Northern Coffs Estuaries Coastal Management Program
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.
