Lake Macquarie Council has released the Draft Lake Macquarie Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP). It describes a 10 year plan that defines the nature and extent of coastal risks and ecological health issues for the coastline (beaches), the estuary (lake & catchment) and Swansea Channel. Our area is classified as part of the estuary.
Some useful reads include the Summary Draft Framework for implementation and Part B-Estuary. “The primary goal of the Lake Macquarie CZMP is to develop: ‘Resilient coastal landscapes and communities.’
The term ‘resilience’ describes the capacity of systems (ecological or human) to absorb or adapt to change, such as external shocks and internal pressures, but retain fundamental functions and relationships.”
The CZMP covers a lot of issues that have relevance to our community. An Urgency and Importance matrix was used to develop a list of prioritised threats/issues. This is one factor that will be used in determining what actions will be implemented.
Category A-Critical Tasks : Urgent and Important
- Stormwater runoff from urban sub-catchments
- Sediment, nutrient and organic matter loads
- Moorings
- Damage to riparian vegetation (estuarine tributary creeks)
- Inappropriate bank and foreshore stabilisation methods
- Foreshore filling
- Recession and inundation
- Foreshore erosion
Category B-Important Goals: Not urgent but High importance
- Alteration of natural foreshores
- Terrestrial invasive species
- Aquatic invasive species
- Sea level rise
- Damage to foreshore aquatic vegetation communities
- Private recreational infrastructure
- Dinghy storage
- Health and safety of lake users
Category C- ‘Distractions’: Low urgency and importance
- Heavy metal contamination
- Recreational fishing
- Vehicle access
- Community connection with environmental and historical values
- Public access to the lake and foreshore
There are a series of workshops with light refreshments provided:
- 15 November 2014:Community workshop (Estuary) Club Macquarie, Argenton. 10:30am-1:30pm
- 17 November 2014:Community workshop (Channel) Swansea Centre, Swansea, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- 19 November 2014:Community workshop (Coastline) Blacksmiths Surf Club, Blacksmiths,5:30pm - 8:30pm
- 20 November 2014:Community workshop (Estuary) Morisset Multi-purpose Centre, Morisset,6:30pm - 9:00pm
The CZMP is available for downloading off LMCC’s website, viewing at the library and commenting on at the Have Your Say website
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