Nowa Nowa Foreshore Precinct Master Plan

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The Nowa Nowa Foreshore Precinct offers a peaceful, scenic destination where visitors can enjoy the natural beauty, stretch their legs along wetlands and Sculpture Walk, or take part in activities like boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, and swimming.

In recent years, flooding caused by the closure of Lake Tyers estuary’s ocean access has damaged infrastructure and reduced visitation impacting the local economy and community.

Conversations with community representatives have outlined priorities that would make a significant difference to the foreshore precinct. The project is exploring:

Raising ground levels to reduce flooding and keep access open
Connecting the foreshore to local businesses to support economic growth
Enhancing public amenities with improved greenspace and picnic facilities
Upgrading fishing and boating facilities, including relocating the boat ramp and adding a fish cleaning table

Council has undertaken a Rapid Flood Risk Assessment to test the improvements that can be made along this foreshore in regarding to current and future flooding. Follow the links below to read the reports:

Council Officers will continue working with Nowa Nowa Community to refine its priorities.

Ways you can get involved

Developing the master plan builds on ideas from the Nowa Nowa Open Space Management Plan (2015) and the Nowa Nowa and District Community Plan (2012–2016). Recent conversations about replacing the deteriorated jetty have helped identify broader community priorities.

You can provide ideas by:

Sharing on the ideas link
Visiting one of our customer service centres
Telephoning 5153 9500
Emailing feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au.

We’ll continue to work closely with the Nowa Nowa community to finalise a draft master plan.

We welcome your continued interest in this project. Updates will be provided on Your Say in the tab below. Please click 'Subscribe' at the top of the page to follow this project and receive important information directly to your inbox.

Should you wish to search for other projects near you, simply type the town name in the search bar.

Help shape the future of the Nowa Nowa Foreshore Precinct Master Plan

Click here to view project updates

The Nowa Nowa Foreshore Precinct offers a peaceful, scenic destination where visitors can enjoy the natural beauty, stretch their legs along wetlands and Sculpture Walk, or take part in activities like boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, and swimming.

In recent years, flooding caused by the closure of Lake Tyers estuary’s ocean access has damaged infrastructure and reduced visitation impacting the local economy and community.

Conversations with community representatives have outlined priorities that would make a significant difference to the foreshore precinct. The project is exploring:

Raising ground levels to reduce flooding and keep access open
Connecting the foreshore to local businesses to support economic growth
Enhancing public amenities with improved greenspace and picnic facilities
Upgrading fishing and boating facilities, including relocating the boat ramp and adding a fish cleaning table

Council has undertaken a Rapid Flood Risk Assessment to test the improvements that can be made along this foreshore in regarding to current and future flooding. Follow the links below to read the reports:

Council Officers will continue working with Nowa Nowa Community to refine its priorities.

Ways you can get involved

Developing the master plan builds on ideas from the Nowa Nowa Open Space Management Plan (2015) and the Nowa Nowa and District Community Plan (2012–2016). Recent conversations about replacing the deteriorated jetty have helped identify broader community priorities.

You can provide ideas by:

Sharing on the ideas link
Visiting one of our customer service centres
Telephoning 5153 9500
Emailing feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au.

We’ll continue to work closely with the Nowa Nowa community to finalise a draft master plan.

We welcome your continued interest in this project. Updates will be provided on Your Say in the tab below. Please click 'Subscribe' at the top of the page to follow this project and receive important information directly to your inbox.

Should you wish to search for other projects near you, simply type the town name in the search bar.

Nowa Nowa Foreshore Draft Master Plan

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Nowa Nowa Foreshore Master Plan - Your Feedback Invited
A small group of community members have worked with Council Officers to develop a draft master plan for the Nowa Nowa Foreshore. The draft master plan can be found here
This project proposes to upgrade the Nowa Nowa Foreshore Precinct with contemporary improvements to make it a destination for the local community and visitors.
Simple and generalised facility upgrades are a little more complicated due to the impact of sustained closures of the Lake Tyers Estuary which creates extended periods of inundation at the foreshore. Once the priorities are agreed upon and finalised, they will be tested in the flood model which has been developed for Nowa Nowa. If the priorities are determined to have little to no impact on surrounding properties the first planning requirement has been achieved.
It is critical to note that if any of the identified priorities in the master plan are deemed to have an impact on the surrounding landscape, it cannot be pursued.
We would like to invite the local Nowa Nowa Community and other interested community stakeholders to provide feedback to the draft master plan.
You can provide feedback by:

Completing the survey

Visiting a Council customer service centre

Calling 5153 9500

Email to feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au (External link)

Writing to us at East Gippsland Shire Council, PO Box 1618, Bairnsdale 3875

Feedback closes Thursday 9 July, 5pm
Nowa Nowa Foreshore Master Plan - Your Feedback Invited
A small group of community members have worked with Council Officers to develop a draft master plan for the Nowa Nowa Foreshore. The draft master plan can be found here
This project proposes to upgrade the Nowa Nowa Foreshore Precinct with contemporary improvements to make it a destination for the local community and visitors.
Simple and generalised facility upgrades are a little more complicated due to the impact of sustained closures of the Lake Tyers Estuary which creates extended periods of inundation at the foreshore. Once the priorities are agreed upon and finalised, they will be tested in the flood model which has been developed for Nowa Nowa. If the priorities are determined to have little to no impact on surrounding properties the first planning requirement has been achieved.
It is critical to note that if any of the identified priorities in the master plan are deemed to have an impact on the surrounding landscape, it cannot be pursued.
We would like to invite the local Nowa Nowa Community and other interested community stakeholders to provide feedback to the draft master plan.
You can provide feedback by:

Completing the survey

Visiting a Council customer service centre

Calling 5153 9500

Email to feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au (External link)

Writing to us at East Gippsland Shire Council, PO Box 1618, Bairnsdale 3875

Feedback closes Thursday 9 July, 5pm

Page last updated: 18 Jun 2026, 03:12 PM