Environment & Sustainability

Lake and land monitoring, management, conservation, and environmental programs, accessing and protecting our natural assets.

Active Programs

Our ongoing environmental initiatives and conservation efforts to protect and enhance Smiths Lake's natural environment.

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Lake - Water Level Monitoring LIVE

Sustainability & Conservation ActiveFacilitated by MCC

Smiths Lake Water Level β€” Live & Free - tells you things you need to know before the sandbar opens.

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Landcare & Bush Regeneration

Community Project ActiveOpen to New Participants

Coordinated volunteer works program for weed management and bush regeneration, focused on Smiths Lake foreshore, village green spaces, and bush walking trail maintenance. Monday, 2 March works revisited BULL ISLAND for the fifth visit to carry out weed removal works.

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iNaturalist - Wildlife Observation

Sustainability & Conservation ActiveFacilitated by MCC

Continuous Flora and Fauna observation, Identification and Education program for local residents and visitors monitoring and reporting sightings. Amateur and expert Identification support.

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Clean-Up our Bushland - Smiths Lake Tally

Community Project ActiveOpen to New ParticipantsOpen for Comment

Six Tonnes and Counting. Rubbish, derelict craft and abandoned equipment β€” gone.

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Lake - Openings, Recent & Historical

Reference ActiveOpen for Comment

Smiths Lake is what scientists classify as an intermittently closed and open lake (ICOLL) β€” a coastal lagoon that is predominantly closed to the ocean, but periodically opened, either naturally or mechanically, to manage water levels and maintain the health of the estuary.

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Geo Location Co-ordinates

Sustainability & Conservation Active

Find Us β€” Smiths Lake Village

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Lake - Water Quality / Health Monitoring - (MCC)

Sustainability & Conservation ActiveFacilitated by MCC

Smiths Lake Water Quality β€” Tested, Monitored, Reported

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Lake - Access & MCC Plan of Management

Sustainability & Conservation ActiveFacilitated by MCC

On the Water β€” Speed limits, fishing zones, boat access β€” here is how Smiths Lake is managed.

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Green Zone-Clean-Up Smiths Lake (Aust)

Community Project ActiveOpen to New ParticipantsOpen for Comment

Our volunteer Clean-Up Day program focuses on the Smiths Lake Village Foreshore, Green Spaces, and surrounding precinct areas. Β Β On Sunday, 8 March 2026, we targeted the lakeside foreshore along Sandbar Road, Smiths Lake NSW. Ten community volunteers, and the assistance of Sandbar/Bushland camping park staff, recovered and disposed of a total of 1.06 tonne of abandoned materials and rubbish.

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Lake - Water Level Monitoring

Sustainability & Conservation ActiveFacilitated by MCC

Smiths Lake Water Level β€” Live & Free

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Fishing - A Story of Lake & Ocean

Reference ActiveOpen for Comment

RFS, MCC and Community management plan for clearing and maintenance of APZ’s for fire risk mitigation and protection of Smiths Lake people and property.

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Sustainability Programs

Sustainability & Conservation ActiveFacilitated by MCC

Your Backyard, Your Bushland. Free workshops, citizen science, and hands-on programs β€” protecting what makes Smiths Lake special.

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