• Lower Reaches
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Feasibilty Study
• Exec Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Glossary
• Appendices

Chapter Three

The Georges River

The project team divided the Georges River catchment into three major (sub-regional) sections which were then further divided into subsections. Table 3.1 lists the local councils in the sub-regions and briefly summarises major issues confronting implementation of the Great Kai'mia Way in those sub-regions.

The project team chose easy half-day and daily walking and cycling distances to decide on the distances in the 28 subsections, as well as distinct local environmental features. The intent of this form of subdivision is to increase the capacity of local communities involvement and inspire them to take on a stewardship role in their area.

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Sub-Region	Council Areas	Major Issues	Sub-Sections
GLR - Georges Lower Reaches	Rockdale, Kogarah, Hurstville, Canterbury, and Sutherland	Limited public foreshore access opportunites with intese development pressures leading to vegetation loss, declining biodiversity and river water quality, and impacting on highly scenic sandstone landforms, The cost of public buyback would be prohibitive. Large area of remmant bushland at Mill Creek presents conservation challenges, and outstanding opportunities for foreshore access.	GLR 1 - Botany Bay GLR 2 - Kogarah Bay GLR 3 - Shipwrights Bay GLR 4 - Oatley Bay GLR 5 - Lime Kiln Bay GLR 6 - Salt Pan Creek - Lugano GLR 7 - Salt Pan Creek - Canterbury GLR 8 - F6 Corridor (does not connect to GLR 7) GLR 9 - Oyster Bay GLR 10 - Mill Creek/Rock Wallaby

GMR - Georges Middle Reaches	Bankstown, Fairfield, Holroyd, and Liverpool	Many parts of this sub-region suffer from major impacts caused by urban stormwater, sewer overflows, accelerated bank erosion and the consequent loss of riparian and aquatic biodiversity. However: There are large redevelopment projects gathering significant opportunites for improved public foreshore access to neglected and degraded areas. Walkway/Cycleway network - currently exists in sections but lacks co-ordinated regional linkages between local government authorities.	GMR 1 - Padstow Heights GMR 2 - Picnic Point GMR 3 - Milperra GMR 4 - Mirrambenna GMR 5 - Lower Prospect GMR 6 - Upper Prospect (Warali Wali Track) GMR 7 - Racecourse GMR 8 - Powerhouse GMR 9 - Voyager Point GMR 10 - Moorbank

GUR - Georges Upper Reaches	Campbelltown, Wollondilly, and Wollongong	This sub-region has large State and Federal (defence) Government holdings, and increasingly suffers from urban impacts. The great Kai'mia Way has the potential to strengthen the community push for better protection of lands in the upper Georges River and Illawarra Escarpment	GUR 1 - Long Point GUR 2 - The Basin GUR 3 - The Woolwash GUR 4 - Appin GUR 5 - Jamboree GUR 6 - Dharawal Walk GUR 7 - Dharawal Ride GUR 8 - Illawarra Escarpment

The tables identify key stakeholders with the actions that need to be carried out to implement the Great Kai'mia Way. By doing so, the project team hopes to overcome a key problem for the Great Kai'mia Way project: the fragmentation of responsibilities between twelve councils and numerous state and federal agencies.

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