Forum: Options for adapting to climate change on the Gippsland coast - 11-12 September 2008

Forum Presentations

11 September - morning
  • Welcome to Country & to East Gippsland
 
  • Introduction to the Forum (Duncan Malcolm – GCB Chair)
 
  • CSIRO predictions for climate change and subsidence on the Gippsland Coast (Dr. Kathy McInnes)
(PDF 5.8 mb)
  • Threats to natural values and physical assets (Eric Sjerp)
(PDF 8.6 mb)
  • Visual tools for Gippsland coastal towns (Peter Wheeler)
(PDF 3.2 mb)
11 September - afternoon (Planning and Response)  
  • Lunch and Speaker: Socio-economic considerations in planning for climate change in coastal areas (Daniel Pleiter – Western Port Greenhouse Alliance) Sponsored by Wellington Shire Council
(PDF 10.1 mb)
  • Legal implications of climate change in coastal areas (Mark Beaufoy – DLA Phillips Fox)
(PDF 658 kb)
  • VPP planning policy analysis (Helen Martin)

(PPT 7.2 mb)

(PDF 180 kb)

  • Planning responses national/international (Barbara Norman)
(PDF 660 kb)
  • Dinner and Keynote Speaker (Peter Malcolm – Director coolglobe)
    Sponsored by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
 
12 September - morning
  • Presentation of Sea-Level Rise Flood Scenario for Lakes Entrance
    (Rob Gell, Channel 7 Presenter)
 
  • Debrief and Forum Summary (Gillian Hayman & Duncan Malcolm)