Cape to Cape: A voyage around Botany Bay

Cape to Cape: A voyage around Botany Bay The organisers of the International Coastal Symposium, recently held in Sydney, kindly invited me to run a field excursion around the shores of Botany Bay. I have conducted this tour several times for students, but this is the...

The “Venice Effect”

The “Venice Effect” Photographing king tides in New South Wales. Source: NSW Office Environment and Heritage, 2009. On my recent excursion to Port Stephens, I drove along Marsh Road between Salt Ash and Bobs Farm. This road runs parallel to Tilligerry Creek and is...

Port Stephens Bioherms

Port Stephens Bioherms Map of Port Stephens showing the location of shell bioherms (green shading) forming shallow areas in the modern estuary. Source: NSW Geological Survey Report GS1974/093 Last week I was invited to give a talk at Salamander Bay on the geology and...

Coast Ambassadors

Coast Ambassadors I recently returned from a trip to Adelaide in my capacity as a member of the Wentworth Group where I met members of a remarkable group. They refer to themselves as Healthy Rivers Ambassadors with the aim of “promoting a healthy, working...

Coastal Graphics

Coastal Graphics Graphic from Coast to Coast 2012 “Living on the Edge” Conference highlighting the issues, relationships and challenges of coastal planning and management. (Source: Graphic prepared by Michelle Walker from http://www.curiousmindsco.com.au/ ) I was...

Irukandji on the move

Irukandji on the move Warning sign for marine stingers such as Irukandji jellyfish (Source: Queensland Dept. National Parks, Sports and Racing) I was first alerted to the potential southern migration of Irukandji jelly fish during hearings before the House of...