Submissions

2024

• SCCG submission to IPART review of Sydney Water prices – December
• SCCG Submission on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies throughout New South Wales – November
• SCCG Letter to Local Government NSW – September
• SCCG Letter to Transport for NSW – August
• SCCG submission on the Draft Disaster Adaptation Plan (DAP) Guidelines – August
• Updated SCCG Advocacy Statement Shark Mitigation – August
• SCCG Response Letter to Minister Sharpe re Beachwatch Consultation Extension – June
• SCCG letter to NSW Coastal Council re SCCG Introduction – June
• SCCG submission on NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 – May
• SCCG submission on Draft Synthetic Turf in Public Open Space Guidelines for Decision-makers – April
• SCCG submission to NSW parliamentary inquiry into ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services – April
• SCCG submission on National Adaptation Plan – April
• SCCG letter to Minister for Environment re: proposed changes to NSW Beachwatch Program – March
• SCCG Joint submission NSW Plastics Next Steps Discussion Paper – February

2023

• SCCG submission on Parliamentary Enquiry into Planning System – November
• SCCG Positions paper on coastal inundation and sea level rise – October
• SCCG Letter – Shark Management Program – October
• SCCG Joint submission Revised ERSED Guidelines – October
• SCCG Letter re state leadership and coastal inundation – August
• SCCG Submission – IPART Issues Paper Monitoring the NSW Biodiversity Credits Market – August
• SCCG Letter re greater support for catchment groups – June
• SCCG Submission – Review of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 – April
• SCCG Shark Mitigation Advocacy Statement – March

2022

• SCCG Submission – Driving NSW’s Circular Economy Discussion Paper – December
• SCCG Submission – Draft terms of reference for IPART to monitor the NSW Biodiversity Credits Market – November
• SCCG Submission – draft EPA Climate Change Policy and Action Plan – November
• SCCG Submission – Six Cities Region Discussion Paper – October
• SCCG Submission – Draft NSW Litter Prevention Strategy 2022-2030 – October
• SCCG Position Statement for the 2023 NSW State Elections – September
• SCCG Submission – draft NSW Coastal Design Guidelines 2022 – September
• SCCG Submission – Proposed Associations Inc. Regulation 2022 – July
• SCCG Letter – Request to Minister Tuckerman re: Future Directions Statement – July
• SCCG Letter – Contributions to EPA Roadshow – June
• SCCG Submission – Review of the Resource Recovery Framework – May
• SCCG Submission – NSW Coastal Management Act review – April
• SCCG Submission – IPART Review of domestic waste management charge – April
• SCCG Joint Submission – Combined Catchment and Coastal Groups Submission to Design and Place SEPP – February
• SCCG Joint Submission – Draft Marine Parks Network Management Plan – February

2021

• SCCG Submission – Infrastructure Contributions Reform – December
• SCCG Joint Submission – Draft Water Catchment SEPP – November
• SCCG Joint Submission – Draft Greater Sydney Harbour Water Strategy – November
• SCCG Submission – Nairobi Wreck Removal – September
• SCCG Letter – Stormwater Management Services Charge – September
• SCCG Submission – EP&A Regulations – September
• SCCG Submission – Greater Sydney Parklands White Paper – July
• SCCG Submission – Shark Management Strategy – April
• SCCG Submission – Draft Design and Place SEPP – April
• SCCG Submission – Draft EPA Regulatory Strategy – March
• SCCG Submission – Draft NSW Water Strategy – March
• SCCG Submission – Coastal and Estuary Grant Program Priorities – March
• SCCG Submission – Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway – March
• SCCG Joint Submission – Draft Marine Estate Education Strategy – March
• SCCG Submission – Draft NSW Design Guidelines – February
• SCCG – Sydney Marine Park Proposal Update – January

2020

• SCCG Submission – Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks – October
• SCCG Joint Submission with PRCG – Greater Sydney Open Space and Parklands – September
• SCCG Submission – Greener Places Design Guide – August
• SCCG Submission – Draft State Strategic Plan – A Vision for Crown Land – August
• SCCG Submission to the Minister for Local Government on Coastal Management Program – MEMA – July
• SCCG Submission – NSW Housing Strategy – July
• SCCG Submission – NSW Flood Prone Land Package – June
• SCCG Submission – NSW Waste Strategy and Plastics Plan – May
• SCCG Joint Submission with PRCG – Greater Metropolitan Region Unregulated River Water Sharing Plan – April
• SCCG Submission – IPART Review of Sydney Water Prices – April
• SCCG Submission – EPBC Act Review – April
• SCCG Submission – Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade – March
• SCCG Submission – Clarification of the requirements for cost benefit analyses for Coastal Management Programs – March
• SCCG Submission – Review of proposed cruise ship terminal in Molineaux Point/Yarra Bay – January
• SCCG Submission – Review of NSW Coastal Design Guidelines – January

2019

• Catchment Groups Joint Submission – IPART Review of Prices – Sydney Water 2020 – October
• SCCG Submission – Coastal and Estuary Grants Program – October
• SCCG Submission – Marine Pollution Act Amendments – October
• 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