Invitation
The NSW Coastal Conference Committee invites you to participate in our 32nd NSW Coastal Conference, hosted by Ballina Shire Council. The Conference will be held from 5 – 7 November 2025 at Ballina RSL Club, Ballina, NSW.
Hosted By
Ballina Shire Council
Key Dates
Abstract Submissions: Now Open
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 30 May 2025
Presenter Notification: Friday 11 July 2025
Presenter & Early Registration: Friday 5 September 2025
Conference: 5 – 7 November 2025
Destination
The Conference will be held from 5 – 7 November 2025 at Ballina RSL Club, Ballina, NSW. Ballina is a beautiful coastal town located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Walee. Centered on an island at the mouth of the Richmond River, Ballina is the social and commercial hub of the region.
The Conference
The NSW Coastal Conference has grown to become one of the most successful coastal industry events held in Australia. The conference will bring together over 220 delegates from a diverse range of fields, including: all aspects of coastal, estuarine and marine management, science and research, and education, planning, policy and law; and includes representatives from government, the private sector and community groups and the interested public.
Past conferences have been held in Batemans Bay (2024), Newcastle (2023: Joint National Coast to Coast) Kingscliff (2022), Terrigal (2019), Merimbula (2018), Port Stephens (2017), Coffs Harbour (2016), Forster (2015), Shoalhaven (2014), Port Macquarie (2013), Kiama (2012), Tweed (2011), Batemans Bay (2010), Ballina (2009), Wollongong (2008), Yamba (2007), Coffs Harbour (2006) and Narooma (2005).
The conference is a three-day event which comprises of plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, discussions, field trips (addressing some of the local coastal, estuary and marine management issues), networking events and the Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards.
NSW Coastal Conference Papers and Presentations
View and download past NSW Coastal Conference Papers and Presentations
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.
Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards
The Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards are presented to publicly recognise and acknowledge the contributions of individuals, groups, organisations and agencies toward the ecologically sustainable management of the NSW coastal zone. The Awards will be presented on the evening of Thursday 6 November at the NSW Coastal Conference Dinner.
Award Nominations will open in June.
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