Submissions

2019

• SCCG Submission – National Light Pollution Guidelines for Wildlife – September
• SCCG Key Coastal Policy Recommendations – Federal Election 2019 – April
• SCCG Recommendations on Key Coastal Management Issues – NSW State Government Election 2019 – February

2018

• SCCG Submission to Minister for the Environment on Coastal Management Programs -Impediments to Councils – December
• Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link – December
• SCCG Submission on the Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Bioregion Marine Parks Proposal – September
• SCCG Submission on the Draft Code of Practice Authorising Flying-fox Camp Management Actions 2018 – May
• SCCG Submission on the Draft Environment SEPP Explanation of Intended Effect – January

2017

• SCCG Submission on the Draft Greater Sydney Region Plan and District Plans – December
• SCCG Submission on the Draft NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy – December
• SCCG Submission on the Draft Crown Land Management Regulation 2017 – September
• SCCG Submission on the Environmental Impact Assessment Improvement Project – August
• SCCG Submission on the Land Management and Biodiversity Conservation Reforms – June
• SCCG Submission on the NSW Marine Estate Threat and Risk Assessment Draft Report – April
• SCCG Submission on the Draft District Plans and ‘Towards Our Greater Sydney 2056 – March
• SCCG Submission on the Planning Legislation Updates – March
• SCCG Submission on the Senate Inquiry into the Efficacy and Regulation of Shark Mitigation and Deterrent Measures – February
• SCCG Submission on the Coastal Management State Environmental Planning Policy – January

2016

• Australian Government Inquiry into Flying-fox Management in the Eastern States – November
• Federal Election 2016 Political Party Responses to SCCG Policy Reccommendations – June
• SCCG Policy Recommendations to the parties contesting the Federal Election 2016 – May
• SCCG Submission to the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Legislation Reforms Package 2016 – June
• SCCG Submission to the Natural Resource Commission, Pest Animal Management Review: Draft Report March 2016 – May
• SCCG Submission to the Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Bioregion Assessment – May
• SCCG Submission to the Five Year Review of the 2009 Joint Management Agreements for the NSW Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program – March
• SCCG Submission to NSW Coastal Management Reforms Stage 2 – February
• Joint ROC Submission – Container Deposit Scheme Discussion Paper – February

2015

• SCCG Submission to IPART Review of Sydney Water Pricing – October
• SCCG Submission on Draft NSW Invasive Species Plan 2015-2022 – October
• SCCG Submission to Senate Inquiry into Marine Plastic Pollution – September
• SCCG Submission on SEPP Review – July
• SCCG Submission on Review of Sydney Water’s sewage treatment Environment Protection Licences – May
• SCCG Submission on National Parks Establishment Process Review – April
• SCCG Survey Response to Commonwealth Marine Reserves Review – March
• Political Party Responses Report to our Policy Recommendations for the 2015 NSW Election – March
• Sustainable Coastal Management: Policy Recommendations to political parties contesting the 2015 NSW Election – February

2014

• SCCG Submission on Sydney Basin P/L Mineral Exploration Licence Applications – December
• SCCG Submission on review of 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice – November
• SCCG Submission on Moorings Review – August
• SCCG Submission on Crown Lands Management Review – June
• SCCG draft submission: Draft Planning Circular on Coastal hazard notations on Section 149 planning – March

2013

• Political Party Response Report – 2013 Federal Election
• SCCG Coastal Policy Recommendations for the 2013 Federal Election
• SCCG Submission on a New Planning System White Planning Paper and draft Planning Bills

2012

• Support of continued funding for the EDO NSW (formerly Environmental Defender’s Office NSW)
• SCCG Submission on “A New Planning System for NSW Green Paper”
• SCCG Submission on the Independent Scientific Audit Report on Marine Parks in NSW

2011

• 2011 NSW State Government Election Policy Positions of the SCCG and NSW Coalition
• NSW Ministerial Portfolios and Public Sector Structure April
• NSW Coal and Gas Strategy – Scoping Paper
• Sydney Harbour National Park Draft Plan of Management 2011

2010

• Audit of Sea Level Rise, Coastal Erosion and Inundation Legislation and Policy. Report prepared by the Environmental Defender’s Office of NSW for the Sydney Coastal Councils Group.
• SCCG Package on the Coastal Reforms to Coastal Management in NSW, 2010. Click here to download the package.
• Draft New South Wales Biodiversity Strategy 2010 – 2015
• Draft Guidelines for preparing Coastal Zone Management Plans
  Draft Guide for Authorised Officers under the Coastal Protection Act 1979
  Draft Guide to the statutory requirements for emergency coastal protection works
• Draft Minister’s Requirements under the Coastal Protection Act 1979
• Unregulated river sources and groundwater sources Draft Water Sharing Plans (WSP) for the Greater Metropolitan Region
• Metropolitan Strategy Review: Sydney Towards 2036
• Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) Water Management Inquiry Water Management Inquiry
• Draft Native Vegetation of the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Area GIS layers and explanatory

2009

• NSW Government Sea Level Rise Policy Statement Risk Management Guides and Draft NSW Coastal Planning Guideline
• Northside Storage Tunnel – Recycling Pipeline
• Department of Local Government – Integrated planning and reporting framework submission: Bill & Regulations
• Application Number: MP 08_0100 – Proposed Redevelopment of the Stamford Plaza Hotel, 33 Cross Street Double Bay
• Energy Australia Botany Bay Cable Project Modification Application: Application Number: 06_0284 MOD 2
• Submission NSW Government Draft Sea Level Rise Policy Statement and Draft Technical Note
• NSW Biodiversity Strategy Improving the NSW Planning System: Discussion Paper
• Department of Local Government – Integrated planning and reporting framework submission: Guidelines & Manuals

2008

• Applications for Exploration Licences by Energie Future Pty Ltd under the Commonwealth Offshore Minerals Act 1994
• National Inquiry into Climate Change and Environmental Impacts on Coastal Communities
• Improving the NSW Planning System: Discussion Paper

2007

• Legislative Assembly Standing Committee – Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)
• NSW Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) Inquiry
• NSW Invasive Species Plan (DPI).
• NSW Maritime Draft Land Owners Consent Policy
• East Sydney Draft Sub Regional Plan    
• North East Draft Sub Regional Plan