2025 in Review

It has been a particularly busy 2025 - lots of excursions, resource development, designing new excursion for a number of organisations, and collaborations. A number of professional learning sessions have been provided throughout the year, presentations at a couple of conferences and a number of publications that relate to Harbour School Sydney topics. Thank you to James Heafey, Jeremy Rotenstein, Mark Standen and Keith Thomas for their contribution throughout the year.
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Here is an overview of some of the 2025 highlights:

Excursions and sessions in: Blues Point, Darling Harbour, Chowder Bay, Iron Cove, Clontarf, Bondi, St Ives, Hunters Hill, Balmain.
Most popular excursion: Darling Harbour Precinct - HSC Geography 
2025 Excursions in collaboration with: Living Seawalls, Sail GP, Sydney By Kayak, SIMS, Lands' Edge Saltwater School, Parramatta River Catchment Group, Great Southern Reef Foundation, Seabin Lab, Wilderlab.
Professional Learning sessions in collaboration with: School Library Association of NSW, Geography Teachers Association NSW & ACT.
Memberships: National Marine Science Committee (Associate member), Parramatta River Catchment Group (Community Representative)
Conferences: National Marine Science Committee Symposium, Geography Teachers Association of NSW & ACT.
Relevant publications: 
- “Strengthening Ocean Literacy: Marine Science Education and Training to Ensure Australia’s Blue Future” white paper to inform the National Marine Science Committee Decadal Plan (2025-2035) - co-led by Prue Francis, Rachel Kelly and Louise Swanson.
- "Coral Triangle: Biodiversity Hotspot" chapter - Powerful Geography 2 text for HSC Geography (also includes Kelp Forest and Salmon Aquaculture chapters by co-authors Lorraine Chaffer and Khya Brooks)
- "Traditional Ecological Knowledge" Geostory - Powerful Geography 2 text for HSC Geography
- "Conditions and adaptations in the forgotten mangrove forests" - Geodate Volume 38, Issue 3 2025 
​- "Mangrove Forests - Threats and Restoration" - Geodate Volume 38, Issue 3 2025 
- "An Introduction to the South Australian Algal Bloom" - Geography Bulletin 57, No 4, 2025
- "Photo Interpretation of South Australian Algal Bloom" based on photos of Stefan Andrews and Scott Bennet - Geography Bulletin 57, No 4, 2025
- "IMOS and the South Australian Algal Bloom" - Geography Bulletin 57, No 4, 2025


I'm really looking forward to seeing what 2026 brings, including a few new collaborations in the pipeline.
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Louise Swanson.