by Sarah Joyce | May 19, 2022 | Blog, Water
Lament for Estuaries? Over the past few years I have had the opportunity of participating in deliberations related to the health of certain Australian estuaries including coastal lakes. It has opened my eyes even more to an array of concerns that are captured by the...
by kapow | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog, Water
Estuary Health Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria. Last week I participated in a presentation by fellows of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry on national water reform. Jan Dolan, one of the...
by kapow | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog, Water
Parsley Bay in the Summer We live in the glorious eastern suburbs of Sydney overlooking Parsley Bay, on the outer end of Sydney Harbour. This funnel-shaped re-entrant offers one of those delightful out-of-the way spots enjoyed by those privileged to live nearby and...
by kapow | Apr 1, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News, Water
Northern Australian tides and cyclones – March 2019 A short account of the superelevation of tides levels with the passage of cyclone Veronica over the NW Australian coast – projected and measured. Our thanks to Matt Elliot from Seashore Engineering &...
by kapow | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog, Water
Coastal science and the Murray River mouth Two important documents about the River Murray were released last week (23 Jan and 2 Feb.). First, the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission completed its report investigating the operations and effectiveness of the...
by kapow | Jan 15, 2019 | Blog, Water
Sydney Harbour Sea Fog – Summer of 2018/2019 Sea fog has been a regular occurrence this summer in Sydney Harbour. To hear fog horns sounding in the middle of the day is a rare experience. From our verandah we can see the fog as it rolls through the Heads into...