Magryn’s coastal engineering team, in collaboration with Sproutt Landscape Architects and Port & Coastal Solutions, recently supported the community engagement process for the future of Tumby Bay’s foreshore.
Magryn’s coastal engineering team, in collaboration with Sproutt Landscape Architects and Port & Coastal Solutions, recently supported the community engagement process for the future of Tumby Bay’s foreshore.
Over two productive days (Friday 20th and Saturday 21st), our team consulted with over 100 community members as part of the Coastal Protection Infrastructure Alignment Study and Detailed Design for the District Council of Tumby Bay.
Together with Sproutt, we hosted a series of drop-in sessions and presentations at:
Council offices, including a dedicated session with Year 9 students
The weekend football and netball games, connecting with local families, residents, and sports fans
Sproutt prepared a set of clear and visually engaging materials to help communicate potential seawall alignment options and their associated trade-offs, with technical input and wave modelling provided by Magryn in collaboration with Port & Coastal Solutions.
Although further design work and engagement is still to come, this early process of combining technical analysis with community insights is helping to guide a foreshore protection approach that balances long-term coastal resilience with local values and priorities.
It’s been a pleasure to work alongside Council and Sproutt on this important project. Council’s genuine commitment to achieving the best outcomes for the community has been clear throughout the process, and we look forward to continuing this collaboration as the design develops.
The project’s engagement process is being guided by best practice frameworks, including CoastAdapt and the IAP2 spectrum of engagement (inform, consult, involve, collaborate, empower), ensuring a transparent and collaborative approach at every stage.
We are proud to be a part of such meaningful projects.
