by kapow | Oct 26, 2015 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News
Invitation to St Kilda Coastal Funday The coast is changing : what will our shorelines look like in 2030 and 2070? Come along and find out how St Kilda beach has changed. WHEN: Sunday November 8th 10:30 – 4:30 pm WHERE: St Kilda EcoCentre 55A Blessington St. St...
by kapow | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
Caring for our coasts? “Shoring up” Gold Coast most iconic beach, Surfers Paradise in 2013 (photo source: Naomi Edwards) Over the past two weeks I have had the opportunity to lecture to students at two great Australian universities, Sydney and UNSW. The lectures have...
by kapow | Oct 3, 2015 | Blog, Sediments
MOUTH OF THE RIVER MURRAY Our esteemed Vice-President of ACS, Emeritus Professor Nick Harvey, has recently co-authored a paper with Kristine James and Bob Bourman on the flood-tidal delta in the River Murray estuary (Journal of Coastal Research, 2015, 31, 1103-1119)....
by kapow | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Trip to the Southwest Coast of WA Last week I had a most enjoyable visit to Perth and the southwest corner of WA. The reason for the trip was an invite to present the annual Joe Gentilli public lecture at the University of Western Australia. Joe was involved in the...
by kapow | Sep 6, 2015 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Neogene and Coasts How Australia dried out and how our beaches were formed (photo source: australasianscience.com.au) I have been reading this week some literature on the Neogene Period and coastal morphology. Why you may ask? Well for many years this geological...