The ‘hard yards’ needed to conserve Australia’s marine environment

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive member

The Draft Australia’s Sustainable Ocean Plan was recently released for public comment. It sets out a vision to 2040. It highlights the outcomes Australia wants to achieve, and identifies opportunities for collective national action to help tackle key challenges while supporting people’s livelihoods and our growing ocean economy.

Book Review: Deep Water – the world in the ocean

Author: James Bradley.  Published by Hamish Hamilton in 2024

Review by Graham Kelly of NPA’s Environmental Book Group

Bradley is a Sydney writer of fiction and science non-fiction and is also a prize-winning critic. He brings his vast research and expressive skills to this wide-ranging set of views of the ocean. The book describes its multiple layers and ecology, the nature and lives of its inhabitants, and major contemporary topics relating to their health and future. Historical narratives are frequently used to explain how we have arrived at current situations and to inform the future. Current research and activities aimed at mitigating the effects of adverse future changes are often included to express hope for the future.

NPA Volunteer Awards 2025

The Volunteer Awards were announced at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 19 November and were presented by Executive Committee members Helen Wilson and Liz Jeremy. Some awards will be presented later.

The NPA Volunteer Awards were established in 2004 to honour Prudence Tucker, a longstanding and dedicated member of NPA. The Awards recognise consistent, persistent, innovative and significant effort by members in support of NPA’s aims, projects and member activities.