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ENVIRONMENT REPORT TO WORKS AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING<br />

HELD ON TUESDAY <strong>14</strong> NOVEMBER 20<strong>06</strong> Page 30<br />

W<strong>06</strong>/<strong>11</strong>6 REHABILITATION OF MORUYA RIVER<br />

FORESHORE - GLENDUART 93.5760.B<br />

• increased faunal habitat <strong>and</strong> faunal movement;<br />

• vegetation corridors which overall assist natural processes such as species movement,<br />

water movement <strong>and</strong> provide resource rich areas for native fauna.<br />

The reduction of riparian zones potentially undermines the services that the zone can <strong>and</strong> does<br />

provide.<br />

The Moruya River Estuary Management Plan is currently under development <strong>and</strong> will address<br />

key environmental objectives such as: erosion control; protection of Endangered Ecological<br />

Communities; restoration of faunal corridors <strong>and</strong> rehabilitation of native vegetation. This<br />

project, along with related estuary, biodiversity <strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong>care works, are in keeping with<br />

Council’s commitment to best management of the Nature Coast.<br />

ISSUES<br />

Currently there are l<strong>and</strong>holders that have had access to the community l<strong>and</strong>s. This access has<br />

been inclusive of agricultural practices, grazing, mown reserve areas, dumping garden refuse<br />

<strong>and</strong> other activities that prevent natural regeneration. These practices are not allied with the<br />

best outcomes for the riparian zone. Council is able to rectify this position through the<br />

financial support of State <strong>and</strong> Federal funds to enable riparian restoration works on the<br />

Moruya <strong>and</strong> other waterways across the <strong>Eurobodalla</strong>.<br />

The project works will address the following issues:<br />

• loss of riparian vegetation <strong>and</strong> habitat for endemic fauna;<br />

• stock access from neighboring properties that may damage regrowth, compact soil,<br />

disperse weeds <strong>and</strong> pollute waterways;<br />

• impacts on water quality;<br />

• invasive weeds;<br />

• protection of cultural heritage assets;<br />

• ongoing public access <strong>and</strong> use;<br />

• encroachment from adjoining rural <strong>and</strong> semi-rural properties.<br />

Policy<br />

All project works will align with the NSW Coastal Policy 1997, the guiding Principles of<br />

Ecologically Sustainable Development, the draft Rural L<strong>and</strong>s Strategy <strong>and</strong> other relevant<br />

legislation <strong>and</strong> policies as follows:<br />

• State Rivers <strong>and</strong> Estuaries Policy, 1992;<br />

• NSW Biodiversity Strategy, 1999;<br />

• Threatened Species Conservation Act;<br />

• State Water Management Outcomes Plan - Target 28; Percentage of native riparian<br />

vegetation increased on waterfront l<strong>and</strong>.

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