by kapow | Aug 1, 2016 | Blog, Miscellaneous
10 years of the Australian Coastal Society Australian Coastal Society at ICS 2016 It is a pleasure to be able to write about the Australian Coastal Society in Blog Number 50. Ten years ago we established the process to form ACS. The occasion was the 2006 Coast to...
by kapow | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog, Climate Change, Miscellaneous
NATIONAL ACTION FOR COASTAL ADAPTATION Venus Bay, Eyre Peninsula (pc: South Australia Tourism) At the time of any federal election, it is interesting to see how major parties consider the broader issues involving coastal adaptation into the new climate era. Over 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 | Jan 8, 2016 | Blog, Contributor, Miscellaneous
David Ross Stoddart, the world’s coastal and reef geographer David Stoddart, (PC: THe Guardian) David Ross Stoddart died in Berkeley, California on 23 November, 2014. When I first went to Louisiana State University in 1962, I heard tales of “Red Beard” from my...
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 | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Sargassum Sargassum bed, Sydney Harbour I get quite excited when I return to snorkelling in Parsley Bay, Sydney Harbour in spring. Yes, I admit, I am not too keen on entering the water in winter months even in balmy Sydney ( I made it to July one year!). So what is...