Coastal and Marine Programme

Coast to Coast 2008 - Australia's National Coastal Conference

Will be held next year from the 18th - 22nd August in Darwin, at the new Darwin Convention Centre.  The conference theme is "Coast to Coast Collaboration: Crossing Boundaries", and exprenssions of interest for participation are now being taken.  For more information go to http://www.coast2coast.org.au

Coastal Assets

• Iconic Coastal and Marine Species
• Protected Areas

Coastal Conservation

• EPA have developed a coastal technical series of best practice beach conservation fact sheets
• Series 1: Queensland's coastal sand dunes
• Series 2: The formation and function of coastal dunes
• Series 3: Importance of dune vegetation
• Series 4: Description of major dune plants
• Series 5: Management guidelines for dune usage

Coastal Management

• Stakeholders in Coastal Management
• Definition of the coastal zone
• Legislation
• Coastal Development
• Local Marine Advisory Committee (LMAC)