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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE – 24 August 2018 Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales Number 81 Friday, 24 August 2018 The New South Wales Government Gazette is the permanent public record of official NSW Government notices. It also contains local council, private and other notices. From 1 January 2018, each notice in the Government Gazette has a unique identifier that appears in square brackets at the end of the notice and that can be used as a reference for that notice (for example, [n2018-14]). The Gazette is compiled by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office and published on the NSW legislation website (www.legislation.nsw.gov.au) under the authority of the NSW Government. The website contains a permanent archive of past Gazettes. To submit a notice for gazettal – see Gazette Information. By Authority ISSN 2201-7534 Government Printer 5434 NSW Government Gazette No 81 of 24 August 2018 Council Notices COUNCIL NOTICES NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL Coastal Protection Act 1979 Gazettal and Commencement of Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan 2018 NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL have prepared the Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan 2018 and received certification by the Minister for the Environment under Section 55G of the Coastal Protection Act 1979. The Plan provides a strategic pathway for the management of the Newcastle coastal area and gives balanced consideration to environmental, social and economic demands on the coastline. Notice is hereby given, under Section 55H of the Coastal Protection Act 1979, of the commencement of the Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan 2018 and it will remain in force until repealed by a Coastal Management Program under the Coastal Management Act 2016, or until 31 December 2021. The Plan may be viewed on Newcastle City Council's website at http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/Living/ Environment/Coast/Coastal-Planning. For more information call (02) 4974 2000. JEREMY BATH Chief Executive Officer Newcastle City Council 5435 NSW Government Gazette No 81 of 24 August 2018 Management Plan 2018–21 Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan 2018 5436 Government Gazette No 81 of 24 August 2018 Newcastle City Council acknowledges the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples. Background We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs The coastal area of the City of Newcastle extends approximately 13km from and continuing relationship with the land, and that they Glenrock Lagoon in the south to the northern end of the suburb of Stockton. are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years The Newcastle coastline is bisected by the Hunter River resulting in two of dispossession. distinct coastal environments. The coastline to the south of the Hunter River is characterised by sandy pocket beaches between rocky headlands and Council reiterates its commitment to addressing cliffs while Stockton Beach, north of the Hunter River, forms the southern end of a long continuous sandy beach known as Stockton Bight. The Hunter disadvantages and attaining justice for Aboriginal and River provides shipping access to the Port of Newcastle, which is the largest Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community. port on the east coast of Australia and the world's leading coal export port. The areas north and south of the harbour present different management challenges to maintain and enhance the coastal environment. A key management challenge along the Newcastle coastline is coastal hazards, particularly coastal erosion and shoreline recession at Stockton Beach. To reflect the management challenges in the two distinct coastal environments the Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan 2018 has been completed in two parts; Part A - Stockton and Part B - Coastline South of the Harbour. Stockton Beach has been the subject of a number of studies to assess coastal processes. However, further investigation is required to be undertaken to identify an appropriate option for management of coastal hazards on the Stockton coastline. Part A - Stockton addresses coastal management actions for the short (1-2 year) and medium (1-5 year) term while further investigation of management options for coastal hazards is completed. Part B - Coastline South of the Harbour includes management actions to maintain and enhance the coastline to the south of the Hunter River. The Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan 2018 will repeal the previous Newcastle Coastal Management Plan 2016 adopted by Council in November 2016, and is prepared to enable submission to the Office of Environment and Heritage for certification under the Coastal Protection Act 1979. Published by: Enquiries: Newcastle City Council For information about the PO Box 489, Newcastle Coastal Zone Newcastle NSW 2300 Management Plan, contact: Ph: 4974 2000 Fax: 4974 2222 Mark Manning Email: [email protected] Phone: 4974 2000 Web: www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au July 2018 © 2018 Newcastle City Council 3297JULY18 Contents Foreword .................................................................... i 1.0 Introduction .............................................................. 1 1.1 Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan Part A - Stockton Study Area ................................................................................... 1 2.0 Planning Context ...................................................... 3 3.0 Community Consultation ......................................... 7 4.0 Objectives ................................................................. 8 5.0 Management Actions ............................................. 10 Part A - Stockton 5.1 Management action timeframe ............................................ 10 5.2 Management action approvals and considerations ............ 10 5.3 Funding sources .................................................................. 10 5.3.1 Council funding mechanism .......................................... 10 5.3.2 State Government funding mechanism ........................ 11 5.3.3 Federal Government funding mechanism ..................... 11 5.4 Management action zones .................................................. 11 6.0 Coastal Hazards ..................................................... 13 6.1 Background .......................................................................... 13 6.2 Assessment of coastal hazards ........................................... 15 6.2.1 Beach erosion and shoreline recession ........................ 15 6.2.2 Coastal inundation ........................................................ 16 6.3 Management of coastal hazards ......................................... 17 6.3.1 Risk management ......................................................... 17 6.3.2 Management action identification and prioritisation ..... 19 6.3.3 Management actions ..................................................... 20 7.0 Coastal Environment .............................................. 26 7.1 Overview .............................................................................. 26 7.2 Management actions ........................................................... 26 8.0 Beach Access .......................................................... 30 8.1 Current access ..................................................................... 30 8.2 Identified access issues ....................................................... 31 8.3 Management actions ........................................................... 31 9.0 Beach Amenity ......................................................... 34 9.1 Overview .............................................................................. 34 9.2 Management actions ........................................................... 35 10.0 Recreational Use of the Coastal Zone ................ 38 Appendix A: Principles, Goals 10.1 Overview ............................................................................ 38 and Objectives of the NSW 10.2 Management actions ......................................................... 39 Coastal Policy 1997 ................................ A1 11.0 Culture and Heritage ........................................... 41 Appendix B: Beach Erosion/ Recession Hazard Areas ........................ B1 11.1 Aboriginal history ............................................................... 41 Appendix C: Coastal 11.2 European history ................................................................ 41 Inundation Hazard Areas ........................ C1 11.3 Management actions ......................................................... 43 Appendix D: Emergency 12.0 Review ................................................................... 45 Action Subplan ....................................... D1 References ..................................................................... 46 Appendix E: Public Submissions ........... E1 Foreword The Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan - Part A Stockton forms the first part of the on-going assessment and management of coastal hazards and community use of the coastal environment at Stockton Beach. The Newcastle Coastal Zone Management Plan will be submitted to the Office of Environment and Heritage for certification under the savings provisions of the Coastal Protection Act 1979 (now repealed) and will address coastal management actions for the short (1-2 year) and medium (1-5 years) term. Certification under the Coastal Protection Act 1979 is required to be undertaken by 3 October 2018 due to legislative reform. Under provisions of the Coastal Management Act 2016, this plan will cease on 31 December 2021. The commencement of the