the Wooli EASP
Schedule
Schedule 1 Dwellings within 20m of the erosion escarpment
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1.
INTRODUCTION
Adverse weather systems can produce storms that generate strong winds, large waves and elevated
ocean water levels along the NSW coastline. These conditions are generally short lived but can result
in extensive erosion along sandy beaches, and seawater inundation where waves can overtop
coastal dunes or sea defence barriers.
Extreme beach erosion can directly threaten assets and infrastructure on an active beach.
Erosion can occur either through erosion of the dunal system as a result of undermining, or indirectly
because the foundation of the remaining dune adjacent to the eroded area has been reduced.
Erosion can also lower the beach berm (a nearly horizontal plateau on the beach face or backshore,
formed by the deposition of beach material by wave action, or by means of a mechanical plant as part
of a beach recharge scheme), often resulting in a tall, unstable, near-vertical back-beach erosion
escarpment. Damaged berms can also present hazards for beach users.
Even without severe coastal storms, an erosion escarpment can erode and migrate landward.
Relatively minor wave action coinciding with high spring tides can induce erosion and undercut an
erosion escarpment.
A council’s long-term strategy for managing these threatening processes should be documented in a
coastal zone management plan (CZMP). An emergency action subplan (EASP) forms an integral
component of a CZMP. It outlines a council’s intended response to a coastal erosion emergency and
explains ways in which and where beachfront property owners can place emergency coastal
protection works according to the Coastal Protection Act 1979 (CPA). (OEH, July 2011)
1.1
Context and a ssociated Plans and Guidelines
This Emergency Action Sub Plan (EASP) has been prepared in accordance with provisions of the
Coastal Protection Act 1979 and is intended as an interim measure, prior to the implementation of
the Wooli Village Coastal Zone Management Plan. This Emergency Action Subplan for Wooli
Beach should be read in conjunction with the following associated plans and guidelines:

NSW State Storm Plan (SES 2007) – prepared under the State Emergency and Rescue
Management Act 1989 and State Emergency Service Act 1989.

Clarence Valley Local Flood Plan (interim) – A Sub-Plan of the Clarence Valley Local Disaster
Plan (DISPLAN) (CVC, November 2007)

Coastal zone management guide note – Emergency action subplans (OEH, July 2011)

Guide to the Statutory Requirements for Emergency Coastal Protection Works (DECCW
2011a)

Code of Practice under the Coastal Protection Act 1979 (DECCW 2011b).
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This EASP should be reviewed periodically in conjunction with the review of Council’s DISPLAN,
Flood Plan and following a coastal erosion emergency event as defined in Section 1.2.
1.2
P u r p o s e o f E m e r g e n c y Ac t i o n P l a n
The objective of the Emergency Action Plan is to document the actions that Clarence Valley Council
and/or landowners will or can undertake in response to a coastal erosion emergency situation at
Wooli Beach. This includes actions performed by Council/landowners whether associated with action
under any plan made under the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 (SERMA) or
not. However, in accordance with section 55C(2)(a) this Plan will not include matters dealt with in any
plan made under the SERMA in relation to emergency responses by Council/landowners.
To achieve this objective action is required in emergency planning/preparedness, response and
recovery phases of an emergency. The primary focus of Council will be to prevent harm to, or loss of
human life. Secondly, Council will seek to ensure public assets, such as formal beach access and/or
infrastructure are managed in a safe manner. Private property management has a lesser priority and
in this regard Council will facilitate authorised and lawful actions by landowners once Council’s priority
obligations are fulfilled. This is consistent with standard emergency management procedure.
The NSW Government has issued a direction to CVC to prepare a draft emergency action plan for the
costal erosion hot spot at Wooli Beach, being the beach opposite the Main Street & Riverside Drive
intersection south to the Wooli Wooli River. This draft Subplan will cover that area plus the length of
Beach to the northern side of the new residential area, in the vicinity of the beach access known
locally as ‘One Tree’.
A “coastal erosion emergency” is classified (for the purposes of this plan) as an oceanic event that
could result in lowering of beaches, high unstable erosion escarpments and/ or direct threats to
public and private assets from undermining or wave action. A coastal erosion emergency could
occur due to a combination of elevated ocean water levels and waves that are not generated by a
severe weather event that would otherwise trigger actions under the State Storm Plan, Local Flood
Plan or DISPLAN.
1.3
As s e t s p o t e n t i a l l y a f f e c t e d b y B e a c h E r o s i o n
Wooli Beach suffered severe storm damage in 1954, 1974, 1996 and 2009. More recent erosion
events have eroded the frontal dune leaving a high, steep escarpment along much of the beachfront.
The steep escarpment remains unstable and has continued to recede due to slumping.
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A review of coastline hazard lines for Wooli (WorleyParsons, 2010a) has identified that 44 lots are
located in the zone of wave impact for a severe storm (although a few dwellings on these lots are
located landward of the immediate impact line). These beachfront properties are all located south of
the bowling club. In addition, monitoring by Council in 2007 identified approximately 20 beachfront
dwellings located within the ‘zone of reduced foundation capacity’ (less than 18m from the dune crest)
which are susceptible to structural damage due to the reduced bearing capacity of sand in this zone.
Of the 20 properties, the nine most at risk were located around 13 to 14m from the dune crest.
Management of the impacts of coastal erosion at Wooli is further complicated as the village is not
serviced by reticulated sewerage. On-site effluent management systems are located on each
property containing development. Most of these systems and associated disposal areas (as
applicable) are located on the seaward side of beachfront dwellings along the frontal dune. Erosion
that enters private lands or other lands containing effluent systems is likely to adversely impact such
systems with implications for occupants as well as public and environmental health.
In addition to wave impacts from coastal storms, Wooli is subject to flooding from the Wooli Wooli
River. During a 1% or 2% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood event, inundation of Wooli
Road (in the vicinity of the Wooli Sportsground) is estimated to be 0.35m. In a more severe event,
the road would be cut between the northern portion of Wooli and the original village .
In addition, flooding in the adjacent catchment, which typically occurs a day or more after a major
coastal storm event, can cut road access at Sandy Crossing and Whites Bridge, isolating Wooli from
between a few hours to a few days. This occurred following the storm in late May 2009.
The latest review of coastal hazards at Wooli Beach (WorleyParsons, 2010a) as well as the Wooli
Beach Coastline Study (1997) endorsed the finding of an earlier Public Works (1989) report, Wooli
Coastal Process Investigation, that if the frontal dune were ultimately to disappear there is potential
that the ocean could breakthrough to the River during times of high seas and river flooding in the
future. See Appendix 1 for a map showing the potential break through location.
Council infrastructure may also be at risk in some locations. In the short term this is
expected to be confined to pedestrian and 4WD beach accessways. Continued landward
recession of the dune escarpment would affect road assets, public infrastructure and
services, in the longer term.
1.4
Clarence Valley Local Flood Plan
The 2007 Clarence Valley Local Flood Plan (sub-plan of the Clarence Valley Local Disaster Plan
(DISPLAN)), being a Plan prepared under the SERMA, guides emergency activities in the event of
flood and/ or coastal erosion. This Plan is currently an interim document and is being revised by SES
personnel. General evacuation triggers in the Local Flood Plan are:

failure of essential services;
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
flooding affecting properties; and

isolation of properties (particularly where residents require access to medical help).
The Local Flood Plan also covers resupply of settlements which become isolated. All of Wooli is
affected by the Probable Maximum Flood (apart from the foredune). In a 1% AEP flood event, Wooli
Road, some properties to the east of Wooli Road and some properties to the west of Main Street (at
the northern end of the original Wooli Village) are affected.
Flood evacuation triggers (i.e. flood heights) are still to be determined for Wooli. However, the
northern and southern portions of Wooli can be cut off from each other before over-floor flooding of
dwellings occurs.
Information on major flooding and storm events is available to residents by phoning the State
Emergency Service (SES) 132 500 number (the SES advises on local road flooding). In the event
that power and phones are out, the Wooli Post Office is the point of contact for residents. The SES
has access to a boat which can be used to ferry people out and bring supplies in when the road at
Sandy Crossing floods. In the event of a medical or other emergency the Wooli Sportsground oval
would be used as a helicopter landing pad. Signs are also installed to warn that roads are
impassable (pers. comm. Ann Mara, local SES Coordinator).
Annex Z of the Local Flood Plan addresses the management of coastal erosion. When the
Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issues a Severe Weather Warning for dangerous waves or storm surge
(a forecast for onshore waves of 5m or more, or storm surge of 0.5m or more for the NSW North
Coast) the role of the SES is to advise the community of the storm; protect life through warning and
evacuation; and coordinate lifting/ relocation of readily moveable household items and commercial
stock and equipment. It is also noted in Annex Z that the SES may initiate response operations when
large storm induced waves are observed locally and no BoM warning has been issued.
When a BoM warning has not been issued, and the SES has not mobilised in response to an
imminent storm, Council’s role is essentially the same as the SES’s role because the adopted
Coastline Management Plan (1997) nor the Draft Wooli Village Coastline Management Plan
(WorleyParsons, 2010) proposes property protection works. See also Sections 1.3 and 1.4 of this
Subplan. An event that prompts an SES response under the Local Flood Plan may still require
certain actions to be undertaken by Council. This Subplan documents all actions to be taken by
Council associated with a coastal erosion emergency, whether the event is administered under the
Local Flood Plan or not.
1.5
Code of Practice for Emergency Coastal Protection Works
A Code of Practice (DECCW, March 2011), under the CPA 1979, and a Guide to Statutory
Requirements for ECPW (DECCW, 2011) details the requirements for ‘emergency coastal protection
works’ undertaken by landowners where certain physical and weather conditions exist. This includes
the ability to install such works where the most landward part of the erosion escarpment is within 20
metres of the most seaward wall of a building lawfully used for residential, commercial or community
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purposes. Monitoring (as at 2009) by CVC estimates that 35 dwellings are 20 metres or less from the
erosion escarpment. These properties are shown in Schedule 1.
Under the Code works can be comprised of either placement and maintenance of sandbags up to 1.5
metres in height or the placement of sand against the seaward side of the erosion escarpment.
Any works performed by landowners must be in accordance with a permit issued under Part 4C of the
CPA 1979 and Regulations, the Code of Practice (DECCW, 2011) and the Guide to Statutory
Requirements (DECCW, 2011). Sand bags used for ECPW can only be made of geotextile or woven
polypropylene fabric (not hessian) up to a capacity of 0.75m3. It needs to be recognised that
compliance with the Code will not guarantee protection of property from the impacts of an erosion
event.
Access to the Beach to undertake ECPW must be via the 4WD beach access off South Terrace (see
Figure 1) as the ‘authorised beach access’ specified in the Code of Practice and Guide to Statutory
Requirements.
Landowners of beachfront properties with residential, commercial or community buildings need to be
made aware of the potential to undertake ECPW and requirements for such actions in the
planning/pre-storm phase.
500 metres
south of last
house (28
South Terrace)
4WD Beach Access
Figure 1 – Location of 4WD Beach Access on South Terrace, Wooli.
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EMERGENCY ACTION SUBPLAN
Under each phase in emergency management the triggers for response and emergency actions are
outlined. Table 2.1 lists actions to be taken by Council prior to, and if the triggers are met. It is
envisaged that the SES would be involved if a significant number of dwellings at Wooli were
threatened and/ or a coastal erosion event coincided with a major flood event, requiring whole scale
evacuation from the original Wooli Village. Accordingly, only arrangements for evacuation within
Wooli are included in Table 2.1. A diagrammatic representation of the actions in Table 2.1 is shown
in Appendix 2.
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Table 2.1 Emergency Action Plan
Category
Trigger
Responsible
Council Officer
PrePlanning
Pre-planning for possible storm event
CVC Coordinator
Action /Reporting
Coordinate preparation of OH&S procedures with relevant CVC Managers for dealing with
should be undertaken as soon as
storm debris (including materials containing asbestos) and sandbag/sand installation for any
possible
post-storm works. Training for personnel involved in such works to be provided (as relevant).
Compile phone numbers of relevant contacts in case of a storm event (e.g. internal Council
contacts, OEH, SES, NSW Police, coastal/geotechnical engineer (not CVC-employee), other
relevant stakeholders, Post Office, Wooli Motel, Wooli Bowling Club) similar to shown in
Section 3. The completed contact list shall be attached as a Schedule to the final Plan.
(NOTE: Schedules attached to this Plan are not part of the formal Plan and can be modified
according to operational needs without the need to formal amendment of the EASP under the
Coastal Protection Act 1979 and associated procedures).
Make residents aware of the Wooli hazard lines and zone of reduced foundation capacity
(ZRFC) and where their properties lie in relation to these - advise owners of properties
affected by the immediate hazard line that their dwellings and/or outbuildings would be at risk
of damage or destruction in a severe storm event – advise residents and non-resident
owners of actions that could be taken in advance to reduce losses (e.g. arrange with a
resident neighbour to move removable valuables, obtain permit for and install ECPW, seek
engineering report on structural adequacy if in ZRFC, review effluent management)
Survey the location of the landward edge of the dune escarpment (and the height of the dune
adjacent to the Main Street/Riverside Drive intersection) at least annually and update list of
properties in immediate hazard zone (IHZ) and ZRFC in Schedule 1. (NOTE: Schedules
attached to this Plan are not part of the formal Plan and can be modified according to
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operational needs without the need to formal amendment of the EASP under the Coastal
Protection Act 1979 and associated procedures).
Issue updated advises to landowners of properties affected by IHZ or ZRFC (as above).
Develop media advice pro-forma/s for different phases of emergency management under this
EASP.
Notify holders of Part 4C Permits for ECPW that access to the beach shall be via the 4WD
Access off South Terrace (see Figure 1).
Manager
Ensure rigid barriers and beach closed signs are stored at the Wooli CVC depot premises
Environment &Open
sufficient to enable effective closure of all Council-managed pedestrian and 4WD beach
Spaces
access points to/from Wooli Beach.
Category
Trigger
Responsible
Council Officer
Action /Reporting
Pre-storm
Phase
Significant offshore wave height is in
CVC Coordinator
Undertake web-based monitoring and reporting of weather, wave forecasts (BoM website)
the range of 3m to 5m and tides
and beach conditions on a daily basis
exceeding 1.8m are predicted at Fort
Denison
Significant offshore wave height
Undertake web-based monitoring and reporting of weather, wave forecasts (BoM website)
exceeds or is forecast (by Bureau of
and beach conditions on a 12-hourly basis, eg 0600 and 1800 hrs
Meteorology) to be in the range of 5m
to 7m and tides exceeding 1.8m are
predicted at Fort Denison
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OR
storm surge of at least 0.5m
(NOTE: This is the trigger used to
Notify Manager Operations, Manager Assets and Manager Environment and Open Space
activate emergency response for
that a coastal erosion event is likely and for relevant Managers to make plans for post-event
coastal erosion under the CV Local
response.
Flood Plan. Once the Flood Plan is
activated the SES becomes the lead
combat agency with support provided
by other agencies. In the absence of
the Local Flood Plan providing
guidance as to what actions Council
should be undertaking in such an
event this EASP provides that
guidance for Council).
Advise local community contacts and other stakeholders of the likelihood of coastal erosion
and provide updates so they can advise residents in the event that phones/ power is cut.
Advise Wooli residents/property owners of the likelihood of coastal erosion and actions they
should take (e.g. arrange for relocation dwellings (where build to be relocatable), move
valuables, prepare to evacuate, install ECPW if Part 4C Permit valid, dismantle outbuildings
and/or remove stored items/goods or yard furnishings). Priority to owners of properties with
dwellings in IHZ.
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Category
Trigger
Responsible
Council Officer
Storm
Phase
A significant erosion escarpment
CVC Coordinator
Action /Reporting
Increase frequency of monitoring web-based weather forecast information (eg Bureau of
forms (taken to be if the escarpment
Meteorology) on a minimum 8-hr basis (eg 0600, 1400, 2200 hrs) and keep records of any
begins receding landward and is less
weather warnings and/or reports of erosion.
than 10m from a built asset);
Or
There is a predicted increase in storm
Landowners/residents informed of increased threat and advised to take action to reduce risk
threat by a current BoM warning (ie
to life and property and to make preparations for potential evacuation.
waves predicted to exceed 7m and
tides exceeding 1.6m OR storm surge
greater than 0.7 metres)
LEMO
Notify all appropriate persons including the Local Emergency Management Committee
(LEMC) members, Mayor, OEH, SES Incident Controller, LEOCON, CVC staff, experienced
coastal/geotechnical engineer (non-CVC) and have them on alert for an emergency meeting.
Manager
Close the beach at all public access points (except the 4WD access off South Terrace) with
Environment &
rigid barriers and erect ‘Closed Beach’ signs.
Open Spaces
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Monitor erosion escarpment position (using photos or measurements), location and any 'rip
head' formation and forward these to the CVC Coordinator.
A significant erosion escarpment
LEMO
Arrange emergency meeting with Mayor, OEH, SES, CVC staff, a professional engineer (not
forms (taken to be if the escarpment
CVC-employed) and any other relevant stakeholders to determine whether evacuation
begins receding landward and is less
measures should be implemented – report on current situation – record outcome. (NOTE:
than 5m from a built asset)
Any evacuation shall be undertaken under direction of the SES in accordance with the
Clarence Valley Local Flood Plan)
CVC Coordinator
Regularly monitor web-based weather forecast information (eg Bureau of Meteorology) on a
minimum 8-hr basis (eg 0600, 1400, 2200 hrs) and keep records of any weather warnings/
reports of erosion
Organise site inspection by a professional engineer experienced in coastal engineering for
post-event assessment and reporting.
Manager
Take photos and/or observations (at least every 6-8 hrs) of the erosion escarpment and
Environment and
beach features and forward to CVC Coordinator for reporting. Liaise with a professional
Open Spaces
engineer experienced in coastal engineering (not a CVC-engineer) for advice on updated
reports.
Monitor condition and safety of the 4WD beach access off South Terrace to determine if safe
to use during erosion event. If not safe, then close/barricade it off.
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Category
Trigger
Responsible
Council Officer
Post-storm
Phase
Storm has abated and it is safe to
CVC Coordinator
conduct post-storm activities
Action /Reporting
Advise Manager Assets, Manager Operations and/or Manager Environment and Open
Spaces (as applicable) to assess damage to public property, roads, services, parks/reserves,
etc.
Organise professional engineer (not CVC-employed) to be available to assess private
dwelling-houses, other non-Council buildings, and Council assets in imminent danger of
collapse due to proximity to eroded dune escarpment or within ZRFC, and to assess potential
dune modification to improve public safety.
Advice landowners of properties impacted or threatened by coastal erosion to seek
independent advice from a qualified coastal engineer to assess damage/threat/remedial
measures needed.
Arrange a survey of the beach levels and other features e.g. erosion escapements, dune
blow outs, dune height adjacent to Main Street/Riverside Drive intersection, location of
dwellings to dune, etc
Document location of dwellings to dune and update Schedule 1 and issue updated advice to
affected landowners.
Manager
Council staff and/or private consultants to inspect lands containing effluent management
Environment and
systems that may be adversely impacted by erosion and make recommendations as
Open Spaces
necessary to reduce potential environment or public health impacts.
Coordinate general cleanup and restoration works to public beach accesses/4WD access
and remove any hazardous materials from the beach.
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Erect relevant safety warning signs where unstable dune escarpments present a public
safety hazard. In high use areas consider options to collapse the erosion escarpment to a
more stable slope using machinery and after consultation with OEH, adjacent landowners
and a professional engineer experienced in coastal engineering (not CVC-employed)
LEMO
Coordinate a debrief with LEMC and Responsible Council Officers and other CVC staff
involved in response, SES (including Yuraygir Controller), and OEH. Document
recommended changes to the EASP.
CVC Coordinator
Liaise with OEH to determine any changes to the coastline and any new areas at risk
Review the Emergency Action Subplan (EAP) and update as necessary following debrief
meeting
Review and collate all records of the storm event, actions taken prior to and during storm
event, lessons learned, photos of the event and retain for future reference.
Review the Wooli Coastline Management Plan in consultation with other stakeholders.
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CONTACT LIST FOR EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
The following list of contacts indicates the range of persons that should be included on a contact list
for the purposes of implementing this Plan.
A completed list shall be prepared and maintained periodically and attached as a Schedule to this
Plan.
(NOTE: Schedules attached to this Plan are not part of the formal Plan and can be modified according to
operational needs without the need to formal amendment of the EASP under the Coastal Protection Act 1979
and associated procedures).
Title/Contact
Name
Phone Number
CVC Coordinator (and alternate):
CVC Mayor:
CVC Manager Operations (and delegate):
CVC Manager Assets (and delegate):
CVC Manager Environment and
Open Space (and delegate):
CVC LEMO (and alternate):
Clarence-Nambucca Region SES coordinator:
OEH representative (and alternate):
Wooli Post Office:
Wooli Motel:
Wooli Bowling Club:
NSW Police (Wooli Station):
Consultant Coastal Engineer (TBA):
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REFERENCES
DECCW 2011a, Guide to the Statutory Requirements for Emergency Coastal Protection Works
(March 2011)
DECCW 2011b, Code of Practice under the Coastal Protection Act 1979 (March 2011)
OEH 2011, Coastal zone management guide note: Emergency Action Subplans (July 2011)
WorleyParsons 2010a, Wooli Beach Village Review of Coastal Hazards
WorleyParsons 2010b, Wooli Village Coastline Management Strategy Update and Options Review
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APPENDIX 1
POTENTIAL LOCATION OF RIVERBANK/DUNE BREAKTHROUGH – WOOLI BEACH
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APPENDIX 2
FLOW CHART REPRESENTING THE WOOLI EASP
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WOOLI COASTAL EROSION EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
CVC Coordinator Task
CVC LEMO Task
Key
Daily monitoring of
weather forecasts for
Wooli area
External notification
to Council of coastal
erosion at Wooli
CVC Manager Open
Spaces Task
External process
No
No
Forecast tides > 1.8m at
Fort Denison. Waves forecast >5m.
OR storm surge of 0.5m
Alert LEMC members and
engineer (non‐CVC) and
have them on alert for
emergency meeting.
Erosion escarpment now
< 5m of built asset
Ensure beach accesses
closed
No
Arrange emergency meeting
with LEMC members, CVC staff
and engineer (non‐CVC).
Continue regular monitoring.
Yes
Arrange site inspection by
engineer (non‐CVC)
Stakeholders to provide best
advice to SES re need for
evacuation.
Yes
Increase weather monitoring to 12
hourly
Notify appropriate persons:
• CVC Ops Manager
• CVC Assets Manager
• CVC E&OS Manager
• CVC LEMO
Increase weather monitoring
to 8 hourly. Keep records.
Storm has abated
& safe to conduct post‐storm
activities
No
SES decide to
evacuate
Continue physical monitoring
of escarpments
Notify the community through
media
Advise landowners
Yes
Ensure beach accesses closed
Coordinator to relocate to Wooli or
ensure appropriate representative at
Wooli to assist
Significant
and active erosion
escarpment < 10m of built asset
OR
BOM warning wave predicted to exceed 7m and
tides >1.6m OR storm s
urge >0.7m
No
Yes
No
SES commence
evacuation phase per CV
Flood Plan ‐ all persons
from dwellings at risk
Yes
Yes
Undertake physical monitoring of
Wooli coastline erosion
Photos taken.
Erosion event over. If
appropriate:
• Report event to
Council
• Liaise with OEH re
coastline changes
• Update the Wooli
EAP
Continue regular monitoring
Forecast tides
exceeding 1.8m at Fort
Denison. Waves
forecast >5m
advise CVC to assess damage to public
property
organise private engineer to assess private
dwellings and other assets in immediate
danger.
advise landowner of properties threatened
by erosion to seek independent engineering
advice.
arrange survey of the beach levels
document location of dwellings to dune and
issue updated advice to affected
landowners.
liaise with OEH to determine any changes
to the coastline
Review the Emergency Action Subplan
(EAP) and update as necessary following
debrief meeting
Review and collate records of the event,
actions taken, lessons learned, photos.
CVC staff and/or private
consultants to inspect lands
containing effluent
management systems
Coordinate general cleanup
and restoration works to public
beach accesses
Erect relevant safety warning
signs
Coordinate a debrief with LEMC
and Responsible Council Officers
Discussion to include advice to
SES re safe return of evacuees
ITEM 12.201/11 - 23
SCHEDULE 1
ADDRESS
</= 18m TO ESCARPMENT
</= 20m TO ESCARPMENT
28 South Terrace
YES
YES
26 South Terrace
YES
YES
24 South Terrace
YES
YES
22 South Terrace
YES
YES
20 South Terrace
YES
YES
18 South Terrace
YES
YES
16 South Terrace
YES
14 South Terrace
YES
12 South Terrace
YES
10 South Terrace
YES
8 South Terrace
YES
6 South Terrace
YES
4 South Terrace
YES
2 South Terrace
2 Main Street
YES
YES
4 Main Street
YES
YES
6 Main Street
YES
YES
8 Main Street
YES
YES
10 Main Street
YES
YES
12 Main Street
YES
YES
14 Main Street
YES
30 Main Street
YES
YES
32 Main Street
YES
YES
34 Main Street
YES
YES
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36 Main Street
38 Main Street
YES
40 Main Street
YES
42 Main Street
YES
YES
44 Main Street
YES
YES
46 Main Street
YES
YES
48 Main Street
YES
YES
50 Main Street
YES
52 Main Street
54 Main Street
YES – CHECK
YES - CHECK
58 Main Street
YES
YES
60 Main Street
YES
YES
62 Main Street
YES
YES
68 Main Street
YES
YES
TOTAL
24
35
54B Main Street
56 Main Street
64 Main Street
66 Main Street
Table – Beachfront properties containing dwelling-houses where action/s under this Emergency
Action Subplan may be relevant.
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