The deadline for feedback is Sunday 24 November 2024.

There will be an information session on the Hawkesbury-Nepean Coastal Management Program on Saturday 19th October 2024 10am – 3pm Sustainable Futures Day, Cameron Park, 5 Eastern Rd, Turramurra.

FOKE is concerned that the NSW Government’s Transport Oriented Development (TOD) and Low to Mid Rise Housing will have damaging environmental consequences for the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system.

The newly released Hawkesbury-Nepean River System Coastal Management Program will set the long-term strategy for the coordinated management of Greater Sydney’s River system that includes Ku-ring-gai.

The Hawkesbury is the Blue Heart of Greater Sydney. This large complex river system includes the interconnected estuaries of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

Ku-ring-gai Council is one of the six councils that border the Hawkesbury River system who have come together to develop an integrated, whole of estuary Coastal Management Program.

The goals of the Coastal Management Program aim to improve and maintain water quality, protect waterway ecosystem, reduce coastal hazard risk, improve recreational access and amenity, protect cultural heritage values, and to improve river governance.

The six councils are calling for anyone who’s interested in, values, or uses the river system to have a say in how it’s managed and give feedback on potential management options.