2024 Australia Events Listing

21 March 2024 - GSA Tasmania

Details: We are proud to celebrate the work of our early women geological mappers in the early 1970s. Geological field work was generally the preserve of men. Although women in geology during these times were employed by government organisations and some universities, they were often limited to work in laboratories in fields such as palaeontology and mineralogy. Yet in Tasmania Elzabeth Corbett and Jean McClenaghan were making maps with their husbands Keith Corbett and Marcus McClenahan for the State’s Department of Mines, Geological Survey Regional Mapping section. Please join us for an early afternoon tea to reflect on and recognise the contributions of these pioneering mapping teams. 
Location: University of Tamania, venue is the Centenary Building Room 404. Take the lift from the glassed-in flyway above the oval to the 4th floor. Turn right. Enter the building and turn left.
Time: 1:00pm


21 March 2024 - ACT GSA National Park Meeting
Details: Dr Brad Opdyke will be giving a talk at the ACT National Parks Meeting on the regional geology and its impact on the river systems in the ACT.
Light supper to follow the meeting. Free to attend.
Location: Weston Creek Uniting Church (16 Parkinson Street, Weston)
Time: 7.30pm
Registration: Sign in upon arrival

21 March 2024 - GSA-VIC Event
Details: Dr Kevin Hill Selwyn Medallist 2023 will be presenting. Topic TBC. In person only.
Location: Fritz Loewe Lecture Theatre, McCoy Building, University of Melbourne, 253 Elgin St, Carlton VIC 3053
Time: 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm start

23 - 24 March 2024 - GSAQ - World Science Festival Brisbane
Details: GSAQ will have a stand at the World Science Festival and will be hosting several Geological Walking Tours.
Location: South Bank, Brisbane
Register: Click Here

6 April 2024 - GSA Tasmania
Details: 1 day excursion to the examine the stratigraphy and fossils in the Cygnet area. ‘Late Paleozoic Cygnet’ we will examine the stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology of the Late Carboniferous and Permian age rocks exposed in coastal outcrops within the scenic bays of Port Cygnet. Permian marine fossils are locally abundant as are oysters in the intertidal zone.  Very tasty! Option for a visit to Home Hill Winery at the end.
Time: TBA
Registration: Lock this date in your diary now and contact Phil Sansom at [email protected] for a registration form and further details.

10 - 11 April 2024 - GSA-TAS

Details: Fossil Working Bee
Time: 10.00am-3.00pm
Location: MRT Geotechnical Laboratory Mornington (front building)
Registration: For more information contact Barbara Frankel at [email protected]

18 April 2024 - GSA-VIC AGM
Details: Annual General Meeting
Location: Fritz Loewe Lecture Theatre, McCoy Earth Sciences Building, The University of Melbourne
Time: 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm start
Registration: TBC

18 April 2024 - GSA Tasmania
Details: Owen Missen is Environmental Geology Lecturer in Earth Sciences University of Tasmania. He researches the environmental mineralogy and geochemistry of Critical Minerals, essential components of the green energy transition. He will present on his research on the ‘Comparison of cobalt weathering behaviour from different host rocks: an Australian outback journey’ which he completed as part of a postdoctoral project with Museums Victoria prior to arriving at the University of Tasmania.
Location: University of Tamania
Time: 6:00pm

24 April 2024 - ARGA Webinar
Details: Expanding the uses of regolith spectral data and whole rock geochemistry prediction with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with Harrison Keeble – Geoscientist (Geological Survey of Victoria)
Location: Zoom
Time: 10.00am AWST/12.00pm AEST
Registration: Click here

4 May 2024 - GSA-ACT Field Trip: Geological History of the Canberra Region
Details: Meeting at the top of Mount Ainslie, we will visit several sites in the Canberra region to explore the region’s geological history. Attendees will provide their own transport between sites. If you do not have your own transport, please contact a member of the GSA-ACT committee and arrangements can be made. More information and registration details will be sent to GSA-ACT members soon.
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Cost: GSA members – Free; Non-GSA members - $15
Registration: TBA


23 May 2024 - GSA-VIC Event

Details: Dr Andrew Gunn, Monash University will present on Aeolian Sediments on Mars
Location: Kathleen Syme Community Centre, 251 Faraday St., Carlton.
Time: 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm start
Registration: TBC

18-19 July 2024 - 5th Geotourism Festival and International Conference (GEOFEST)
Details: An Australia-Indonesia Geotourism Collaboration Project – Sydney Workshop and tours
'The Volcano as a World Class Sustainable Geotourism Destination'
Location: The University of Sydney
Registration: Click Here

21-23 August 2024 -Coal Geology Council 42nd Sydney Basin Symposium
Details: The theme of the 42nd Symposium is "Understanding the Sydney Basin Today is the key to Tomorrow’s Sustainability", focussing upon both the changing times in the industry, changing environmental considerations, and the sedimentary nature of the basin.
We are seeking expressions of interest to present at the 2024 Sydney Basin Symposium. All submissions and topics will be considered by the committee. We are also looking for those who would like to do a ½ hour workshop – if you have any ideas in this space, please reach out to us and let us know! Please submit any further ideas for presentation topics or if you are super organised an abstract of up to 500 words to: [email protected].
We have a great group of motivated people working on this event but if you are interested in helping organise the event, please contact: [email protected]
Download Flyer for more information about the program, registration, sponsorship opportunities and accommodation options.
Download Call for Papers Flyer

Location: Newcastle City Hall
Registration: Click here

18-22 November 2024 - SGSTG Biennial Meeting
Details: The five-day conference will be broken up with mid-conference field trips. We have tentatively settled on a series of three-day pre and post-conference field trips that cover local geological highlights
Location: University of New England, NSW.

Location: University of New England, Armidale, NSW
Website: Click Here
Registration: Click Here


 

2025 Australian Events Listing