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Climate change induced sea-level rise will result in storm erosion becoming the primary driver of long-term coastal recession. Australia is particularly vulnerable, as 80% of the population lives on the coastline (most concentrated in the southeast). Recent storm events in 2013 and 2016 resulted in extensive erosion and property damage in NSW but pales in comparison to the severe impact of a series of high-energy events in the 1970s. Longterm beach profiles exist at only two sites and of these 40-year datasets, only one captures data prior to the 1970s. This study aims to extend this spatially and temporally limited data by using aerial photographs dating back to the 1970s as well as Light Detection and Ranging data collected during 2013. The study sites, Wollongong South, Shellharbour South, Bulli (Sandon), Moruya (Bengello) and Callala, were chosen to cover a range of beach-barrier types, also taking into account the availability of historical data. The aim of this project is to circ