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Tweed Estuary Boating Plan

Tweed Estuary Boating Plan

Executive Summary

The Tweed River is an important natural resource of the far north coast of New South Wales. It is a vital link in the social and ecological fabric of the valley and requires sensitive management in order to sustain the quality of this link. Given the Tweed Shire’s rapidly expanding catchment of people and the resultant increased demands on the river, both from a recreational and commercial viewpoint, the Tweed presents a complex boating management challenge.

Since 1991 the Tweed Shire Council, through its Tweed River Committee, has oversighted the preparation and implementation of detailed management plans for specific sections of the river and specific issues eg. bank erosion. These plans define management actions and remedial works, many of which have been successfully completed over the past 12 years. In the context of holistic management of the Tweed Estuary the Boating Plan will complement these existing plans and seek to develop strategies that promote the safety of all waterway users.

Boating Plans are designed to identify and protect the recreational and environmental values of a waterway, ensure that boating practices maximise user safety and enjoyment, and provide a consistent approach to existing and anticipated future needs.

147 KB	Part One: Executive Summary - background, process, objectives and major initiatives.
745 KB	Part Two: Contains overview, Tweed estuary and environs, community consultation, management plan structure and estuary-wide concepts and strategies. Overview - objectives, governing legislation and guiding principles. Tweed Estuary and Environs - area profile including the physical and ecological environment, estuary usage, vessel activity, boating safety and compliance history. Community Consultation Management Plan Structure Estuary-Wide Concepts and Strategies - values, issues and resultant strategies and actions that were identified through the public consultation phase and are common to all sections of the Tweed Estuary.
6.13 MB	Part Three: Contains values, issues, strategies and actions for management sections B004AA - B004AC. B004AA - River Mouth to Entrance Terranora Inlet B004AB - Ukerebagh Island to Rocky Point B004AC - Rocky Point to Barneys Point Bridge
5.80 MB	Part Four: Contains values, issues, strategies and actions for management sections B004AD - B004AG. B004AD - Barneys Point Bridge to Tweed Broadwater B004AE - Tweed Broadwater to Rawson Island B004AF – Rawson Island to Tumbulgum Bridge B004AG – Rous River
4.43 MB	Part Five: Contains values, issues, strategies and actions for management sections B004AH - B004AJ. B004AH – Tumbulgum Bridge to Condong Boat Ramp B004AI – Condong Boat Ramp to Murwillumbah Bridge B004AJ – Murwillumbah Bridge to Weir
6.14 MB	Part Six: Contains values, issues, strategies and actions for management sections B004BA - B004BD. B004BA – Terranora Inlet to Dry Dock B004BB – Dry Dock to Big Island
4.51 MB	Part Six: Continued B004BC – Terranora Broadwater B004BD – Cobaki Broadwater
114KB	Part Seven: Bibliography and Appendix A - Stakeholders Submissions Matrix - Maritime Responses
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