The coastal management toolkit contains information and guidance to help councils to manage the NSW coast and prepare coastal management programs.
In this section keyboard_arrow_downThe toolkit provides additional technical information to help councils to meet the requirements of:
The toolkit contains links to additional resources that councils may find useful in preparing and implementing a coastal management program (CMP).
The toolkit will be updated as new information becomes available.
The Community and stakeholder engagement guidelines provide advice to assist councils to identify stakeholders, establish engagement outcomes, appropriate engagement methods and tools and the importance of processes that strengthen relationships and trust. A list of relevant engagement references is included.
These guidelines support coastal councils to engage Aboriginal people through approaches that are culturally safe, respectful and reciprocal when preparing a coastal management program.
During the planning phase of a coastal management program, it is essential to consider how Aboriginal people will be offered culturally safe engagement opportunities. Culturally safe engagement approaches will help identify how a coastal management program may support the aspirations and cultural practices of Aboriginal people and enhance community leadership in caring for Country.
This document provides information to assist councils to consider the potential impacts of land-use change on a coastal waterway, evaluate risks and identify appropriate management responses.
Integrating the risk-based framework with your coastal management program summarises where the key tasks to deliver the 5 steps of the Risk-based framework for considering waterway health outcomes in strategic land-use planning decisions overlap or directly align with the guidance for the 5 stages of developing a coastal management program.
These guidelines provide advice to councils on the use of cost-benefit analysis for evaluating the viability of coastal management options and determining how costs could be allocated.
These guidelines contain additional information that councils may find useful when preparing a coastal zone emergency management subplan (CZEAS) under the CM Act.
These guidelines assist councils to consider interactions between catchment flooding and oceanic inundation:
This additional information and guidance assists councils consider the risks of slope instability on coastal cliffs and bluffs:
The checklist is a simple tool that enables councils and consultants to assess a coastal management program against the statutory requirements of the Coastal Management Act 2016 and mandatory requirements of the Coastal management manual 2018 (Part A). This will assist in the preparation and review of coastal management programs:
This document provides advice to councils that are developing coastal management programs and ways in which broader catchment management objectives and actions, which reside outside the coastal zone, may be considered and integrated.
The NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy 2018–2028 (PDF 12.3MB) is a framework for the NSW Government to coordinate the management of the marine estate between 2018 and 2028. The strategy identifies actions to address statewide priority threats to the marine estate.
Coastal management programs are strongly aligned with improving outcomes for the marine estate and support the objectives of the Marine Estate Management Act 2014.
Additional information that may assist councils preparing coastal management programs is available on the NSW Marine Estate website, including:
The Marine Estate Management Authority produces regular marine estate newsletters, and council staff are encouraged to register their details to stay informed.
The Coastal management glossary includes definitions of terms that are in common use when describing coastal environments, coastal processes and hazards, and coastal management.