Welcome to Country
We acknowledge and pay respects to the Yugambeh people, the Traditional Custodians of these lands and waters and we acknowledge all their descendants. We also acknowledge the many Aboriginal people from other regions as well as Torres Strait and South Sea Islander people who now live in the local area and have made an important contribution to the community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging, and recognize their enduring connection to the land, sea, and community.
The Conference will be held from 4th – 6th June at Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
The Australian Coastal Society invites you to the 16th National Coast to Coast Conference held jointly with the 8th Queensland Coastal Conference. The Conference will be held from 4 – 6 June 2025 at Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, QLD
Welcome from the organising committee
On behalf of the organising committee, we extend an invitation to the joint National Coast to Coast and 8th Queensland Coastal Conference.
Queensland’s coastline is a remarkable asset, renowned for its natural beauty and diverse ecosystems. However, it also faces significant challenges, including coastal hazards, competing demand for environmental, recreational, community and commercial uses compounded by the looming impacts of climate change. This conference provides an opportunity for coastal managers from across the country and region to gather and discuss these issues, share knowledge, and explore innovative solutions.
We hope the conference will delve into a wide range of topics, from coastal ecology and geomorphology, engineering and science, to policy and governance. We will hear from leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who are at the forefront of coastal management. We will engage in thought-provoking discussions and debates, and we will foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders.
We encourage you to attend and actively participate in this conference, ask questions, share your insights, and build relationships with your peers. Together, we can work towards a sustainable future to support our coastal lifestyle.
Zoe Elliott-Perkins and Paul Prenzler
(Co-Chairs of the Queensland Branch of the ACS)
Joint National Coast to Coast Conference and QLD Coastal Conference
The National Coast to Coast Conference will combine with the QLD Coastal Conference in 2025 on the Gold Coast. The Coast to Coast Conference and QLD Coastal Conference are biennial events organised by the Australian Coastal Society (ACS Ltd). The conference will be hosted by the Australian Coastal Society and include plenary sessions, concurrent session, panel discussions, local field trips and networking events.
Coast to Coast is Australian Coastal Society’s national coastal management conference, focussed on embracing the coastal lifestyle enjoyed by Australians and supporting this into the future. The Conference provides an opportunity for all ACS members and non members, industry, researchers, governments and all stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences in coastal and marine science, policy, governance and on-ground planning and management initiatives.
The conference will bring together over 250 delegates from a range of fields including science, engineering, planning, government, community, academia, fisheries, First Nations, innovation and technology.
Embracing our Coastal Lifestyle: Connecting our experiences with the future. This year’s conference theme acknowledges the importance of the coastal lifestyle to communities emphasising the need to learn from our past experience and learnings while incorporate emerging knowledge to support future resilient coastal communities.
Organising Committee
- Zoe Elliott-Perkins (Co-Chair), City of Gold Coast
- Paul Prenzler (Co-Chair), Moffatt & Nichol
- Nick Harvey, Australian Coastal Society
- Bruce Thom, Australian Coastal Society
- Verity Taylor, Tonkin and Taylor
- Aysin Dedekorkut, Griffith University
- Anne Leitch, Griffith University
- Charles Lemckert, Southern Cross University
- Ryan Dermek, Water Technology
Australian Coastal Society (ACS)
The ACS believes that a healthy and sustainable coastal environment is important for the majority of Australians. In order to achieve this, the ACS attempts to foster coastal stewardship by creating a well-informed independent voice for advice on coastal matters to governments and coastal managers.
The Australian Coastal Society (ACS) was initiated at the Coast to Coast Conference in Tasmania in 2004. The idea was floated as a means for those interested in coastal matters to communicate between conferences and where possible take resolutions of the conference to appropriate levels of government.
The idea was discussed further at the Coast to Coast Conference in Melbourne in 2006 and it was agreed that Bruce Thom develop a constitution of a company limited by guarantee that would operate on a national basis.
Expression of interest
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Key Dates
Call for Abstracts: Open Now
Registration Opens: February 2025
Conference Dates: 4-6 June 2025
Destination
The City of Gold Coast (City) is the local government authority responsible for managing the Gold Coast region in south-east Queensland.
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