North Coogee’s modular engineered reef and a coastal restoration project at Melville Beach Road Foreshore were among the winners in the 2025 WA Coastal Awards for Excellence.

The awards are co-ordinated by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage for the WA Planning Commission’s Coastal Zone Management Program and CoastWA.

They were presented in conjunction with the 2025 WA Coastal Forum: Communities, Coasts & Change, hosted by the WA Coastal and Marine Network at the Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club on October 27.

The awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the planning, management, and protection of the State’s diverse and extensive coast.

The City of Cockburn’s C. Y. O’Connor Beach engineered fringing reef received the coastal management award for reducing the impact of

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