by kapow | Apr 29, 2018 | Blog, Coastal Conference
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...
by kapow | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog, Government Policy
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...
by kapow | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog, Miscellaneous
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...
by kapow | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, International
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...
by kapow | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Climate Change
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...
by kapow | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog, Miscellaneous
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...