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Future national need for a healthy environment
Future national need for a healthy environment Since the mid-1980s, it has become increasingly established that climate change will impact the lives of Australians, on the economy and the health of environmental assets. The interconnected functioning of natural...
ANZGG CONFERENCE AT INVERLOCH, VICTORIA
ANZGG CONFERENCE AT INVERLOCH, VICTORIA I recently attended the 18th Biennial Australian New Zealand Geomorphology Group conference in delightful Inverloch in the south Gippsland region of Victoria. This conference is held at a place in either Australia or New Zealand...
Coastal science and the Murray River mouth
Coastal science and the Murray River mouth Two important documents about the River Murray were released last week (23 Jan and 2 Feb.). First, the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission completed its report investigating the operations and effectiveness of the...
INDIA COASTAL MANAGEMENT
INDIA COASTAL MANAGEMENT It is very interesting to follow Coastal Zone Management initiatives in other countries. I have been following developments in India during 2018 and in late December their federal government introduced a national regulation which deserves our...
Sydney Harbour Sea Fog – Summer of 2018/2019
Sydney Harbour Sea Fog - Summer of 2018/2019 Sea fog has been a regular occurrence this summer in Sydney Harbour. To hear fog horns sounding in the middle of the day is a rare experience. From our verandah we can see the fog as it rolls through the Heads into Middle...
COASTAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION
COASTAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION During this past year, I have had the opportunity of working once again with Don Wright, formerly a colleague at Sydney University now based in Florida. Don and colleagues have been involved in producing collaborative reports in the...
CLIFF-TOP DUNES
CLIFF-TOP DUNES Ever since my undergraduate days, I have been fascinated by pits in sand deposits around the eastern suburbs of Sydney. I grew up in Rose Bay. Trevor Langford-Smith had me digging a pit in the backyard of our home in Roberts Street. This was part of a...
The whereabouts of climate change adaptation
The whereabouts of climate change adaptation Since the late 1980s climate change adaptation has received limited consideration by the Australian Government. Mitigation continues to dominate the national discourse. Addressing adaptation challenges of the “new normal”...
New book of coastal photos from Coast to Coast 2018
New book of coastal photos from Coast to Coast 2018 The idea for this book came out of a special session held in the 2018 Coast to Coast Conference held in Hobart, Tasmania. The session was called “Picturing coastal issues” and built on the idea that a picture is...
Merimbula Manifesto
Merimbula Manifesto The collective view of the forum participants was encapsulated within an overall vision (or manifesto). The manifesto highlights the need for improved communication and partnerships. To achieve this vision, three priorities were outlined for...
Observations from a long time marine debris collector.
Observations from a long time marine debris collector. As with most other Australian Coastal Society members, I have been a salt water person for as long as I can remember, back to being taken to South Cronulla Beach as a two or three year old. While not academic or...
Backbarrier flats – a relic coastal landform
Backbarrier flats - a relic coastal landform Many years ago in travelling across coastal Texas I encountered washover fans. These extensive sand flats occurred behind Mustang and Padre barrier islands. They are formed by hurricane-driven storm surges that flow across...