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Australian coastal observation network
Big Swamp restoration project
Cars in floods: Vehicle stability testing for flood flows
Caseys Beach seawall upgrade
Clybucca monitoring
Clybucca Wetlands management options study
Coastal adaptation needs for extreme events and climate change, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
CoastSat
CoastSnap
Cold water pollution: A review
Eurobodalla Shire Council coastal hazard assessment
Hunter River water quality model
Hunter scoping study
Kingscliff seawall design
Manly coastal hazard assessment
Oceanlinx wave energy system physical modelling
Oyster reef restoration project
Peer review of Watermark Coal groundwater modelling report
Physical modelling of Bounty Bay breakwater, Pitcairn Island
Port Fairy coastal hazard assessment
Scrivener Dam physical model
Tomago Wetland monitoring
Tomago Wetland restoration project
Tube fishway project
Tuckean Swamp drainage options study
The mystery of Thirlmere Lakes
Yeramba Lagoon restoration
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A deep dive into water engineering with Fred Chaaya
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Congratulations Ian Coghlan - promoted to Principal Coastal Engineer
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Vale School legend – Col Dudgeon (1932-2021)
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Optimising hydraulic infrastructure design with LIDAR technology
Under the supervision of Dr Stefan Felder and
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Sand, surf and STEMM: what's on a coastal engineer's mind
Professor Ian Turner is internationally regarded for his work on
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Engineering insight: Alice Harrison
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Engineering insight: Chris Drummond
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Welcome back Francois! Marine renewable energy expert returns
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Bridging the gap between engineering and environmentalists
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Defining coastal storms
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Jamie Ruprecht has spent the past 7 years ded
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Beaches and math
Lecturer Dr Kristen Splinter studie
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A few weeks in the life of a Senior Environmental Engineer
Duncan Rayner is a Senior Environmental Engineer at WRL, and has had
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