by kapow | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Coastal Dune Weeds Photo source: South West Dune Care Weeds represent a major impost on our agricultural economy. Up until 1997 in NSW environmental weeds were not rated as significant enough to receive a formal listing. However, some strong lobbying by scientists in...
by kapow | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Water
COASTAL TRAPPED WAVES Bass Strait Coastal Trapped Waves model (source: ASR) I was alerted this week by on-the-ball Phil Watson, Principal Coastal Specialist, at NSW Government Office Environment and Heritage, to a “unusual tidal phenomenon”. Phil had spoken to Gary...
by kapow | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Life amongst mangroves Photo source: speakupforblue.com Last week I attended the Australian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference in Wollongong. This was an excellent opportunity to meet those currently engaged in working with mangrove and saltmarsh communities....
by kapow | Feb 19, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
Resurrection of the Queensland Coastal Plan Cyclone Marcia approaching central QLD (source: bom.gov.au) As a tropical cyclone approaches the Queensland coast, I am reminded of the former Labor Government’s QUEENSLAND COASTAL PLAN. In March 2011, the then Deputy...
by kapow | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, Climate Change
RECONCILING DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, February 2015 Evidence of coastal issues dating back to the early 1900s. Have we learnt? (Photo source: GCCM, 2015) Ross Garnaut in his 2008 review of the climate change problem for the Australian Government,...
by kapow | Feb 10, 2015 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog
NATURE’S TRUST AND THE COAST Mary Christina Wood I continue to find inspiration in the writings of several American and British lawyers (mostly women) who are seeking to further apply the ancient public trust doctrine to environmental law. I have long held an interest...