SCCG Committees

The structure of the Group consists of the:

Full Group that meets quarterly and consists of one to three delegates of the Member Councils;

Executive Committee, which meets between meetings of the Full Group, and consists of up to eight elected representatives. The Chairperson, two Vice-Chairpersons (Ocean and Estuarine), Secretary (Honorary), Treasurer (Honorary), and up to three other delegates;

Advisory / Directional Committees made up of Councillors and staff, which meet as required;

Technical Committee, which meets every two months and consists of one or more professional staff representatives including: strategic planners, environmental officers, engineers, catchment liaison and policy officers, development assessment officers, educators, enforcement, compliance and environmental health officers from each Member Council; and

Working groups are established from time to time by the Technical Committee to address key issues and projects.

Membership is of a voluntary and cooperative nature. The SCCG’s Constitution sets out the objectives and rules of the Group and will be implemented through the 2010-2014 SCCG Strategic Plan.

The Secretariat of the Group including the Regional Coastal Environment Officer / Executive Officer, the Senior Coastal Projects Officer and the Coastal Projects Officer are hosted by a financial Member Council for a period of three years. The Host Council is nominated and determined at the Annual General Meeting. A Service Provider Agreement lists the arrangements between the Group and the hosting Council. The current agreement is with the City of Sydney, from September 2004 to present. Previous host Councils have been: Warringah Council July 1990 - June 1992; Sydney City Council July 1992 - April 1995; Pittwater Council April 1995 - April 1998; Willoughby City Council May 1998 - June 2001, and Randwick Council July 2001 – August 2004.

Internal Committees

The internal committees of the SCCG continue to be well supported and achieve significant outcomes. Committees include:

• SCCG Full Group, Executive and Technical Committees
• SCCG Strategic Plan – Directional Committee
• SCCG Capacity Building Education Steering Committee
• SCCG Beach Management Working Group
• SCCG Sea Level Rise Expert Panel
• SCCG Mapping and Responding to Coastal Inundation Technical Expert Panel
• SCCG / Sydney Water Working Group
• SCCG Groundwater Investigations Working Group
• SCCG Geotechnical Expert Panel
• SCCG – SSSI Partnership Organizing Committee
• Other consultative / liaison groups on a needs basis
• Various memberships and associations.

External Committee Representation

The Group directly represents the interests of Member Councils and their coastal communities, via representation on numerous external committees including:

• Interagency Riparian Boundaries Working Group
• USP – Urban Sustainability Support Alliance Steering Committee
• Malabar Headland Interagency Group
• LGSA Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Reference Group
• Northern Sydney Environment Educators Network
• Southern Sydney Sustainability Education Network
• NCCARF – Settlements and Infrastructure – Network Advisory Group
• NSW Coastal Conference Organising Committee    
• SCCG – SSSI Coordination Group
• Bureau of Meteorology Sydney Marine Weather Services Consultative Committee
• Hawkesbury – Nepean CMA (Coastal, Estuary) Theme Team
• Sydney Metro Stormwater Sustainability Group, (formerly WSUD in Sydney Project)
• Sydney Metro / Hawkesbury Nepean CMA – Coastal and Estuarine Expert Panels / Dune Restoration Project / Wetlands Project / Greenweb Project

If you would like any further information on any of the internal or external committees please contact the SCCG Secretariat.