cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/203096

Coastal erosion is washing sand away from some of Adelaide’s most popular beaches at a rapid pace, with a state government review still months away from completion.

This is happening at the moment," he said.

An independent advisory panel will analyse public feedback, as well as a scientific review, before it delivers its recommended advice to the government.

Mr Searle said the panel would not rule out any possible approaches, including the construction of a pipeline which would pump excess sand from northern beaches such as Semaphore and Largs Bay back to West Beach — a project which was initially proposed by the previous government.

"Particularly with climate change and the rising sea level, we need to be really confident as we move forward that we’ve got it covered for today, that we’ve also considered the future as well.

“Because we’ve had a lot of sand taken out of here in the last few years, the beaches are eroding and there’s a lot of concern that the dunes are threatened,” he said.