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’re developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for the Northern Estuaries – Arrawarra Creek, Pipe Clay Lake and Corindi River.  The CMP set out a 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.

The CMP will guide the implementation of actions over a 10-year period. It will also enable funding and delivery of projects that provide tangible benefits to the community – including maintaining healthy ecosystems and biodiversity, protecting public assets from coastal hazards, and ensuring safe and sustainable access to the estuaries.

It’s important to note that management actions in the final Program will depend on future funding and resources, and responsibility will be shared across several agencies.

Where we are up to

We’ve completed Stage 4 of the CMP process. The Draft CMP was publicly exhibited in 2024, and community feedback has been reviewed and incorporated. The final CMP will be presented to Council late 2025 before being submitted to the NSW Government for certification.

What is the draft CMP about?

We’re developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for the Northern Estuaries – Arrawarra Creek, Pipe Clay Lake and Corindi River.  The CMP set out a 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.

The CMP will guide the implementation of actions over a 10-year period. It will also enable funding and delivery of projects that provide tangible benefits to the community – including maintaining healthy ecosystems and biodiversity, protecting public assets from coastal hazards, and ensuring safe and sustainable access to the estuaries.

It’s important to note that management actions in the final Program will depend on future funding and resources, and responsibility will be shared across several agencies.

Where we are up to

We’ve completed Stage 4 of the CMP process. The Draft CMP was publicly exhibited in 2024, and community feedback has been reviewed and incorporated. The final CMP will be presented to Council late 2025 before being submitted to the NSW Government for certification.

Consultation has concluded

  • Final Draft Coastal Management Program now on public exhibition

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  • 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.