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19th NSW Coastal Conference 2010

Abstract Submission

The Abstract Submission deadline (28th June 2010) 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 30th July 2010.

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

Social Functions

Welcome Reception - Wednesday 10th November 2010

Sponsored by Land & Property Management Authority
Venue: Foyer, Level 1, Batemans Bay Soldiers Club
Time: 5.15pm – 6.45pm
Dress: Casual

An invitation is extended to all delegates to attend the Welcome Reception to be held on Level 1 of the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club. Enjoy a casual drink, catch up with some old friends as we welcome you to this year's conference.

Additional Tickets: $30

Conference Dinner - Thursday 11th November 2010

Sponsored by GHD
Venue: Batemans Bay Bowling & Recreation Club
Time: 7pm
Dress: Smart Casual

The Conference dinner provides a wonderful opportunity for colleagues and friends to get together in an informal setting and enjoy dinner with great entertainment. Don't miss out as it is always a memorable evening! Some beverages are included and any additional beverages can be purchased at the venue.

Additional Tickets: $60

Note: All functions are included with all Full registration types. Functions for additional guests can be accommodated, but must be pre-booked and paid. Same day dinner bookings cannot be accommodated.

Program Outline

(at 5 July 2010, subject to change)

The Program Advisory Committee is working on developing a comprehensive program covering all the various fields of Coastal Management. The preliminary program outline is below:

Tuesday 9th November 2010

5pm-6pm

Optional Early Registration with an Arrival Drink
Trade display and poster set up

Enjoy an evening at your leisure to experience the local restaurants

DAY 1 - Wednesday 10th November 2010

8am

Registration

8.45am

Welcome & Plenary Session

9.15am- 9.45am

Commonwealth Address
A National Perspective - Climate Change and the Coast

9.45am-10.30am

Keynote Address
Delivering climate change adaption strategies: The science policy interface
Dr Graeme Pearman
Graeme Pearman Consulting Pty Ltd and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University

10.30am-11.00am

Morning Tea

Concurrent Session

12.25pm- 1.25pm

Lunch and Poster Session

1.25pm-3.00pm

Workshop Discussion Groups

Workshop 1: Coastal Geomorphology Overview
Workshop 2: Legal - Hypothetical
Workshop 3: Coastal Planning - How to apply DoP and/or DECCW guidelines
Workshop 4: Effective communication tools for educating the community and media

 

Close Workshop 1: Coastal Geomorphology Overview

This workshop is aimed at delegates that do not have a background in the science behind coastal management in NSW or at those delegates that need their knowledge refreshed. It is aimed at providing attendees with a better understanding of NSW coastal processes and systems and their contribution to coastal hazards. It will include technical terminology and definitions used when undertaking coastal hazard assessments or when developing coastline management plans. Attendees will gain a basic understanding of how and why the coastline changes over time.

FT3 (Mossy Point/Broulee) will link directly with the workshop to provide a field based learning environment to observe first-hand the process discussed during the workshop.

Close Workshop 2: Legal - Hypothetical

Information on Workshop 2 to be available soon.

Close Workshop 3: Coastal Planning - How to apply DoP and/or DECCW guidelines

A collaborative workshop run by DECCW and DoP on incorporating sea level rise into coastal planning (Council LEPs and DCPs etc) that covers the new DoP and DECCW guidelines.

Close Workshop 4: Effective communication tools for educating the
community and media

Natural Resource Managers and technical experts often have difficulty in communicating technical advice to the community and the media. This difficulty is frequently expressed as messages being misrepresented or misunderstood within the wider community. This workshop will be facilitated by media professionals with a view to educating NRM practitioners on how best to communicate their message and bridge the gap between science, management and the media.

3.00pm- 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

Concurrent Session

5.20pm

Close of Day 1

5.15pm – 6.45pm

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by Land & Property Management Authority
Batemans Bay Soldiers Club

DAY 2 - Thursday 11th November 2010

8.30am

Registration (for 1 day delegates)

9.00am

Welcome & Plenary Session to Day 2

9.15am

Keynote Address
Sustainable coastal planning - urban growth, coasts and climate change
Professor Barbara Norman
Foundation Chair and Head of Discipline, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Canberra

10.00am-10.30am

Morning Tea & Poster Display

10.30am – 1.30pm

Field Trips
Boxed lunch included

FT1 - Surfside and Cullendulla Creek – Hot spot and how ESC has responded
FT2 - Nelligan – Working with local oyster industry and landowners
FT3 - Mossy Point to South Broulee/North Head – Beach management
FT4 - Barlings Beach Estate
FT5 - Estuary Rehabilitation Works Tour

 

Close FT1 - Surfside and Cullendulla Creek – Hot spot and how ESC has responded

Take a walking tour of an area identified as a NSW coastal erosion hotspot. The tour will commence with the CBD of Batemans Bay to examine the challenge of developing an identified regional centre on a site that is highly susceptible to sea level rise. The tour will cross the bridge to the northern shoreline where Eurobodalla Shire Council and NSW Government agencies have been required to manage several development sites that are highly vulnerable to coastal hazards. Real case studies of applying adaptable building designs, zoning restrictions, hazard management plans and the practicality of voluntary acquisitions will be presented. The two shorelines will be discussed in the context of applying the retreat or protect adaptation options. A bus will meet participants for the return journey to the venue.

Close FT2 - Clyde River oyster growers & Southern Rivers CMA:
Supporting improved production through environmental stewardship.

With support from Southern Rivers CMA Clyde River oyster farmers have developed an Environmental Management System that aims to adopt production methods that produce less waste, improve water quality and improve yield. Through development and implementation of the EMS local growers have become environmental stewards undertaking catchment management and awareness raising activities aimed at protecting water quality and biodiversity values of the Clyde River including significantly improving the condition of an Endangered Ecological Community adjacent to the main processing site. The field trip will present these and other environmental initiatives implemented by Southern Rivers CMA as a part of the Clyde river high priority catchment initiative.

Close FT3 - Introduction to coastal geomorphology

This field trip is designed specifically as a field component to Workshop 1, however anyone attending will benefit. The trip will visit several sites to learn about coastal landforms and the processes that operate to create them. Participants will gain a better understanding of NSW coastal processes and systems and their contribution to coastal hazards through practical field based learning.

Close FT4 - Constraints to Coastal development

Coastal development is constrained by coastal hazards, but there are several other environmental constraints that must be considered by regional Councils. This field trip will travel to Barlings Beach to discuss the approval processes for a coastal Greenfield development site. The perspective of council and the developer will be presented to give an overall picture of the issues that needed to be addressed to gain approval. Following this, the trip will travel to Broulee to examine the interaction of State legislation on developing a site constrained by bushfire and an endangered ecological community. The final stop will be Bengello Beach, where Eurobodalla Shire Council has adopted a historic Property Vegetation Plan for a public reserve. The PVP has triggered on-ground actions that will manage access and protect an Endangered Ecological Community.

Close FT5 - Estuary Rehabilitation Works Tour

This will be a tour of several Eurobodalla estuaries showcasing on-ground projects funded through partnerships between DECCW, Council and the SRCMA. Projects visited deal with issues such as erosion control, saltmarsh and wetland rehabilitation, bush regeneration in EECs, and controlling access to significant environmental areas. Council and DECCW will run the tour.

1.30pm

Buses return to venue (time is approximate)

1.45pm

Concurrent Session 3

3.10pm-3.35pm

Afternoon Tea & Poster Display

Concurrent Session

5.30pm

Close of Day 2

7pm for 7.30pm

Conference Dinner

Sponsored by GHD
Batemans Bay Bowling & Recreation Club

Day 3 - Friday 12th November 2010

8.30am

Registration (for 1 day delegates)

Concurrent Session

10.55am-11.25am

Morning Tea & Poster Display

Plenary Session

11.25am-12.10pm

Keynote Address
Insurance and Coastal Communities
Mr Karl Sullivan
General Manager Risk & Disaster Planning

1.00pm-2.00pm

Lunch

 

Close of Conference