by kapow | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Trip to the Southwest Coast of WA Last week I had a most enjoyable visit to Perth and the southwest corner of WA. The reason for the trip was an invite to present the annual Joe Gentilli public lecture at the University of Western Australia. Joe was involved in the...
by kapow | Sep 6, 2015 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Neogene and Coasts How Australia dried out and how our beaches were formed (photo source: australasianscience.com.au) I have been reading this week some literature on the Neogene Period and coastal morphology. Why you may ask? Well for many years this geological...
by kapow | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
COASTAL LAKES Lake Illawarra – NSW South Coast I had reason this week to look once again at Schedule 1 of the NSW State Environmental Planning Policy 71 (SEPP 71). This Schedule lists a number of coastal lakes that are deemed to be ”sensitive coastal locations” under...
by kapow | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy, Miscellaneous
COASTAL URBAN DESIGN Recreational parks along beaches are a great way to open public access while maintain development set backs. Five principles for coastal settlement structure were used to describe elements of the public domain and the built form that reinforces...
by kapow | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Sediments
QUARTZ SAND Dunes and rugged sandstone coastline, Royal National Park (photo source: Megan Rowlatt) I was privileged this morning to give a talk on Sydney beaches to the Probus Club at Souths Juniors. I love talking to these groups of retired folk, makes me feel...
by kapow | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog, Legal, Miscellaneous
CLIMATE CHANGE LITIGATION Last week I attended three events that I found of interest to my work on coastal policy and science. The first was a workshop on East Coast Lows (ECLs) coordinated by the Office of Environment of Heritage in NSW. This brought together a range...