by ACS.Admin | Feb 15, 2023 | Blog
US Coastal Barrier Resources Act: Model for Strategic Federal Intervention? Many will be aware of my long-standing obsession with the potential application of US style federal legislation for coastal management in Australia. In a previous blog (No. 227, November 2022)...
by ACS.Admin | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
Philosophers and the Coast My first encounter with philosophers and government arose out of being a member of the chorus in a school production of the Gondoliers at Scots College. This memorable Gilbert and Sullivan operetta had the chorus singing to the aria of...
by ACS.Admin | Jan 20, 2023 | Latest News
Coastal Learning Blog Dr Matt Eliot from Seashore Engineering in WA has kindly shared the following coastal engineering posts from the Coastal Learning Blog: It’s the little things… One criterion to rule them all Wadis, Wastelands and Wetlands – Arid...
by ACS.Admin | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog
Ocean Pools My family this Christmas were kind enough to give me a copy of “Ocean Pools”, a lovely collection of photos and stories of 75 pools in Australia. The authors are Chris Chen (photographer) and Marie-Louise McDermott (sports historian and Chairperson of All...
by ACS.Admin | Dec 22, 2022 | Blog
Protecting Nature: Art of the Impossible? In recent weeks governments around the world, including ours, have been striving to reach agreement on “protecting nature”. The UN summit held in Montreal aimed at reaching a global deal to secure the protection of 30 per cent...