13.2 The Wallis Lake Estuary Management Committee - Great Lakes ...

By making Wallis Lake a Centre of Excellence the environmental, economic, social and
cultural well being of the Wallis Lake community will be enhanced.
Acknowledgments
The Wallis Lake Estuary Management Plan has been prepared for the Wallis Lake Estuary
Management Committee by Stephanie Moore on behalf of the estuary community and government
agencies.
Considerable assistance in preparing the WLEMP was received from Gerard Tuckerman, manager
of Natural Systems and Estuaries, together with Mat Bell, Stacey Tyack and Naomi Soustal and
from Glenn Handford, Director of Planning and Environment, at Great Lakes Council. Assistance
was received in preparing figures and maps from Brendan Soustal.
During the consultation phase, assistance and support was given by Brett Peterkin of Peterkin and
Associates.
Councillor John Weate donated considerable time to chair and assist in publicising the community
meeting.
Valuable comments and advice were received from many representatives of the Wallis Lake
Estuary Management Committee, Great Lakes Council, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and
Natural Resources, Department of Lands, NSW Department of Environment and Conservation,
NSW Department of Primary Industries, MSB Waterways, commercial fishers, oyster growers and
boatshed owners.
Many community members provided input to the WLEMP and supported its development through
attending the community meeting, sharing their local knowledge and expressing their concerns for
the future management of the estuary. Appreciation is extended to Jolanda Nayutah from the
Forster Local Aboriginal Lands Council for coordinating a meeting with indigenous members of the
community and Aboriginal elders.
This plan has only been made possible through the participation of stakeholders in the extensive
consultation phase. Without this the WLEMP could not have comprehensively covered the range of
management strategies that have been presented.