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NATURAL DISASTER REPORT OF THE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION
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...
BATTLES FOR THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
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...
VIC Government commits to the coast
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....
My Happy Beach is Bondi
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...
Coastal Dune Weeds
Coastal Dune Weeds Photo source: South West Dune Care Weeds represent a major impost on our agricultural economy. Up until 1997 in NSW environmental weeds were not rated as significant enough to receive a formal listing. However, some strong lobbying by scientists in...
COASTAL TRAPPED WAVES
COASTAL TRAPPED WAVES Bass Strait Coastal Trapped Waves model (source: ASR) I was alerted this week by on-the-ball Phil Watson, Principal Coastal Specialist, at NSW Government Office Environment and Heritage, to a “unusual tidal phenomenon”. Phil had spoken to Gary...
Coastal conferences for 2015
Coastal conferences for 2015 Queensland Coastal Conference 31 August – 2 September www.reefrangereddust.org Tasmania Coastal Conference – dates yet to be released! AMSA are having their National Conference in Geelong 5-9th July “Estuaries to Oceans” South Australian...
Rolling out the Victorian Coastal Strategy
Rolling out the Victorian Coastal Strategy Photo source: Victoria Coastal Council Earlier this month I was invited by the Victorian Coastal Council to speak about the Coastal Compartments project. This project was initiated by the now defunct federal Coasts and...
Life amongst mangroves
Life amongst mangroves Photo source: speakupforblue.com Last week I attended the Australian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference in Wollongong. This was an excellent opportunity to meet those currently engaged in working with mangrove and saltmarsh communities....
Resurrection of the Queensland Coastal Plan
Resurrection of the Queensland Coastal Plan Cyclone Marcia approaching central QLD (source: bom.gov.au) As a tropical cyclone approaches the Queensland coast, I am reminded of the former Labor Government’s QUEENSLAND COASTAL PLAN. In March 2011, the then Deputy...
RECONCILING DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, February 2015
RECONCILING DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, February 2015 Evidence of coastal issues dating back to the early 1900s. Have we learnt? (Photo source: GCCM, 2015) Ross Garnaut in his 2008 review of the climate change problem for the Australian Government,...
VIC Coastal Council Seminar
VIC Coastal Council Seminar The Victorian Coastal Council (VCC) is running a coastal seminar in Melbourne on 26th February 2015. The VCC Seminar ‘A new approach to coastal management and planning: Coastal Compartments’ will explore a new method for understanding the...