Geomorphic evolution of Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
Geomorphic evolution of Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Murray River entrance (Source: Murray …
Queensland Coastal Conference 2017 – Ten years in the making
Queensland Coastal Conference 2017 – Ten years in the making A speech given by Peta Leahy at …
Hurricane Harvey and its implications
Hurricane Harvey and its implications I visited New Jersey a few months after super-storm Sandy and …
Gippsland (Victoria) and relative sea level rise
Gippsland (Victoria) and relative sea level rise Way back in 1972, Don Wright, Jim Coleman and I …
US Office of Naval Research and the Australian Coast
US Office of Naval Research and the Australian Coast It is an interesting question as to the extent …
Managing the unique wetlands of Gippsland Lakes
Managing the unique wetlands of Gippsland Lakes From a personal perspective, I am very indebted to …
Lifecycle of coastal environmental law
Lifecycle of coastal environmental law “Environmental laws have a lifecycle, like any organism. In …
Charlie Veron – A Life Underwater
Charlie Veron – A Life Underwater Many involved in marine science regard Charlie Veron as a …
Coastal Sediment Management
Coastal Sediment Management I recently received information about the Californian Coastal Sediment …
Coastal walks -Malabar Headland National Park, Sydney
Coastal walks -Malabar Headland National Park, Sydney Over a decade ago, I was invited to join the …
Honeycomb Weathering
Honeycomb Weathering A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of escorting a group of Year 4 girls from St …
Disaster preparedness
Disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation: a national conundrum In December last year, the …
Sept-Iles: Managing a migrating foreland
Sept-Iles: Managing a migrating foreland Late May-early June is the 50th anniversary of several …
Achievements of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Achievements of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility Last Wednesday, 17th May, I …
Coastal Shacks
Coastal Shacks I have just read a fascinating new book entitled SHACK LIFE: the survival story of …
Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville Each ANZAC Day I am reminded of links between military exploits …
The Blue Mud Bay case – Aboriginal property rights in the Northern Territory
The Blue Mud Bay case – Aboriginal property rights in the Northern Territory Each year the Wentworth …
Botany Bay Sands
Botany Bay Sands Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales Last week I again conducted my annual field …
Wave Energy Resource
Wave Energy Resource The renewable energy debate has been heating up once again. States and …
Clustering of Storms
Clustering of Storms I read with interest the results of recent work by Ivan Haigh et al. on extreme …
Cape to Cape: A voyage around Botany Bay
Cape to Cape: A voyage around Botany Bay The organisers of the International Coastal Symposium, …
The “Venice Effect”
The “Venice Effect” Photographing king tides in New South Wales. Source: NSW Office Environment and …
Port Stephens Bioherms
Port Stephens Bioherms Map of Port Stephens showing the location of shell bioherms (green shading) …
Coast Ambassadors
Coast Ambassadors I recently returned from a trip to Adelaide in my capacity as a member of the …