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Last Interglacial Marine Deposits at Mary Ann Bay, Tasmania
Last Interglacial Marine Deposits at Mary Ann Bay, Tasmania It is always dangerous to comment on a famous geologic site without undertaking a detailed field study. But I must indulge myself on this occasion as the site is one of the most important in the Quaternary...
Coast to Coast Hobart 2018
Coast to Coast Hobart 2018 Another great C2C. This time in Hobart under the leadership of Chris Rees, Eric Woehler and their team. I must take this opportunity of thanking the organising group and the sponsors for all the effort in arranging a full week of activities...
Coastal Reforms in New South Wales – The Next Stage
Coastal Reforms in New South Wales - The Next Stage On Tuesday, 3 April, coastal reforms in NSW took another step forward. The Coastal Management Act 2016 commenced, replacing the Coastal Protection Act 1979. In addition, a new Coastal Management SEPP came into effect...
A new planning policy for coastal management starts in New South Wales.
A new planning policy for coastal management starts in New South Wales. NSW Department Planning and Environment press release: The State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 commences on 3 April 2018 and guides development in coastal areas,...
Coastal Archaeology
Coastal Archaeology I am currently reading a fantastic new book by Billy Griffiths entitled Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia. It has been described by Tim Flannery as “the freshest, most important book about our past in years”, and by the historian...
Barrier Islands – An American Obsession?
Barrier Islands - An American Obsession? Every now and then my attention is drawn to a paper in a relatively high-ranked journal that deserves comment. I would like to thank Pat Hesp on this occasion. He alerted me to a paper in Marine Geology entitled “Is barrier...
Climate Change Adaptation in Australia – A Loss of Momentum
Climate Change Adaptation in Australia - A Loss of Momentum Over the past 10 years there have been a range of initiatives by federal and state governments that aim to improve the nation’s capacity to meet the challenges of climate change. Considerable attention has...
Bruce Thom Blog – SUMMERAMA
SUMMERAMA Each summer we are privileged in Sydney to have a community program termed Summerama. This is coordinated by the Sydney Coastal Councils Group (SCCG) and involves programs run by ten councils from Northern Beaches to Sutherland and by the SCCG itself. The...
King tides and extreme events
King tides and extreme events It was predicted that on 6 December last year and 2 January 2018 the east coast would experience very high spring tides (often referred to as “king tides”). Tide tables based on astronomical pull forces of the moon and sun around these...
Update: 2018 Coast to Coast Conference – Hobart, April 16 -20
Update: 2018 Coast to Coast Conference - Hobart, April 16 -20 Supporting Local Government - Coastal Hazard Management and Climate Adaptation at Coast to Coast 2018 Coast to Coast is Australia’s national coastal and marine management conference, an initiative of...
Coastal Geomorphology 101
Coastal Geomorphology 101 Any course in coastal geomorphology today would be vastly different to what I experienced in 1959 at Sydney University. It was a year of great change in subject matter not just for me as a student but also for our lecturer, Trevor...
Presentation on Coastal and oceanic hazards and politics in Brazil
Presentation on Coastal and oceanic hazards and politics in Brazil Presented by the Queensland Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Prof.Dr.Antonio Klein from the University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) will be talking about his experience working together with...