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Students of the University of New Castle and a team of marine scientists are now going to examine the causes and the effects of the submarine landslides and deep marine canyons along Australia’s eastern edge. It is going to be held during a five-week voyage on a CSIRO research vessel (RV) investigator. Students, volunteers, and researchers from the University of New Castle and the University of Sydney are going to be part of this project. This research project will help recognise the risks associated with submarine landslides and tsunami events. Current research related to it shows that submarine landslides have occurred along the east coast of Australia for about 15 million years and are expected to reoccur in the future with the continued potential to generate tsunamis. Associate Professor Hannah Power and Dr Michael Kinsela of the University of New Castle are going to lead this research project.