Meeting papers

•   Monitoring and mapping: Map and monitor flora and fauna, environmental health factors
    (e.g., soil properties) and infrastructure impacts.

Key themes - Social values
• Viewpoints: Clear identification of official viewpoints to protect existing foreshore
   vegetation.
• Indigenous engagement: Community expressed conflicting views on Indigenous involvement,
   with some responses noting the importance of involving the Kabi Kabi people in foreshore
   management and others wanting greater clarification on the extent of this involvement.
• Design and infrastructure: Improve existing infrastructure to encourage active transport
   and enhance beach access.
• Tourism: Limit the number of short term accommodation (STA) approvals and improve
   visitor information on caring for the foreshore and beaches.

Key themes - Partnership
• Community: Improve community consultation and relationship building between council and
   residents.
• Land owners: More focused engagement with land owners and acknowledgement of their
   role in foreshore rehabilitation and management.
• Business and development: Greater focus on environmental impacts of businesses.
• Local groups and organisations: Collaborate to educate the community and implement
   foreshore rehabilitation and management activities.
• Clarity on actions: Improve clarity regarding scope and expected benefits of potential
   partnerships.

Key themes - Community education
• Behaviour change: Engage and educate the community on best practice to protect the
   environment.
• Awareness and education: Provide clear, inclusive and easy to understand communication
   materials to educate all demographics.
• Educate dog owners: Provide more information for dog owners, particularly on leash
   areas and waste disposal.
• Communication tools and tactics: Employ a combination of physical and digital tools to
   educate the community, such as clearer signage around the foreshore area and greater
   use of social media and online channels.
• Real estate/short term rentals: Provide information about neighbouring properties and
   expectations for new rental properties. Involve short term accommodation (STA) owners in
   foreshore rehabilitation and clean up.

Key themes – Encroachments
• Enforcement: Stronger enforcement of encroachments and the introduction of fines for
   breaking boundary lines, with this money used to rehabilitate the environment.
• Community as a partner: While some respondents supported stronger enforcement, others
   proposed Council work alongside the community and partner with foreshore neighbours to
   identify and resolve encroachment issues.
• Fire mitigation: Incorporate fire mitigation in local infrastructure deign and provide clear
   signage on fire risk.
• Informal pathways/historic use: There were conflicting views expressed, with some
   respondents expressing the importance of informal pathways (particularly as evacuation
   routes), and others requesting their removal.




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