Mr Lyndon Sanders1, Mr  Jason  Barnett1 1Tonkin Consulting, Adelaide, Australia In 2018, Tonkin was engaged by the District Council of Robe to assess landslide risk along cliffs near the Robe township. Traditional landslide risk assessment relies on accessing the top...

Miss Joanna Garcia-Webb1, Ms Astrid Stuer1, Ms Linda Rijkenberg1 1Water Technology, Adelaide, Australia The township of Aldinga Beach is fronted by elevated coastal cliffs along the length of the town. Despite their elevation, the township is subject to increasing social,...

Dr Murray Townsend1, Mr Jason Quinn1 1Department For Environment And Water, Adelaide, Australia Adelaide’s beaches have been actively managed since the Coast Protection Board undertook the first beach replenishment in 1973.  Beach replenishment continues to be the primary means for...

Mr Jackson Stockbridge1, Dr Alice  Jones2, Prof Bronwyn Gillanders3 1The University Of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 2The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 3The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Marine ecosystems are under threat from multiple stressors arising from human activities. When...

Mr Peter Halton1 1Wattle Range Council, Millicent, Australia Coastal councils in regional South Australia are under increasing pressures from the community to invest in the upgrade and development of new coastal infrastructure.  Examples include high quality multi use pathways for...

Dr Graziela Miot Da Silva1, Dr Paul Van Ruth2, Dr Mark Doubell2, Dr Noble Warwick3, Dr Tim Kildea4, Dr  Milena Fernandes4, Paul Malthouse2 1Flinders University, , Australia, 2South Australian Research and Development Institute – SARDI, , , 3Environment Protection Authority...

Mr Allan Young The standard rule book suggests that there are two main options for coastal adaptation – stay and protect, or move away. One of the options is more popular than the other – and it comes as no...

Mr Marcio Dasilva1 1Flinders University, Plympton Park, Australia The coastal zone is a dynamic area which can experience substantial change in short time periods that can be associated with weather events and with more substantial long-term morphological trends. The monitoring...

Dr Graziela Miot Da Silva1, Dr Patrick A Hesp1 1Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australa The degree, or extent and volume of coastal dunefield development has been frequently attributed to sediment supply and exposure to onshore/alongshore winds above the threshold to...

Mr Mick Hawkins Fugro Australia Marine Pty Ltd, Kidman Park, Australia Understanding our ocean environment and the production of nautical charts for the safety of navigation has long been the key role of hydrographers.  Whilst the requirement for this role...