February 5
Afternoon Trek: Christie Theatre Organ, Kelvin Grove
February 7, 7:30 pm
Lecture by HE Ms Penelope Wensley AC, Governor of Queensland, on the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
March 6, 7:30 pm
Lecture by Assoc Prof Peter Skinner
Up the Creek: Rethinking Brisbane's Floodplains
March 17
Social: Talk and Themed Dinner - Ireland
March 21
Day Trek: Commentary in the Cane Fields
March 26 - April 4
National Geographic Channel Australian Geography Competition
March 30 - April 3
Long Weekend Trek (School Holidays): Bigriggen Camp
April 3, 7:30 pm
Lecture by Dr Maruicio Taulis
Coal Seam Gas Water and Potential Environmental Implications
April 16 - May 10
Overseas Trek: Victoria Falls to Cape Town
May 1, 7:30 pm
Thomson Address by Prof Graeme Hugo
Australia’s Population Future: Challenges and Opportunities
May 18 - 26
Week Trek: Source to Sea - Tweed River & Scenic Rim
June 5, 7:30 pm
Lecture by Mrs Melva Hobson
Geography in/and my Life as Mayor
June 6
Day Trek: Legacy Way Tunnel + Transit of Venus
June 18, 11.00 am
Geography Competition Final for under 16s, Sydney
June 25 - July 23
Pungalina Scientific Study
July 3, 7:30 pm
Lecture by Mr Mike Shapland
Disaster Management in Queensland
July 17
Social: Tour of St Stephen’s Cathedral + City Botanic Gardens
August 7, 7:30pm
Lecture by HE Mr Paul Madden
Geography and Diplomacy
August 8
Day Trek: Queensland Maritime Museum
August 18 - September 12
Overseas Trek: Cape Town to Victoria Falls
September 4, 7:30 pm
Annual General Meeting
September 7 - 10
Weekend Trek: Source to Sea - Nerang River
September 30 - October 5
Geography’s Big Week Out, Mornington Pen, Vic
October 2, 7:30 pm
Lecture by Mr Adrian Holbeck
Achieving Zero Carbon Emissions: A Plan to Repower our Nation with 100% Renewable Energy in 10 years
October 5 - 7
Weekend Trek: Australian Camp Oven Festival, Millmerran
October 19
Social: Talk and Themed Dinner - China
November 1
Day Trek: Cruise on the Brisbane River
November 6, 7:30 pm
Lecture by Ms Deborah Tabart
The Koala Habitat Atlas: How Good Mapping can Save Koalas
December 4, 7:30 pm
Christmas Party