The National Sea Change Taskforce has told a Productivity Commission inquiry hearing into natural disaster funding that coastal councils do not have the capacity to pick up an increased share of disaster funding.
A UK research study has found that people who live close to the coast are more likely to meet physical activity guidelines than people living inland.
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The study, which was conducted by a research team at the University of Exeter Medical School, involved analysing data from more than 180,000 people living in different regions of England. The study findings support previous research work in Australia and New Zealand which found there are marked regional differences in the relationship between coastal proximity and physical activity.
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NSW Environment Minister, Rob Stokes has approved a Coastal Zone Management Plan developed by Greater Taree City Council, on the NSW mid north coast, but has rejected a proposal to provide funding for a rock revetment wall at Old Bar.
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.
A senior US security official has advised that the US Department of Homeland Security is extending its focus of operations to include a new focus on protecting American cities from the impact of climate change.
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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 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, has announced that Round One of the $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund is now open to receive applications.
The Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland has developed a tool to help coastal councils more accurately predict the impact of rising sea levels.
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.