Coast and Waterways
Managing our precious coastal zones involves guiding and regulating land development processes and managing public land. Find out more about existing and future coastal management challenges and opportunities.
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Beaches and coastlinesThe Central Coast has about 80 kilometres of coastline but the pressures on its resources is significant both from humans and the forces of nature. Find out about the challenges facing our community.
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Estuaries, lagoons and wetlandsEstuaries lagoons and wetlands are dynamic living entities and an important part of the natural environment. Council is working with government bodies industry and local communities to preserve these areas.
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Monitoring Our Coastlines
CoastSnap is a global citizen science project to capture our changing coastlines. No matter where you are in the world, if you have a smartphone and an interest in the coast, we welcome you to participate!
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Coastal Erosion - Wamberal BeachIntroductionResponding to the coastal erosion threat at Wamberal Beach.Wamberal Beach has some of the worst impacts of coastal erosion of any beach in NSW.
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Coastal Erosion on the Central Coast
Read how coastal erosion occurs on the Central Coast, possible solutions and what Council is doing to manage coastal hazards and impacts of erosion.
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Coastal Management Programs
Central Coast Council is developing Coastal Management Programs to guide the long-term care of our coast and waterways in line with the NSW Coastal Management Framework.
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Monitoring our waterways
Council monitor the ecological health of all our estuaries to track water quality and long-term trends. This helps us understand current conditions and target actions that improve the health of our coastal waterways.
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Water quality investigations
Central Coast Council completes water quality investigations at sites where water quality is reduced to determine potential contamination sources