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			Planning For The Future Of The Shoalhaven City Coastline

	Home Why Council is preparing a Coastal Zone Management Plan What is a Coastline Management Plan? Council decisions affecting our coastline Shoalhaven Coastal Zone Management Plan - stages of development Planning for our coastline A changing coastline Planning to protect our environment The community's concerns What are Shoalhaven's coastal hazards? Beach storm erosion Coastal recession Coastal inundation Dune instability and sand movement Geotechnical Hazards Climate Change and the Shoalhaven Coast Warmer average temperatures Changes to storms Rise in sea level Links to more information How Council is planning for climate change Hazard Maps Here! Sea level rise - what the government and Council are doing Revised coastal hazard studies and maps Updating the Coastal Zone Management Plan Coastal risk development controls NSW Coastal Reform Package Contact Links	How Council is planning for climate change Sea level rise - what the government and Council are doing In March 2009 the NSW Government released a new Draft Sea Level Rise Policy. The policy adopts new sea level benchmarks for the 2050 and 2100 planning horizons. It has significant implications for coastal planning in Shoalhaven City Council and for other local councils along the NSW coastline. The new sea rise predictions are higher than those previously considered in Council's planning and will affect many aspects of the coastline, including coastal communities, home owners, existing and future development, assets such as roads, water and sewer supplies, recreational access, dune stability and coastal vegetation. Council is updating its coastal planning to take into account the NSW draft Sea Level Rise Policy (March 2009) and other climate change information. Coastal Hazard Maps - erosion (beaches) Council has reviewed the impact of coastal hazards on the beaches along the Shoalhaven coastline, using the parameters set out in the new NSW Government policy. View new SMEC 2009 coastal hazard assessment report and updated coastal hazard maps for each section of the coastline. SMEC Coastal Hazard Study 2009. (File size: 2 MB) View coastal hazard maps at the links below. Please note that these files are large and may take some time to download depending on your internet connection. Callala Coastal Hazard Map (3.6 MB) Collers Coastal Hazard Map (4.2 MB) Collingwood Coastal Hazard Map (4.5 MB) Culburra Coastal Hazard Map (4.6 MB) UPDATED 9 NOV !! Currarong Coastal Hazard Map (2.7 MB) Mollymook Coastal Hazard Map (4.1 MB) Narawallee Coastal Hazard Map (4.4 MB) Shoalhaven Heads Coastal Hazard Map (3.4 MB) Warrain Coastal Hazard Map (2.8 MB) Coastal Hazard Maps - Geotechnical (cliffs) The impact of coastal hazards on the cliffs along the Shoalhaven coastline were assessed by SMEC in 2008. Geotechnical hazard maps are included in this report. The geotechnical hazards are not altered by sea level rise. Report Part 1. (700 KB) Report Part 2. (1.4 MB). This part includes geotechnical hazard maps for headlands at Racecourse Beach, Rennies Beach, Collers Beach, Bannisters Point and Inyadda Point. Report Part 3. (1.1 MB). This part includes geotechnical hazard maps for headlands at Berrara Bluff, Hyams Point, Plantation Point and Penguin Head/Culburra Beach. Report Part 4. (1.5 MB) Updating our Coastal Zone Management Plan Council is now reviewing and updating the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan. The revised Coastal Zone Management Plan will be available for community comment early in 2010. Coastal risk development controls After considering a report Council decided on interim development controls in coastal hazard areas, using the new hazard information for the 2025, 2050 and 2100 planning periods. Council has also released questions and answers explaining the technical studies and the terms used to describe coastal erosion hazards and what they mean for planning and development. A comprehensive Coastal Risk Precinct Development Control Plan (DCP) is currently being developed by Council. It will guide future development assessment for coastal areas. This DCP will be the subject of community consultation and is expected to be reported as a draft to Council and publicly exhibited before the end of this year. Media Release: Council to Control Risks in Coastal Hazard Areas Question and Answers on Coastal Risk Letter to affected land owners Council has written to land owners whose property is affected by coastal hazards when predicted sea level rise is taken into account. For more information about what's happening in the Shoalhaven, contact Council's Natural Resources and Floodplain Manager, or Council's Coasts and Estuaries Officer. Contact details are available here.