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• Murray River Cruise - Extended Expression of Interest

  • Start
    Friday, July 11, 2025
  • End
    Friday, December 05, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    South Australia, Adelaide & Murray River
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    0

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  RGSQ Traveller

  Note that this event is presently fully booked, however, if you have an interest in this trip we encourge you to join the waitlist in case of cancellations or if there is enough interest we may be able to arrange a similar trip in the future. (There is no obligation on your part in joining the wait list.)

  Murray River Cruise and Royal Geographical Society of SA
  1-8 May 2026

  

  
  

  Join us for a Geotour cruise on the Murray River and a hosted visit to our sister Society, the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia in Adelaide.

  
  

  Twin Share from $4075.00 pp; Single rate from $5830.00 pp
  

  * As we have to book flights and cabins on the boat please register by 31 Jul 2025. On receipt of an offer, an Initial deposit of $1,000pp (partly refundable) is required by 15 Aug 2025 to secure cabins & flights.

  Cost includes:
  

  • Return flights Brisbane to Adelaide in Economy class
  • 2 nights hotel accommodation in Adelaide with breakfasts
  • Dinner at The Guardsmen Restaurant Adelaide
    
  • Day Trip to Victor Harbour, Goolwa and Hindmarch Island with Royal Geographic Society South Australia Members
    
  • Transfers Adelaide airport to Adelaide hotel
  • Return transfers Adelaide to Murray Bridge
  • 5 nights Murray River Cruise on the Proud Mary with all meals, all outside cabins with ensuite and river views

  Itinerary includes:
  

  • Friday 1 May visit RGSSA’s library & hear about RGSSA programs, dinner with RGSSA & RGSQ members
  • Saturday 2 May local day trip organised by RGSSA
  • Sunday 3 May-8 May on board the Proud Mary

  
  This Geotour will include guided shore excursions covering geographical, ecological, historical, economic and cultural aspects of this part of the Murray River:

  • Mannum town historical tour
  • Walker Flat nocturnal bird and wildlife ecological tour
  • Swan Reach lagoons, museum and organic almond farm
  • Blanchtown lock #1 and weir
  • Sugar Shack river flood plains and ecological walk
  • Big Bend cliffs & lagoons, small boat ecological tour
  • Guided Aboriginal rock art site at Ngaut Ngaut
  • Mypolonga primary school, orchards and apricot farm
  • Return to Murray Bridge

  
  Enquiries:
  RGSQ office +61 7 3368 2066 or email info@rgsq.org.au

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• Geography Writing Competition Awards Night

  • When
    Friday, September 05, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Gregory Place, 1/28 Fortescue St, Spring Hill and via Zoom

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  Special Event

  Please join us to celebrate the authors and their stories in the 2025 competition.

  Certificates will be awarded to the authors of stories which were judged to have merit to move to the long list.

  The Short List will be announced and later the Prize winners in each category.

  Prize winning authors will be invited to read their stories.

  Guest speaker: Mr Christopher Zinn

  Christopher has been a journalist all of his professional life in print radio and television both here and overseas. He has written many long form features for magazines and TV and has authored a number of short stories. He is working on an epic fable called The Black Polar Bear.  

  Announcement of the Short List: Ms Kaye Schwede

  Announcement and Presentation of the Prizes: tba

  Light refreshments will be served throughout the evening.

  Date: 5 September 2025

  Time: 5:30 – 8:00

  Place: RGSQ Gregory Place. Level 1 / 28 Fortescue St. Spring Hill. 4000

  Registrations:

  Members $5.00

  Non-Members $5.00                 

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• Ecocide, Earth Laws and the Future of Environmental Law in Australia

  • When
    Tuesday, September 09, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom only
  • Spaces left
    64

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  Geography Matters

  Dr Michelle Maloney (AELA)

  Dr Michelle Maloney is Co-Founder and National Convenor of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), Adjunct Senior Fellow, Law Futures Centre, Griffith University; and Director of the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) and Future Dreaming Australia. Michelle’s work focuses on creating systems change (across law, economics, education and ethics) to shift industrialised societies towards regenerative, Earth-centred governance.

  Professor Rob White (University of Tasmania)

  Rob White is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Criminology at the University of Tasmania. He has written extensively in the areas of criminology, youth studies and eco-justice. Among his recent books are Theorising Green Criminology (Routledge, 2022), Advanced Introduction to Applied Green Criminology (Edward Elgar, 2023) and Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Crime (Edward Elgar, 2025). He has particular interests in the concept of ecocide, the rights of nature, and the impacts and ramifications of climate harms.

  In this presentation, Dr Michelle Maloney and Professor Rob White will provide a lively and engaging discussion about the current challenges, and future possibilities, of environmental law in Australia. They'll begin with a critique of current environmental law in Australia, and then discuss emerging legal issues including ecocide, Rights of Nature and 'Earth laws'.

  When: 9 September 2025

  Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm AEST

  Location: Zoom Only

  Please note: The ZOOM link for this event is included in the confirmation email which you will receive once you have registered. You will find it at the bottom of the notice. Please keep this in a place where you can find it when needed. A reminder email will be sent with the link on the day of the event close to Close of Business hours.

  This event may be recorded. If you have any questions, please email us at info@rgsq.org.au.

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• Behind the scenes of tsunami research with Dr Annie Lau

  • When
    Thursday, September 25, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Gregory Place, 1/28 Fortescue St, Spring Hill Qld 4000 / Zoom
  • Spaces left
    33

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  Young Geographers

  Dr Annie Lau is a coastal geomorphologist specialising in analysis of past occurrences of coastal hazards (e.g. storms and tsunamis) through sedimentary, geomorphological and historical records for assessing the future threat in coastal areas. She has worked on several tropical coasts in Queensland, Southern China, and Pacific islands including Fiji, French Polynesia, and Tonga. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland, teaching in a range of topics from marine science to disaster management.

  Recently, Dr Lau’s research team discovered a huge tsunami boulder on Tonga that got some global media attention. In this presentation, Annie will explain her team’s research in Tonga, and share her experiences working in remote island communities with unique cultures and disaster histories. Media article on Tonga boulder: https://www.iflscience.com/worlds-largest-cliff-top-boulder-was-rolled-from-30-meter-high-cliff-by-ancient-tsunami-79314.

  When: Thursday 25th September 2025

  Time: 06:30pm – 07:30 pm

  Cost: $5 for members, $10 for non-members

  Location: 1/28 Fortescue Street, Spring Hill & Zoom

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• Queensland Earth Observation Hub

  • When
    Tuesday, October 07, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Gregory Place, 1/28 Fortescue St, Spring Hill and via Zoom
  • Spaces left
    60

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  RGSQ Lecture Series

  Gavin Kennedy 

  Satellites have transformed the way we observe and understand geography, extending the traditions of mapping and survey into space. The Queensland Earth Observation Hub is a unique state-based initiative bringing researchers, industry, and government together to turn satellite data into practical tools for monitoring and managing land, coasts, and sea for everything from agriculture and mining to environmental management. This lecture will share project stories, from woody weed mapping in plantations to digital twins of mangrove coasts and hyperspectral monitoring of coral reefs, to show how Earth observation is helping to shape Queensland’s future. It is not all happy stories though, as we will also discuss the challenges of data continuity and the growing importance of building sovereign capability in Earth observation.

  Bio: Gavin Kennedy is a geospatial professional with FrontierSI and is the Coordinator of the Queensland Earth Observation Hub, an initiative of SmartSat CRC and the Queensland Government, where he manages more than $3M in EO projects and building collaborations between researchers, industry, and government. He has over 40 years’ experience in ICT and geospatial innovation with a career spanning CSIRO, Fugro, AARNet, and international work with CERN.

  Image: Daintree and the Great Barrier Reef, Landsat 8, NASA

  Please note: If you have registered to attend the lecture via Zoom, the lecture link will be emailed to all registrants closer to the lecture date. This lecture may be recorded. If you have any questions, please email us at info@rgsq.org.au.

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• Mathema Gallery, near Mt Mee

  • When
    Friday, October 24, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ocean View
  • Spaces left
    1

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  RGSQ Traveller Event

  

  This is an opportunity to visit the Mathema Gallery which is the only Gallery/Museum of mathematics in the Southern hemisphere. We will travel by bus to Dayboro for morning tea, climb the Mt Mee Road to the Museum at Ocean View and continue on through the D'Aguilar Range to Woodford for lunch. 

  The Gallery is only recently established and has exhibits tracing the history of mathematics from 3000 years ago, from Egypt through to the Incas, Aztecs and Chinese origins. It also features displays of calculating devices from 300BC through many centuries to the present. There is also a library containing 5500 books containing 1000 titles before 1850, including fascinating school textbooks from our era and before! There is also a unique gift shop. There are many geographical references within the Gallery.

  Time: Friday 24th October 9.30am. The bus will leave Enoggera Bus and Train Station (Ferny Grove/Beenleigh line) at 9.30am. Parking is at the railway station carpark off Glenalva Terrace Enoggera or, if full, in nearby streets..

  Morning Tea: We will stop at the  Dayboro Bakery in the attractive town of Dayboro. There are also alternative cafes and we should have enough time to walk around the town.

  Mathema Gallery: We proceed up the winding road to Ocean View to the Gallery which is in the grounds of Oceanview Estates Winery. We will have a short presentation from the owners and founders of the Gallery. There are also extensive lawns at the site.

  Lunch:  We will then continue up the Mt Mee Road to the Woodford Gardens Cafe for lunch at about 1pm. It is set in about 4 acres of manicured gardens and has a extensive menu from snacks to a full lunch. There may be a chance to walk around the small town of Woodford. 

  We will return to Enoggera more directly and expect to arrive about 3.30pm.

  Trip Detail: The bus trip in four stages will overall take a total of about two hours. The visit to the gallery will be for about an hour and a quarter with limited seating. Morning Tea and Lunch will be at your own cost.

  Limit: 20 participants. If the trip is fully booked, please use the waitlist. There is often a good chance of late places being available.

  Cost: Members $65 and non-members $75, including a donation to the Gallery. 

  Coordinator: Chris Spriggs 0400 908 378

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