CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The NSW Coastal Conference Committee invites you to participate in our 32nd NSW Coastal Conference, hosted this year by Ballina Shire Council. The Conference will be held from 5 – 7 November 2025 at the Ballina RSL Club, Ballina.
The theme for the Conference is Shaping Our Shores: Proactive Solutions for Coastal Futures. The theme reflects the need to not just react to the issues of coastal environments but to actively shape and influence the future of these areas through innovative, sustainable, and proactive strategies in positive and impactful ways.
We are actively encouraging submissions from Councils to share their stories at the Conference and have highlighted a dedicated topic for this purpose.
We are seeking papers and presentations that span many disciplines. Planners and policy-makers, engineers, scientists, communicators and facilitators, educators, researchers, the private sector, decision-makers and community members are also invited to submit.
This year we turn the spotlight onto the following conference topics:
- Councils and communities – the value of local knowledge and connections
- Contemporary approaches for assessing and adapting to coastal hazards and climate change risks
- Coastal catchment disasters – preparation, response, and recovery
- First Nations peoples’ perspectives and coastal community partnerships
- Healthy and productive estuaries and floodplains
- New science and Innovative ideas
- Policy, planning, legal insights and changes
Join colleagues and share your experiences and ideas!
Presentation Types
- 20 Minute Oral Presentation: Presentation for a concurrent session, including question time
- 10 Minute Oral Presentation: Presentation for a concurrent session, no question time
- Digital Poster Presentation: Will be displayed during the conference and there will be an allocated time for authors to provide a 3 minute presentation.
All presentation modes require an abstract to be submitted.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 30 May 2025
Presenter Notification: Friday 11 July 2025
Presenter & Early Registration: Friday 12 September 2025
Abstract Submission
Click on the “Submit Abstract” button below, and follow the steps outlined in the Author Instructions.
CLOSING DATE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
FRIDAY 30 May 2025