The document provides an agenda for a two-day marine and coastal workshop and conference taking place on August 29-31, 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. The agenda includes registration, welcome remarks, concurrent sessions on topics like climate change adaptation and coastal hazards, field trips to coastal areas on the second day, and a conference dinner on the evening of August 30.

1. Monday 29 August 2016 – MARINE AND COASTAL WORKSHOP DAY
08:00 - 09:00 Registration | Arrival Tea & Coffee
Betty Cuthbert Lounge, Level 2 of Olympic Stand (enter via Gate 3)
Olympic Room B
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome & Introduction, Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri Tribe
Nicola Waldron, Executive Officer, Victorian Coastal Council & Sue Mudford, President, Victorian Branch, Australian Coastal Society
OLYMPIC ROOM (A) OLYMPIC ROOM (B) JIM STYNES (A) JIM STYNES (B)
09.15 - 10.45 Early Career Researcher/
Practitioner Climate Change
Adaptation in the Coastal Zone
Marine and Coastal Citizen Science Together we can achieve more
than we think: A conversation
about Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander coastal values
Morphodynamic Shoreline
Modelling
Facilitator: Professor Tim Smith,
Director, Sustainability Research
Centre, the University of the
Sunshine Coast; Convenor, NCCARF
Facilitator: Mark Rodrigue, Program
Leader – Marine and Coasts, Parks
Victoria.
Facilitator: Professor Kate Auty,
Commissioner for Sustainability and
the Environment (ACT)
Facilitator: Dr Kasper Kærgaard,
Senior Engineer, DHI Water and
Environment
10.45 - 11.15 Morning Tea
11.15 - 12.45 Early Career Researcher/ Practitioner
Climate Change Adaptation in the
Coastal Zone
Marine and Coastal Citizen Science
Together we can achieve more than we
think: A conversation about Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander coastal
values
Morphodynamic Shoreline Modelling
12.45 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 15.00 Early Career Researcher/ Practitioner
Climate Change Adaptation in the
Coastal Zone
Marine and Coastal Citizen Science Together we can achieve more than we
think: A conversation about Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander coastal
values
Morphodynamic Shoreline Modelling
15.00 - 15.30 Afternoon Tea
15.30 - 17.00 Early Career Researcher/ Practitioner
Climate Change Adaptation in the
Coastal Zone
Marine and Coastal Citizen Science Together we can achieve more than we
think: A conversation about Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander coastal
values
Morphodynamic Shoreline Modelling
Olympic Room B
17.00 - 17.30 Outcomes & Concluding Remarks
Nicola Waldron, Executive Officer, Victorian Coastal Council & Sue Mudford, President, Victorian Branch, Australian Coastal Society
18.30 - 20.30 Welcome Reception: Cocktail Function
Welcome Reception Sponsor: Address by Ross Kilborn, Chair, Central Coastal Board
Guest Speaker: Dr Mark Norman, Chief Conservation Scientist, Parks Victoria
Zinc, Federation Square

2. Tuesday 30 August 2016
07.45 – 08.45 Registration | Arrival Tea & Coffee |Exhibition
Betty Cuthbert Lounge, Level 2 of Olympic Stand (enter via Gate 3)
Olympic Room
08.45 - 09.00 Conference Opening & Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri Tribe
MC: Rob Gell AM
09.00 - 09.10 Welcome from Victorian Coastal Council & Australian Coastal Society
Ms Cathy Whelan, Chair, Victorian Coastal Council & Associate Professor Geoff Wescott, President, Australian Coastal Society
09.10 - 09.30 Opening Address
Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP,
Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change
Minister for Suburban Development
09.30 - 10.00 Is Marine Spatial Planning Killing The Golden Goose? Reflections On Achieving Lasting Integrated Ocean Management
Dr Tundi Agardy, Director, Marine Ecosystem Services (MARES) Program, Forest Trends
10.00 – 10.15 Q&A with Dr Agardy
10.15 – 10.45 Morning Tea | Exhibition | Poster Viewing
Book launch - Big, Bold and Blue, Lessons from Australia’s Marine Protected Areas
10.45 - 11.15 Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Coastal Impacts And Adaptation
Dr John Church, IPCC Coordinating Lead Author & Dr Kathleen McInnes, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
11.15 - 12.00 Coastal Hazard And Sea-Level Rise - The Clock Is Ticking &
Demonstration Of A Climate Risk Management Tool For Coastal Australia
Mr Oliver Moles, Moyne Shire Council & Dr David Rissik, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Integrated Marine Observing System
Dr Tim Moltmann, Integrated Marine Observing System
12.00 - 12.30 Panel discussion: Q&A
Dr Church, Dr McInnes, Mr Moles, Dr Rissik, Dr Moltmann
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch |Exhibition | Poster Viewing

3. Theme A Changing Environment
Olympic Room
Connecting the Dots
Yarra Park Room
Integration
Jim Stynes A Room
Monitoring, Evaluation and
Reporting
Lindsay Hassett Room
13.30 - 13.40 100: Monitoring this summer's
extreme temperatures on the Great
Barrier Reef
Claire Spillman
Bureau of Meteorology
71: Exploring strategies for enhancing
science impact in coastal and marine
contexts
Marcus Haward
University of Tasmania
65: Bay Blueprint: Coastal adaptation
planning in Port Phillip
Renae Walton
City of Port Phillip
22: SA Coast Protection Board Oblique
Photo Monitoring Program
Sharie Detmar
South Australia Coast Protection Board
13.40 - 13.50 101: eReefs: an integrated catchment
and coastal forecasting system for the
Great Barrier Reef
Gary Brassington
Bureau of Meteorology
29: Why is coastal retreat so hard to
implement? Understanding the
political risk of coastal adaptation
pathways
Dr Mark Gibbs
Queensland University of Technology
17: Is That Water Around Our Feet
Again? How The City Of Port Phillip Has
Begun To Assess And Prepare Building
Stock On The Foreshore For Coastal
Inundation
Renae Walton
City of Port Phillip
48: A review of the first 5 years of the
South Australian nearshore marine
aquatic ecosystem condition report
carding program for South Australia
Sam Gaylard
Environment Protection Authority (South
Australia)
13.50 - 14.00
Q&A Q&A
116: Intergovernmental relations in
coastal zone management in Australia
Nicole Pelton, University of Adelaide
Q&A
14.00 - 14.10 35: Assessing the vulnerability and
adaptive capacity of coastal wetlands
to climate change
Sarah Heard
Jacobs Group Australia
23: I've got my coastal hazards map,
what next?
Martijn Gough
Aither
19: Effective and empowered coastal
adaptation – lessons from Tasmania
Ellen Witte
SGS Economics & Planning
98: Opportunities from using the
"Uber" of Environmental Science (i.e.,
Citizen Science) - perspectives from
within Government agencies
Dr Anthony Boxshall
Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)
14.10 - 14.20 97: Changing Dynamics Of The
Townsville Coastal Zone - Adaptation
And Opportunity
Dr Elisa Zavadil
Alluvium Consulting
41: Understanding the Western Port
Environment: identification, effects
and management of toxicants
Dr Jackie Myers
The University of Melbourne
38: Linking data, modelling and
visualisation with adaptation pathway
concepts – exploration through case
studies in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria
Dr Mahesh Prakash, CSIRO Data61
51: Marine Biotope Classification: A
New System of Habitat Classification in
Victorian Water
Dr Adrian Flynn
Fathom Pacific Pty Ltd
14.20 - 14.30 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A
14.30 - 14.40 2: Our Coast, the Geelong -
Queenscliffe Coastal Adaptation
Program
Leigh Dennis
City of Greater Geelong
113: Direct versus indirect
management of an introduced species
Paul Carnell
Blue Carbon Lab, Deakin University
7: Challenges and tensions in marine
and coastal ecosystem based
management: a systematic review of
research into ‘sectoral interplay'
Dr Karen Alexander, University of
Tasmania
11: DuneWatch: Launching citizen
science in coastal environment
Peta Leahy
Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
14.40 - 14.50 47: Peron Naturaliste Partnership –
Regional Approach to Coastal
Monitoring
Joanne Ludbrook
Peron Naturaliste Partnership
54: Collaboration Between Scientific
Researchers And Managers In
Controlling The Invasive Saltmarsh
Grass, Spartina Anglica, In Victoria
Dr Jeff Shimeta1, Gerard Delaney2
RMIT University1, Parks Victoria2
Upping the Coastal and Marine Care
Factor: Creating national guiding
principles for marine stewardship
Simon Rowe
OceanWatch Australia
84: Sea Searching in Seagrass -10 years
of Citizen Science in Corner Inlet's
Marine Protected Areas
Jonathon Stevenson
Parks Victoria
14.50 - 15.00 Q&A 91: Overabundant Marine Natives -
Black Spined Urchins at Beware Reef
Marine Sanctuary
Mike Irvine 1, Dr Paul Carnell2
Parks Victoria1, Deakin University2
Q&A Q&A

4. 15.00 - 15.30 Afternoon Tea | Exhibition | Poster Viewing
Continuation of OceanWatch Australia discussion in Jim Stynes A Room
Theme A Changing Environment
Olympic Room
Maritime Heritage
Yarra Park Room
Integration
Jim Stynes A Room
Monitoring, Evaluation and
Reporting
Lindsay Hassett Room
15.30 - 15.40 27: Looking Back From The Beach - A
Short History Of Risk From Coastal
Hazards At Collaroy-Narrabeen And
Why It’s Important
Tom FitzGerald, University of Sydney
60: Victoria's Coastal Engineering
Heritage
Ken McInnes
Swinburne University of Technology
12: Integrating Multiple Managers:
Developing A Shared Vision For
Recreational Boating
Natasha Vasey-Ellis
Gippsland Coastal Board
93: Improved Sampling Of Rock Lobster
Populations In Two Of Victoria's
Marine Protected Areas And The Role
Of Habitat In MPA Assessments
Dr Steffan Howe, Parks Victoria
15.40 - 15.50 61: Sea Level Rise And Coastal Habitat
Squeeze: International Experience And
Lessons For Australia
Kelly Leo
The Nature Conservancy, California
3: Maritime Heritage of Gippsland,
Victoria
Helen Martin
Shearwater Associates Pty Ltd
88: Science Knowledge Synthesis Of
Nutrient Cycling, Marine Pests And
Pollutants In Port Phillip Bay
Dr Kallie Townsend
University of Melbourne
16: Developing Social Indicators That
Measure Stakeholder Perceptions Of A
Coastal Marine Protected Area
Dr Beverley Clarke
Flinders University
15.50 -16.00 Q&A 59: An Overview of Melbourne's
Coastal Heritage
Ken McInnes
Swinburne University of Technology
Q&A Q&A
Theme A Changing Environment
Olympic Room
Empowering the Next
Generation
Yarra Park Room
Integration
Jim Stynes A Room
Sea Country
Lindsay Hassett Room
16.00 -16.10 55: Mechanisms For Coastal
Adaptation – Reflection On Actions To
Date In Victoria
Fiona Silke
Loop and Company
10: Eyre Peninsula Marine Parks
Bioblitzes: - Creating A Lasting
Connection With The Ocean Through
Science
Dr Shelley Harrison
Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula
77: Working Together for Ramsar
Protection
Peter Kemp
Parks Victoria
Aboriginal Memories Of Inundation Of
The Australian Coast
Nicholas Reid
University of New England
16.10 - 16.20 56: Living Shoreline Response To
Building Coastal Resilience
Ralph Roob
City of Greater Geelong
82: Green Guilt - What to do?
Leslie Mallinson
MRA Consulting
18: Opportunities And Barriers In
Effectively Planning For Climate
Change In SE Queensland
Dr Johanna Rosier
University of the Sunshine Coast
50: Working With The Aboriginal
People Of The Adelaide Region To
Promote Cultural Connections To
Water Quality Improvement
Shiloh Gerrity, Environment Protection
Authority (South Australia)
16.20 - 16.30 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A
16.30 - 16.40 106: IMOS SST products suitable for
near-coastal applications
Helen Beggs
Bureau of Meteorology
99: Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries
(EMR)
Linda Durham, Adelaide and Mount Lofty
Ranges Natural Resources Management
Board
13: Big, Bold and Blue: lessons from
Australia's marine protected areas
Assoc Prof Geoff Wescott
Deakin University
36: Indigenous Engagement A Wave Of
Success For Victoria's Coastal Wetlands
Andrew Morrison
Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment
Management Authority
16.40 - 16.50 42: Coastal Inundation - Modelling
Requirements
Dr David Provis
Cardno
Talk the Walk
Lynn Murrell OAM
President of Cape Nelson Landcare /
Coastcare Inc
58: Enhancing Horizontal Integration In
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Dr Amanda Cornish
92 Ngootyoong Gunditj Ngootyoong
Mara Working Together For Coastal
And Marine Conservation - The South
West Management Plan
Peter Hill
Parks Victoria

5. 16.50 - 17.00 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A
Olympic Room
17.05 – 17.15 Day One Close and Housekeeping
MC: Rob Gell AM
Wednesday 31 August 2016
FIELD TRIPS: All meet at MCG
Please note final itineraries and stops are subject to change. For further information on each field trip, please visit:
http://www.coasttocoast2016.org.au/program/field-trips
07.30 – 16.30 Phillip Island Nature Park Mornington Peninsula Surf Coast Williamstown and Yarra
River
Captured Coasts: Bellarine
Peninsula
07.30 – 16.30
 San Remo
 Phillip Island – Nobbies /
Antarctic Journey
 Phillip Island –
Summerland Peninsula
 Packed lunches
 Tour of Wildlife Clinic
(limited numbers only)
and Penguin Parade
facility redevelopment
presentation
07.30 – 17.30
 Mornington Pier &
Forecourt
 Mt Martha Beach
 Cape Schanck
 Portsea Back Beach
(London Bridge)
 Portsea General Store for
packed lunches
 Portsea Front Beach / Pier
 Point Nepean (Quarantine
Station)
07.30 – 16.30
 Point Addis - Great Otway
National Park and Point
Addis Marine National
Park
 Bells Beach Reserve,
Torquay
 Barwon Heads foreshore,
13th Beach, Barwon Bluff
Marine Sanctuary
 Barwon Heads Foreshore
for packed lunches
 Geelong and Port Phillip
Bay western shoreline
09.00 – 15.30
 Stony Creek Backwash
under West Gate Bridge
 Jawbone Flora & Fauna
Reserve (Williamstown
Rifle Range)
 Point Gellibrand
 Seawork’s Centre,
Williamstown
 Hobson’s Bay Yacht Club
for packed lunches
 Gem Pier Williamstown
for boat trip back to
Melbourne, alighting at
Melbourne Convention
and Exhibition Centre
jetty
07.30 – 16.30
 Clifton Springs
 Ramblers Road
 433 The Esplanade, St
Leonards
 Queenscliff Harbour Jetty
for packed lunches
 Bluff Road, Point Flinders
10.00 – 16.00 EXECUTIVE FORUM: Held at MCG, Level 2 of Olympic Stand (enter via Gate 3)
See separate program and registration on conference website: http://www.coasttocoast2016.org.au/executive-forum
19.00 – 23.00 Conference Dinner
MC: Rob Gell AM
Dinner Speaker: Mick Sowry, Writer and Director of Musica Surfica and The Reef
Entertainment: The Pearly Shells
Olympic Room

6. Thursday 1 September 2016
07.30 – 08.30 Registration | Arrival Tea & Coffee, Exhibition
Betty Cuthbert Lounge, Level 2 of Olympic Stand (enter via Gate 3)
Olympic Room
08.30 – 09.20 Day 3 Open and Conference Recap: Overview of Conference proceedings to date (including workshops, field trips and Executive Forum
reports)
MC: Rob Gell AM
09.20 – 09.30 Australian Coastal Policy Round Up
Professor Nick Harvey, Vice President, Australian Coastal Society
09.30 - 10.00 Connecting, Inspiring And Empowering Decision Makers And Coastal Communities In A Time Of Change
Professor Tim Flannery, Chief Councillor of the Australian Climate Council
National Keynote Speaker Sponsor: The University of Melbourne
Official thank you to Professor Tim Flannery by Dr Stephen Swearer, Professor of Marine Biology
10.00 – 10.30 Reflections On New Orleans’ Progress Over The Past Decade And Thoughts On Best Practices In Emergency Management And Urban
Planning Policy
Professor Edward Blakely, Professor Urban Policy, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
10.30 – 10.45 Q&A with Professor Flannery and Professor Blakely
10.45 – 11.15 Morning Tea | Exhibition | Poster Viewing
11.15 – 11.35 Five Years Of ‘Blue Carbon’ Science: What Have We Learnt And Where Are We Going?
Dr Peter Macreadie, Deakin University - Blue Carbon Lab
11.35 - 12.05 The Value Of Coastal Communities And Ecosystems: Rapid Valuation For Coastal Hazard Planning
Dr Marcello Sano, Griffith University
Forecasting Future Shoreline Change On NSW Beaches Using The Australian Coastal Sediment Compartments Framework
Dr Michael Kinsela, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
Filling The Void: Applications Of Multi-Use And New Technology For Mapping Marine Habitats And Coastal Processes
Dr Daniel Ierodiaconou, Deakin University
12.05 – 12.30 Panel discussion: Q&A
Dr Macreadie, Dr Sano, Dr Kinsela, Dr Ierodiaconou
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch | Exhibition | Electronic Poster Presentations
Australian Coastal Society Annual General Meeting, Jim Stynes B Room

7. Theme New tools for Old Problems
Olympic Room
The Buck Stops Here
Yarra Park Room
New Tools for Old Problems
Jim Stynes A Room
Connecting Communities and
Environments
Lindsay Hassett Room
13.30 - 13.40 83: An Applied Partnership Approach
To Reform Marine Observation
Capability In Victoria: Participation In
The Regional South East Australian
Integrated Marine Observing System
Node
Dr Randall Lee
Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)
31: Can Carbon Pay For Mangrove
Restoration?
Michael Coleman
Greenfleet
15: Working Together Towards
Behavioural Change Through Education
- What's In It For Me!
Maddie Glynn
Barwon Coast Committee of Management
Inc.
78: ‘No Longer A Fishing Village': The
Impacts Of Fisheries Management And
Marine Conservation On The Mid Coast
Of Western Australia
Asha McNeill
University of Western Australia
13.40 - 13.50 103: Planning For Products, Services
And Systems For Coastal Sea-Level
Forecasting By The Bureau Of
Meteorology
Dr Mikhail Entel, Bureau of Meteorology
112: Blue Carbon in Victoria:
Vulnerability and Opportunity
Dr Paul Carnell
Deakin University
94: "Things That Go Ping" - New
Technology and Victoria's Marine
Protected Area Management
Dr Steffan Howe, Parks Victoria
9: The Fluker Post Community-Based
Environmental Monitoring Project:
Connecting Communities with
Environments
Dr Martin Fluker, Victoria University
13.50 - 14.00 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A
14.00 - 14.10 96: Open Coast Inundation Hazard on
the NSW Coast
David Hanslow
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
80: Samphire Futures - Wetlands Not
Wastelands - The Samphire Coast Icon
Project
Tony Flaherty
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural
Resources Management Board
24: How Is Ecosystem Health Defined
And Measured? New Solutions To An
Old Problem
Dr Allyson O'Brien
University of Melbourne
87: Lessons learned implementing the
Clarence Coastal Adaptation Pathway
Phil Watson
Clarence City Council
14.10 - 14.20 20: Planning For The Future Use Of
Offshore Sand Resources For Beach
Nourishment
Greg Fisk
BMT WBM Pty Ltd
40: Investing In Coastal Resilience: Are
Bonds A Viable Option For Australian
Governments?
Fiona Silke
Loop and Co
73: Healthy Parks Healthy People -
Making Our Coastal Areas Accessible To
All
John Kenwright
Parks Victoria
32: A Proposal For Long-Distance Urban
Coastal Trails In The Perth-Peel: A Study
Of Socio-Economic Benefits
Dr Garry Middle
Curtin University
14.20 - 14.30 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A
14.30 - 14.40 67: Mapping Australia's Ocean Wealth:
Integrating Ecosystem Services Into
Coastal Decision-Making
Dr Chris Gillies
The Nature Conservancy
57: Meeting The Challenge To Fund
Coastal Adaptation
Dr Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar
Griffith University
33: Lights, Camera, Conservation!
Kristyn McCaskill
Warrnambool City Council
79: New Institutions For Managing Surf
Amenity – Gold Coast Surf
Management Plan
Daniel Ware
Griffith University
14.40 - 14.50 43: Coastscapes - A New Approach To
Protecting And Enhancing Biodiversity
Resilience At Macro-Corridor Scale In
The South Coast Of WA
Dylan Gleave
South Coast Natural Resource Management
Inc.
85: Waste on Our Shores
Leslie Mallinson
Tangaroa Blue Foundation
Maremma Guardian Dogs in
Conservation – From penguins to
Eastern Barred Bandicoots
Meet and greet with Albus, Ambassador
Maremma dog, and Handler David
Williams
Zoos Victoria
25: AGL Marine Response Unit And Seal
The Loop – How Zoos Victoria Is
Tackling Marine Debris, Helping Ensure
Positive Welfare Outcomes And
Creating A Generation Of Coastal
Custodians
Danielle Knox, Zoos Victoria
14.50 - 15.00 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A
15.00 -15.30 Afternoon Tea | Exhibition | Poster Viewing
Special Guest: Albus, Ambassador Maremma dog, and Handler David Williams, Zoos Victoria

8. Theme New tools for Old Problems
Olympic Room
The Buck Stops Here
Yarra Park Room
Connecting Communities
and Environments
Jim Stynes A Room
Connecting Communities and
Environments
Lindsay Hassett Room
15.30 – 15.40 28: Contemporary Assessment Of
Coastal Inundation
James Carley
Water Research Laboratory UNSW
46: New Tools For Old Problems:
Decision Support Tools For Managing
Marine Protected Areas
Sameer Punde
University of Queensland
39: Using Community Derived Values
And Good Science To Drive Ecosystem
Improvement For Adelaide's Coastal
Waters
Peter Pfennig
Environment Protection Authority (South
Australia)
89: Conserving Our Long-Haul Frequent
Flyers - Local Actions For Global Shorebird
Conservation
Tony Flaherty
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural
Resources Management Board
15.40 – 15.50 64: Visualising The Potential Cost To
Communities And Infrastructure
Arising From Seawater Inundation
Thomas Mortlock
Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University
114: Modelling The Coastal Impact Of
Submerged Structures
Dr Kasper Kaergaard
DHI Water & Environment
90: Southern Shores Project -
Partnerships For Restoring And
Protecting Coastal Environments On
The South Coast Of Western Australia
Brett Dal Pozzo
South Coast Natural Resource Management
Inc.
53: Life's A Beach For Hooded Plovers:
Conservation Through Community Action
Emma Stephens
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural
Resources Management Board, Hosted by City of
Holdfast Bay
15.50 – 16.00 76: Data Fusion Issues And Solutions
For Urban Flood Modelling
Dr Raymond Cohen
CSIRO Data61
The quantitative revolution in coastal
management - 3D modelling
David Byrne
Aerometrex
86: Inspiring a Life-Long Commitment
to Marine Conservation
Lynden Costin
Parks Victoria
45: A Coastal Officer’s Battle With Illegal
Off Road Vehicles
Warrick Barnes
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural
Resources Management Board
16.00 -16.10 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A
Olympic Room
16.15 – 16.55 Coastal Reforms – Looking to the Future
Update from Australian Department of the Environment and Energy
Ms Helen Wilson, First Assistant Secretary, Domestic Emissions Reduction Division, Department of the Environment and Energy,
Australian Government
NSW Coastal Reforms
Jane Gibbs, Senior Manager, Environmental Program Services, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
Victoria’s New Marine And Coastal Act
Associate Professor Geoff Wescott, Deakin University
Bringing It All together: How Do We Future-Proof Australia's coast?
Professor Nick Harvey, Vice President, Australian Coastal Society
16.55 - 17.10 Panel discussion: Q&A
Ms Wilson, Ms Gibbs, Associate Professor Wescott, Professor Harvey
17.10 – 17.15 Conference Close
Ms Cathy Whelan, Chair, Victorian Coastal Council & Associate Professor Geoff Wescott, President, Australian Coastal Society
MC: Rob Gell AM