Caring for the coast

Ms Vanessa Schernickau1 1Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, Torquay , Australia Abstract: The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee is a State Government body responsible for protecting, enhancing and developing coastal Crown land from Point Impossible to Cumberland River.  We are...

Mr Simon Rowe1 1OceanWatch Australia, Pyrmont, Australia Abstract: A growing number of Australian community groups are increasingly reporting fishing-related marine debris on our beaches. Not only are these items being collected and catalogued, but they are also front and centre...

Mr Mark Rodrigue1 1Parks Victoria, Melbourne, Australia Abstract: Since establishment of Victoria’s Marine National Park system in 2002 Parks Victoria and partners have delivered a suite of programs that seek to foster passion and support active community participation for these...

Dr Kristian Peters1, Mr Tony Flaherty1, Dr Ana Redondo Rodriguez2, Dr  Charles James2 1Green Adelaide – Department for Environment and Water, South Australia, 2South Australian Research and Development Institute, West beach, Australia Abstract: Using coastal surveys to understand the composition...

Siobhan Threlfall1 1Oceanwatch Australia Abstract: Oysters are often called the canary in the coal-mine of estuary health, however it is oyster farmers who are truly the eyes and ears of the waterway. Out on their punts every day, these watermen...

McPike G1 1Barwon Coast Committee of Management Inc. Abstract: With 96% of the coastline in public ownership, management operates differently than in other states. Large sections are managed by Parks Victoria and Local Government Authorities similar to other states; however...

Ms Jo Ludbrook1 1Coast Swap, South West and Peel, Australia Abstract: The South West and Peel Coastal Management Group (Coast SWaP) is a regional NFP group in the SW of WA. Our group has a 25 year legacy and has...

Mrs Amanda Jordan1 1Ethos Urban Abstract: Cairns Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland Government, is planning to address the effects of a changing climate on the Cairns coastal region via the Our Cairns Coast: Adapting for the future project....

Ms Katrina Graham1 1Hobart City Council, Hobart, Australia Abstract: Hobart, Australia’s second oldest and southern-most capital city, is located on the Derwent Estuary, which discharges to Storm Bay and the remote Southern Ocean.  It is developing a coastal hazards strategy...

Mr  Tony  Flaherty1, Mr  Damian Moroney1 1Green Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Abstract: The Washpool Lagoon at Aldinga Beach is one of few remaining coastal freshwater and estuarine lagoon systems along the Adelaide metropolitan coast. The area is of spiritual and cultural...