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...
by kapow | Feb 26, 2016 | Blog, Contributor
COASTAL CHARACTERS Yaccaba Headlnad Walk, Myall Lakes National Park (pc: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au) Do you have unforgettable characters from your past? I have many, but there are three I met as an undergraduate honours student in 1960 that I will never forget. I...
by kapow | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, International
VON HUMBOLDT AND FRIENDS Alexander von Humboldt I have just finished reading a magnificent book by Andrea Wulf entitled The Invention of Nature; the adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the lost hero of Science. The author took the view that contemporary science and...