by Mitchell Harley | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog
Coastal Wetlands: A Legal Perspective What comes to mind when one encounters areas of salt marsh or mangrove? For much of Australian settlement history they were seen as dump lands, habitats for mosquitoes, smelly and muddy or “crap” places; yet they had some value....
by Mitchell Harley | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
Downsizing of NOAA: Consequences For The Planet News out of the US on the firing of public servants by the Trump administration has consequences world-wide. Downsizing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will potentially impact many nations...
by Mitchell Harley | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog
Contamination Status of Sydney Harbour: Contributions by Gavin Birch Many great harbours of the world have experienced decades of influx of pollutants from a range of sources. Considerable efforts have been undertaken by public authorities to “cleanup” legacies of...
by Mitchell Harley | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog
Orrin Pilkey: Celebrity Coastal Geologist On 18th December, the Sydney Morning Herald posted a lengthy obituary from the New York Times on the death of Orrin Pilkey aged 90. It was somewhat of a surprise to see this in the SMH. But it was an excellent reminder of the...
by Mitchell Harley | Nov 18, 2024 | Blog
South Coast Journey: 31st NSW Coastal Conference Eurobodalla Shire Council was selected this year as host of the 31st annual NSW Coastal Conference (6-8 November 2024). It was a delight to return once again to Batemans Bay where the conference was held in the new Bay...