2012 Programme

The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland Inc 

 

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