by kapow | Apr 14, 2015 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog
EASTER READING: FISH AND THE SYSTEM What did you read over Easter? I found myself absorbed in two books, one dealing with our endangered oceans, the other with why governments fail to deliver on their promises. And yes I found a connection! As a Christmas present, I...
by kapow | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
NATURAL DISASTER REPORT OF THE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION Brisbane floods, 2011 On 17 December, 2014, the Productivity Commission (PC) presented its must read, final report on Natural Disaster Funding Arrangements (Report No. 74) [Vol 1 & Vol 2] to the Australian...
by kapow | Mar 27, 2015 | Blog, Legal, Miscellaneous
BATTLES FOR THE GREAT BARRIER REEF The Great Barrier Reef (photo source: cairns-greatbarrierreef.org.au) Many have written about the fate of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) past and present. A consensus is emerging of a bleak future, a future fraught with impacts of...
by kapow | Mar 24, 2015 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News
VIC Government commits to the coast Lisa Neville MP, Victoria’s Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, told delegates at the 2015 Australian Coastal Councils Conference that the Andrews Government is committed to improving the state’s coastal management....
by kapow | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog, Miscellaneous
My Happy Beach is Bondi Bondi from the north end looking down the beach back toward the Bondi Hotel. Photo circa 1924 My father was a Manly boy, but mother came from Bondi. Fortunately for me they made a wise choice and moved to the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. This...