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Forty years after the Gold Coast Seaway opened, ICM founder Angus Jackson reflects on the $50 million infrastructure project that stabilised a dangerous river entrance, transformed coastal management on the Gold Coast, and helped shape the engineering approaches still used today.

ICM's Aaron Salyer & Angus Jackson joined the World Surfing Conservation Conference 2026. Find out whats working, and whats new in the surfing conservation space.

The global spotlight has turned to Australia, with the Reef Builder project receiving UN World Restoration Flagship status, an award that recognises initiatives that support global commitments to restore one billion hectares.

International Coastal Management is inviting expressions of interest from graduate and early-career coastal engineers in Queensland, ahead of planned recruitment in the new year. The opportunity offers exposure to local and international coastal projects, hands-on engineering experience, and long-term career development within a specialist coastal consultancy.

International Coastal Management is proud to announce that founder Angus Jackson has been appointed to the National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering (NCCOE). In this role, Angus will help shape national strategies that balance resilience, sustainability, and the needs of future generations, while protecting the places Australians love and depend on.

ICM welcomes Chadi Sabra as MENA Managing Director, reinforcing our regional presence with world-class expertise in coastal resilience and marine infrastructure.

International Coastal Management (ICM) is proud to be part of the expert review team supporting the Queensland Government’s emergency response at Bribie Island.

ICM joins global scientists at the UN One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, contributing insights on the future of ocean resilience.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, parts of the Gold Coast coastline were under real pressure. Erosion was affecting dunes, accessways, and built assets, and the city’s beach economy was starting to feel the risk. Angus Jackson was working with the Gold Coast City Council during this period, when many of the approaches that now guide urban beach management were still being tested, debated, and refined. A reminder of that era surfaced for us through an old Engineers Australia magazine article...