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20th NSW Coastal Conference 2011, 20/20 Vision for the Coast-lessons learnt and looking toward future improvement

Program

Please note that the NSW Coastal Conference Program will operate on QLD Time as will Twin Clubs & Resorts. NOT NSW Daylight Saving Time.

Preliminary program as at 2nd November 2011, subject to change. Click here to download program as PDF file.

Tuesday 8th November 2011

2pm - 4pm

The Australian Coastal Society Pre-Conference Workshop
"How can the Australian Government offer national leadership in coastal management?"

The Australian Coastal Society Workshop

Date: 8 November 2011, 2pm to 4pm (QLD Time)
Location: Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts, Opal Function Room, level 3
Topic: How can the Australian Government offer national leadership in coastal management? Fee: $10 (numbers are limited to a max of 20 people)
Register: Please contact Tom FitzGerald via email nsw@australiancoastalsociety.org to make your booking today.

The Australian Coastal Society plans to host a workshop on the afternoon of 8 November prior to the NSW Coastal Conference. It is an opportunity for those planning to attend the conference to offer views on the potential role of the Australian Government in addressing the complexity of issues that confront the nation now and into the future. The House of Representatives Standing Committee report in 2009 called for "national leadership"; but just what does that entail? This call for greater participation by our federal government in coastal management and planning is to some extent a repeat of previous calls from earlier inquiries. However, there appears to have been a number of limitations on the degree to which successive federal governments have been prepared to act. Current investigations by the Coasts and Climate Change Council highlight some of these limitations, but what are the opportunities?

The aim of this workshop is to canvas views on opportunities for national reform that embrace all levels of government. ACS would be interested in hearing from those who have experienced difficulties in management and planning but could see a federal government role that may assist in overcoming barriers or achieving better outcomes. Experience from other countries would be welcome. Ideas from the workshop will be communicated to the Coasts and Climate Change Council.

Bruce Thom, Chair, Australian Coastal Society

5pm - 6pm

Optional Early Registration with an Arrival Drink
Trade display set up and poster set up Stars Room, Twin Towns Clubs and Resorts

Enjoy an evening at your leisure to experience the local restaurants

DAY 1 - Wednesday 9th November 2011

8am

Registration

8.45am - 9.55am

Session 1 Plenary

8.45am

Welcome to Country

8.50am

Welcome from the Host Council
Mayor, Tweed Shire Council

9.00am

Conference Opening

9.30am

20 / 20 Retrospective
Mr Phil Watson
Principal Coastal Specialist, Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

9.55am

Commonwealth Address
Professor Bruce Thom AM
Chair of the Coasts and Climate Change Council

10.35am - 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00am - 12.25pm

ExpandSession 2 - Concurrent

	2A: Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project	2B: Valuation	2C:Estuarine Ecology and Sea Level Rise
Location:	Showroom	Anzac 1	Anzac 2
*Chair:*
11.00am- 11.25am	The Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project – Ten Years of Managing Operations in a Highly Variable Coastal System Catherine Acworth QLD Department of Environment & Resource Management	The Dollars and Sense of Coastal Valuation in Australia Dave Anning Bond University	Securing the Future for Estuarine Plants Mia Dalby-Ball Dragonfly Environmental
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
11.30am- 11.55am	Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling from Kirra to Cook Island – Field Exercises Undertaken by the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project Zoe Helyer QLD Department of Environment & Resource Management	Is a Wide Beach More Valuable? -The Impact of the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypass Project on Nearby Property Dan Ware Griffith University	Investigating Mangrove and Saltmarsh Vulnerability and Resilience to Sea-level Rise in Southeastern Australia Kerrylee Rogers NSW Office of Environment & Heritage
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
12.00pm- 12.25pm	Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Long Term Average Sand Transport Rate Dean Patterson BMT WBM Pty Ltd	A Travel Cost Model of Local Resident’s Beach Recreation Values on the Gold Coast Mike Raybould Bond University	Proposal for Forecasting Ecological Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Barrier Estuaries Elizabeth Botha CSIRO

12.25pm - 1.25pm

Lunch and Poster Session

1.25pm - 3.00pm

ExpandSession 3

Workshop 1:
Coastal Strategy Workshop

The NSW Minister for the Environment, the Hon Robyn Parker MP, has announced that she is seeking the views of all interested parties on the current arrangements for managing coastal erosion. The Office of Environment and Heritage is currently coordinating six independently facilitated consultation workshops, to enable stakeholder groups to provide their opinions for the Minister to consider. An additional workshop will be held at the Coastal Conference, to enable interested attendees to provide their views and suggest ideas for improvement. The workshop will include a brief presentation on the current policy and legislative arrangements, followed by session for participants to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats relating to coastal erosion management.

Workshop 2:
CSIRO Coastal Collaboration Cluster

The Coastal Collaboration Cluster will present its research findings to date and run a scenario planning workshop. In this workshop we will examine a hypothetical coastal town that is experiencing rapid coastal erosion and sea level rise. We will deliberate on the coastal adaptation procesess and governance arrangements required to manage the changing coast. Please join us and help explore this scenario and refine the methodology.

Workshop 3:
From Technical Utopia to Planning Reality

The Eurobodalla/ Shoalhaven Workshop will focus on how technical detail is being affected by the environmental planning legislation/ policy in NSW. It will include detailed, current case studies focussing on the local realities of this issue. In wrapping up the Workshop will provide opportunity for the attendees to devise some best practice recommendations to guide us into the future. The aim will be for these recommendations to be directed as outcomes of the conference to all relevant stakeholders.

Location:

Showroom

Anzac 1

Anzac 2

Facilitator:

Mike Sharpin
Phil Watson
Office of Environment & Heritage

Laura Stocker
Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute

Isabelle Ghetti
Shoalhaven City Council
Norm Lenehan
Eurobodalla Shire Council
Cinnamon Dunsford
Shoalhaven City Council

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm - 5.20pm

Expand Session 4 - Concurrent

	4A: Managing Coastal Hazards	4B: Estuary Health	4C: Community and the Coast
Location:	Showroom	Anzac 1	Anzac 2
Chair:
3.30pm- 3.55pm	Assessment and Decision Frameworks for Existing Seawalls Geoff Withycombe Sydney Coastal Councils Group	10 Years On: Overcoming Obstacles to Improving Fish Migration at Coastal Weir and Road Crossing Barriers Matthew Gordos Department of Primary Industries	How Data Will Influence Informed Decision Making Mark Lound Australian Bureau of Statistics
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
4.00pm- 4.20pm	Permissible Emergency Coastal Protection Works in NSW - a Coastal Engineering Perspective Doug Lord Coastal Environment Pty Ltd	Ecohealth - Aquatic Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program for NSW Northern Rivers Max Osborne Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority	Building Dunes for the Community and the Coast – but How? Naomi Edwards Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
4.25pm- 4.50pm	Performance of Geotextile Coastal Structures During Recent Severe Storms on the Australian East Coast James Carley Water Research Laboratory	Building Staff Capacity: the Key to Erosion and Sediment Control Prudence Tucker Great Lakes Council	Marine Environmental Education - Are We Learning Our Lessons? Katie Kilgour Marine Education Society of Australasia
5 min	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
4.55pm- 5.20pm	Coastal Stormwater Management-Challenges/Opportunities Angus Gordon Coastal Zone Management & Planning	Lowering the Likelihood and Conquering the Consequences - a Risk Based Case Study in Improving the Condition of Coastal Lakes Michelle Fletcher BMT WBM Pty Ltd	Keeping Fingal Special: A Case Study of a Coastal Community Working Together Dawn Walker Fingal Head Community Association

5.20pm

Close of Day One

Return bus transfers from Twin Towns to Cudgen SLSC for Welcome Reception

5.30pm

Buses depart from Twin Towns Club to Surf Life Saving Club

5.45pm – 8.30pm

Welcome Reception
"Sponsored by Department of Primary Industries - Catchments and Lands Division"
Balcony Bar and Bistro, Kingscliff Beach, Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club

8.30pm

Buses depart SLSC back to Twin Towns Club & Resort

DAY 2 - Thursday 10th November 2011

8.30am

Registration (for 1 Day delegates)

9.00am - 10.00am

Session 5 Plenary

9.00am

Welcome & Plenary Session to Day 2

9.00am

Presentation Bids for 2012 Host Councils

9.10am

International Keynote Address
Development of a National Agency Policy for Incorporating Sea-level Change in Coastal and Estuarine Project Planning in the USA
Dr Andrew Garcia
Research Physical Scientist, Civil Works Directorate, Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers

10.05am - 10.30am

Morning Tea & Poster Display

10.00am - 1.30pm

Session 6 - Field Trips
Boxed Lunch provided

FT1 - Sustainable Agriculture in the Tweed Valley
FT2 - Tweed River Estuary
FT3 - Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypass Project and Southern Gold Coast Beaches
FT4 - Community and Coast Care
FT5 - Tweed and Byron Shire Coastal Management Programs

Close FT1- Sustainable Agriculture in the Tweed Valley
Host / Tour Guide: Sustainable Agriculture Program of Tweed Shire Council

The Tweed Shire Council Sustainable Agriculture Program is delivering actions to progress sustainability and environmental capacity of the Shire's farmland. Amongst key projects the program is undertaking ASS (Acid Sulfate Soil) remediation works on the floodplain including: tidal floodgate installation; cane drain rehabilitation using native vegetation and hydrological modifications (aiming at reinstating high ground water levels to prevent further ASS oxidation whilst promoting wet pasture production). The group will visit the infamous Blacks Drain (source of the major fish kill in the Tweed River in 1987) showing examples of all the above.

Later we will visit sites on the Cudgen Plateau where extensive earth works and plantings have been undertaken on sweet potato farms to reduce the erosion that has been causing massive soil loss and sediment runoff into Cudgen Creek estuary. Also, at Cudgen and Duranbah, compost trials were undertaken to demonstrate the benefits of increasing soil carbon.

Close FT2 - Tweed River Estuary
Host / Tour Guide: Waterways Program of Tweed Shire Council

This field trip consists of a boat trip on Terranora Creek, part of the lower Tweed River estuary. The trip will include presentation of a number of issues and actions relevant to management of the catchment and tributaries of the Cobaki and Terranora Broadwaters.

Topics covered will include: Shore bird roost management; Ecosystem health monitoring and report card preparation; Catchment pollutant export and receiving environment ecosystem response modeling; Catchment rehabilitation, and more.

Close FT3 - Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypass Project and Southern
Gold Coast Beaches
Host / Tour Guide: TRESBP / Crown Lands Division

The TRESBP is a world recognised facility of such uniqueness that it remains the envy of many national and international coastal communities. The charter of the TRESBP is simple "to reconnect the sand supply" which was once interrupted by the extension of the Tweed River training walls. This reconnection not only provides for safer boating at the Tweed River entrance for the regions maritime community but also stable sandy beaches for the once severely eroded southern Gold Coast beaches.

The TRESBP achieves this by intercepting the northward moving sand at the sand pumping jetty preventing it from entering the river entrance and delivering the sand to the primary discharge location at Point Danger. Waves and currents then move the sand along the coast to nourish the southern Gold Coast beaches, as nature had always intended. The inspection features a guided tour of the control room, pumping infrastructure and the pumping jetty on Letitia Spit followed by a panoramic vista of the Project area as viewed from the Point Danger lookout.

Close FT4 - Community and Coast Care
Host / Tour Guide: Tweed DuneCare Coordinating Committee
and Tweed Coastal Committee

Travel by bus to meet the communities caring for the Tweed Coast. From Fingal Head – home to one of the oldest CoastCare groups in Australia - through Kingscliff, Hastings Point and Pottsville.

See successful nurseries, restored, endangered littoral rainforests, an almost bitou bush free zone (Tweed Shire is the Northern Containment Zone for this Weed of National Significance) and more. We will look at how dune and estuary vegetation restoration works have been completed and maintained in partnership with recent Tweed Coast developments.

Close FT5 - Tweed and Byron Shire Coastal Management Programs
Host / Tour Guide: Coastal Programs of Tweed and Byron Shires

This trip will visit Kingscliff Beach, site of recent and very well publicised coastal erosion. We will look at the coastal processes at work here and the management options and responses and longer term strategies including major sand nourishment.

Tweed Shire Council adopted a Coastline Management Plan in 2005 following completion of the Coastline Hazard Definition Study in 2001. The implementation of this plan, specifically in relation to Kingscliff foreshore, as well as management of other coastal areas and issues will be discussed.

We will head down the coast into Byron Shire to visit the New Brighton Beach Scraping project.

During late September and early October 2010, Byron Shire Council implemented a trial beach scraping program at New Brighton Beach. Identified as a potentially viable management strategy to offset the impact of long-term coastal recession at New Brighton Beach over the next few decades, the beach scraping trial was initiated to increase the volume of sand in the dunes and to augment the natural buffer provided by the system from coastal hazards.

In order to increase Council's understanding of the effectiveness of beach scraping as a coastal hazard risk management strategy, a comprehensive physical (beach profile) and ecological monitoring program was implemented as part of the trial.

1.30pm

Buses return to venue (time is approximate)

1.45pm – 3.10pm

Expand Session 7 – Concurrent

	7A: Wave Climate	7B: Planning	7C: Coastal Processes Management
Location:	Showroom	Anzac 1	Anzac 2
Chair:
1.45pm- 2.10pm	Long Term Trends in NSW Coastal Wave Climate and Derivation of Extreme Design Storms Tom Shand Water Research Laboratory	Learning from Others: Looking Outside NSW in Response to Climate Change in Coastal Areas Craig Morrison (30)	Assessing the Impacts of Beach Scraping on the Macroinvertebrates of New Brighton Beach, Northern NSW Stephen Smith (40)
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
2.15pm- 2.40pm	Relating Shoreline Behaviour Histories to Wave Climate Chris Sharples University of Tasmania	Coastal Erosion Emergency Action Subplan for Beaches in Warringah – Hazards, Approvals, Roles, Evaluation of Works, Risks, and Consultation Peter Horton WorleyParsons	Scoping and Feasibility Study for Nourishment of Stockton Beach - Taking It a Step Further Kate Panayotou
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
2.45pm- 3.10pm	A New Technique for Measuring Depth of Disturbance in the Swash Zone Adam Brook GHD	Learning and Local Government: the Local Government Coastal Management Strategy, South Australia Melissa Nursery-Bray University of Adelaide	Entrance Realignment and Berm Profiling of a Small Coastal Lagoon to Control Dune Erosion Daniel Wiecek Office of Environment & Heritage

3.10pm – 3.35pm

Afternoon Tea & Poster Display

3.35pm – 5.30pm

Expand Session 8 – Concurrent

	8A: Economics & Planning in the Coastal Zone	8B: Coastal Hazard Assessment	8C: Community and the Coast
Location:	Showroom	Anzac1	Anzac 2
Chair:
3.35pm- 4.00pm	NSW Coastal Protection Act - a Disaster Waiting to Happen Angus Gordon Coastal Zone Management & Planning	Eastern Seaboard Climate Hazard Tool – MATCHES Aaron Coutts-Smith Bureau of Meteorology	Something Old and Something New: Meaningful Community Education in the Twentieth Century Lauren Dykes Gold Coast City Council
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
4.05pm- 4.30pm	Sometimes I Wonder How We Keep from Going Under – Planning for Sea Level Rise in Established Communities Greg Giles Lake Macquarie City Council	Assessing Tsunami Risk Along the NSW Coast Sean Garber Cardno	Engaging Coastal Communities in Environmental Rehabilitation – Building Sand Castles or Turning the Tide? Rob Richards Environmental Evidence Australia
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
4.35pm-5.00pm	Eroding Our Values, Accreting Our Liability: Equity in Planned Retreat Options for Tweed Coast Residents? Mike Svikis GHD	Site Geomorphology Controls Coastal Climate Change Impacts Michael Kinsela University of Sydney	Coastal Catchment Management: the Future of Catchment Action Plans in New South Wales John Williams Natural Resources Commission
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
5.05pm- 5.30pm	Coastal Adaptation Decision Pathways Projects: Australian Government Support for Coastal Adaptation Decision and Investment Pathways Neil Lazarow Department of Climate and Energy Efficiency	Coffs Harbour Northern Breakwater Risk Management Plan Evan Watterson SMEC	NRM and the Coast: Past, Present and Future Beverley Clarke Flinders University

5.30pm

Close of Day Two

5.30pm

Australian Coastal Society Annual General Meeting
Anzac's Room, Twin Towns Clubs and Resorts

7pm for 7.30pm

Conference Dinner & Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards

Sponsored by GHD
Showroom, Twin Towns Clubs and Resorts
Entertainment: "Round Mountain Girls" - sponsored by "SMEC Australia Pty Ltd"

Day 3 - Friday 11th November 2011

8.30am

Registration (for 1 day delegates)

9.00am - 10.55am

Expand Session 9 – Concurrent

	9A: Implementation Case Studies	9B: Coastal Zone Management	9C: Research
Location:	Showroom	Anzac 1	Anzac 2
Chair:
9.00am- 9.25am	Heritage at Sea: Managing Maritime Archaeology in NSW Sarah Ward Office of Environment & Heritage	Outcomes from the Application of ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management Principles to Coastal Zone Management Verity Rollason BMT WBM Pty Ltd	Prospects for a National Coastal Observatory Tim Pritchard Office of Environment & Heritage
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
9.30am- 9.55am	Scuttling the Ex-HMAS Adelaide As an Artificial Reef and Recreational Dive Site: a Case Study in Complexity Cathy Cole Crown Lands	Conceptual Challenges in Transdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Zone Management Debora De Freitas University of Wollongong	Coffs Harbour Sediment Modelling Investigation Daniel Rodger Water Technology
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
10.00am- 10.25am	Successful Fish Habitat Protection and Rehabilitation Projects: Case Studies Without a Funding Application in Sight Patrick Dwyer DPI Fisheries	Mapping and Responding to Coastal Inundation Anne Leitch CSIRO	NSW Ocean Water Levels Ben Modra MHL
*5 min*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*	*Changeover*
10.30am- 10.55am	Innovation in Improving Estuarine Water Quality Greg Stuart DHI Water and Environment	Grand Challenges in Global Sustainability – Coastal Policy, Resilience, and the Future Bill Boyd Southern Cross University	Using Accessible Cost Effective Technology to Save Lives Adam Weir Surf Life Saving Australia

10.55am - 11.20am

Morning Tea

11.00am

Minute Silence for Remembrance Day

11.20am - 12.45pm

Session 10 - Plenary

11.20am - 12.05pm

Keynote Address
Inclusive Engagement: Researching Complex Coastal Problems, Looking for Multiple Benefits

Dr Jon Knight
Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University

12.05pm - 12.30pm

Youth Panel Discussion
"Looking at human impacts on the Tweed Coastline and how we as coastal managers of the future, could better manage these issues over the next 20 years."

12.30pm

Announcement for 2012 host council; poster prize winner announced.
Poster Prize sponsored by "Griffith Centre for Coastal Management"

12.30pm - 12.45pm

Summary and Wrap up of Conference
Mr Mike Rayner, Tweed Shire Council General Manager

12.45pm - 1.45pm

Lunch

Close of Conference

Abstract submission

The Abstract Submission deadline (1st July 2011) has now passed. The online submission of abstracts is no longer available. Late submissions will be accepted, however there is no guarantee that late submissions will be reviewed. To submit a late abstract, please email your submission to jayne@eastcoastconferences.com.au Please include your abstract (maximum of 300 words) prepared using this Abstract template, as well as full contact details and biographies (max 50 words each) for all presenting authors. Please click here to view the Call for Abstracts document

Authors who have submitted abstracts will be notified of abstract status by 10th August 2011. The deadline for presenters to register is Friday 16th September 2011.

Please contact Jayne Hindle at East Coast Conferences if you have any queries.
Phone: 02 6650 9800
Email: jayne@eastcoastconferences.com.au

Full Papers

Full Papers are a requirement for those who are accepted to present. This will greatly enhance the information sharing benefits of participation at this conference. Full papers will be published electronically on the conference website following the conclusion of the conference. Guidelines on full paper submission will be distributed if your abstract is accepted.

The deadline for abstract submissions is Friday 1st July 2011 Authors will be notified of abstract status by Wednesday 10th August 2011 The deadline for full paper submission is Friday 21st October 2011

Key Dates:

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