Planning Project Title Project Summary Coastal Manager Community Other Parties Recommen

1 Region Group Involved dedFunding

Kimberley Broome Community Roebuck Bay's significant seagrass ecosystem is under pressure from Department of Environs Kimberley Seagrass-Watch, $43,740Seagrass Monitoring increasing development in Broome. This project monitors seagrass Environment and Inc. Roebuck Bay

Project which is a coastal health indicator; a nursery for juvenile fish and Conservation Working Group,I shellfish; habitat and feeding ground for invertebrates, shorebirds and (DEC) Port of Broome

threatened species such as turtles and dugong.Volunteers are involved in all activities and events, building communitycapacity for management through research, education and training.

Mid West Wedge Island A large amount of waste and litter is left in the areas surrounding the [ Department of Kwelena West Midlands $17,600Refurbishment clean up squatter settlement at Wedge Island. The Kwelena Mambakort Wedge Environment and Mambokort Wedge Group

Island Aboriginal Corporation (KMWIAC) is the traditional owners of Conservation Island Aboriginalthe Wedge Island area and find it disappointing that visitors leave Corporationbehind an enormous amount of rubbish when they visit. This projectwould allow KMWIAC to: organise regular hire of a trailer to removethis rubbish; erect signs informing visitors of the degradation littercauses; and carry out a rehabilitation program of priority areas withlocal school children.

Mid West Cove to Point Dune Weed mapping of coastal foredunes; rationalising off road vehicle and City of Geraldton Drummond Cove Northern $12,082Protection Project, pedestrian access to a heavily used coastal amenity area including Greenough Progress AgriculturalDrummond Cove closing unnecessary tracks and directional signage; revegetation of Association Catchment Council

degraded areas with local coastal species including erosion control (Drummond Cove

P erth Metro Sorrento Beach Dunematting and fencing.To continue the multi-year project of totally rehabilitating the fore- City of Joondalup

Coastcare GroupJoondalup Whitfords Girl -4 $15,380

Rehabilitation dunes, swales of banks of Sorrento Beach Foreshore Reserve (from Community Coast Guides andthe'Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club' carpark. The aim is to restore care Forum Members of thethe whole reserve to 'very good - excellent' condition. 'Friends of Sorrento Surf Life

Sorrento Beach' Saving ClubSub Group

Perth Metro Environmental This project aims to address the environmental issues of informal Town of Cottesloe Cottesloe Perth Region $34,565Restoration and Access access paths; dune blowout and erosion; invasive weed domination; Coastcare Natural Resource

{Improvement of dune fragility; and a lack of floral biodiversity at Cottesloe Main beach.

!Association Management

Cottesloe Main Beach The project is a partnership between the Town of Cottesloe, CottesloeCoastcare Association, Perth Region NRM, with significantinvolvement of the broader local community and school groups.

{ Success of the project will result in an achievement of Town ofCottesloe's natural area management priorities, and will seeimprovement and maintenance of environmental and aesthetic values,encouraging sustainable visitor use and appreciation of this iconiccoastal location.

1 of 7

LPlanning Project TitleRegion

CommunityProject Summary I Coastal ManagerGroup

Other PartiesInvolved

RecommendedFunding

Perth Metro Targeting Priority Weed This project will implement immediate action to ameliorate threats City of Stirling Stirling Natural Perth Region $6,050Threats in the City of posed by highly weed species identified by the consultant ecologist Environment Natural Resource [

Stirling Coastal Zone undertaking a (Coastwest-funded) weed mapping project within the Coastcare ManagementCity of Stirling. Preliminary results of this mapping project haveidentified clear priorities for eradication along this section of City ofStirling's coastal foreshore, and the City (as land manager) and StirlingNatural Environment Coastcare aspire to convert theserecommendations into onground action. The project will result insignificantly reduced biomass of weed at the project site, with longerterm effects including an improvement in biodiversity, amenity andcommunity capacity.

Perth Metro South Mindarie The City of Wanneroo and Quinn's Rock Environmental Group City foWanneroo Quinns Rockst GE i

General Public 919$44,

Foreshore Dune roupronmennv(QREG) are seeking to address the serious erosion of a primary duneStabilisation and at South Mindarie Foreshore. The project will use proven techniques, (QREG), Local

Restoration including weed control, windbreak fencing, matting and brushing to residentsprevent further erosion and the site will be revegetated with localprovenance stock. There will also be community participation from the

{

general public. f

Perth Metro Restoration of coastal The project will continue to remove weeds and restore the vegetation City of Joondalup Friends of North Joondalup - -} $5,030

vegetation at South quality of part of the coastal foreshore reserve at Iluka on Burns Beach Ocean Reef - Iluka Community Coast

Iluka / North Ocean Road. The area will be hand weeded by a contractor and volunteers, Foreshore Care Forum IncReef and some planting of local indigenous shrubs and groundcovers will be ABN 30 431 577

continued. The public will be invited to participate in weeding and 113planting days.

Perth Metro Biodiversity enrichment This project will undertake community restoration in high-value coastal Town of Cambridge $33,700and conservation dunes in the Town of Cambridge via a three stage process: integrating Cambridge Coastcare (Inc)management of an assessment of current biodiversity in degraded and previouslydegraded coastal restored sites, targeted woody weeding and the protection and

{ vegetation enrichment planting of high priority coastal communities identified asunder threat. It is also proposed to establish and expand an off-siteseed bank for future restoration programs and conservation of priorityspecies.

I.

2of7

Planning Project Title Project Summary Coastal Manager Community Other Parties RecommenRegion Group Involved ded

Funding

Perth Metro Native Flora and Fauna The City of Cockburn proposes to support the protection of the Coogee City of Cockburn Conservation DEC, Perth Region $39,821Protection at Coogee Beach dune system by undertaking dune rehabilitation and conducting Volunteers NRM Coastcare

Beach treatment of feral animals to reduce threats on native flora and fauna. Australia(CVA)Bandicoot refuge sites and an Osprey nesting pole will be installed andmonitored by community members. This project will enhance the }

habitat value for native animals through revegetation; provide data onBandicoot and Osprey activity; and reduce impact of feral animalsthereby improving ecological linkages between Coogee Beach andWoodman Point Regional Park.

Perth Metro Restoration of the This Re-vegetation Project will protect and enhance the health of the Department of Swan Estuary Thornlie $19,780ecological integrity of perimeter vegetation of an important section of Alfred Cove A-Class Environment and Reserves Action Polytechnicthe Alfred Cove A-Class Reserve, thereby improving the well-being of local and migratory birds Conservation Group Inc. Construction ClassReserve which use the site as habitat. This will be achieved through the Invited

removal of weeds currently smothering sedge banks and stranglingMelaleuca, and replacing them with vegetation appropriate to the site - Ithus restoring biodiversity. Community appreciation of, and i

accessibility to, the Reserve's natural values will be fostered; whilenegative impacts will be reduced through the construction of a smallviewing platform to replace an existing park bench in a clearing.

Perth Metro Mullaloo Dunes The project aims to improve the environmental value and aesthetic City of Joondalup Joondalup $17,300

Revegetation Project quality of this highly valued area. The project is to continue the work Community Coastthat has been commenced with previous Coastwest grants. The dunes Care Forum Inc.are extensive being 1388m in length and varying in width from 55m to158 m. New areas will be weeded and planted. Areas that havepreviously have been targeted will be revisited and where necessarybe weeded and replanted.

Perth eM tro Mosman Beach Experiencing significant erosion and the colonisation of invasive weed Town of Mosman EdithCowan $32,500Rehabilitation Project species, the Town of Mosman Park seeks to rehabilitate 5,000 square Park University

metres (nearly half) of Mosman Beach. Through the collection andpropagation of seedlings, manual and chemical weeding, theinstallation of erosion control matting, and the re-vegetation of theBeach using native species, the Town, in partnership with ECU, strivesto implement local coastal strategies, increase biodiversity, reduceerosion, provide hands-on educational opportunities for students, andeducate the broader community about the importance of "healthy Ibeaches." I

3of7

Planning Project Title Project Summary Coastal Manager Community Other Parties RecommenRegion Group Involved ded

Funding

Peel Peel Yalgorup Coastal This project aims to build the capacity of local volunteers in conducting Department of Peel Harvey City of Mandurah, $85,155

Wetlands: WaterbirdM it i d

four critical waterbird monitoring programs within the Peel-Yalgorup Environment and Catchment Councilrebird ID Conservationd th h i i hSit Thi ill b hi tR

Mandurah BirdObservers1 on or ng an eve roug : (a) ra n ng (s os w e acamsar e.

Education Project and monitoring) programs for adults (b) an educational program forchildren (c) a targeted awareness raising campaign and (d) acommunity reporting program - to improve the communication ofmonitoring results to the local community, to State Government ++jagencies involved in coastal and wetland management, and to thenational and international community through wetland and waterbirdmanagement networks, including via the Ramsar Convention andWorld Wetland Network (WWN).

South West Rehabilitation flora The project proposes to prepare a web based handbook of the Shire of Capel Peppermint Grove Bennett $6,498identification and site endemic and non-endemic taxa at Peppermint Grove Beach to enable Beach Community Environmentalmonitoring volunteers to identify and monitor rehabilitation sites with, and for, the Association Inc Consulting Pty Ltd

Shire of Cape]. It will collect baseline data on flora at Peppermint !Grove Beach to allow monitoring of rehabilitation sites and for futureendemic plant selection for rehabilitation.

South West Binningup Beach This project will see coastal dunes north of the main Binningup beach Shire of Harvey Binningup^

$15,710Fencing and Dune 1protected with the construction of 240m of coastal fencing. Fencing will Coastcare and 1Rehabilitation be accompanied by brushing and 3,000 local provenance seedlings Environment Group

will be planted along a 400m section of this fenced area to discourage (BCEG) Inc.pedestrian access and increase the quality of the surrounding coastaldune environment. The walk track from the West Coast Drive lookoutto the beach will be further delineated with wooden directional signage fand will also be fenced to the same style and standard as other walktracks in Binningup.

South West 2011 West Australian Marine debris is a well documented threat to the marine and coastal [ Department of Tangaroa Blue Keep Australia $16,539Beach Clean Up environments and the prevention and removal of debris is integral in Fisheries Foundation Limited Beautiful Council,

addressing this issue. The 2011 WA Beach Clean Up is the 7th year I DEC, Shires ofthis event has taken place and aims to expand to engage over 700 Busselton, Cape[,volunteers in a beach clean up event at 110 coastal sites around WA j Harvey andover the weekend of 15 - 16 October. The event aims to work with Augusta Margaretlocal partners to engage volunteers to register sites, remove marine Riverdebris, collect and submit data to Tangaroa Blue for inclusion in theNational Marine Debris Database, which is used both locally andnationally to find practical ways of reducing marine debris impactingthe Australian coastline.

4of7

Planning Project Title Project Summary Coastal Manager Community Other Parties RecommenRegion Group Involved ded

F diun ng

South West Implementation of the The foreshore between Scout Road and Ford Road in Busselton is Shire of Busselton Geographe Busselton primary $45,907

Central East Busselton under increasing pressure from recreational usage due to urban Catchment Council School, GeorgianaForeshore Management intensification and tourist development. This project proposes to (Seecatch), South Molloy AnglicanPlan implement recommendations from the Central East Busselton West Catchment School, Growing

Foreshore Management Plan (2009) developed in consultation with the Council Towards Wellnesscommunity. The main objectives are to maintain and enhance the Pty Ltdconservation, recreation and social values and erosion buffer functionof the foreshore. This will include revegetation of the foreshore usinglocal native species - with involvement of the local community, fencingof revegetated areas and formalisation of access paths and provisionof a minor recreational node.

South West Surfrider Foundation The Surfrider Foundation Margaret River Chapter has been active for I Shire of Augusta Surfrider Cape to Cape $4,900Coastal Education and over twenty years and in 2010 won Surfrider Branch and Campaign of Margaret River Foundation Catchment Group,Capacity Building the Year. The Surfrider Foundation Education Conference is a national Margaret RiverConference annual event and opportune forum to share this experience and attract Coastal Residents

{ presenters with coastal interests. The aim is to attract a wide range of Association,coastal community groups to showcase successful coastal projects, Department ofincrease the community's capacity to undertake such projects, outline Environment andmethods for attracting and retaining volunteers, increase volunteer Conservation,motivation, outline engagement with indigenous groups and share South Westsuccesses in coastal monitoring and evaluation projects involving Catchmentsschools and universities. Council

South West Leschenault Peninsula This project builds on the work done by the Leschenault Catchment Department of Leschenault Mitsubishi 4WD $41, 772Conservation Park - Council and DEC over the past 18 month on the Leschenault Environment and Catchment Council club, MentoredProtection of Aboriginal Peninsula Conservation Park as part of a 2010 coastwest grant, and Conservation Aboriginal Trainee

Heritage and implements goals of the Leschenault Peninsula management plan. EmploymentConservation Values This conservation park is an area abundant with native wildlife, Scheme

supporting over 201 species of native plants, including some rarespecies and provides an important habitat for waterbirds. It has a greatrole as a conservation and recreation area whilst being close to agrowing urban population. This project aims to continue dunestabilisation and revegetation work, and the protection of an aboriginalburial site with participation of community groups.

5of7

Planning Project Title IRegion

Project Summary Coastal Manager CommunityGroup

Other PartiesInvolved

RecommendedFunding

dSouth West Rabbits Hill Track Current tracks and staircase have been impacted from erosion, Department of Yallingup Landcare South West $51,288Formalisation and increased use and informal access, leading to degradation of the Environment and Conservation

itt eDi i t Ct C ti tf Thil d d llCatchments

Friends ofCouncilRehabilitation Project s r c omm eonserva onas unsa e access. s projecvegetation an unes, as wecoasta ,will address these issues with the: (YLCDC) the Cape to Cape

Design and construction of 2 sets of staircases and steps leading Trackfrom the coastal foredune to the beach at Rabbits Hill andShallow tracks;3

n Design and installation of interpretive signage to raise awareness E i Iand educate visitors on protecting coastal areas;

n Coordination and implementation of this project with DEC and IYLCDC; and

• Rehabilitation of existing informal tracks and blowouts by layingbrushing over degraded areas.

Great Southern Bottleneck Bay and The car parks at Bottleneck Bay and Cliffy Head are subject to coastal Department of Walpole Nornalup $15,055Cliffy Head Carpark erosion. Each car park and its associated walk trail needs to be Environment and National ParksUpgrade stabilised and some parts rehabilitated so as to improve visitor access Conservation Association

and amenities and in turn, increase the longevity of each site, while Fmaintaining the integrity of coastal values. The project design will bedeveloped by a Landscape Architect, and will be implemented by theProject Coordinator, work crew, parks association volunteers andcommunity members.

Great Southern Casey's Beach Track This project will provide an improved four wheel drive access to the Department of Great Southern South Coast NRM, $10,861Restoration Phase One ( popular fishing location of Casey's Beach in a remote and scenic area Environment and Grammar School Albany Heritage

of Gull Rock National Park. A single track will be defined in a Conservation (GSGS) Reference Groupduplicated track system, whilst protecting dune vegetation from furthererosion. Damaged track sections will be closed with light machineryand bollards and rehabilitated with coir matting, direct seeding andbrushing. Great Southern Grammar School students will be involved 1in project activities, including monitoring, as a component of the schoolstudy curriculum.

6of7

Planning Project Title Project Summary Coastal Manager Community Other Parties RecommenRegion Group Involved ded

FundingGreat Southern Mount The project involves the ongoing maintenance and upgrade of this Historical and Wellstead Progress $9,892

Melville/Konkoberup Hill walk trail, established thirteen years ago by the Wellstead Historical I Heritage - sub- Association,and Eyre River Walk and Heritage Committee, and maintained by the Wellstead community, committee of WellsteadTrail, Cape Riche It will include the provision of erosion protection on a steep slope and Wellstead Progress ((( Community

rock steps, dieback control and extra signs. Two brochures will be Association Resource Centreproduced; one with maps and guide to the walk trail, and the other willdraw attention to the history and natural heritage of this coastal region.The local community will prepare this extra information and undertakethe upgrading of the trail, which is on an A Class unmanaged reserve.

Goldfields- Yoga Quail Community This project implements a community rehabilitation and management Shire of Esperance South Coast NRM Esperance $11,450

Esperance Coastal Reserve project within a Shire Coastal Reserve. The dunes at Yonga Quagi } Nyungar AboriginalRestoration Project Beach reserve are an extremely fragile landform not well adapted to t j Corporation

community pressure, yet they remain a popular resource. Activity has [ (ENAC)intensified in recent years as traditional beach activities have beenadded to by newer recreational and tourist development. Given thearea's iconic and significant cultural values for the people ofEsperance and surrounds, this project works with a range ofcommunity groups to implement restoration, stabilisation andmonitoring actions, plus commences preliminary cultural heritageassessments.

Goldfields- Enhancing the This project is needed as Culham Inlet is regionally important, valued Shire of Culham Inlet RAIN, South Coast $35,320Esperance interpretive and by the community, is at risk from several pressures, and is poorly Ravensthorpe Management NRM, South Coast

educational values for understood. This project aims to enhance community understanding Group Managementthe Culham Inlet and interpretation of the Inlet and aid long term management. Group

Implementation of activities in this project follow guiding principles ofthe regional coastal strategy Southern Shores, and followrecommendations of the Culham Inlet Management Plan June 2008.

7of7