Wild Coast Landscape Master Plan

Population growth, climate change and growth in visitor numbers are likely to place additional pressure on Warrnambool’s coastline.

It is important that careful planning occurs now to help identify, protect and enhance the environmental and cultural heritage values of the coast from damaging impacts.

Warrnambool City Council has been active in the development of strategies, plans and policies to help ensure the protection of the Warrnambool coastal and marine environment. In recent years, plans such as the Warrnambool Coastal Management Plan 2013, Green Warrnambool 2018 and Warrnambool Coastal Vegetation Management Plan 2012 have been developed by Warrnambool City Council, as well as the inclusion of policies and strategies in the Warrnambool Planning Scheme to help ensure the protection of the coastal environs for future generations.

The Victorian Government has also prepared  plans and policies to manage coastal and marine environments including the Marine and Coastal Policy 2020 and the Belfast Coastal Reserve Management Plan in 2018.

The Belfast Coastal Reserve Management Plan 2018, the Warrnambool Coastal Management Plan 2013 and the Warrnambool Coastal Vegetation Management Plan 2012 all cover the area known as the Wild Coast,  a section of coastline located at the south-western edge of the Warrnambool municipality. These plans recommend implementing strategies and actions to help protect the significant biodiversity, landscape features and cultural heritage that exist on in the Wild Coast.

The Wild Coast Precinct Landscape Master Plan project, initiated by Warrnambool City Council, will expand on the findings and recommendations of these policies and strategies to provide a master plan with detailed landscape recommendations to help protection and enhance the Wild Coast.

To help inform the master plan, we are asking for community input into how people view the Wild Coast, how they interact with it and what issues should be addressed in the plan.

This survey has now closed. Council is currenlty reviewing the feedback which will help inform the master plan.