DISCOVERING MORUYA 1971-2021
DISCOVERING MORUYA 1971-2021 Moruya Beach (NSW) beach ridge plain digital elevation model derived …
PROTECTING A BIG CITY: NEW YORK DECISION MAKING
PROTECTING A BIG CITY: NEW YORK DECISION MAKING Many cities over the years have been challenged by …
ICA REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT “ACTIONS OF THE SEA” AND FUTURE RISKS
ICA REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT “ACTIONS OF THE SEA” AND FUTURE RISKS Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach, …
NATIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGY (NCRAS)
NATIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGY (NCRAS) On 29 October, the Minister for the …
COASTAL FAMILY—THE ELIOTS
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COASTAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: ROLES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
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Sydney Harbour: Impact of contamination studies
Sydney Harbour: Impact of contamination studies Sydney Harbour, its catchment and local government …
Geological indicators of seabed mobility – Narrabeen Beach (Sydney, Australia)
Geological indicators of seabed mobility – Narrabeen Beach (Sydney, Australia) Stratigraphic …
LAST INTERGLACIAL SEA LEVELS: RECENT RESEARCH AND MEET “STROMBUS BUBONIUS”
Strombus Bubonius (Photo credit: Irene Thom) Many of us are obsessed with the Last Interglacial (LIG …
COASTAL NEWS – AUGUST 2021
Over the past week or so, I have encountered five items of news related to coastal management that I …
Reflections on past coastal recommendations by the Australian Government
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania In February 2010, the Australian Government through the then Dept. …
LARGS: A GEOHERITAGE SITE?
Last Intergalcial site stands out as a terrace abutting a bedrock ridge Just 8km north of Maitland …
PROPERTY RIGHTS: WHAT CONDITIONS PREVAIL IN A CIVIL SOCIETY?
Property rights and boundaries In recent weeks I have been reading a book that highlights the evils …
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH—PERSONAL SADNESS
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH—PERSONAL SADNESS I have benefited from a vocation that has offered opportunities …
SEAHORSE MONITORING BY WOOLLAHRA COUNCIL, NSW
SEAHORSE MONITORING BY WOOLLAHRA COUNCIL, NSW Sydney Harbour is one of those estuaries along the NSW …
US Climate Indicators
King Tide Last week two articles appeared in the New York Times that revealed “times are a …
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT MARINE AND COAST INITIATIVES 2021
On 23rd April, the Prime Minister announced that the Australian Government “will make an additional …
Travelling west of the sandstone curtain – to Orange (NSW) and back
Bruce Thom atop Mount Canobolas on a mild afternoon Going west of the sandstone curtain is …
Big surf at Port Fairy (Victoria) – April 2021
Differential wave setup over access road/breakwater/causeway to Griffiths Island May 2009 (James …
LAND: OWNERSHIP AND RIGHTS
Simon Winchester is one of my favourite authors. He brings to his stories a background in geology. I …
ESTUARY WETLANDS AND SEA-LEVEL RISE
Over the past three decades or so much has been written on the response of wetland ecosystems …
COASTAL ZONE AND CATCHMENT BOUNDARIES
Soon after the NSW Coastal Policy was released in 1998 a debate occurred at a coastal conference …
Coastal Archaeology Revisited
Burrill Lake, southern NSW coast Browsing in my local Berkelouw’s store last weekend a title on the …
JUDITH WRIGHT – POET, COASTAL CONSERVATIONIST AND MUCH MORE
From time to time I return to the writing and work of Australians who have inspired me. One such …