Great Barrier Reef—More or Less Gloom

Great Barrier Reef—More or Less Gloom

Great Barrier Reef—More or Less Gloom It is painful these days to write about the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). I do so with considerable hesitancy, but a few things recently have again highlighted how much its future means to all of us. It was pleasing to hear the...
Bondi Pavilion Reopened and Rejuvenated

Bondi Pavilion Reopened and Rejuvenated

Bondi Pavilion Reopened and Rejuvenated On 21 September I was kindly invited by the Mayor of Waverley Council, Paula Masselos, to the reopening event of the Bondi Pavilion (the ‘Pav’). It was a night to remember and a joy to behold to see this grand structure enter...
Coastal Journey Begins: September 1962

Coastal Journey Begins: September 1962

Coastal Journey Begins: September 1962 My fascination with coastal geomorphology commenced as an undergraduate at University of Sydney as part of the Honours program in Geography 1959-1960. The question was what to do next. I had read enough literature to excite me to...
Protection For Sydney Harbour: Berrys Bay Case

Protection For Sydney Harbour: Berrys Bay Case

Protection For Sydney Harbour: Berrys Bay Case A legal decision of great significance related to the protection of the natural heritage of Sydney Harbour has recently been made in a judgment by the Chief Judge of the NSW Land and Environment Court (Preston, CJ). The...
Coastal Inundation: A Hazard Not to be Underestimated

Coastal Inundation: A Hazard Not to be Underestimated

Coastal Inundation: A Hazard Not to be Underestimated Sixty years ago, I had my first encounter with overwash deposits resulting from storm surges along the Gulf of Mexico in southwest Louisiana and Texas. It was a revelation. I had just commenced graduate studies at...