Established as a Committee of the Board of the Water and Rivers Commission, the Council is comprised of 26 members, representing a variety of interested bodies including community, industry, commonwealth defence, state government and local government.

The Council has been set up in response to increasing pressures on Cockburn Sound, which is the most intensively used marine embayment in Western Australia.

The Council's first task is to develop an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the Sound.

The EMP will be an implementation strategy for the Environmental Protection Policy (EPP) for Cockburn Sound, which is being developed by the Environmental Protection Authority.

The implementation of the EMP will ensure coordination of environmental management and planning for Cockburn Sound. In particular, the EMP will develop strategies to meet the environmental objectives, criteria and targets set in the Environmental Protection Policy.

Contacts

Cockburn Sound Management Council
Office: Shop 1/15 Railway Terrace, Rockingham Beach WA 6168
Postal: PO Box 5161, Rockingham Beach WA 6969
Telephone: +61-8-9591 3837
Mobile: 040 999 3837
Facsimile: +61-8-9582 5387
Email: csmc@dec.wa.gov.au