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Coastal management

Coastal management

Priority coastal areas for nature

The Eyre Peninsula Coastal Action Plan is a detailed conservation study and action plan which covers 2,475km of coastline – nearly half the length of South Australia’s coast - from Two Hummocks Point north of Whyalla to the eastern boundary of the Wahgunyah Conservation Park in the Far West. It provides baseline information for the protection and management of the coast and outlines the actions required.

The plan divides the coast into 85 coastal cells, each around 25km in length. It provides detailed information on all of the cells, including a description of the geology, type of coastline, land uses, flora and fauna lists. Threats are identified for each of these cells, such as potential climate change impacts, pest plants and animals, marine debris and the impact of off-road vehicles on beaches, samphire areas and beach nesting birds.
The Coastal Action Plan identifies priority sites and actions required. This is used to guide the region's investment into protecting our coastal environment.

Download a copy of the EP Coastal Action Plan:

  • Volume 1 (118.05 MB) - contains introduction, description of themes and databases, conservation themes, threats, glossary of terms and bibliography.
  • Volume 2 (11.68 MB) - conservation and threat summary, cell descriptions.
  • Volume 3 (15MB) - additional conservation and threat summary, cell descriptions.

Further specific information is available if required by calling the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board Office on (08) 8688 3200 or email us on EPLBAdmin@sa.gov.au.

Looking after coastal areas

  • See our marine debris page for information on how the community can take self-lead steps to look after priority coastal areas on Eyre Peninsula.
  • We consult regularly with various land and coastcare groups, as well as Friends of Parks volunteers. Each year we put out for expressions of interest to Eyre Peninsula community groups for funding to complete landscape projects which can include coastal protection works.
  • A Coastal Vehicle Access Decision Making Framework also provides local councils with clear recommendations, a suite of management options and consistent guidelines for the protection and use of coastal natural resource assets.
  • See our Eyes on Eyre page for information about how we have worked with local councils on sustainable management of priority coastal campground areas.