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....
by kapow | Mar 5, 2016 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog
A Future of Fire The nature of fire changes the environment forever. In the South West of Australia, already in 2016 we have seen several large scale hot fires. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on the planet and in the South West we are experiencing an...
by kapow | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, Government Policy
NSW Coastal Reform – update The ACS NSW Chapter recently made a submission into the NSW coastal reforms. Led by spokesman John Corkill OAM and with contributions from other State members, the submission highlights a number of positives and also a number of ideas and...