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Council is inviting community members to view and comment on the Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program, which will be on open for community consultation for a period of 70 days from Monday 16 September 2024 to Sunday 24 November 2024.

The Hawkesbury-Nepean River system is a major social, environmental and economic asset for the state of New South Wales. This extensive estuary system encompasses the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, Pittwater, Brisbane Water and Broken Bay, which span the Greater Sydney and Hunter - Central Coast regions. The Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program is being delivered by six Partner Councils that contain the tidal waterways of the system – including Hawkesbury City Council, Central Coast Council, Hornsby Shire Council, Ku-ring-gai Council, The Hills Shire Council, and Northern Beaches Council.

The Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program is a five-stage process and is currently at stage three. Stage three aims to identify management actions to address the key issues facing the river system, and harness new opportunities for managing the river system in a collaborative, coordinated, and effective way.

After undertaking detailed engagement with First Nations Groups, state government agencies and upper catchment councils across the first half of 2024, the project is set to embark upon a 10-week program of community engagement, which will run from Monday 16 September until Sunday 24 November 2024. The community engagement will include 15 community face to face drop-in sessions across the six Local Government Area’s of the participating Councils, and an online community engagement portal.


How Can You Get Involved?

Online Engagement Portal:

• Share Your Ideas: Suggest potential management actions for the Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program.

• Give Your Feedback: Learn about the management actions proposed by our project team and provide your feedback.

• Explore Issues Big and Small: Zoom into your area of interest and provide ideas and feedback about local issues. You can also see what’s happening right across the river system.

• Need Help? Check out our brief instructions or watch a quick demonstration video to get started.

To comment online, please visit the project page, here: https://hawkesburynepeancmp.org/


Community Drop-In Sessions:

Meet the Team: Join the Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program Team at one of our drop-in sessions across the river system. You can turn up at any time between 9:00am and 2:00pm on Thursday 3 October 2024 at Wisemans Ferry Boat Ramp, Old Northern Rd, Wisemans Ferry NSW 2775 to have a chat with our project team, learn more about the project, and share your input.




The application and other supporting documentation can be viewed during the exhibition period on Council’s online community engagement site www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au or between 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor. All submission must be made by 24 November 2024 at via the above link or via email addressed to the General Manager at council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au or mail addressed to the General Manager, PO Box 146, Windsor NSW 2756.

Should you lodge a submission, it will be considered, along with any other submissions received and may be included in Council’s meeting business paper. Your submission, including any personal information, is accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

The inclusion of personal information with your submission is voluntary. However, if not provided Council will not be able to contact you about the proposal. The information will be stored in Council's electronic records system and paper files. For your protection, Council recommends that you do not include defamatory comments in your submission.

Under Section 10.4(5) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, any person who makes a submission to Council is required to disclose any political donation or gift. Where relevant a Political Donation and Gift Disclosure Statement is to accompany any submission lodged with Council. This statement can be obtained from Council’s Customer Service Unit or on Council’s website.

Any comments about this proposal may contain information that is personal information, such as information that identifies you, etc., for the purposes of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988.

Submissions are balanced with Council’s statutory obligations, the rights of the proponent and the public interest. Council must consider any submissions made before it decides whether to proceed with or abandon a proposal.


Council is inviting community members to view and comment on the Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program, which will be on open for community consultation for a period of 70 days from Monday 16 September 2024 to Sunday 24 November 2024.

The Hawkesbury-Nepean River system is a major social, environmental and economic asset for the state of New South Wales. This extensive estuary system encompasses the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, Pittwater, Brisbane Water and Broken Bay, which span the Greater Sydney and Hunter - Central Coast regions. The Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program is being delivered by six Partner Councils that contain the tidal waterways of the system – including Hawkesbury City Council, Central Coast Council, Hornsby Shire Council, Ku-ring-gai Council, The Hills Shire Council, and Northern Beaches Council.

The Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program is a five-stage process and is currently at stage three. Stage three aims to identify management actions to address the key issues facing the river system, and harness new opportunities for managing the river system in a collaborative, coordinated, and effective way.

After undertaking detailed engagement with First Nations Groups, state government agencies and upper catchment councils across the first half of 2024, the project is set to embark upon a 10-week program of community engagement, which will run from Monday 16 September until Sunday 24 November 2024. The community engagement will include 15 community face to face drop-in sessions across the six Local Government Area’s of the participating Councils, and an online community engagement portal.


How Can You Get Involved?

Online Engagement Portal:

• Share Your Ideas: Suggest potential management actions for the Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program.

• Give Your Feedback: Learn about the management actions proposed by our project team and provide your feedback.

• Explore Issues Big and Small: Zoom into your area of interest and provide ideas and feedback about local issues. You can also see what’s happening right across the river system.

• Need Help? Check out our brief instructions or watch a quick demonstration video to get started.

To comment online, please visit the project page, here: https://hawkesburynepeancmp.org/


Community Drop-In Sessions:

Meet the Team: Join the Hawkesbury Nepean River System Coastal Management Program Team at one of our drop-in sessions across the river system. You can turn up at any time between 9:00am and 2:00pm on Thursday 3 October 2024 at Wisemans Ferry Boat Ramp, Old Northern Rd, Wisemans Ferry NSW 2775 to have a chat with our project team, learn more about the project, and share your input.




The application and other supporting documentation can be viewed during the exhibition period on Council’s online community engagement site www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au or between 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor. All submission must be made by 24 November 2024 at via the above link or via email addressed to the General Manager at council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au or mail addressed to the General Manager, PO Box 146, Windsor NSW 2756.

Should you lodge a submission, it will be considered, along with any other submissions received and may be included in Council’s meeting business paper. Your submission, including any personal information, is accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

The inclusion of personal information with your submission is voluntary. However, if not provided Council will not be able to contact you about the proposal. The information will be stored in Council's electronic records system and paper files. For your protection, Council recommends that you do not include defamatory comments in your submission.

Under Section 10.4(5) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, any person who makes a submission to Council is required to disclose any political donation or gift. Where relevant a Political Donation and Gift Disclosure Statement is to accompany any submission lodged with Council. This statement can be obtained from Council’s Customer Service Unit or on Council’s website.

Any comments about this proposal may contain information that is personal information, such as information that identifies you, etc., for the purposes of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988.

Submissions are balanced with Council’s statutory obligations, the rights of the proponent and the public interest. Council must consider any submissions made before it decides whether to proceed with or abandon a proposal.


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