by kapow | Jul 7, 2017 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Coastal walks -Malabar Headland National Park, Sydney Over a decade ago, I was invited to join the Malabar Headland Interagency Working Group. I have to thank Geoff Withycombe of the Sydney Coastal Councils Group and Randwick Council for this opportunity to...
by kapow | Mar 15, 2017 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Cape to Cape: A voyage around Botany Bay The organisers of the International Coastal Symposium, recently held in Sydney, kindly invited me to run a field excursion around the shores of Botany Bay. I have conducted this tour several times for students, but this is the...
by kapow | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, Diverse Coasts, Miscellaneous
1960 Dune Tour of Port Stephens Back in 1960 I had the opportunity to undertake an honours project on the dunes and other coastal landforms of Port Stephens and Myall Lakes. It was not my first visit. In fact the reason I selected the area for study was a trip with my...
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 30, 2016 | Diverse Coasts, Latest News
Cape to Cape: A Voyage Around Botany Bay The organisers of the International Coastal Symposium, recently held in Sydney, kindly invited me to run a field excursion around the shores of Botany Bay. I have conducted this tour several times for students, but this is the...
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...