TATHRA FORESHORE RESERVES PLAN OF MANAGEMENT Adopted August 25th 2002 January 2007 Edition Amendment Register Date of Amendment Purpose of Amendment Jan 2007 Incorporate section of Community Land on Tathra Headland into the plan to meet LGA(1993) requirements TATHRA FORESHORE RESERVES PLAN OF MANAGEMENT The Tathra Foreshore Reserves Plan of Management was adopted by the Minister for Land and Water Conservation under Section 114 of the Crown Lands Act (1989), on the 25th of August 2002. __________________ __________________ __________________ D.G. Jesson K Fowler J. Filocamo General Manager Land Access Coordinator, Surveyor / Senior Land Mgr, B.V.S.C. Nowra District Office Sydney / South Coast DLWC DLWC TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................... 1 WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE ........................................................................................................................ 1 MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AND GUIDELINES..................................................................................................... 3 PART A: MANAGEMENT CONTEXT................................................................................................ 20 1 THE PLAN OF MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................... 20 1.1 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN OF MANAGEMENT.............................................................................. 20 1.2 THE PROCESS.................................................................................................................................. 20 1.3 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT........................................................................................................... 21 2. THE PLANNING AREA...................................................................................................................... 22 2.1 LOCATION AND REGIONAL SETTING................................................................................................ 22 2.2 CURRENT LAND STATUS AND ZONING ........................................................................................... 22 2.2.1 Leases and Licences.................................................................................................................. 24 2.2.2 permissive occupancy................................................................................................................ 25 2.2.3 Other Occupancies.................................................................................................................... 25 2.3 RESERVE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 25 3 ATTRIBUTES OF THE TATHRA FORESHORE RESERVES ..................................................... 26 3.1 THE NATURAL FEATURES............................................................................................................... 26 3.1.1 Geology..................................................................................................................................... 26 3.1.2 Flora ......................................................................................................................................... 26 3.1.3 Fauna ........................................................................................................................................ 28 3.1.4 Beach and Dune System............................................................................................................ 28 3.2 CULTURAL SETTING ....................................................................................................................... 29 3.2.1 European Heritage.................................................................................................................... 29 3.2.2 Aboriginal Heritage .................................................................................................................. 30 3.3 RECREATION FACILITIES AND USE PATTERNS ................................................................................ 30 4. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CONTEXT....................................................................................... 33 4.1 CROWN LAND, THE RESERVE SYSTEM AND TRUST MANAGEMENT ................................................ 33 4.2 NSW CROWN LANDS ACT 1989..................................................................................................... 34 4.3 NSW COASTAL POLICY 1997.......................................................................................................... 34 4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979.............................................................. 35 4.5 FOOD AND BEVERAGE OUTLETS ON CROWN RESERVES POLICY 2001............................................ 36 4.6 OTHER RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND POLICIES .............................................................................. 36 PART B: MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES .......................................................................................... 37 5. BASIS FOR MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................. 37 5.1 WHAT ARE THE KEY VALUES OF THE TATHRA FORESHORE RESERVES?......................................... 37 5.2 WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE........................................................................................................ 38 6 MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AND GUIDELINES ............................................................................ 40 6.1 NATURE CONSERVATION ................................................................................................................ 40 6.2 WEEDS............................................................................................................................................ 42 6.3 THE DUNE SYSTEM......................................................................................................................... 44 6.4 COASTAL HAZARDS........................................................................................................................ 46 6.5 FIRE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 47 6.6 CULTURAL HERITAGE..................................................................................................................... 49 6.6.1 European Heritage.................................................................................................................... 49 6.6.2 Aboriginal Heritage .................................................................................................................. 52 6.7 TATHRA BEACH TOURIST PARK ..................................................................................................... 54 6.7.1 Tourist Park Development and Accommodation....................................................................... 55 6.7.2 Tourist Park Management......................................................................................................... 59 6.7.3 Access and Security................................................................................................................... 61 6.8 RECREATION AND TOURISM ........................................................................................................... 63 6.8.1 Day Use Facilities..................................................................................................................... 63 i 6.8.2 Vehicle Access........................................................................................................................... 65 6.8.3 Access to Tathra Wharf............................................................................................................. 67 6.8.4 Boating Facilities...................................................................................................................... 69 6.8.5 Pedestrian Access ..................................................................................................................... 70 6.8.6 Landscape and Visual Quality .................................................................................................. 72 6.9 OTHER MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND STRATEGIES ............................................................ 74 6.9.1 Waste Management................................................................................................................... 74 6.9.2 Risk Management...................................................................................................................... 75 6.9.3 Reserve Encroachment and unauthorised activities ................................................................. 76 6.9.4 Leases and Licenses.................................................................................................................. 77 6.9.5 Domestic Animals on Beaches.................................................................................................. 80 6.9.6 Fires on Beaches....................................................................................................................... 81 6.9.7 Water Quality and Urban Run-off ............................................................................................ 82 6.9.8 Reserve Management and Maintenance ................................................................................... 83 7. 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