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June 2021
Coastal Resilience: How Landforms Cope with Changing Waves and Rising Seas
The 2021 Howitt Lecture Presented in partnership with the Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division). Our coast is a dynamic system. As the protective boundary between the land and sea it absorbs the constant energy it receives from waves and…
Find out more »July 2021
Decarbonising Energy: At the Tipping Point
Australia has the highest per-capita greenhouse emissions of any advanced economy, we’re on track to miss our Paris commitment, and we're nowhere near achieving net zero.
Find out more »STEM and Society: A Hard-Won Theory – Tectonic Plates in Victoria
Dr William Birch AM Mr Clive Willman In a ‘post-truth’ society, fuelled by soundbites and status updates, opinions and personal theories are often presented with unwavering certainty but remain untested. In this climate, it can be confusing when we hear…
Find out more »September 2021
Foodprint Melbourne: Building the Resilience of Melbourne’s Food System
Compounding crises have revealed the cracks in Melbourne's food supply system, flaws that make our population vulnerable to scarcity.
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