Central Coffs Estuaries Coastal Management Program

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Consultation has concluded

We are developing a Coastal Management Program for the Central Coffs Estuaries. This includes the estuaries of Moonee Creek, Jordans Creek, Pine Brush Creek, Coffs Creek and Boambee/Newports Creek.

Purpose of the Coastal Management Program

The estuaries of Moonee Creek, Coffs Creek, and Boambee/Newports Creek (the Central Coffs Estuaries) are major assets for the Coffs Harbour Region.

They provide a stunning natural environment, and a range of recreational opportunities for the local community and visitors alike.

The estuaries are facing increasing pressures from natural hazards, catchment land usage, urban development, and climate change.

In order to tackle these issues, we are developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for the three estuaries.

The program will be prepared in line with the NSW Government Coastal Management Framework, a recent initiative by the NSW Government to equip communities to respond to the challenges facing the state’s coastline and estuaries.

View a short video clip on the City's Coastal Management Program here.

Have your Say

To help inform the CMP throughout its development the community has been encouraged to share feedback on what they value about our estuaries and how they would like them to be managed.

Stage 4: We have developed a Draft Coastal Management Plan for the estuaries with key management actions which was on public exhibition in November 2025 inviting community feedback.

Please visit the Have Your Say page HERE to view the documents and other resources.

Next steps

The public exhibition has now concluded, and the final version of the CMP is being prepared to go back to Council for adoption.

Once the CMP is adopted by Council, the CMP management and actions will be implemented over a 10-year period. The Program will enable the funding and implementation of projects that will provide tangible benefits to the local community - through maintaining healthy ecosystems and biodiversity, protecting public assets from current and future hazards and ensuring safe and sustainable access to the estuaries.

We are developing a Coastal Management Program for the Central Coffs Estuaries. This includes the estuaries of Moonee Creek, Jordans Creek, Pine Brush Creek, Coffs Creek and Boambee/Newports Creek.

Purpose of the Coastal Management Program

The estuaries of Moonee Creek, Coffs Creek, and Boambee/Newports Creek (the Central Coffs Estuaries) are major assets for the Coffs Harbour Region.

They provide a stunning natural environment, and a range of recreational opportunities for the local community and visitors alike.

The estuaries are facing increasing pressures from natural hazards, catchment land usage, urban development, and climate change.

In order to tackle these issues, we are developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for the three estuaries.

The program will be prepared in line with the NSW Government Coastal Management Framework, a recent initiative by the NSW Government to equip communities to respond to the challenges facing the state’s coastline and estuaries.

View a short video clip on the City's Coastal Management Program here.

Have your Say

To help inform the CMP throughout its development the community has been encouraged to share feedback on what they value about our estuaries and how they would like them to be managed.

Stage 4: We have developed a Draft Coastal Management Plan for the estuaries with key management actions which was on public exhibition in November 2025 inviting community feedback.

Please visit the Have Your Say page HERE to view the documents and other resources.

Next steps

The public exhibition has now concluded, and the final version of the CMP is being prepared to go back to Council for adoption.

Once the CMP is adopted by Council, the CMP management and actions will be implemented over a 10-year period. The Program will enable the funding and implementation of projects that will provide tangible benefits to the local community - through maintaining healthy ecosystems and biodiversity, protecting public assets from current and future hazards and ensuring safe and sustainable access to the estuaries.

Consultation has concluded

  • Central Coffs Estuaries Stage 3 Survey now closed

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    Thankyou to all who participated in the survey for the potential management options for the Central Coffs Estuaries. This survey has now closed. The survey results and the feedback provided will now be used to help us to refine potential management options and prepare for Stage 4 of the Draft Coastal Management Program. Stage 4 will see the development of a Draft Coastal Management Plan for the estuaries with key management actions defined. There will be further opportunities for community comment during the development of Stage 4.