by kapow | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog, Miscellaneous
National Surfing Reserves On 2 December, 2017, there was a dedication ceremony to constitute Bondi as a National Surfing Reserve (NSR). As the headline in the Wentworth Courier stated: “It’s official: Bondi is iconic”. The article went on to say the ceremony will...
by kapow | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog, Sediments
Beachrock Way back in 1962, I collected a sample of calcareous sandstone on the beachface at Fisherman’s Beach, Collaroy. At this time I was heading to Louisiana to study at the Coastal Studies Institute. R.J.Russell was the Director and had an international project...
by kapow | Dec 9, 2017 | Blog, Miscellaneous, Water
Higher Tides Recently the NSW media was, well, awash with news articles on the high tides being experienced along the NSW coast. What caused the higher tides and how do they compare with historic tide levels? A couple of news articles from 6 December 2017 in...
by kapow | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog, Water
Keeping the Murray Mouth open The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists has just released a report on the first 5 years of implementation of the MDBP. This plan involved considerable and often contentious consultation. An aim was to recover 3200GL of water for the...
by kapow | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog, Government Policy
Victorian Coastal Management in 2017 I travelled to St Kilda last Wednesday evening and enjoyed the delights of The Esplanade. I can see why it attracts so many on a warm spring evening with temperatures in the low 30s, the water was a fair bit cooler. Cars descended...