Cell Descriptions - South East Natural Resources Management Board

SE14 – Long Beach
Component Issue Proposed Action Priority of Key Players
Action
Beach and
dunes
Low lying
land behind
coastal dunes,
and running
north to
Coorong
Whole cell
Kingston refuse
disposal site adjacent
to coast.
Degraded state of the
dunes and low
volumes of sand
storage within the
beach and dunes
threaten rapid
recession in response
to sea level rise.
Lidar survey suggests
possible early
incursion of storm
tides, due to sea level
rise.
Cell statistics show
poor vegetation block
connectivity
threatening habitat
resilience.
Lack of biological
data.
Relocate away from
coast.
Establish beach profile
in the northern half of
the cell to create a
baseline for
measurement of change.
Scoping of timelines and
implications for possible
adaptation of
infrastructure.
Seek opportunities, (eg
through reservation,
heritage agreements and
assisted landholder
action) to improve
biodiversity linkages.
Conduct flora and fauna
surveys to improve
knowledge of this cell
Medium
(threat)
Medium (cell)
Medium
(hazard)
Medium
(Cons/
threat)
Medium (cell)
Council, EPA
DENR, CPB
DPC, DENR,
Councils,
NRM, DPLG
DENR,
NRM,
Community,
landholders
DENR,
NRM,
community
Climate induced
changes threaten rapid
alteration to beach,
dune and swamps.
De-stabilisation of
dune areas will lead to
landform retreat.
Maintain a time series of
high resolution rectified
aerial photographs to
monitor change.
Review land use and
development plans to
allow for dune retreat.
Medium
(Cons/
threat)
DENR,
NRM,
Council,
DPLG
BIOTA
Flora
Remnant vegetation area (ha) 368.4 ha, 25.3% of cell area
# flora surveys / records 6 surveys, 11 herbarium record sites
# flora in cell
86
# conservation rated flora in cell 0 recorded
# non-indigenous flora in cell 39 recorded
Significant CDCS floristic Leucopogon parviflorus/Olearia axillaris shrubland (>50% of
community
known sites occur along SE coast).
Protected area
No protected areas in the cell
Limestone Coast and Coorong Coastal Action Plan 447