Emerald Beach Day Use Area Masterplan

Emerald Beach Day Use Area forms part of the Coffs Coast Regional Park, which is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Coffs Harbour City Council, under the guidance of the Coffs Coast Regional Park Trust Board. The Trust Board is appointed by the NSW Government and includes Aboriginal Elders and other community representatives.

The Masterplan for the Emerald Beach Day Use Area has now been adopted by the Coffs Coast Regional Park Trust Board.

A Masterplan for Emerald Beach Reserve has been developed and approved following extensive consultation with the local community since 2017. The community endorsed appointment of a Community Reference Group has been a key part of the process since 2018 and has provided a robust forum to discuss ideas and bring in community comment to inform a draft plan. This plan has been driven by the results of a community survey administered by an independent research company in 2019 and the feedback received during exhibition of the proposed masterplan from 9th July until 6th August 2021.

The survey results told us that the majority of respondents supported retaining the road through the park in some form. You can read the full breakdown of the survey results in the Documents section of this page.

The recent exhibition has provided a result which shows that the majority of people who made submissions supported the plan.

The results and outcomes of this consultation can be found in the Documents section of this page.

Adoption of a Masterplan for the day use area will allow us to progress to the next stages of seeking grant funding and a detailed design for carrying out upgrades to the elements of the Masterplan including things like parking and roadworks, drainage, new amenities, playground, pathways and picnic facilities etc.

You can find information about the project's development in the Key Dates and Q&A sections of this page.

You might also like to take a look at the Related Projects section of this web page for links to other active projects within the Coffs Coast Regional Park.

For further information contact Council's Project Liaison Officer Andrew Smith on email to: andrew.smith@chcc.nsw.gov.au