Coastal Conference 2009

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The 5th Annual State Coastal Conference was hosted by Perth Region NRM in 2009.

The Conference was held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle on the 7th, 8th and 9th of October 2009.

To review a presentation or find out more about a presentation you were unable to attend, please find the Conference presenter you are interested in and click on the presentation title to access the final conference proceeding.

Day 1 - Thursday 8 October

9.00am	Dr Stephen Leatherman Rating Beaches as 'Dr Beach'
9.45am	Dr Simon Thrush Climate Change/Antarctica/Coastal Biodiversity
10.30am	Morning Tea
11.00am	Dr Kingsley Dixon Plant Biodiversity and Community Groups
	Stream 1	Stream 2	Stream 3
	Coastal Vulnerability	Coastal Management and Effective Partnerships	Climate Change
11.45pm	Concurrent 1a	Concurrent 2a	Concurrent 3a
	Matt Eliot School of Environmental Systems Engineering, UWA Inter-annual Tidal Modulations Along the Western Australian Coast	Dr Beverley Clarke Australian Coastal Society Advancing The Australian Coastal Society	Shahab Hosseini GHD Analysis of Long-Term Cyclone Track Records for Estimation of Extreme Design Conditions
12.15pm	Lunch
	Stream 1 cont.	Stream 2 cont.	Stream 3 cont.
	Coastal Vulnerability	Planning Marine Environments for the Future	Climate Change
1.30pm	Concurrent 1b	Concurrent 2b	Concurrent 3b
	Dr Tim Pauly Myriax Software Pty Ltd Climate Change and Coastal Inundation: A Compelling View, of the Dollar Value of the Impact of Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Events, Through Eonfusion a Powerful Interactive 4D Data Integration, Analysis and Visualization Tool	Dr Tom Rose Cockburn Sound Management Council Cockburn Sound Management Council: Evolution, Achievements and Challenges	Dr Laura Stocker and Prof. David Wood Curtin University of Technology Governing for Climate Change on the Southwest Coast of WA
2.00pm	Concurrent 1c	Concurrent 2c	Concurrent 3c
	Chiara Danese Northern Agricultural Catchments Council (NACC) A Cooperative Approach Towards Sustainable Coastal Zone Management in the Geraldton-Greenough Area, Western Australia	Dr Jim Penn WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories Management Strategies for Future Sustainability of Fisheries and Protection of Biodiversity in Western Australian Coastal Waters	Dr Tim Langlois UWA Regional Models Of Biodiversity For Monitoring the Impacts of Climate Change and Fishing Pressure
2.30pm	Concurrent 1d	Concurrent 2d	Concurrent 3d
	Dr Robert Kay Coastal Zone Management Pty Ltd Coastal Climate Change Risk Assessments in Australia: A View from the Beachface	Barb Green Department of Environment and Conservation Artificial Structures in Marine Parks and Reserves - Marine Parks and Reserves Authority Policy Position	Dr Janet Howieson Department of Fisheries Climate Change in Inland and Estuarine Fisheries: What Are the Impacts and Are We Ready for Them
3.00pm	Afternoon Tea
	Stream 4	Stream 5	Stream 6
	Coastal Management and Effective Partnerships	Planning Marine Environments for the Future	Coastal Development & Marine Impacts
3.30pm	Concurrent 4a	Concurrent 5a	Concurrent 6a
	Ashley Robb Northern Agricultural Catchments Council (NACC) The Benefits of Understanding Community and Decision Maker Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Values and Aspirations (KAPVA) Related to Coastal Issues in the Geraldton-Greenough Coastal Zone, Western Australia	Dr Arthur Dye Cardno Ecology Lab Pty Ltd Natural Resources Management: Monitoring and Indicators in the Marine Environment	Linda Metz City of Cockburn (LGA) Cockburn Coast - Sink or Swim
4.00pm	Concurrent 4b	Concurrent 5b	Concurrent 6b
	Brad Farmer National Surfing Reserves Australian National Surfing Reserves Rationale and Process for Recognising Iconic Surfing Locations	Dr Kim Friedman Department of Environment and Conservation Evidence Based Management: Monitoring strategies for Active Adaptive Conservation Management of Marine Biodiversity in Western Australia	Dr Marjorie Apthorpe Joondalup Community Coast Care Forum Inc. The Ocean Reef Marina Proposal: Whose Coast Is It?
4.30pm	Concurrent 4c	Concurrent 5c	Concurrent 6c
	Melanie Price Coffey Environments Effective partnerships: 'Southern Shores' South Coast Management Group and the Regional Group for NRM	Dr Alan Kendrick Department of Environment and Conservation Developing and Implementing Research in WA's Marine Parks and Reserves	Cr Elizabeth Re City of Stirling Values of Multi Purpose Reefs to Address Beach Erosion from a Local Government Councillor Perspective

Day 2 - Friday 9 October

8.30pm	Welcome
8.40am	Professor Rodger Tomlinson Coastal Planning Development and Working with Local Government
9.25am	Richard Weller BoomTown 2050
10.25am	Morning Tea
	Stream 7	Stream 8	Stream 9
	Modeling, Mitigating and Management	Before and After the Storm	Marine Monitoring
10.55am	Concurrent 7a	Concurrent 8a	Concurrent 9a
	Tod Jones Curtin University of Technology The Ningaloo Destination Model: A Scenario Planning Tool for Tourism Development on the Ningaloo Coast	Karl Illich Department for Planning and Infrastructure Erosive Capacity of Storms on Exposed Sandy Beaches, Cross-Shore Sediment Transport Modeling for Perth Metropolitan Beaches	Paul Branson Cardno Lawson Treloar Construction Turbidity Monitoring and Impact Assessment
11.25am	Concurrent 7b	Concurrent 8b	Concurrent 9b
	Assoc. Prof. Gary Middle Curtin University of Technology The Use of Environmental Offsets In Eias as a Way of Mitigating Coastal and Marine Impacts of Major Resource Proposals in the North West of Western Australia	Dr Fangjiun Li Department of Transport Perth Storminess and its Inter-annual Variability	Pamela Sutton Department of Environment and Conservation A Model for University Cooperation for Marine Monitoring and Management of Ecological Assets; the case of Shoalwater Marine Park, Perth, Western Australia
11.55am	Concurrent 7c	Concurrent 8c	Concurrent 9c
	Phil Sharpe JFA Consultants Coastal Development and Associated Impacts On Coastal Processes Along Scarborough Beach	Chris Lane Griffith University Technologies for the Assessment and Prediction of Coastal Hazards
12.25pm	Lunch
	Stream 10	Stream 11	Stream 12
	Community and the Coast	South West Projects	Management and Engagement
1.25pm	Concurrent 10a	Concurrent 11a	Concurrent 12a
	Rosie Smith Rottnest Island Authority Invaluable Volunteers: Making the Most of Volunteer Contribution to the Environmental and Cultural Wellbeing of Rottnest Island	Heidi Taylor Tangaroa Blue Ocean Care Society South West Marine Debris Project	Assoc. Prof. Glenn Hyndes Edith Cowan University Understanding Scales of Connectivity for Better Management
1.55pm	Concurrent 10b	Concurrent 11b	Concurrent 12b
	Kelly Howlett Care for Hedland Environmental Association Inc Gaining Community Ownership of the Beach - The Port Hedland Story	Sheryn Prior South Coast NRM Inc. Salt Water Treasures: A Community Marine Monitoring Program	Dr Bruce Hamilton Perth Region NRM Local Government, NRM and Spaghetti
2.25pm	Concurrent 10c	Concurrent 11c	Concurrent 12c
	Amanda Willmott Peel-Harvey Catchment Council Birds of the Peel-Yalgorup	Viv Read Steady State Consulting Phytophthora Dieback Disease Risk Reduction in Coastal Zone Management	Geoff Botting Cockburn Sound Management Multiple Use Management in Cockburn Sound and Owen Anchorage
2.55pm	Afternoon Tea
	Stream 13	Stream 14	Stream 15
	Analysis of Knowledge	Coastal Recreation	Indigenous Engagement
3.25pm	Concurrent 13a	Concurrent 14a	Concurrent 15a
	Dr Brett Human Department of Fisheries A Knowledge Gap Analysis of the Coastal and Marine Environments for the Pilbara and Kimberley Regions	Assoc. Prof. Lynnath Beckley Murdoch University Staking a Claim With Beach Towels: Recreational Usage of the Western Australian Coast	Matt Fossey Department of Environment and Conservation Indigenous Engagement in WA Marine Planning
3.55pm	Concurrent 13b	Concurrent 14b	Concurrent 15b
	Bob Gozzard Geological Survey of Western Australia WACoast - A Knowledge Base For Coastal Managers	Brad Farmer National Surfing Reserves Surfers: The New Wave of Coastal Custodians	Alan Briggs National Trust Of Australia (WA) Gabbi Kylie - Indigenous Engagement and Sustainable Coasts

PERTH REGION NRM

Coastal Conference 2009

Day 1 - Thursday 8 October

Day 2 - Friday 9 October