by kapow | Jul 18, 2016 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog
Memberships are now due. This year has seen major erosion events on the east coast and widespread bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, highlighting the need to protect the social, environmental and economic values of the coastal and marine environments.The ACS is a...
by kapow | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog, Climate Change, Miscellaneous
NATIONAL ACTION FOR COASTAL ADAPTATION Venus Bay, Eyre Peninsula (pc: South Australia Tourism) At the time of any federal election, it is interesting to see how major parties consider the broader issues involving coastal adaptation into the new climate era. Over the...
by kapow | Jun 18, 2016 | Blog, Sediments
BEACH-DUNE MONITORING I have had the pleasure of being associated with three coastal geomorphologists who have had a passion for monitoring profile change on Australian beaches. The first was Ian Eliot. He helped me establish 4 profile lines at the central part of the...
by kapow | Jun 13, 2016 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog
Gold Coast Coastal Management Position Reference number 18299 Position title Senior Project Manager Employment status Full Time Directorate City Infrastructure Location Nerang Office Award – Classification Queensland Local Government Officers Award – Federal Award...
by kapow | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog, Storms
COASTAL STORMS NSW Premier Mike Baird MP inspects the damage (pc: Tom Fitzgerald) Once again the east coast has experienced the impacts of an east coast low which swept down from south east Queensland last weekend along the NSW coast and then generated extensive...
by kapow | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, Diverse Coasts, Miscellaneous
1960 Dune Tour of Port Stephens Back in 1960 I had the opportunity to undertake an honours project on the dunes and other coastal landforms of Port Stephens and Myall Lakes. It was not my first visit. In fact the reason I selected the area for study was a trip with my...