by ACS.Admin | Jan 27, 2025 | Blog
A Dip Into The Past: Coogee 1959 Each January for the past 10 years or so, Sydney’s Randwick Council invites me to conduct a community excursion along the coast around Coogee. This is a two hour walk from the beach along the cliffs to the south towards Lurline Bay. I...
by Mitchell Harley | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog
Orrin Pilkey: Celebrity Coastal Geologist On 18th December, the Sydney Morning Herald posted a lengthy obituary from the New York Times on the death of Orrin Pilkey aged 90. It was somewhat of a surprise to see this in the SMH. But it was an excellent reminder of the...
by ACS.Admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog
EPA and Estuaries Some of us were not too surprised when the Prime Minister pulled the plug on the passage of legislation to establish an environmental protection agency (EPA). Along with colleagues from the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists (WG) and other...
by Mitchell Harley | Nov 18, 2024 | Blog
South Coast Journey: 31st NSW Coastal Conference Eurobodalla Shire Council was selected this year as host of the 31st annual NSW Coastal Conference (6-8 November 2024). It was a delight to return once again to Batemans Bay where the conference was held in the new Bay...
by Mitchell Harley | Nov 2, 2024 | Blog
Flood Insurance Inquiry: lessons for the coast? On 18th October, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics released its report following an “Inquiry into Insurers’ Response to the 2022 Major Floods”. The Inquiry was chaired by Daniel Mulino MP. The...
by Mitchell Harley | Oct 15, 2024 | Blog
Geodiversity Part 2: Kimberley Coast My blog on Australian coastal geodiversity prompted a reminder that I had not referenced the work of Victor Semeniuk and his colleague Margaret Brocx. Both Andy Short and Colin Woodroffe provided me with references that I should...