The 2017 Australian Coastal Councils Conference was held at Redcliffe, Queensland, from Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 May 2017.
The event was held at the Mon Komo Hotel, Redcliffe, Queensland and was jointly hosted by Moreton Bay Regional Council and Moreton Bay Region Industry and Tourism.
Read or download the conference report here:
2017 Australian Coastal Councils Report
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
WEDNESDAY 3 MAY
Coastal Issues – Case Studies
CoastAdapt Update and Application
Dr David Rissik, Deputy Director, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Coastal Planning on the Coffs Coast
Ms Sharon Smith, Section Leader Local Planning, Coffs Harbour City Council
Collaborating for Sustainable Tourism in a Coastal Region
Ms Pip Close, CEO, Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association
Keynote Session
What Does the Future Hold for Coastal Regions?
Prof Tim Smith, Director of the Sustainability Research Centre at the University of Sunshine Coast
Session and Discussion
Investing in Climate Change Adaptation
Dr Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar, James Cook University
Session and Discussion
The Country Game
Australian rules football legend Kevin Sheedy
Community engagement case studies
Goolwa Beach car park & surrounds – Best practice community engagement in a coastal context
Mr Simon Grenfell, Acting General Manager Infrastructure and Assets, Alexandrina Council
Participatory envisaging for wise coastal environmental offsets.
Ms Toni Cannard, Ecological Economist and Coastal Ecologist, CSIRO
Five tips for engaging communities in coastal climate change planning.
Dr Claudia Baldwin, Regional and Urban Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast
Clarence City Council’s coastal adaptation pathway.
Mr Phil Watson, NRM Planning Officer, Clarence City Council
Financing Options for Coastal Adaptation
Building the business case for adaptation
Dr Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar, James Cook University and Dr David Rissik, NCCARF
CoastAdapt application and outcomes
Dr David Rissik, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
THURSDAY 4 MAY
Session and Discussion
Australia State of Environment Report 2016: Coasts
Dr Graeme Clark, Co-author of the chapter on Coasts in the State of Environment Report
Keynote Session
What Causes Clusters of Unprovoked Shark Bites?
Dr Daryl McPhee, Head, Higher Degree Research at Bond University
Keynote Address
A Coordinated Approach to Managing Coastal Hazards
Mr John Lane, Qld Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
Session and Discussion
The Short-term Rental Accommodation Challenge
Professor Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at The University of Sydney
Airbnb – The Douglas Shire Experience
Mayor Julia Leu, Douglas Shire Council Queensland
Session and Discussion:
Hero to Zero: The Climate Change Adaptation Planning Journey for Two Australia CoastalCouncils
Mr Donovan Burton, Principal, Climate Planning
Coastal Engineering Case Studies
Woorim Beach shoreline erosion management
Mr David Meyer, Manager Engineering, Moreton Bay Regional Council
Beachmere Lake: Reviving the health of an urban tidal lake.
Using remote piloted aircraft for seawall condition assessment.
Mr Shamim Yazdani, Senior Engineer – Stormwater Planning, Moreton Bay Regional Council
Comparing coastal hazard vulnerability and risk identification approaches across Australia.
Mr Andrew McCowan, Managing Director, Water Technology
Workshop – The Short-term Rental Accommodation Challenge
Professor Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at The University of Sydney
Walking Tour
Activating the Redcliffe Foreshore
Ms Jo-Ann Baynham, Senior Strategic Planner, Moreton Bay Regional Council
FRIDAY 5 MAY
Session and Discussion
Towards an Integrated Approach to Estimating Temporary Populations in Australia
Dr Elin Charles-Edwards, Lecturer in Human Geography at The University of Queensland
Session and Discussion
Estimating Temporary Populations – The Power of Aggregated Mobile Device Data
Mr Andrew Howe and Ms Tricia Chester – Demographers, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Session and Discussion
Location Insights on Population Movements for Councils
Mr Peter Hallowes and Mr Elliot Scali – TBA
Coastal Case Studies
Financing Planned Retreat – Can Land Acquisition be Made More Affordable?
Mr John Watson, School of Law, University of South Australia
Estimating Coastal and Marine Natural Asset Values
Dr Sean Pascoe, team leader, CSIRO Marine Resource Economics team
Australia’s Love of the Coast – Are We Overdoing It?
Mr Oliver Moles, Director of Sustainable Development, Moyne Shire Council
2017 Conference Communiqué
Mr Alan Stokes, Executive Director, Australian Coastal Councils Association Inc