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AN#Ge#1#2011#Cathie
Geography Topic 1 Lake Cathie 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coastal Zone Management plan for Lake Cathie | Prepared by Port Macquarie Hastings Council and the Department of Environment and climate change |
| Coastal Hazard Study | Assess areas potentially at risk |
| Coastal Management Study | Defining threats to coastal zone values and identifying management options |
| Coastal Management Plan | How the coastline will be managed |
| Lake Cathie issues | Beach erosion at Illaroo Road, collapse of storm-water drains and associated beach erosion, loss of dune vegetation, noxious weeds within due area, illegal access points |
| Impacts from the erosion of beaches and dunes | Infrastructure, recreation facilities, residences, ecological communities and habitats, cultural heritage values and local economic values |
| Parts of Illaroo Road | At risk of beach erosion in a large storm, cracking walls and will increase due to sea levels rising |
| Landslip on coastal dunes | Caused by undercutting by wave action |
| Storm-water erosion | High velocity storm-water flows makes erosion worse |
| Structural engineering works | Reduce threat to private property |
| Beach nourishment | Provide a barrier against storm erosion |
| Reactive management strategy | Reacting to storms as they occur |
| Planned retreat | Council and government buyback of properties at risk |
| Relocation of infrastructure | Provision of alternate property access |
| Beach nourishment | Works with natural coastal processes but is costly |
| Planned retreat | Could be implemented gradually but at a major cost to ratepayers |
| Lake Cathie Progress Association | A volunteer group whose goal is to "look after residents and taxpayers" |
| Issues for the LCPA | Roads, road safety, Lake Cathie erosion, not enough sporting fields, funding and grants |
| Jack Jones | Secretary of LCPA |
| Rob Tate | President of LCPA and member of Landcare |
| Roger Miker | Member of LCPA |