Coast and estuaries

This Coastal Zone Program incorporates the former coastal and estuary management programs and is delivered through a variety of research, planning, educational and on ground projects and activities.

The natural facts……….

Bega Valley Shires coastal zone comprises the following natural features;

Shires coastline is 225km in length -1/8 of the NSW coastline
101 ocean beaches
29 estuaries
400km of estuarine foreshore
121 SEPP wetlands, with a combined area of 2753 hectares
8 Endangered Ecological Communities occur within the coastal zone
Shire’s coastline is the meeting of 2 marine Bio-regions. The Twofold Shelf and Batemans Shelf Bioregions meet just south of Tathra

the pressures……….

5 of the Shires 6 major settlements occur within coastal zone (Bermagui, Tathra, Merimbula /Tura, Pambula / Pambula Beach, Eden)
50% of the Shires population lives within 1.5km of the coast or 1km of an estuary

Coastal Processess and Hazards

Coastal processes do not operate in isolation, but interact with each other, often in quite complex ways.

Management plans, studies and water quality monitoring

Links to previous management plans and studies on our waterways.

Management Committee - Coast and Flood

The Committee provides a high-level planning and management forum to advise Council on coastal and flooding issues.

Estuary entrance management

Information on estuary function and entrance management.

Coastal Management Programs (CMPs)

Council is preparing a series of Coastal Management Programs to ensure a coordinated, strategic and integrated approach to sustaining the coastal zone in to the future.

Floodplain management

Council has taken the initiative to carry out the flood study to assist with planning for and managing the risk the community faces from flooding.

Operating hours - Thursday 11 December