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.
| Karuah River Ecological Condition Assessment |
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As the first stage in preparing a catchment plan for the Karuah River a benchmark assessment of the health of the river has been completed. The next stage is to prepare a catchment plan to identify actions to maintain and improve the health of the catchment.
An Ecological Health Assessment of the Karuah River
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| 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:
Part 1: Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Introduction, Legislative Framework, Community Consultation, Background to Physical Processes - 2.8MB
Part 2: Lower Pindimar, Pindimar, Upper Pindimar, Bundabah, Foreshore Protection Strategy - 4.3MB
Part 3: Appendices - 8.3MB
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| Waterway & Catchment Report Card for Wallis, Smiths & Myall Lakes |
| 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.
Wallis Lake Wetland Strategy
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| Darawakh/Frogalla Wetland Management Plan |
| Port Stephens/Myall Lakes Estuary Management Plan |
| Coastal Zone Management Plan for Smiths Lake Estuary |
| 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.
Wallis Lake Estuary Management Plan
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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.
Mid Wallamba River: Rivercare Plan
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| Lower Wallamba River: Rivercare Plan |
| Wallis Lake Catchment Management Plan (WLCMP) |
| 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: 14/05/2013