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Jervis Bay Marine Park – draft zoning plan

Changes are proposed to the zoning plan for Jervis Bay Marine Park to improve the protection of marine biodiversity and sustainable use of the park.

The proposed changes are in response to recommendations from the recently completed zoning plan review. The review included community consultation on the existing zoning plan, preparation of a zoning plan review report, comments from the Jervis Bay Marine Park Advisory Committee and a set of directions from the Ministers on proposed amendments to the zoning plan.

Public consultation

Submissions on the draft zoning plan are now closed.

Thank you for your submissions and involvement.

The draft zoning plan was publicly available for comment for a period of three months. An information package on the proposed changes to the zoning plan was released on 28 May 2010. Public consultation on the draft zoning plan commenced on 16 June 2010 and concluded on 17 September 2010. Extensive community consultation was undertaken to obtain feedback from the public and a range of stakeholder groups on the draft zoning plan.

Community information days were held at various times and locations throughout the public consultation period.

Community information days

Date	Venue	Time
Saturday, 12 June 2010	Near the Post Office, Piscator Avenue, Currarong	8:30am – 12pm
Saturday, 12 June 2010	Shopping Centre, Emmett Street, Callala Bay	1pm – 4:30pm
Sunday, 13 June 2010	Shopping Centre, Burton Street, Vincentia	8:30am – 12pm
Sunday, 13 June 2010	Corner Owen Street and Currambene Street, Huskisson	1pm – 4:30pm
Thursday, 17 June 2010	Stockland Shopping Centre, East Street, Nowra	10am – 3pm
Saturday, 19 June 2010	Post office, Jacobs Drive, Sussex Inlet	8:30am – 12pm
Sunday, 20 June 2010	General Store, Parkes Crescent, Callala Beach	8:30am – 12pm

Information package

The following information package was available during the public consultation period which provided explanatory and background information relating to the draft zoning plan:

• Jervis Bay Marine Park draft zoning plan overview 84Kb
• Jervis Bay Marine Park draft zoning plan map 5Mb
• Ministerial directions 25Kb
• Jervis Bay Marine Park Zoning Plan Review Report
• Draft Marine Parks (Zoning Plans) Amendment (Solitary Islands and Jervis Bay Marine Parks) Regulation 2010 1.27Mb
• Frequently asked questions 79Kb
• Summary of research 513Kb
• Habitat mapping report 2.3Mb
• Jervis Bay Marine Park habitat map 1.3Mb

The draft zoning plan is contained in the draft Marine Parks (Zoning Plans) Amendment (Solitary Islands and Jervis Bay Marine Parks) Regulation 2010 and includes several proposed changes to the boundaries of zones and to the regulation of activities in the park, together with changes to the structure of the zoning plan.

Next Steps

All submissions received during the consultation period will be analysed. This information will be used by the NSW Marine Parks Authority to produce a final zoning plan in consultation with the Jervis Bay Marine Park Advisory Committee.

More information

For more information, contact the Environment Line on 1300 361 967 or the Jervis Bay Marine Park office.