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A national initiative to promote the use of sustainable seafood in local restaurants and other food outlets is being piloted by Surf Coast Shire Council, on Victoria’s west coast, in association with the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS).

The Good Fish Project aims to encourage chefs, restaurants and food professionals to serve customers with sustainable seafood options. Twelve restaurants in the Surf Coast area have already signed up to the project.

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Sunshine Coast Council Approves $7.7m Levy for Environment

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June 27, 2015

The Sunshine Coast Council has approved a $7.7 million Environment Levy Program for 2015-16, part of which will be used to buy, protect and enhance environmentally significant land. The Council’s total budget allocation for environmental management in 2015-16 is $74 million.

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said the region’s environment was central to the local way of life and the investment would protect and enhance its natural assets for future generations to enjoy.

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OPINION – A New Marine and Coastal Management Act for Victoria

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May 30, 2015

By Jon Hickman, Chair – Victorian Coastal Council

The Act that established the current coastal governance system in Victoria, the Coastal Management Act 1995, is now twenty years old and, whilst it has lasted well, changes are needed to ensure the legislative framework that governs the coast meets the challenges of the next twenty years.

Australian Coastal Councils Association, National Sea Change Taskforce, News

Government Announces Census to be Retained

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May 8, 2015

The Federal Government has confirmed the 2016 national Census will go ahead as planned and that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will receive an additional $250 million in the budget for an urgent computer upgrade.

The announcement follows reports that the Census was going to be scrapped in its existing form and replaced with a smaller sample survey.

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Illegal Sand Mining Threatens the World’s Natural Sand Beaches

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May 8, 2015

While the general public is largely unaware of the extent of Illegal sand mining the issue represents a growing global problem, according to Christian Hellwig, a political risk analyst with Global Risk Insights.

Writing in the journal International Policy Digest he warns that an estimated 75% to 90% of the world’s natural sand beaches are at risk of disappearing as a result of illegal mining, which has already caused severe supply shortages and the loss of numerous beaches around the world.

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Disaster Recovery Costs Likely to Rise for Councils

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May 5, 2015

The final report of the Productivity Commission report into natural disaster funding has been released. The report, which was sent to the Federal Government in December last year, was publicly released on 1 May 2015.

The recommendations represent both good and bad news for the local government sector – although most of it appears to be negative.

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Coastal areas continue to experience strong growth

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April 2, 2015

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on 31 March show that in the year ended June 2014 the settlements with the highest growth rates outside the capital cities were along the coast, in particular in Queensland and Western Australia.

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Competition to Find Australia’s ‘Saddest’ Beach

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March 25, 2015

A competition to identify Australia’s ‘saddest’ beach has been announced by Naomi Edwards, coordinator of the Younger Australian Coastal Society.

The competition, launched on 21 March – World Happiness Day – is aimed at finding Australia’s most distressed beach and then working to rehabilitate it.

Australian Coastal Councils Association, National Sea Change Taskforce, News

Victorian Government Committed to Improve Coastal Management

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March 16, 2015

The Hon Lisa Neville MP, Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water

Lisa Neville MP, Victoria’s Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, told delegates at the 2015 Australian Coastal Councils Conference that the Andrews Government is committed to improving the state’s coastal management.

Australian Coastal Councils Association, National Sea Change Taskforce, News

Coastal Erosion the ‘Major Coastal Issue of the Century’

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February 19, 2015

Lack of adequate policy guidelines and a funding source to deal with coastal erosion is emerging as the most difficult issue currently facing coastal councils.

Most of the councils that nominated issues to be considered in the Coastal Issues Exchange at the 2015 Australian Coastal Councils Conference put coastal erosion at or near the top of their list.

In the view of one council, the lack of clarity on state and national policy in relation to coastal erosion and sea level rise is arguably the ‘major coastal issue of the century’.

Surf Coast Shire Pilots Sustainable Fish Initiative

Sunshine Coast Council Approves $7.7m Levy for Environment

OPINION – A New Marine and Coastal Management Act for Victoria

Government Announces Census to be Retained

Illegal Sand Mining Threatens the World’s Natural Sand Beaches

Disaster Recovery Costs Likely to Rise for Councils

Coastal areas continue to experience strong growth

Competition to Find Australia’s ‘Saddest’ Beach

Victorian Government Committed to Improve Coastal Management

Coastal Erosion the ‘Major Coastal Issue of the Century’

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