Back Beach Foreshore Management Plan

Back Beach is one of Bunbury's most loved coastal areas. Whether you're walking the coastal path, enjoying the beach, surfing or taking in the ocean views, it's a place that means different things to different people.

The City of Bunbury is preparing a Foreshore Management Plan to help guide the future management of the Back Beach foreshore and ensure its environmental, recreational and cultural values are understood and considered into the future.

The Foreshore Management Plan follows on from the City’s endorsed Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan (CHRMAP). Coastal erosion modelling in the CHRMAP shows that over the next 25 years the Back Beach coastline will lose part of its foreshore, impacting the width of the beach, dune vegetation, Aboriginal heritage assets and some public and community assets. By 2120, road networks, residential properties and commercial assets are at risk of erosion and flooding.

This project helps us respond to the coastal hazards we have increasingly experienced, which impact our daily use of the foreshore and beaches. The Foreshore Management Plan will make recommendations for management of the Back Beach foreshore by identifying how the foreshore is used, what’s important for the community and any issues.

Before preparing a draft plan, we want to hear from the community about how Back Beach is used, what you value most about the area and what should be considered as part of its future management.

There are several ways for the Bunbury community to get involved to help us create the plan:

• Visit our Community Connect page to complete the community values survey or add to the interactive map to identify specific locations of active use, concern, or suggestions
• Attend a community focus group
  • Session 1: 25 November 2026, 5:30pm, City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club
  • Session 2: 26 November 2026, 5:30pm, City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club
  • Session 3: 28 November 2026, 1:30pm, City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club

Community consultation is open until 24 December 2026.

Visit the Back Beach Foreshore Management Plan project page to learn more and share your feedback via Community Connect below.