Planning plays a vital role in natural resource management ensuring a strategic approach to protecting the local environment. As such, Council has developed key plans and strategies to guide the management and implementation of onground works ensuring the long term viability of the regions environment.
| 2011 Lower Myall River Estuary Studies |
| Pindimar & Bundabah Foreshore Erosion Study |
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Upper Pindimar, Pindimar, Lower Pindimar and Bundabah are located on the northern shoreline of Port Stephens Estuary within the Great Lakes Council Local Government Area.
This study investigated foreshore erosion issues along these shorelines.
Due to the size of the report it has been separated into 3 parts, for ease of download:
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| 2011 Waterway & Catchment Report Card for Wallis, Smiths & Myall Lakes |
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This is the first Waterway and Catchment Report Card for Wallis, Smiths and part of the Myall Lakes, it rates the ecological health of the waterways.
The 2010/2011 State of the Environment Report contains further details on the methodology used to develop the Report Card.
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| Wallis Lake Wetlands Strategy |
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The Wallis Lake Wetlands Strategy was adopted by Great Lakes Council on 12 October 2010. It sets out the vision, guiding principles and actions to protect, manage, and where required, restore wetlands across the Wallis Lake Catchment.
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The Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement Plan outlines the water quality improvement actions required to protect and rehabilitate Wallis, Smiths and Myall Lakes.
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| Darawakh/Frogalla Wetland Management Plan |
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This project aims to reduce acid sulfate discharge into the Wallamba River.
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| Port Stephens/Myall Lakes Estuary Management Plan |
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The Port Stephens/Myall Lakes Estuary Management Plan was developed to address water quality issues within Myall Lake and surrounding environment.
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| Coastal Zone Management Plan for Smiths Lake Estuary |
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The Coastal Zone Management Plan for Smiths Lake Estuary was developed with the intent of achieving integrated, balanced, responsible and ecologically sustainable use of the lake.
The Department of Industry & Investment has put together answers to frequently asked questions about ICOLLs, including policies and guidelines for their management. For further information visit Management of coastal lakes and lagoons in NSW.
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| Wallis Lake Estuary Management Plan |
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The Wallis Lake Estuary Management Plan (WLEMP) addresses issues regarding the social, cultural, environmental, recreational and commercial amenity of the lake.
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Wallamba River Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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| Mid Wallamba River: Rivercare Plan |
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This Plan has been produced to assist landholders with the conservation and rehabilitation of the Mid Wallamba River, Firefly Creek and lower Khoribakh Creek.
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| Lower Wallamba River: Rivercare Plan |
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The Rivercare Plan was developed to address erosion issues within the lower Wallamba River.
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This report provides an overall picture of the health of the Great Lakes environment and serves to identify key environmental trends.
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| Wallis Lake Catchment Management Plan (WLCMP) |
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The Wallis Lake Catchment Management Plan (WLCMP) provides a detailed picture of the state of the Wallis Lake catchment. The plan lists a range of actions to address catchment degradation and reverse environmental decline.
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| Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens Endangered Koala Recovery Plan |
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The Recovery Plan for the Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens endangered Koala population aims to address the species decline and restore the overall viability of the population in nature.
To view the Recovery Plan please refer to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service website.
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Detailed, local scale vegetation community description and mapping is a very important tool for conservation management, strategic planning and development assessment. The Great Lakes Local Government area contains a diverse range of natural vegetation communities. The protection and management of these communities is a shared responsibility of Council, other agencies and the regions' landholders.
Council is in the process of preparing local scale vegetation mapping. This work is time-consuming and intensive, with the current target areas for detailed vegetation mapping currently focussed on Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens and the Wallis Lake Wetlands.
Council is also working collaboratively with the Hunter Councils Environment Division with regard to regional vegetation mapping. When map products and reports become available, they will be presented on this website and made available to the public. In time, when sufficient data has been collated, a Vegetation Strategy for the Great Lakes area will be produced and adopted.
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Contact Details:
council@greatlakes.nsw.gov.au
Last Updated: 20/04/2012