Coastline Management - key references, legislation, policies, plans

Key references for Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach

• Collaroy/Narrabeen Beaches Coastal Process Hazard Definition Study (1987 (PDF, 11.8MB)
• Criteria for Siting and Design of Foundations for Residential Development - Narrabeen Collaroy Fishermans Beach (1991) (PDF, 4.3MB)
• Collaroy/Narrabeen Beach Nourishment Investigations (1993) (PDF, 32.8MB)
• Collaroy Narrabeen Coastline Management Plan (1997) (PDF, 5.8MB)
• Development Guidelines for Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach (2002) (see Schedule 13) (PDF, 750KB)
• Coastal Lands Plan of Management (2002)

State legislation, policies, plans and guidelines

• Coastal Protection Act (1979)
• NSW Coastal Policy (1997) (PDF, 530KB)
• State Environmental Planning Policy No. 71 - Coastal Protection (2002)
• NSW Coastline Management Manual (1990)
• NSW Sea Level Rise Policy Statement (2009)
• NSW Coastal Planning Guideline: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
• Reforms to coastal erosion management in NSW (NSW Government)
• Coastal protection initiatives of the NSW Department of Planning

Other useful links

• Sydney Coastal Councils Group
• NSW Coast Ocean Wave Data and Tides (Manly Hydraulics Laboratory)
• Coastal monitoring/imaging (University of New South Wales – Water Research Laboratory)
• NSW Coastal Conference proceedings
• Bureau of Meteorology
• CoastalWatch
• RealSurf
• ‘Climate Change Risks to Australia’s Coast - A First Pass National Assessment’ (2009)