by kapow | May 25, 2016 | Government Policy, Latest News
Biggest Funding Boost to Coastal Management since 1970s NSW BUDGET: BIGGEST FUNDING BOOST TO COASTAL MANAGEMENT SINCE the 1970s The NSW Government announced an $83.6 million Budget funding commitment towards management of the NSW coastline, including funding for the...
by kapow | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, Government Policy
NSW Coastal Reform – update The ACS NSW Chapter recently made a submission into the NSW coastal reforms. Led by spokesman John Corkill OAM and with contributions from other State members, the submission highlights a number of positives and also a number of ideas and...
by kapow | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Government Policy, Miscellaneous
SALTWATER ECONOMY Surf, sun, sand and nbn will change how we work, live and play outside major cities. (Photo credit: Visit NSW). Sam Wills lives in Port Stephens and is a research fellow in economics at Oxford University. He works with a team based in Boston, New...
by kapow | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
Caring for our coasts? “Shoring up” Gold Coast most iconic beach, Surfers Paradise in 2013 (photo source: Naomi Edwards) Over the past two weeks I have had the opportunity to lecture to students at two great Australian universities, Sydney and UNSW. The lectures have...
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 | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
INTEGRATED OR DISINTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT? A lack of leadership and failed responses over many years has resulted in mis-management at Old Bar in NSW Many have written about the relevance of ICZM to good coastal management both in Australia and overseas. Our...