by kapow | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Honeycomb Weathering A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of escorting a group of Year 4 girls from St Catherine’s School, Waverley, on a field excursion to Bondi. There were 66 girls and 6 teachers along with Irene, my wife. Mackenzie Hansen, our granddaughter was in...
by kapow | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog, Storms
Disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation: a national conundrum In December last year, the Australian Government released its response to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into natural disaster funding arrangements. The Government agreed that the...
by kapow | May 31, 2017 | Blog, International
Sept-Iles: Managing a migrating foreland Late May-early June is the 50th anniversary of several momentous events; the 1967 Aboriginal referendum, the Middle East 6 day war, and the release of the Beatles Sergeant Pepper album. For me it was entering the port town...
by kapow | May 24, 2017 | Blog, Government Policy, Miscellaneous
Achievements of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility Last Wednesday, 17th May, I attended what we think will be the last meeting of supporters of NCCARF, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. The meeting was held in rooms...
by kapow | May 13, 2017 | Blog, Government Policy
Coastal Shacks I have just read a fascinating new book entitled SHACK LIFE: the survival story of three Royal National Park communities, by Ingeborg Van Teeseling (New South publishing 2017). It is supported by a section written by Geoff Ashley, a heritage consultant,...
by kapow | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog, International
Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville Each ANZAC Day I am reminded of links between military exploits and coastal geography. This year my attention was again drawn to the incredible exploits of the US Marines and their landings in the Pacific during WW2. Early in the war...