Georges River Estuary Coastal Management Program

Under the Coastal Management Act 2016, councils must prepare a Coastal Management Program (CMP) to guide long-term, coordinated management of the coast.

CMPs identify local coastal challenges, outline the actions needed to address them, and explain how and when these actions will take place. They also include costs, funding options, and cost-sharing arrangements.

CMP development is a 5 stage process (as the diagram below outlines).

Stage 1 update: Scoping Study

The scoping stage involved collecting and reviewing existing information, identifying key stakeholders and mapping future engagement, determining knowledge gaps, identifying studies that are needed, and developing a forward plan.

What's next? Stage 2-4

This next phases focus on: determining risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities; identifying and evaluating options; and preparing, exhibiting, finalising, certifying and adopting the CMP.

Members

There are many different stakeholders and landowners in the Georges River Catchment who all have a responsibility to manage their land in a way that ensures there is a minimal impact on the river and its ecosystems.

Partners

Best practice environmental management for a liveable urban river.

Georges Riverkeeper acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Georges River, the Kamegal, Bedigal, Cabrogal, Cannemegal, Gweagal and Norongerral people of the Eora, Dharug and Dharawal nations and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.

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