There are many gems hidden in the unpublished literature. They can reflect our knowledge from decades ago but are just as relevant to our understanding of shoreline evolution and coastal processes today as they were when first prepared. One such report, prepared for the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation in 1988, is "Seabed mobility in south-eastern Australia - the Narrabeen Beach embayment". Read More

A guest blog from one of our coastal community, James Carley at UNSW Water Research Laboratory, on recent big surf and boulders on the road at Port Fairy, Victoria Read More

Inundation by rising sea levels and increased storm surge is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the habitats and associated biodiversity along Australia’s coastline. Read More

The South Australian branch of ACS held its biennial Coastal Conference in Adelaide in early November. The conference attended by around 130 delegates was officially opened by Kaurna elder Rod O’Brien, who also gave a ‘welcome to country on behalf of the Kaurna people. Read More

One of our coastal colleagues, Dr Phil Watson, sent this "postcard" after a recent visit to Venice whilst holidaying in Europe. Read More

Recently the NSW media was, well, awash with news articles on the high tides being experienced along the NSW coast. What caused the higher tides and how do they compare with historic tide levels? Read More

Cast you mind back ten years to the year 2007. I was a young Master’s student doing my research on the carrying capacity and usage of Gold Coast beaches. A newbie at the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, I was given the opportunity to attend and present at the inaugural Queensland Coastal Conference in Bundaberg. Excited, myself and a few colleagues decided to road trip it up to the home of Queensland rum. Read More

The massive losses in Texas reminds us again of the consequences of the capacity of tropical cyclones to wreak havoc. While it sets records for its impact due to overwash, erosion and of course flooding, it is not alone in recent years of demonstrating the power of such events. Read More

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 participate in what was one of the most contentious issues we have faced on the Sydney coast. Read More

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of escorting a group of Year 4 girls from St Catherine’s School, Waverley, on a field excursion to Bondi. Read More