Registration has now closed for the 2015 Australian Coastal Councils Conference to be held at RACV Cape Schanck Resort on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 March 2015
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The draft report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into natural disaster funding recommends reducing the Commonwealth share of disaster recovery costs from 75% to 50%, with the balance to be picked up by state governments.
National Sea Change Taskforce Deputy Chair
Cr Kym McHugh
Mayor Kym McHugh, of Alexandrina Council in South Australia, and Deputy Chair of the National Sea Change Taskforce, has decided not to stand for re-election at the forthcoming local government elections in South Australia, to be held in the first week of November.
The Chair of the National Sea Change Taskforce, Barry Sammels, told members at the 2014 Annual General Meeting that continuing population growth along the coast means there are an increasing number of coastal electorates categorized as being ‘marginal’. The AGM was held at Parliament House Canberra on 3 September.
Dr John Church, one of the world’s leading experts on sea level rise, will be a keynote speaker at the 2015 Australian Coastal Councils Conference, to be held on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, in March next year.
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The Chair of the National Sea Change Taskforce, Barry Sammels, has met with Environment Minister Greg Hunt and discussed a number of current coastal issues, including the proposal to add questions on the ownership and use of second residences to the next Census, in 2016.
“The additional questions are proposed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in response to research conducted for the Taskforce by the University of Adelaide,” Barry Sammels said. “This found the permanent populations in coastal areas are consistently understated because of when the Census is conducted – mid-week in winter.
The winners of the 2014 Australian Coastal Awards were announced at the Australian Coastal Councils Conference at Ballina on 25 March 2014.
The Australian Coastal Awards were established to raise community awareness of the importance of Australia’s coastal zone and to acknowledge the organisations that have made a significant contribution to the nation’s coastal environment and settlements.
A research report released today by the National Sea Change Taskforce identifies that people on low incomes in coastal communities are at greater risk from the effects of climate change than more affluent residents.