Wollongong City Council will hold four community meetings during the six week exhibition of the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan.

Council will place the draft plan on exhibition from 20 February until 30 March. During this time all community members can make a submission on the draft plan in writing.

The Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan consists of two parts – the Management Study, which documents the risk levels and management options and the Implementation Action Plan, which documents the preferred actions for managing the risk from sea level rise to 2100.

This second stage included a risk assessment exercise to prioritise risks for the management of coastal zones, canvassing potential management options with the community and developing recommended management actions to address high risk issues.

Submissions on the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan will be accepted any time up to 30 March 2012.  The community meetings will be held on the following dates:

Date               Venue                                                                                                                                                       Time
8 March         Level 9 Function Room, Wollongong City Council, 41 Burelli Street, Wollongong                    6pm to 8 pm
9 March         Heininger Hall, Dapto Ribbonwood Centre, 93-109 Princes Highway, Dapto                           10am to 12 noon
10 March       Escarpment Room, Thirroul Library and Community Centre, 352-358 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul
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10 March       Bellambi Surf Club, Morgan Place, Bellambi                                                                                    3pm to 5 pm

For more information, visit our Coastal Zone Study page, which contains all the documents related to the plan. Or, read the  Frequently Asked Questions document.

Copies of the draft plan can be viewed at any Council library. Anyone can comment on the draft plan. Submissions in writing should be made to the General Manager, Wollongong City Council, Locked Bag 8821, Wollongong DC, NSW, 2500 by 5pm, 30 March 2012. For more info call 4227 7111.