Join Perth NRM’s annual Coastal Forum, celebrating Coastcare week at the WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories in Hillarys.

Presenters include:

• Dr Jeff Hansen (UWA Oceans Institute) – Coastal erosion in Perth
• Mike Norman (Friends of Sorrento Marmion Beach) – Marmion Sorrento Foreshore ecological restoration and a mountaineer’s observations of global warming
• James Mumme (Friends of Point Peron) – Woody Weeds at Cape Peron
• Kate Sputore (Perth NRM) – Coastal + Marine: Current projects and future priorities
• Gavin Hunter (Plant Health Diagnostics, CSIRO) – Biological control of Sea Spurge and Buckthorn
• Chris De Cuyper, Managing Director, Fremantle Seaweed – Asparagopsis aquaculture on an offshore seaweed farm

The Perth Coastal Forum 2026 is supported by the Building Coastal Resilience in Perth’s Communities project, funded by the Australian Government’s Disaster Ready Fund and supported by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.