Community and representative organisations play a key role in ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources, identification of suitable development and opportunities, and in the protection of environmental and cultural features.

Communities also contribute significantly to coastal planning and management through active involvement and participation in local management activities.

Many Council web sites include listings of local community groups and further information on community involvement can be found in Victoria's Biodiversity Strategy. The Department of Sustainability and Environment also administers an Effective Community Engagement program. See also the Conservation Volunteers Australia

The following is a listing of community and representative organisations active in Victoria's coast and marine waters.
• Coastal Development
• Commercial Fishing
• Environment
• Grants
• Indigenous
• Marine
• Planning/Development
• Ports
• Recreational
• Tourism
• Water
• Wildlife

Commercial Fishing

• Seafood Industries Victoria

• SeaNet - Victoria

Environment

• Australian Conservation Foundation

• Coast Action/Coastcare

• Environment Defenders Office

• Environs Australia

• Glenelg Hopkins EnviroNet

• Greening Australia

• Greenpeace (Australia)

• Mud Islands - Friends of

• Port Phillip Ecocentre

• Landcare Victoria

• The People and the Parks Foundation

• The Marine and Coastal Community Network

• The Wilderness Society - Victoria

• Victoria Naturally Alliance

• Victorian Environment Friends Network

· Victorian Landcare Gateway

• Victorian National Parks Association

· Victorian Division of the United Nations Association of Australia - Awards


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Indigenous, Heritage, Culture

• Culture and Heritage

• Indigenous

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Marine

• Australian Marine Conservation Society

• Coast Action/Coastcare

• Deep Sea Conservation Coaliition

• Marine Care Rickets Point Inc.

• Reef Watch Victoria

• Sea Search

• Seagrass Watch

• Seaweb

• The Marine and Coastal Community Network

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Planning/Development

• National Seachange Taskforce

• Urban Development Institute of Australia (Victoria)

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Ports

• Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities

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Recreational

• Angling Clubs of Southwest Victoria (Fishnet web site)

• Fishers for Conservation

• Friends of the Gippsland Lakes

• Friends of the Great South West Walk (Parks Victoria web site)

• Surf Life Saving Australia - Victoria

• Victorian National Parks Association

• VRFISH

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Wildlife

• Fishcare Victoria

• Land for Wildlife

• Port Phillip Ecocentre: Little Penguins

· The Penguin Foundation


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