Coastal Management planning

Indicator description

Shoalhaven’s coastal areas are important community assets for environmental, economic, recreational and social reasons. The pressure of use has sometimes resulted in competition for and degradation of the coastal natural resources.  Increasing demands for residential and recreational opportunities need to be balanced with protection of the very values that people find attractive. We need to ensure the long-term protection of our coasts, to minimise our impacts on their natural resources, and to balance potentially competing uses.  To this end, Shoalhaven City Council, State Government agencies and members of the local community prepare and implement Coastal Management Plans as well as plan and carry out restoration works.