The Victorian Coastal Management Act was established in 1995. The Act is intended to provide for the establishment of the Victorian Coastal Council, Regional Coastal Boards, provide for co-ordinated strategic planning and management. It also provides for the preparation and implementation of management plans for coastal Crown land and a co-ordinated approach for approving Crown land development.
The Victorian Coastal Strategy (VCC, 2008) was established in 2008 under the Victorian Coastal Management Act. The Strategy is a four part document that provides for and gives guidance on:
- the protection of significant environmental and cultural values
- integrated planning and direction for the future
- sustainable use of coastal resources; and
- suitable development on the coast.
A new consultation draft of the Victorian Coastal Strategy was released in September 2013 (VCC, 2013). The final document was released in 2014.
Some other key planning documents for the study region include:
- Waterfront Geelong Coastal Action Plan (Central Coastal Board, 2004)
- Corio Bay Coastal Action Plan (Central Coastal Board, 2005)
- Queenscliff Coastal Management Plan (Robin Crocker & Associates et al, 2006)
- Clifton Springs Coastal Management Plan (Thompson Berrill Landscape Design, 2008)
- Breamlea Foreshore Masterplan (Thompson Berrill Landscape Design, 2009)
- Buckley Park Coastal Management Plan (CDA Design Group, 2006)
- Ramblers Road Foreshore Management Plan (Thompson Berrill Landscape Design, 2007)
- Point Henry Foreshore Management Plan (Thompson Berrill Landscape Design, 2006)
- Limeburners Bay Management Plan (Insight Leisure Planning, 2008)
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