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The Natural and Cultural Heritage directorate of the Department for Environment and Heritage
in South Australia is responsible for the development of strategies
and policies relating to the department's Coast and Marine Conservation
program. The program comprises two sub-programs – Coast and
Marine Conservation Services and Coastal Protection Services –
managed by the Coast and Marine Conservation Branch and the Coastal
Protection Branch, respectively. The Living
Coast Strategy (700Kb PDF) provides
direction to both branches in the conservation, management and protection
of the State's coast and marine environments.
The role of the Coast and Marine Conservation
Branch is to ensure the conservation and sustained productivity
of South Australia's coastal, estuarine and marine environments.
The role of the Coastal Management Branch
is to manage and protect coastal environments and assets across
South Australia. The Coastal Protection Branch also provides technical
and administrative assistance to the Coast
Protection Board, which is the statutory authority responsible
for managing the State's coastline and administering the
Coast Protection Act 1972.
The Adelaide's Living Beaches Project Team was
formed in July 2006 to implement the Government's new strategy for
managing Adelaide's metropolitan coastline, which is known as Adelaide's
Living Beaches: A Strategy for 2005–2025.
The Manager of the Coast and Marine Conservation Branch is Grahame
Byron.
The Coast and Marine Conservation Branch undertakes the following
functions:
- Marine Policy provides scientific, legal and policy advice
to State and Australian Government agencies on marine and estuarine
issues (for further information see Strategies
and Policies and Marine Conservation).
- Marine Planning is developing marine plans for the sustainable
use of the marine environment (for further information see Marine
Planning).
- Marine Protected Areas aims to conserve and protect representative
examples of marine ecosystems, habitats, species and populations
(for further information see Marine Protected
Areas).
- The Estuaries Project is developing a policy and management
plan to guide the actions of Government agencies and regional
and local bodies involved in estuaries management (for further
information see Estuaries Management).
- The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Project aims to provide
long-term protection for dolphins living in the Port River and
Barker Inlet (for further information see Adelaide
Dolphin Sanctuary).
The Manager of the Coastal Management Branch is Murray Townsend.
The Coastal Protection Branch undertakes the following functions:
- Coastal Planning provides advice on coastal planning,
prepares responses to development applications referred to the
Coast Protection Board, and provides coast and marine input into
the State Planning Strategy.
- Coastal Management protects the coast against erosion,
damage, deterioration and misuse.
- Coastal Monitoring and Evaluation provides scientific
advice to the Coast Protection Board and other agencies on monitoring,
coastal protection and conservation issues.
For further information see Strategies
and Policies and Coastal Management.
Adelaide's Living Beaches Project Team
The Project Manager for Adelaide's Living Beaches is Rob
Tucker.
The Adelaide's Living Beaches Project Team undertakes the
following functions:
- Investigation of suitable methods of collecting sand from different
locations for delivery to the pipeline system proposed as part
of Adelaide's Living Beaches
- Installation of the infrastructure required as part of Adelaide's
Living Beaches, including sand pumping and pipeline transfer
systems
- Adherence to legislative and policy requirements for implementation
of the project
- Beach replenishment operations in accordance with performance
indicators of beach width and sand dune protection buffer
- Sand management at the Glenelg and West Beach harbours
- Seawall upgrades in accordance with Coast Protection Board policy
on sea level rise
- Trials of seagrass rehabilitation techniques
- Sand management activities in dunes and along the foreshore,
e.g. sand drift fencing
- Contribution to improving and maintaining biodiversity values
at Minda and Tennyson dunes
- Emergency responses to storm cut of critical dune buffer areas
and storm damage to seawalls or sand management infrastructure.
For further information see Adelaide's
Living Beaches: A Strategy for 2005–2025.
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