by ACS.Admin | Dec 14, 2023 | Blog
Coastal hazards, insurance and Federal powers The tropical cyclone season is upon us and like clockwork issues of insurability arise. At recent hearings of the House of Representatives Committee inquiring into insurer’s responses to last year’s east-coast flood...
by ACS.Admin | Nov 21, 2023 | Blog
Need for federal intervention in Australian coastal management My interest in a direct and sustained role for the Australian Government knows no bounds! The appetite for such an interest was whetted in 1975 during the inquiry into sand mining on Fraser Island. I...
by Mitchell Harley | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog
National and NSW Coastal Conference 2023 It has been a huge privilege and pleasure to regularly meet like-minded folk at coastal conferences. In NSW we hold a conference each year at a regional location with a link to one or more local councils with the support of the...
by ACS.Admin | Oct 24, 2023 | Blog
NSW COASTAL FLOODPLAIN PRIORITISATION STUDIES In September it was very pleasing to hear that studies undertaken by the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) and funded by the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy (MEMS) are now available via the Marine Estate Website....
by ACS.Admin | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog
Curse of Cumulative Impacts There are many actions taken by individuals, corporations, and governments that by themselves might be considered minor but when taken together can substantially cause harm to environmental values. Revision of the federal EPBC Act provides...