Knowledge areas
Environmental policy, planning and management with an emphasis on nature conservation and marine/ coastal environments.
Professional activities
President of the Australian Coastal Society
Director of Zoos Victoria
Member of the Victorian Coastal Council
Media appearances
Most recntly Geoff has published an article in The Conversation and a Letter to The Age on the State election in Victoria concerned about the lack of focus on environmental issues.
Projects
How universities can aid and abet conservation is the major current project which will be supported by a brief academic study leave vist to Harvard Forests and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in April to June 2015.
Geoff is also co-editing a CSIRO publication on Marine Protected Areas in Australia.
Continuing work with marine and coastal policy development in Victoria and Australia continues.