Expert Who Has Planned Our Coast for the Benefit of All; OUR COASTAL ASSET

Byline: Belinda Scott

IF you are a Coffs Harbour ratepayer, your quarterly rate notice this week has probably shared an envelope with a colourful leaflet entitled a[approximately]Your guide to enjoying Coffs Harbour . . . for years to come'.

For many residents, the leaflet, which offers 10 tips on appreciating Coffs Harbour in a sustainable fashion, will be their first contact with the Our Living Coast program.

Jim Downey is hoping it will not be the last. He is the co-ordinator of this two-year, $2 million State Government-funded program.

Our Living Coast aims to bring the concept of sustainability to the three local government areas on the Coffs Coast and embed it permanently into our work and play, for the benefit of not just ourselves, but future generations.

aIt is a journey that never really finishes,a he said.

But by the time the current Our Living Coast program winds up …

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Publication information: Article title: Expert Who Has Planned Our Coast for the Benefit of All; OUR COASTAL ASSET. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: Coffs Coast Advocate (Coffs Harbour, Australia). Publication date: October 22, 2010. Page number: Not available. © Not available. COPYRIGHT 2010 Gale Group.

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