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Community Consultation
Community Consultation In 2016, I wrote a series of ACS blogs on the paper by Robert Thompson on “Cultural models and shoreline social conflict” (Coastal Management, 2007, 35, 211-237). This is a most inspiring contribution to coastal management literature. I have...
Managing water quality through regenerative agriculture
Managing water quality through regenerative agriculture Understanding and managing what flows out of coastal catchments into estuaries and ICOLLs is vital to improving the health of our waterways. It was a point made very clear to me at a recent meeting of the new NSW...
Tomorrow’s Coasts – Complex and Impermanent
Tomorrow\'s Coasts - Complex and Impermanent I have just received a copy of a book edited by Don Wright and Reid Nichols entitled Tomorrow’s Coasts: Complex and Impermanent (Springer). It is also Volume 27 in the Coastal Research Library (Ed. Charles Finkl), and is...
Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission
Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission The South Australian Government has established a Royal Commission to examine various aspects of the management and governance of the Murray-Darling Basin. Details can be obtained on the Commission’s website, www.mdbrc.sa.gov.au...
New South Wales Coastal Reforms – NSW Coastal Council’s first meeting
New South Wales Coastal Reforms - NSW Coastal Council's first meeting On 3 April this year, the coastal reforms of the NSW Government were formally promulgated. During this past week the first meeting of the new NSW Coastal Council took place in the presence of the...
Climate drivers for the redistribution of species
Climate drivers for the redistribution of species Dr Gretta Pecl's talk highlights the potential and benefits for climate change to be a catalyst for respect, collaboration, exchange and integration of Indigenous, Industry, Community-based and formal/academic science...
Victoria’s Coastal Reforms – ‘fit for purpose’ or an opportunity lost?
Victoria’s Coastal Reforms – ‘fit for purpose’ or an opportunity lost? On 20 June 2018 the Marine and Coastal Act 2018 was passed by the Victorian Parliament completing a review that commenced in mid-2015, based on a promise from the Labor Government elected in...
New SA Government promises improved coastal management
New SA Government promises improved coastal management In March 2018 the new Marshall Liberal Government in South Australia promised to improve coastal management. Unlike the NSW government which provided funding of $83.6million for coastal reforms and introduced new...
OCCUPATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
OCCUPATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF In recent talks, I have expanded the usual acknowledgement to traditional owners, elders past and present, to include reference to all indigenous people who have occupied the Australian continent over the last 65,000...
National Budgets – Some Thoughts
National Budgets - Some Thoughts Each year we are subjected to the performance of our Treasurer as they present the Government’s budget (for national budget details see theopenbudget.org). A few days later the Opposition Leader gives a speech in reply. It is all part...
27th NSW Coastal Conference – Call for Abstracts
27th NSW Coastal Conference - Call for Abstracts Key Dates Conference Dates: 7-9 November 2018 Abstract Submission Deadline: 22nd June 2018 Presenter Notification: 10th August 2018 Presenter and Early Registration Deadline: 21st September 2018 Conference website How...
Guiding Principles for Marine and Coastal Management
Guiding Principles for Marine and Coastal Management One of the highlights of the recent C2C conference in Hobart was the discussion and agreement on 10 guiding principles for marine and coastal management. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking the...