Calendar of events

The event brought together experts from science, community and local government for a day of panels and workshops exploring the impacts of climate change on WA’s coastlines and potential pathways towards a more sustainable future.

Topics included WA’s climate and coastal science, coastal planning and management, nature-based solutions for coastal protection, emerging ocean innovations in the blue economy, Indigenous knowledge on coastal care, and the role of communities in responding to the climate crisis. The event was held in person, with talks also livestreamed to enable people to participate from across the state.

This event is hosted by CMCN and proudly supported by the City of Joondalup, Coastwest Grants, the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, and the Natural Resource Management Program.

Dr Michael Cuttler

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
at UWA’s Oceans Graduate
School and Oceans Institute.

PRESENTING:

Climate Change
Science on
WA’s Coastline

Dr Arnold van Rooijen

Coastal Engineer and Forrest
Prospect Fellow at the University
of Western Australia.

PRESENTING:

Nature-Based Solutions
for WA’s Coastal and
Marine Environments

Craig Perry

Coastal Adaptation
Coordinator at Peron
Naturaliste Partnership.

PRESENTING:

Coastal Monitoring &
Climate Change Impacts
on WA’s Coast

Andrew Outhwaite

Managing Director
at For Blue.
.

PRESENTING:

Blue Economy – Top ocean innovations addressing climate mitigation and
coastal adaptation

Vivienne Panizza

Planning Manager at
DPLH (Department of Planning,
Lands & Heritage).

PRESENTING:

Coastal Planning and Management Policy
in WA and Australia

‘ASK-THE-EXPERT’ ROUND TABLES

Coastal values
Abbie Rogers, UWA

The role of LGAs in implementing long-term
complex coastal adaptation responses
Lucy Sheehy, WALGA

Citizen-led coastal and marine projects
Mike Norman, Joondalup Community Coastcare Forum

The role of Nature-Based Solutions in coastal management 
Dr Arnold van Rooijen, UWA

Coastal Climate Change Implications and the role of NRMs
Kate Sputore, Perth NRM

COASTADAPT WORKSHOP

The CoastAdapt session will outline the key aspects of CoastAdapt and then have a group discussion on participants’ key coastal issues and knowledge needs.

Workshop delivered by Anne Leitch

Anne’s background is in coastal and marine science, climate adaptation and communication and community engagement. She is employed by NCCARF and the Griffith University Climate Action Beacon where her main activity is to overhaul CoastAdapt with new and revised information and tools.

Discussing storage and accessibility of WA coastal data.

WACMN hosted a round-table discussion on coastal data collection, storage and accessibility in WA. The session brought together different organisations to explore how coastal data could be better coordinated, centralised and made more visible and accessible to practitioners across the state.

The discussion identified the types of data being collected, current storage methods, opportunities for centralised data storage, synergies between organisations and potential ways forward for data sharing and accessibility. The session also explored opportunities for WACMN to facilitate future Coastal Data Mapping meetings.

DISCLAIMER: WACMN does not have the capacity to store data or coordinate data collection and storage. Our role as a network is the coordination of efforts to achieve a common goal.

Updating CoastAdapt for coastal decision makers in Western Australia

CMCN is co-hosted this informative webinar with CoastAdapt.

CMCN hosted a webinar for coastal decision-makers in Western Australia as part of the national CoastAdapt platform’s comprehensive update. The session provided an opportunity to discuss current coastal issues, share feedback on information and guidance needs, and explore WA-relevant examples of how CoastAdapt can support decision-making around sea level rise and other climate impacts.

Stakeholder input formed an important part of the update, helping ensure CoastAdapt continues to provide useful and relevant information and guidance for coastal decision makers. The upgrade was funded by the Australian Government’s National Emergency Management Agency.

Thank you to funding from Coastwest Grants and for the support from Central Regional TAFE Geraldton and the Dolphin Discovery Centre Bunbury.

Hybrid state-wide event

WACMN co-hosted a cross-regional hybrid partnership event connecting people and projects along the WA coast. Presentations were live-streamed from locations across the state, creating opportunities for people to connect both in person and online.

The event showcased WA’s thriving coastal and marine projects and was hosted in person by the Northern Agricultural Catchment Council (NACC) and CMCN.

Zoom Incubator Workshop

WACMN brought together academics, industry representatives and members of Coastcare and Friends groups to help inform the development of the Whirlpool, a coastal and marine digital library designed to make important and relevant resources easier to find, share and access across WA.

The incubator workshop invited participants to identify valuable data, research, manuals and tools for the collection, as well as share technical expertise and resources that could contribute to the library.

Following the workshop, participants had the opportunity to join a working group supporting the development of the Whirlpool library collection.