by kapow | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Federal Election 2019 and Coasts I am not sure how many Australians appreciated promises made about coastal issues during the recent federal election. Perhaps very few. This despite the fact that so much of our national well-being and livelihoods are dependent on...
by kapow | Mar 11, 2019 | Government Policy, Latest News
Four Australian states have specific coastal management legislation half of which is new and only came on stream in 2018. So, what is happening? Given the lack of federal coastal policy or legislation, some states recently decided to introduce their own coastal...
by kapow | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program I recently attended a meeting of the Advisory Board of the new Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program (VCMP).This program was established last year as a partnership between the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning...
by kapow | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Future national need for a healthy environment Since the mid-1980s, it has become increasingly established that climate change will impact the lives of Australians, on the economy and the health of environmental assets. The interconnected functioning of natural...
by kapow | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog, Government Policy
Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission The South Australian Government has established a Royal Commission to examine various aspects of the management and governance of the Murray-Darling Basin. Details can be obtained on the Commission’s website, www.mdbrc.sa.gov.au...
by kapow | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog, Government Policy
New South Wales Coastal Reforms – NSW Coastal Council’s first meeting On 3 April this year, the coastal reforms of the NSW Government were formally promulgated. During this past week the first meeting of the new NSW Coastal Council took place in the...