Griffith Centre for Coastal Management has been involved in the development of a variety of coastal education resources which are available for free (unless otherwise stated). These resources are listed in the table below. For resource orders please download and complete the resource order form.
| Resource |
Description |
Target Audience |
| Beachology: User's Guide - Guide Book |
Guide to beach ecology activities for children or local community groups |
Parents, teachers, community group leader |
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Building Dunes for the Community and the Coast- Guide Book AVAILABLE 2012 |
A 'how to' guide for sustainability of self-sufficient BeachCare groups, both at the Gold Coast and other regions |
Beach Care groups and volunteers |
| Coastal Plant Pocket Guide: Northern Agricultural Region, Western Australia - Guide Book |
A guide to common plants growing on the coastal strip of WA's Northern Agricultural Region (Guilderton to Kalbarri) |
Beachfront residents |
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Coastal Plant Pocket Guide: The Gold Coast Region- Guide Book AVAILABLE NOW $10 each |
A field guide to common coastal plant species which can be found along the Gold Coast coastline |
Gold Coast beach users, community groups, students |
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Coastal Plant Poster: The Gold Coast Region- Poster AVAILABLE NOW $3 each |
Colour poster guide to the top ten most common coastal plant species found along the Gold Coast coastline |
Gold Coast beach users, community groups, students |
| CoastEd, BeachCare and Griffith Centre for Coastal Management Newsletters |
Informative newsletters which reach people from all areas of the coastal community |
Centre affiliates, volunteers, Gold Coast community |
| CoastEd and BeachCare Brochures |
Informative brochures promoting coastal engagement programs |
Community Groups and Schools |
| Facebook You Tube @CentreCoastMang |
The Centre, BeachCare and CoastEd programs have joined Facebook, Twitter and YouTube |
Gold Coast Community |
| Griffith Centre for Coastal Management public library - online library | Relevant studies completed by the Centre and other key stakeholders |
Gold Coast City Council staff, Gold Coast Community |
| It's All About Sand/History of the Gold Coast - CD ROM/DVD |
Educational resource to assist people to learn more about Gold Coast beaches |
Teachers and students |
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Managing Our Coastlines- Book
COMING SOON |
Compilation of information gathered through CoastEd and tailored into a useful resource |
Gold Coast Community, teachers, secondary students |
| Our Coast Information Sheet Series |
A range of information sheets on topics related to our coastline |
Gold Coast Community |
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Our Coast video series
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Videos which raise awareness of the history of coastal issues and their management on the Gold Coast |
Gold Coast Community |
| Ready Set Teach - Teacher Lesson Plans |
Lesson plans related directly to the coastal environment - developed for each grade (1-12) |
Teachers |
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Severe Storms on the East Coast of Australia 1770-2008- CD ROM AVAILABLE NOW $30 including postage and handling |
An extensive compilation of references to east coast Australian weather extremes |
Gold Coast Community |