Coasts Broadsheet
Managing the Natural Environment
 CoastsBroadsheet

Cat. No. SA105

Coasts Broadsheet

Examines rocky, sandy, mangrove and coral coasts and the processes which shape them.

  • Rocky Coasts.
    • 8 photographs depicting;
    • Cliffed coast.
    • Wave cut notches.
    • Wave cut platform.
    • Blow hole.
    • Rock stack.
    • London Bridge before after its collapse.
  • Sandy Coasts.
    • 1:25 000 topographical map of Cooloola Sandpatch (Qld) depicting sand dune blowout.
    • 1 :18 000 Aerial photograph of Lakes Entrance (Vic), 17/1/2000
    • 4 photographs.
  • Mangrove Coasts.
    • 1:30 000 aerial photograph of Deception Bay (Qld), 18/8/1997.
    • 1:300 000 topographical map of the same area.
    • 4 photographs.
  • Coral Coasts.
    • 1:12 000 aerial photograph of Green Island (Qld), 17/7/1996.
    • 1:7 000 aerial photograph of Heron Island (Qld), 30/8/1992.
    • 2 photographs.
Examines the issues involved in management of the coastline and its processes using four case studies Gold Coast - Byron Bay, Maroochdore, Port Kembla and Sand Mining.
  • Gold Coast - Byron Bay.
    • 1:25 000 topographical map of Byron Bay (NSW)
    • 5 photographs depicting beach protection methods.
    • 1 photograph of potential sand supply.
    • 3 time lapse photographs depicting beach erosion at Kirra (Qld).
  • Maroochdore.
    • Two 1 :14 000 aerial photographs of the mouth of the Maroochy River (Qld) dated the 5/5/1958 and 1/7/2001.
    • Two oblique aerial photographs of the mouth of the Maroochy River.
    • 4 photographs.
  • Port Kembla.
    • Two 1 :14 000 aerial photographs of port Kembla dated the 1950's and 25/9/1990.
    • 5 photographs depicting port facities and activity.
  • Sand Mining.
    • Landsat 7 satellite image of sand mining in Bunbury (WA)
    • 2 photographs depicting sand mining operations.
    • 2 time lapse photographs depicting the Wonneraup (WA) minning operation in 1991 and after rehablitation in 1994.
  • Blackline masters questions and exercises, and answers.
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