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Changing use of beach as temperatures change and amenity of foreshore is
modified.
Impacts on land where club sporting and recreational activities are held.
Potential changes in water quality (as a result of increased storm runoff) affecting
health of SLS staff and beach users. Further investigation necessary.
Changes in building heating/cooling costs (can be either negative or positive).
Adaptation Planning
Policies adopted at the national level Surf Life Saving Australia are adopted at a
State and club level. Surf Life Saving Australia has prepared a Climate Change
Adaptation Road Map which presents a range of activities captured under four
adaptive strategies.
o
Strategy 1: Build capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change by
raising awareness, enhancing partnerships and mainstreaming climate
change adaptation.
o
Strategy 2: Enhance the capacity of SLSA clubs to understand and
assess their climate change risks and provide an equitable means to
allocate resources to address the identified risks.
o
Strategy 3: Provide financial support to SLS clubs, support services and
branches to adaptively manage climate change and extreme events.
o
Strategy 4: Provide support mechanisms to clubs to access in times of
emergency and to support long-term planning, contributing to (i) a
coordinated response to business continuity following extreme events; (ii)
targeted guidance and direction to clubs based on their current capacity.
Information Sources
Surf Life Saving South Australia website:
Impact of Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change on Surf Life Saving
Services Report Prepared for SLSA. May 2011 Prepared by: Coastal Zone
Management Pty Ltd
Impact-of-Extreme-Weather-Events-2011.pdf
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. Steve Cornish 2012, 2013
10.3.2. Stormwater infrastructure and wetlands
Each of the three councils report their stormwater asset values using different measures. Based on
information contained in councils’ asset management plans,
Table 10.4
outlines the items and value of
stormwater assets.
Table 10.4: Local Government Storm Water Assets
Area
Items
Value
1
($ million)
Port Adelaide Enfield
Pipes, Culverts, Pits, open channels
Junction Boxes, Pumping Station
236
Charles Sturt
Local drains, main drains,
trunk drains, pumping stations
269
West Torrens
Pipes, culverts, pits,
junction boxes
64
Western Adelaide
As above
817
Source: Council Asset Management Plans.
1. Estimated 2012 values based on 3% indexing.
Information about wetlands is contained in Section 12.
