Wollongong Coastal Management Program
Project Overview
We understand that our beaches and our coastal lifestyle are one of our greatest assets and are highly valued by our community.
We have approximately 60km of coastline, from the Royal National Park in the north to Lake Illawarra in the south. The character and functionality of Wollongong’s coastline is a blend of beaches, dunes, cliffs, headlands and rock platforms, and small coastal creeks and estuaries, and plays an integral part in the experience of the city for our residents and visitors to the Wollongong Local Government Area (LGA).
To ensure we can protect, enhance and effectively manage our coast and coastal assets, Council is preparing a Coastal Management Program (CMP), and you're invited to participate at key stages of the project.
Ultimately, the Wollongong CMP will identify coastal management issues and the actions required to address these issues in a strategic and integrated way.
Lake Illawarra is not part of this CMP for the coastal zone of the Wollongong LGA. Council has already developed a CMP for Lake Illawarra in partnership with Shellharbour City Council and the NSW Government.
Stage 1 of the CMP project was supported with $66,000 from the NSW Government’s Coastal and Estuary Management Program.
Stages of the Coastal Management Program
The preparation of the Wollongong Coastal Management Program involves five stages.
- Stage 1: Identify the scope of the CMP
- Stage 2: Determine risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities
- Stage 3: Identify and evaluate options
- Stage 4: Prepare, exhibit, finalise, certify, and adopt the CMP
- Stage 5: Implement, monitor, evaluate and report
Further Information
You can learn more about the CMP by viewing the FAQs and project updates in the News Feed, or by contacting the project team.
If you're d/Deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can contact us through the National Relay Service. If you need an interpreter you can contact us through the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450. You'll need to provide our phone number 02 4227 7111 when using these services.
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Seaside Stories
You are invited to share a story about a location, historical event, business or activity from the Wollongong coastal zone. Please include a date for your story, preferably by year, or by decade, and share any photos or videos you may have that help tell your story.
Sharing your stories will assist us better understand the changes which have taken place along the coast and identify the types of activities the community view as important.
Seaside Stories closes on 7 July 2022.