Tide Trackers

Ruben is a scientist and television presenter who grew up in Bundaberg, surfing with thousands of sea turtles that return to lay their eggs on Mon Repos every summer.

Sea levels are rising but compared to our short time here on Earth, it’s happening slowly so documenting the king tides on your slice of coast will be an invaluable contribution to future scientists.

A keen surfer, Liz was a competitive surfer sponsored by Billabong for many years and was one of the first ever female surf judges to travel at an international level on the ASP and World Circuit Tour to destinations such as Fiji, Hawaii, Tahiti, Europe and the Gold Coast 2000-2002.

Grab your camera and check out the tide this summer.

Tim Baker is the best-selling author of Occy, High Surf, Bustin' Down The Door, Thrust - the Simon Anderson Story and Surfari. He is a former editor of Tracks and Surfing Life magazines.

Surfers have more to lose than most from rising sea levels. The joy of surfing comes with a responsibility to monitor and care for our coastal environment.

Passionate Australian Reggae Band, King Tide are keen to get you out to see the tide. The ARIA award nominees from NSW have just launched their new album. Find out more about their music  here .

Our coasts, our future. Understanding what sea level rise may mean for coastal communities is everyone's business. If you want to take control of your destiny - have a look at the tide this year.

Professor Andrew Short OAM is widely regarded as the world's foremost authority on beaches. Author of 12 books and hundreds of

Witness King Tide will help raise everyone's awareness of just how mobile sea level is on a daily basis, and what the future will look like as sea level keeps rising. The more people are aware the more something might be done about climate change at all levels of society.

I am pleased to be involved with the Witness King Tides project as I have grown up on the Sunshine Coast and have seen first hand the rising sea levels. I hope this project can help monitor our beautiful coastline so that future generations can enjoy.

Dick Whitaker is often referred to as Australia's premiere weather man! With a career in weather spanning over 40 years, Dick is Australia's friendly expert in the topic of weather. Dick has been a meteorologist since 1971, spending 30 years with the Bureau of Metoerology, consulting and now in his current role as The Weather Channel's Chief Meteorologist. In his spare time Dick has also co-authored and edited 12 meteorological publications and guest speaks at various events on his favourite topic…weather.

An estimated four out of five Australians live within 50km of the coast, making it one of the most important areas for the population. Tides and water levels are a very big issue, particularly when superimposed in any storms that may be battering the coast at the time. Get out during the king tide and visualise what our coasts might look like in the future.

Rebecca is a photographer, born and raised in Cairns, Far North Queensland.

Each year around January the time of the Witness King Tides project Far North Queensland faces the threat of cyclones, each year I observe more beach erosion. This year I look forward to getting together with a crew of photographers and like minded people to capture the king tide on 22 January 2012, JOIN US as we capture and create a photographic database of our Queensland coast.

Brad Farmer is the Founder of Ocean Care Day, Surfrider Foundation and National & World Surfing Reserves.  He is also co-author of Surfing Guide to Australia and 101 Best Australian Beaches.

Australia is really just one BIG beach. WKT is truly an exciting opportunity and for you, the family and friends to get out there and be part of the solution and the science. It’s fun and educational, and a chance to witness and record this natural phenomena on the most remarkable coastline in the world.

Townsvillian's have spent the past two decades waking each morning to Steve "Pricey" Price. He is a local icon. Breakfast with Pricey is an extremely local affair. As well as all the news that's happening in town, there's sport news and weather.

Townsville is a great place to live, especially because of our beautiful coasts. Our coasts will change in the future and Witness King Tides offers us an opportunity to visualise what those changes will look like. Grab your camera and get snapping!