Cell Descriptions - South East Natural Resources Management Board

SE15-17 – The Coorong
Component Issue Proposed Action Priority of Key Players
Action
unvegetated
dunes
Beach and
dunes in NP
shorebirds including
Hooded Plover.
ORVs alter shoreline
morphology,
compacting beach sand
and causing dune
erosion.
Distinct areas of
invasive weeds, (see
threat layer, 4E).
(Cons/
threat)
High
(Cons/
threat)
DENR, NRM
Beach and
dunes in NP
natural zone
Dunes, south
of NP
boundary
Saline clays
on E side of
lagoon and
ephemeral
lakes
Aboriginal
sites, objects
and remains
throughout
the dunes
Ongoing weed
management and regular
monitoring for alert
weeds listed in Section
4.9.
Spread of invasive
weeds in dune areas in
the south.
Prevalence of invasive
weeds.
ORV activity
Compaction of saline
clays by ORVs; damage
slow to repair.
Disturbance or removal
of bones from burials;
loss of middens from
direct ORV damage.
Give priority to weed
control in separate
distinct areas in north
of the Younghusband
Peninsula.
Education campaign to
encourage shack
owners and
landholders adjoining
the coast to remove
invasive garden plants
and replace with
suitable non-invasive
or indigenous species.
Monitor spread to
refine weed control
strategy.
Local action plan for
weed control, to
improve resilience of
the cell to long term
threats to dune
stability.
Access control, to
improve resilience of
the cell to long term
threats to dune
stability.
Signage and redirection
away from
damaged areas.
Signage at major access
points.
Consultation to
appropriately manage
sites in this area.
Medium
(Cons/
threat)
High
(threat)
High
(threat)
High
(Cons/
threat)
High
(Cons./
threat)
DENR
Land owners,
NRM
Land owners,
NRM
DENR
Murrapeena
Heritage
Association
Inc., SE
Aboriginal
Focus Group,
Ngarrindjeri
Heritage
Committee,
NRM,
Aboriginal
Heritage Branch
Limestone Coast and Coorong Coastal Action Plan 460