What's Current 

Building for Sustainability Forum - Final Report

As part of its Capacity Building Program, the SCCG (in partnership with the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales) facilitated the Building for Sustainability Forum. The Forum provided a critical perspective on how the built environment can be more sustainable and adapt to climate change.  It also identified challenges and research links with SCCG Member Councils.  The Final Report (including a synopsis of presentations, workshop summaries and event outcomes) is now available:

Building for Sustainability Forum - Final report

Underwater Sydney Launch

An exciting new website, supported by the SCCG, Underwater Sydney has been launched today. The website is both fun and educational and is the perfect free resource to bring Sydney’s underwater world alive, teach children about conservation and marvel at the gorgeous images from the comfort of your own home. Visit www.underwatersydney.org to see the rich and colourful marine life that in the waters of Sydney’s coastal suburbs.

Exploring tidal waters on Australia's temperate coast

The dedicated SCCG Honorary Member, Mr Phil Colman, has recently launched his book 'Exploring tidal waters on Australia's temperate coast'. An armchair guide to shore platforms without getting your feet wet, 128 pages and 190 colour illustrations. Visit Long Reef at low tide and find out what makes it tick. Invaluable in helping you and the kids understand just how wonderful, how diverse, and how valuable our coast really is. For more information on how to obtain a copy please contact SCCG.

SCCG Community Engagement Strategy (Social Media)

The SCCG Community Engagement Strategy (Social Media) was developed as part of the SCCG Coastal Connections Project, to provide a capacity building tool that Member Councils and other stakeholders could use either as a step by step guide or as an inspirational tool to help think about ideas and consider trying when using social media to engage the community. For more information about the project or to download a copy of the Strategy click here.    

 Reforms to Coastal Management in NSW

SCCG continues to advocate on behalf of our Member Councils in relation to the NSW Coastal Reforms.

The complete package of SCCG activities in relation to the reforms includes:

• Foreword
• A History of Coastal Management in NSW
• SCCG Correspondence to the NSW Government
• SCCG Submissions
• Commissioned Legal Advice
• SCCG Workshops

Click here to download the package. For more information please contact (02) 9246 7791.