DEECA public consultation regarding the future of Portsea Front Beach.

As you may be aware the Nepean Ratepayers Association has been advocating for a permanent solution to the erosion of the Portsea Front Beach for more than a decade. Following extensive coastal analysis and the review of more than 20 years of coastal investigations focusing on Weeroona Bay, the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) has finally released its Peer Review and Coastal Process Study which offers four options for consideration by the community.

• Base case – replacement of the geotextile sand-container seawall
• Option 1- Elevated boardwalk, with cliff rehabilitation and amenity sand nourishment
• Option 2 – Wave screen and groyne at Point Franklin with major sand nourishment
• Option 3 – Beach compartments (series of groynes) with permanent rock revetmen.

The NRA committee has reviewed the options provided and are of the view that Option 2: Wave screen and groyne is the option most likely to deliver what the NRA has long been advocating for:

• A long-term solution to erosion
• Reduced wave energy to restore safety for water activities (swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving, fishing from the pier etc)
• Restoration of a functional beach and public beach access at the east side of the pier.

Action Required:

To ensure that DEECA hears what we, the community have to say, we urge you to visit www.engage.vic.gov.au/project/portsea-coastal-erosion-management and complete the survey and/or make a submission.This site provides you with more detail about each of the options which we urge you to read.To ensure that DEECA gets a huge community response, please share this email with your family, friends, colleagues and networks and urge them to complete the survey as well.  

The survey closes on Saturday 31 October 2026.