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

Wallis Lake Estuary Management Plan
4.6 Foreshore management
M.1
Management Area A, B, C, D, E, F
Management Objective
Ensure a strategic and sustainable approach to all future foreshore development proposed by public and private landholders
Action
No
M.1.1
M.1.2
M.1.3
M.1.4
M.1.5
Action
Follow action 10.1 of the WLCMP to develop and implement a foreshore
management plan for the Wallis Lake foreshores, estuarine islands and coastal
beaches
Develop and implement a Wallis Lake private jetties and foreshore structures
management strategy and DCP to manage the future development of all new
private pontoons, boat ramps, jetties and moorings. The DCP should outline best
practice techniques for all works associated with the Wallis Lake foreshores
Maintain conservation zonings on islands to ensure protection from development
pressure, and ensure that only low key environmentally sustainable development
occurs near foreshores and on islands eg Wallis Island, Tonys Point Island.
Be aware of the unauthorised construction of foreshore structures via regular
foreshore reviews and order their subjection to the Development Approval
process or their removal as appropriate
Continue investigations into the construction of an environmentally friendly and
educational foreshore boardwalk for Pipers Creek
Indicative
Cost
Priority Responsibilities Progress
$50,000 High (B3) WLEMIC, GLC, Wallis Lake Foreshore Plan
DEC, DIPNR, in progress
DPI, Lands
$40,000 Immediate (A2) GLC, DIPNR,
Lands, DPI,
Waterways
Staff time Immediate (B2) GLC Ongoing
$10,000 Medium (D3) Lands, GLC
$200,000 Medium (D3) GLC, Lands Feasibility study completed
in 2005
Comments
A foreshore management plan for the Wallis Lake foreshores, estuarine islands and coastal beaches is essential to ensure protection of natural and cultural values and scenic
amenity in areas of largely undisturbed foreshore in a holistic manner. Scenic amenity here is a combination of both landscape attributes and water quality. Areas of high natural
and/or cultural value and/or with high scenic amenity should be identified with the community for conservation/enhancement. A protocol to assess Aboriginal sites should be
included in this plan to ensure the protection of Aboriginal sites on the foreshore and immediate estuary. It is also recommended that a foreshore boardwalk along Little Street be
considered in this foreshore plan of management.
A Wallis Lake private jetties and foreshore structures management strategy would provide a pro-active strategic approach to assessing applications for the development of
foreshore structures on an estuary-wide basis. It may involve zoning the foreshore into ‘no new approval’ areas or ‘conditional approval’ if the structure complies with any agreed
management plans and meets NSW DPI and Waterways requirements for low impact environmentally friendly designs. It is recommended that this strategy consider preventing
the construction of jetties that extend more than 50 m from the foreshore.
Full use should be made of GLC planning instruments, the Rivers and Foreshores Improvements Act 1948, the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995, SEPP 14 and
SEPP 71.
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