About the region
The South Coast region of NSW is the coastal strip bounded by the border with Victoria to the south, the coastal escarpment of the Southern Tablelands to the west, and the Greater Metropolitan region to the north. It covers an area of 14,440km2.
The area is the traditional lands of a number of Aboriginal groups including the Yuin and Dharawal people.
The water sharing plans that apply to the surface water and groundwater resources of the South Coast region are listed below.