Arrawarra Creek, Pipe Clay Lake and Corindi River Coastal Management Program

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Consultation has concluded

What is the draft CMP about?

We are currently developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for the estuaries of Arrawarra Creek, Pipe Clay Lake and Corindi River (the Northern Estuaries). The purpose of the CMP is to set the long term strategy for the management of the estuaries to improve and maintain their environmental, social, cultural and recreational values and manage the current and emerging issues.

Where we are up to

We are now in Stage 4 of the CMP process. Stage 4 will produce the final CMP. Following community and stakeholder consultation and the recommendations of technical studies we have developed a suite of Draft management actions for the CMP.

An initial list of potential management actions has been developed following an earlier survey, stakeholder consultation and technical study recommendations. Management actions include activities related to land use planning, foreshore management, stormwater and water quality outcomes, and environmental monitoring.

On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 March 2023, we held information sessions where key stakeholders and the community were invited to view the new displays of the draft management actions proposed to help improve and enhance these waterways. People were able to discuss the options with the team developing the Program and provide feedback.

Next steps

This is the final stage of the development of the Program and a final draft document is expected to be placed on public exhibition in 2024 for further community review and feedback.

It’s important to be aware that any management actions for the estuaries contained in the final Program will be dependent on the availability of future funding and resources and are shared across a number of different agencies.

What is the draft CMP about?

We are currently developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for the estuaries of Arrawarra Creek, Pipe Clay Lake and Corindi River (the Northern Estuaries). The purpose of the CMP is to set the long term strategy for the management of the estuaries to improve and maintain their environmental, social, cultural and recreational values and manage the current and emerging issues.

Where we are up to

We are now in Stage 4 of the CMP process. Stage 4 will produce the final CMP. Following community and stakeholder consultation and the recommendations of technical studies we have developed a suite of Draft management actions for the CMP.

An initial list of potential management actions has been developed following an earlier survey, stakeholder consultation and technical study recommendations. Management actions include activities related to land use planning, foreshore management, stormwater and water quality outcomes, and environmental monitoring.

On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 March 2023, we held information sessions where key stakeholders and the community were invited to view the new displays of the draft management actions proposed to help improve and enhance these waterways. People were able to discuss the options with the team developing the Program and provide feedback.

Next steps

This is the final stage of the development of the Program and a final draft document is expected to be placed on public exhibition in 2024 for further community review and feedback.

It’s important to be aware that any management actions for the estuaries contained in the final Program will be dependent on the availability of future funding and resources and are shared across a number of different agencies.

Consultation has concluded

  • How was the draft CMP prepared?

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    Along with technical studies, the Draft CMP has been developed in consultation with the community and key stakeholders. From 2020 to mid 2022, we invited the community to share their thoughts and feedback via surveys and interactive workshops.

    In consultation with the community, we identified and developed a list of potential management actions to address the issues identified in Stage 2 and were involved in identifying opportunities, ranking and prioritising options in developing a suite of Draft management actions for the CMP.

    Following the consultation and technical studies an initial list of potential management actions has been developed. The draft CMP outlines the actions to be implemented, including the responsibilities, timing, and cost.

    Management actions include activities related to:

    • land use planning
    • foreshore management
    • stormwater and water quality outcomes
    • and environmental monitoring.

    During March 2023 we are running two community drop-in sessions where the community will have the opportunity to see and comment on the draft management actions and chat with the project team.