Join our Community Reference Group
Applications are now open for five community members to join the Foreshore Master Plan Community Reference Group. Please click below to apply.
Applications close midnight Friday 13 December 2024.
What's involved?
Being part of the Community Reference Group means you will be working closely with Barwon Coast to help shape our Foreshore Master Plan. The master plan will look into the next 10-15 years and guide the types of uses and infrastructure (such as trails, open space, facilities and amenities) needed along the foreshore so we can best manage the natural environment while meeting the needs of our diverse communities.
Over the next 12-18 months it will see you participating in bi-monthly catch-ups (in-person and online) and several community workshops. It is an exciting opportunity for those that love our coast more the most.
Frequently asked questions
In 2025 Barwon Coast will be creating a master plan for all the coastal public land we manage between Breamlea and Ocean Grove. This includes Bancoora Beach, Thirteenth Beach, Barwon Bluff, Barwon Heads foreshore, Bukareeyoo, Ocean Grove Main Beach and Collendina, as shown below.
The master plan will set the strategic land use direction for all land with a focus on key activity areas such as Bancoora Beach, Ocean Grove Main Beach and Barwon Heads foreshore. The plan will inform Barwon Coast’s works program for the next 10-15 years.
The project is a key action out of Barwon Coast’s Coastal and Marine Management Plan 2020-2025 which provides the foundation for this master plan.
We are only at the very beginning of this journey so stay tuned for more information.
No. Keep an eye out for upcoming online and in-person engagement opportunities to get involved.
Anyone over the age of 18 years of age can apply.
The group will have approximately 20 members and will include representatives from key local community organisations and people from the local community that have applied.
People will be chosen with an aim to be inclusive and diverse to represent a broad range of demographics, skills, knowledge, interests and perspectives. This will assist us in understanding differing needs within our communities.
We understand if you cannot make some meetings and workshops. We just ask you make reasonable efforts to attend.
Yes. Barwon Coast recently completed the Caravan and Camping Parks Master Plan in 2023 which sets out Barwon Coast’s accommodation needs for the future. The Foreshore Master Plan will not review the accommodation offerings.