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Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan October 2006 Estuary Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Dye, A.H., Dickinson, T.G., For copies of this document Process Study, 2001 Roberts, D.E. (2006) Snapshot or more information about management Tuggerah Lakes Estuary of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary process Managment Study, 2005 Management Plan. Prepared Management Plan, contact: for Wyong Shire Council and Wyong Shire Council Tuggerah Lakes Estuary the Department of Natural Management Plan, 2006 Resources. BIO-ANALYSIS: Siân Fawcett Marine, Estuarine and Senior Natural Resources Freshwater Ecology, Narara. Officer – Aquatic Resource Management Summary document information adapted from 43505506 Dickinson, T.G. et. al. (2006). [email protected] Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Department of Management Plan. Prepared Natural Resources for Wyong Shire Council Neil Kelleher and Department of Natural Senior Natural Resource Resources. Officer – Coastal, Estuary and Floodplain Engineer, Strategy and Planning, Hunter Region (Gosford) 43377313 [email protected] You can also find information about the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Processes Study, and Estuary Management Study and Plan on Wyong Shire Council’s web site www.wyong.nsw.gov.au Cover photography (top, left and middle) and above: Andrew Rowland Prepared by For Community resource information for the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan Seahorse The Tuggerah Lakes Estuary is Council received over 400 home to Hippocampus whitei – entries of exceptionally high logo design White’s Seahorse. A protected quality, making judging competition species that is only found in extremely difficult. After Australian waters and lives careful consideration, the in the seagrass beds of the judging panel chose the entry Tuggerah Lakes Estuary. submitted by Amber Simpson To celebrate this iconic from St Cecilia’s Catholic resident, the Tuggerah Lakes School as the overall Estuary, Coastal and Floodplain competition winner. Committee has chosen White’s Seahorse as the logo for the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan, and invited local primary schools to enter the seahorse logo design competition. Amber Simpson is congratulated by the Mayor, Cr Bob Graham and Council’s Environmental Health Officer (Education) Danielle Hargreaves. Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan 1 Foreword The Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Completion of the Tuggerah The Shire’s waterways are an is one of the most unique Lakes Estuary Process Study integral part of our community’s estuaries in Australia, and one (2001) and Management Study lifestyle and is therefore the of Wyong Shire’s most valued (2005) provided Council with focus of many recreational natural assets. However, a sound basis to formulate activities including fishing, continued fast growth in the the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary boating, cycling, walking and region means the Lakes are Management Plan. picnicking. Their long-term under considerable threat. The Tuggerah Lakes Estuary protection will ensure that they For the past ten years, in Management Plan is based are there for current and future partnership with the NSW on sound science and an generations to enjoy. Department of Natural appreciation of the community’s The challenge for us now is Resources, Council has been values and perspectives, to ensure that the Plan is developing a management and I have been extremely implemented to guarantee plan for the protection of the encouraged by the involvement a sustainable future for the Tuggerah Lakes in line with of the community in developing Tuggerah Lakes Estuary. the State Government’s Estuary the Management Plan. The significant cost of this Management Policy. The Management Plan contains will be shared between the four action plans which are State Government, Council based on on-ground activities and ratepayers. including a significant number On behalf of Wyong Shire of new projects to help restore Council and the Tuggerah parts of the estuary and Lakes Estuary, Coastal and Catchment and encourage Floodplain Management people back to the Lakes. Committee I proudly welcome the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan. Councillor Bob Graham Mayor Chair, Tuggerah Lakes Estuary, Coastal and Floodplain Management Committee 2 Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan Contents Introducing the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan 4 Why do we need estuary management plans? Developing your Estuary Management Plan Estuary management planning process The Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Who is responsible for managing the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary? Vision for the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary attribute description The Estuary Management Plan Estuary Management Plan and associated Action Plans review cycles Water Quality Action Plan 10 Processes and issues Locations of Water Quality Programmes Maintaining good water quality Water Quality Action Plan summary Ecology Action Plan 16 Processes and issues Locations of Ecology Programmes Maintaining the ecology of Tuggerah Lakes Ecology Action Plan summary Socio-economic Action Plan 20 Issues Enhancing socio-economic values in Tuggerah Lakes Locations of Socio-economic Programmes Socio-economic Action Plan summary Knowledge and Management Action Plan 24 Issues An adaptive management approach Locations of Knowledge and Management Programmes Knowledge and Management Action Plan summary Consulting with all stakeholders 28 Timeline: The NSW estuary management process What happens now? 29 We value your comments How to contact us Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan 3 Introducing the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan Why do we The coastal zone of New South Developing your Estuary Wales has taken a bit of a need estuary beating over the last 200 years. Management Plan management The original bush and shorelines have often been As the responsible authority, The final step is the plans? replaced with farmland, Wyong Shire Council has development of the Estuary industrial sites and housing developed an Estuary Management Plan. This gives estates. Increasing amounts Management Plan for the us the detailed actions of sediment and waste have Tuggerah Lakes. This all necessary to achieve the inevitably found their way into started with the Tuggerah management objectives and our creeks and estuaries, Lakes Estuary Process Study, also says why these are causing all sorts of problems which tells us how the lakes appropriate, who is responsible like flooding, excessive plant system works and how our for doing them, how long each growth, bad smells and activities affect it, however should take, how much it will pollution. We like living on the there is still some things cost and how it will be coast and our estuaries are very we don’t know. This was evaluated. If implemented fully, important to us for commercial followed by the Estuary the actions listed in the Plan activities and recreation, so Management Study, which have the potential to halt the we’ve got to do something to put was completed in 2005 and current rate of decline we are them right. We can fix these combined the results of the experiencing in our creeks, problems, but we need a plan to Process Study with input wetlands and lakes. help us do it effectively, which is from you, the community, The full Estuary Management why the State government asked so that objectives could be Plan is a large document and local authorities to come up set to manage the condition is very detailed, so we’ve with plans for the future of the estuary. summarised it here. management of our estuaries. Photo (above): Andrew Rowland 4 Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan Estuary Management Planning Process (after DLWC, 1992). ESTUARY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ASSEMBLE EXISTING DATA ESTUARY PROCESS STUDY ESTUARY MANAGEMENT STUDY ESTUARY MANAGEMENT PLAN PLAN REVIEW ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND REVIEW Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan 5 The Tuggerah The three interconnected This attractiveness has also has been cleared for urban lagoons that comprise the created big problems, because development, causing more Lakes Estuary Tuggerah Lakes estuary are more people means greater sediment to wash into largely isolated from the sea, stress on an already stressed waterways and lakes. Water but it’s this isolation that environment. is diverted for domestic and creates a special environment The estuary is in better industrial use and what’s left that supports a huge diversity of condition than it was 20 years is often of too low quality and plants and animals. The beauty ago, mainly because we now sometimes quantity to help of the lakes attracts people; who dispose of our sewage at sea, the estuary. A visionary plan either want to live here or want but the Estuary Management of management is needed to visit. As a result, a wide Study still showed that there if we are to improve and range of commercial activities, are a number of issues that maintain the health of the including fishing, boating and threaten the lakes. People Tuggerah Lakes, not only for tourism, take place on or around need resources like land, our benefit, but also for future the lakes. Today, the Tuggerah water, electricity and sewerage generations. Lakes and their catchment are systems. Natural vegetation home to over 130 000 people. Photo: Julie Garratley 6 Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan The Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Tuggerah Lakes Estuary State forest Local government area Roads Rivers Spring Creek Lake Munmorah Jilliby Jilliby Creek Wallarah Creek Wyong River Warnervale Budgewoi Budgewoi Lake Toukley Wyong Wyong River Norah Head Tuggerah Tuggerah Lake Ourimbah Creek The Entrance Tumbi Creek Berkeley Vale Saltwater Creek Bateau Bay Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan 7 Who is The State Government “owns” • The NSW Government You can find details of the Tuggerah Lakes, whilst (Department of Environment the involvement and responsible for While Wyong Shire Council and Conservation; Maritime responsibilities of these managing the is the main “manager” of the Authority; Department of organisations in Section 3.7 catchment which flows into and Natural Resources; of the larger version of the Plan.
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