Granite of the Baikal Supersuite in the Mopunga Range, Northern Territory, photograph courtesy of Barry Reno

Northern Territory

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Talks & Events

Upcoming Division Meetings


Previous Division Meetings

23 February 2024 - GSA NT Annual Dinner 2024
Details: The GSA (NT Division) Annual Dinner is the premiere event on the NT division’s calendar. The annual dinner is the largest gathering of NT-based and interstate geoscientists within private industry, government and academia.
For enquires please contact [email protected]
Location: Moorish Cafe, 37 Knuckey Street Darwin
Time: Dinner starts at 7pm, and includes a three-course meal and drinks of beer, wine and soft drink.
Cost: Tickets cost $90 for GSA members, and $100 for non-members.

1 December 2023 - GSA NT Seminar Series
Speaker: Heidi Allen (Geological Survey of Western Sydney)
Topic: Precambrian Biostratigraphy: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Details: Heidi is a palaeontologist at the Geological Survey of Western Australia with extensive field and project experience in WA sedimentary basins.Following Heidi's talk we will launch the GSA NT 2024 calendar. The calendar features 12 fabulous photos of NT geology, which were submitted to a photo contest we ran earlier this year. We will have a look at the photos and award first prize in the contest. Look out for an email announcing calendar sales soon - we hope to ship them out in time for Christmas


12 August 2023 - GSA NT Division National Science Week Book Launch
Details: We are launching our new book Behind the landscape of the Central Ranges: a geological guide to the Larapinta Trail and Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park written by Anett Weisheit. This event is a chance for you to engage with our local geologists and STEM professionals and enthusiasts who made the guide book a reality. Attendees will experience a keynote presentations from our sponsors and supporters, a presentation of the guide book by the author, as well as an excursion hosted by local geologists to the nearby granite outcrops. We will also have a rock display showcasing the major rock types that can be found around Alice Springs
Book orders: The Larapinta Trail geological guide book will be available to purchase on the day for $45 (including GST), or can be ordered directly from the society here. For enquiries please contact [email protected]

9 June 2023 - GSA NT Division Meeting

Speaker: Steve Hill (Geoscience Australia)
Topic: The future of geoscience needs our best people to come to the challenge: the importance of trust, connection and aspiring for good solutions in geoscience

14 April 2023 - GSA NT Division Meeting
Speaker: Andy Clark
Title: Characterising basement geology between the Warramunga and Murphy provinces, and implications for the evolution of the North Australia Craton


10 March 2023 - GSA NT Division Online Annual General Meeting


24 February 2023 - GSA NT Division Annual Dinner

Details: The GSA NT Division annual dinner is the premier event on the NT division’s calendar. The annual dinner is the largest gathering of NT-based and interstate geoscientists within private industry, government and academia
Speaker: Jun Cowan (Leapfrog Software)


25 November 2022 - GSA NT Division 2023 Calendar Launch & Presentation

Details: GSA NT Division are launching a 2023 NT Geology Calendar highlighting the diversity of geology across the Northern Territory. 100% of profits go towards publishing a new book- The Geological guide to the Larrapinta Trail- by GSA member Anett Weisheit. Join us for a fun afternoon where we officially launch the calendar, announce the winner of our GSA NT Photography competition and discuss the geology of the twelve selected photos. Feel free to join the event for free, or please pre-order a calendar now through the Eventbrite registration page. Calendars are $25 each, two for $45 or three for $60. Email [email protected] for further details.

4 November 2022 – GSA NT Division / AusIMM Joint Meeting

Speakers: Anett Weisheit (Northern Territory Geological Survey), Peter Waggitt (Consultant) and Mark Asendorf (Consultant)
Topic: Geology of the Larapinta Trail and the Pine Creek Geotrail Project and Miners Park upgrade


28 October 2022 - GSA NT Division Online Meeting
Speaker: Rachel Popelka-Filcoff (University of Melbourne) 
Topic: Layers of Technology: Archaeological Science Approaches to Cultural Pigments


14 October 2022 - GSA NT Division Online Meeting
Speaker: Kam Bhowany (University of Queensland)
Topic: Mine waste opportunities: moving towards circular and sustainable mining in Australia

23 September 2022 - GSA NT Division Online Meeting

Speakers: Ross Mitchell (Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Adam Nordsvan (University of Hong Kong)
Topic: Did an asteroid impact cause temporary warming during snowball Earth?


9 September 2022 – GSA NT Division Meeting

Speaker: Graeme McDonald (Core Lithium)
Topic: Spodumene Pegmatites of the Finniss Lithium Project


29-30 August 2022 - Central Australian Basins Symposium (CABS IV)

Details: With the theme ‘Exploring Australia’s Resource Frontier,’ CABS IV will focus on the geological evolution and resource potential of central Australian basins and provide a forum for the geoscience community to share knowledge, ideas and technological developments from these basins
Location: Darwin Convention Centre
Networking Sunset Drinks: 5.00pm, Tuesday 30 August, The Precinct, Darwin Waterfront. Free canapes and a drink. Members and friends welcome. For more information contact [email protected]Download flyer

12 August 2022 - GSA NT Division Online Meeting

Speaker: Morgan Cox (Curtin University)
Topic: Craters in the NT: A shocking tale of space rocks colliding with the top end

10 June 2022 - GSA NT Division Online Meeting
Speaker: Alan Jay Kaufman (University of Maryland)
Topic: When Life Got Hard: An Environmental Driver for the Origin of Seashells

27 May 2022 - NT Division Online Meeting
Speaker: Glenn Marshall (Centre for Sustainable Arid Towns)
Topic: postage stamps featuring volcanoes or volcanic features

13 May 2022 - GSA NT Division Online Meeting
Speaker: Patrick Smith (Australian Museum)
Topic: Updates in the palaeontology and biostratigraphy for the Cambrian and Ordovician sequences in the Amadeus Basin and surrounding regions

Larapinta Geotrail

Download Larapinta Geotrail Stop Coordinates (Guidebook appendix)

Committee

Chair: Amber Jarrett

Secretary: Cait Stuart

Treasurer: Jo Whelan

General Committee:
Glen McIlwain
Pablo Farias
Tim Munson
Lachlan Hallett
Chris Edgoose
Anett Weisheit

Stratigraphic Nomenclature subcommittee
Chair:
Tim Munson
Amber Jarrett
Elliot Foley

Pablo Farias
Charles Verdel
Jo Whelan

Geoheritage Subcommittee Representative:
Christine Edgoose

Geotourism Subcommittee Representative:
Anett Weisheit