by kapow | Jun 1, 2016 | Blog, Coastal Conference
NSW Coastal Conference Call for Abstracts Close Friday 24th June 201625th Annual NSW Coastal Conference“Celebrating 25 years – surging forward” 9 – 11 November 2016, Novotel Pacific Bay Resort Coffs Harbour This year we reflect back on 25 years of innovation in...
by kapow | May 25, 2016 | Blog, Climate Change
CORAL DESPAIR Coral despair (pc: afr.com) Many of us watched the recent program on ABC TV hosted by David Attenborough on the Great Barrier Reef. A feeling of despair swept over me when I saw and heard once again eminent coral scientists such as Charlie Veron and Ove...
by kapow | May 25, 2016 | Blog, Sediments
OFFSHORE SAND SOURCES Stockton Beach Sand Dunes, (pc: Australian Traveller) In 2009, Angus Gordon wrote a very important paper that appeared in the proceedings of the Coast and Ports Conference, Engineers Australia, Wellington NZ. The title was “The potential for...
by kapow | May 25, 2016 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog
Coast to Coast 2016 Abstracts Due The Call for Contributions closes next Friday 13 May 2016 for Australia’s national coastal management conference! There is less than two weeks left so submit your contribution idea as soon as possible! The Program Working Group are...
by kapow | Apr 17, 2016 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
FRASER ISLAND or KGARI Fraser Island (pc: australia.com) It is now 41 years since I first set foot on Fraser Island also known as Kgari. The occasion was the Fraser Island Environmental Inquiry established by the then Prime Minister and Minister for Environment, Gough...
by kapow | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog, Sediments
Rock movement on rock platforms Photo of rocks on Bawley Point that had been moved by waves during the June storm, 2016. Photo taken by Roger McLean. The June storms of 2016 have given rise to considerable commentary on beach erosion, and subsequent sand recovery....