Coastal Management Plan
Consultation on the new draft Coastal Management Plan
The Coastal Management Plan is being reviewed and updated. Feedback on the draft plan is being sought from stakeholders including the public, coastal local governments, port authorities and port operators until 27 November 2024.
The Coastal Management Plan provides non-regulatory policy guidance to coastal land managers.
The plan guides management planning, activities and works relating to:
- maintaining coastal landforms and physical coastal processes
- conserving nature
- maintaining access to coastal resources for indigenous cultural activities
- maintaining or enhancing public access and enjoyment of the coast
- management planning
- knowledge sharing and community engagement.
The Coastal Management Plan is non-regulatory, and the policies contained in the plan provide best practice coastal management guidance only.
It is primarily aimed at coastal local governments, which are responsible for managing large areas of public coastal land and beaches. However, other organisations with responsibility for managing the coast and tidal water (e.g. port authorities, natural resource management groups, traditional owners) may also find the plan useful to guide their coastal management activities.
The Coastal Management Plan does not address land-use planning or development regulated under the Planning Act 2016 (Planning Act). Information about planning and development policies can be found on the Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works website.
The table below indicates how the plan is to be applied:
- which government and non-government bodies can use it
- types of management activities
- the land tenure it applies to.
| Applied by | Applied to | Applied on |
|---|---|---|
| Managers of local and State government-controlled coastal land; for example local government | Management planning | State coastal land and other land tenures that include coastal resources. |
| Community groups | Management activities | |
| Natural resource management bodies | Decisions and works that are not regulated under the Planning Act. For example development of a local government shoreline erosion management plan. | |
| Research organisations | ||
| Businesses | ||
| Individuals that own coastal land |
For more information about the coastal plan, please email coastal.support@des.qld.gov.au.