Garry Middle has just finished his book on coastal photos which came out of the Tasmania Coast to Coast conference. Read More

Over 40 estuarine practitioners from across the state met in Merimbula in November 2018 to prioritise key issues/risks for improving the future management and health of New South Wales estuaries. Read More

28th NSW Coastal Conference to be held Wednesday 30th October – Friday 1st November 2019, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal NSW Read More

This item is about the people in a small but resourceful regional community in Dongara - Port Denison (Western Australia) who have strong attachments to the place in which they live and a thriving capacity for volunteering and partnerships. It is also about the way the small but innovative Shire of Irwin local government utilised community engagement and treated strategic partnerships to help the community develop place-based strategies to improve climate change related environmental sustainability and resilience. Read More

You are invited to attend the Australian Coastal Society's AGM being held at the NSW Coastal Conference in Merimbula on Wednesday 7 November 2018 at 5PM AEDST. Read More

Recreational water quality has been monitored in New South Wales by the Office of Environment and Heritage’s Beachwatch Program since 1989, and in partnership with coastal councils since 2002 under the Beachwatch Partnership Program. This report summarises the performance of 241 swimming sites along the NSW coast in 2017–2018, providing a long-term assessment of how suitable a site is for swimming. Read More

It is with great sadness I heard the news last week that my old friend and colleague, John Chappell, passed away. We are of a similar vintage and shared many things in common and times together. He inspired me as he did so many not just in academic terms but as an incredible person; he is the only person I have known who could be called a “polymath”. Read More

An engaging presentation by Dr Gretta Pecl (University Tasmania) at the 4th International Symposium 2018 - The Effect of Climate Change on the World's Oceans - and the evidence for climate-driven global re-distribution of species. Read More

The NSW Coastal Conference Committee invites you to participate in the 27th Annual NSW Coastal Conference, hosted for the first time by Bega Valley Shire Council. Key dates and useful links follow. Read More

One outcome from a fantastic Coast to Coast Conference held recently in Hobart was the unanimous endorsement by delegates in the closing plenary of Ten Guiding Principles for Marine and Coastal Management. These principles, initially drafted at Coast to Coast 2016 in Melbourne and subsequently refined and endorsed by conference delegates in 2018, have now been endorsed by the Australian Coastal Society. Read More