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Coast Report 2004
Progress in Implementing the Victorian Coastal Management Act 1995
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Sustainable Coast (
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The Victorian Coastal
Council has released a report on the major actions underway to implement
the Victorian Coastal Strategy.
The Coastal Management
Act 1995 requires that the Victorian Coastal Strategy provide for long
term planning for the Victorian coast.
The report demonstrates
that significant progress has been made in recent years on how we manage
our coast.
The Report shows
that:
- 81% of the
actions in the VCS are underway, ongoing or completed
- the Victorian
Coastal Strategy is being used to guide decision making, however there
is scope to improve the consistency of application
- planning for
a more sustainable future has increased with most of the coast now
having in place a policy framework including the VCS, coastal action
plans, regional catchment strategies, and planning schemes that seek
to provide for sustainable management and use.
- there is a
heightened level of awareness of the significance of the coast to
society and improved understanding of the environmental, cultural
and economic attributes
- community engagement
and participation has increased
- strategic intervention
for long term biodiversity protection has increased, particularly
for marine areas, with the declaration of Marine National Parks and
Reserves and more sustainable approaches to fisheries
- regional economies
are becoming increasingly dependent on coastal tourism.
The following is
a copy of the report split into two sections.
