Information for coastal managers
Across Victoria approximately 1,200 voluntary Committees of Management (CoMs) manage 1,500 Crown land reserves.
A further 2,800 reserves are managed by municipal councils as CoMs. Many of these reserves are on the coast.
More information about Committees of Management.
Regional Coastal Plans implement the Victorian Coastal Strategy 2014 at the regional scale. They provide guidance to local coastal managers in preparing their own local coastal management plans.
Information on coastal cliff hazards and how to manage them
Living with cliffs (DOC, 1.3 MB)
Living with cliffs - Anglesea (DOC, 4.1 MB)
Living with cliffs - Port Campbell (DOC, 1.0 MB)
Living with cliffs - St Leonards (DOC, 2.3 MB)
Victorian Coastal Acid Sulphate Soils Strategy and guidelines
Coastal Acid Sulphate Soils Strategy (PDF, 3.0 MB)
Coastal Acid Sulphate Soils Strategy (DOC, 560.5 KB)
Victorian Best Practice Guidelines for Coastal Acid Sulphate Soils (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Victorian Best Practice Guidelines for Coastal Acid Sulphate Soils (DOC, 529.5 KB)
The benefits of open space
Open space on the coast (DOC, 3.0 MB)
Managing coastal stormwater outfalls
Managing the end of the pipe: Coastal stormwater outfalls (DOC, 1.3 MB)
Information on dredging is available here.
Across Victoria approximately 1,200 voluntary Committees of Management (CoMs) manage 1,500 Crown land reserves.
A further 2,800 reserves are managed by municipal councils as CoMs. Many of these reserves are on the coast.
More information about Committees of Management.
Recommendations from the RSM Factual Findings Report 2017 and responses are highlighted. Please click here to see more.
Boating Coastal Action Plans (BCAPs) provide guidance for the planning, management and funding of recreational boating facilities. They provide a framework in which to consider the water quality, environmental, safety and shared-access issues associated with boating.
There are three BCAPs currently in place (the BCAP for the central coastal region is now a Recreational Boating Facilities Framework), and together they provide a 'whole of coast picture' for the management and improvement of boating facilities.
Recreational Boating Facilities Framework Part 1
(PDF, 656.1 KB)
Recreational Boating Facilities Framework Part 2 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Recreational Boating Facilities Framework Part 3 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Recreational Boating Facilities Framework Appendices
(PDF, 509.2 KB)
Gippsland Boating Coastal Action Plan 2013 (PDF, 10.1 MB)
The following external websites may provide information that is useful:
Former regional coastal board websites - search https://trove.nla.gov.au/website (ensure you select the 2018 'snapshot').
OzCoasts - Australian Online Coastal Information from Geoscience Australia
Please email marine.coasts@delwp.vic.gov.au for further information.
Page last updated: 17/03/20