Coastal Management Programs (CMPs) are being developed to provide a strategic framework for coastal management on the Northern Beaches. They will identify coastal management issues and the actions required to address them. When complete, CMPs will replace existing Estuary & Coastal Zone Management Plans.

Throughout the development of a CMP, consideration of the social, environmental, cultural, and economic interests of the community are incorporated to create a long-term strategic plan that will ensure that the Northern Beaches is well placed to handle current and future coastal challenges.

CMPs are developed and implemented in line with the NSW Coastal Management Act 2016 and with funding support from the NSW Government.

We are currently involved in developing 4 CMPs.

Council-led CMPs

We are leading 2 CMPs within the Northern Beaches Local Government Area (LGA):

• Open Coast and Lagoons CMP, which will cover most of our coastline and lagoons
• Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach CMP.

Partnering with other Councils

We are partnering with other Councils on 2 additional CMPs on waterways that cross into the Northern Beaches LGA:

• Hawkesbury-Nepean River System CMP (including Pittwater)
• Outer Sydney Harbour CMP (including Middle Harbour).

Each CMP is highlighted on the map below. The highlighting is indicative only to show how each CMP relates to the Northern Beaches.