by kapow | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog, Water
Parsley Bay in the Summer We live in the glorious eastern suburbs of Sydney overlooking Parsley Bay, on the outer end of Sydney Harbour. This funnel-shaped re-entrant offers one of those delightful out-of-the way spots enjoyed by those privileged to live nearby and...
by kapow | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, Book
Australian Coastal Systems: A New Book from Andy Short Montesquieu Islands, Western Australia Recently I received a copy of a book written by Andy Short entitled Australian Coastal Systems: Beaches, Barriers and Compartments (2019, Springer, Coastal Reference Library...
by kapow | Nov 19, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog
South Australian 2019 Coastal Conference and the ACS AGM The SA branch of ACS held its biennial Coastal Conference in Adelaide in early November. The conference attended by around 130 delegates was officially opened by Kaurna elder Rod O’Brien, who also gave a...
by kapow | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog, Coastal Conference
28th Annual NSW Coastal Conference – Terrigal, 2019 This year the NSW Coastal Conference was held at Terrigal and hosted by the Central Coast Council. In its 28th year, these conferences are always held at a location outside of Sydney. It is a testimony to the...
by kapow | Oct 27, 2019 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Coastal Incidents When will I get into the field to test all of this! Since I started wandering around beaches, cliffs, swamps and waterways just on 60 years ago, I have encountered any number of incidents that are memorable. The thrill of field work and the...
by kapow | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog, Sediments
Coastal morphostratigraphy: two papers from Denmark An Australian example of barrier morphostratigraphy – Moruya (Source: Oliver et al 2014) Many years ago I was introduced to the concept of morphostratigraphy in reading the work of John Frye from Kansas...