Members are invited to submit Geographical Icons of Queensland photos to the RGSQ 2024 photographic competition.

The competition is only open to RGSQ members for unpublished photos taken in 2021-2024. Download a flyer here.          PRIZES

1st - One night accommodation at Binna Burra Sky Lodge
2nd - Framed Wildlife Illustration by local wildlife artist
3rd - Australia Zoo day pass for one person

After registration, please email your photos as attachments to info@rgsq.org.au.

Image and submission requirements:

Submissions will be judged online by RGSQ members, which will take place from 7 October to 15 November. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the RGSQ Xmas Party, Tuesday 7 December 2024.

Please note:
By submitting your photos to the RGSQ 2024 Geographic Icons of Queensland Photography Competition, you agree to share the photos with RGSQ for future use. All photos will be copyrighted under a Creative commons Attribution 4.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which means that each photo is owned by the creator (you as the photographer) and it can be shared and adapted freely when appropriate credit is given.

Inquiries to:
Iraphne at i.childs@uq.edu.au or Kay at kayrees@gmail.com

We look forward to receiving your photos
Best wishes
The Publications Committe

Presented by Philip Castle.  Philip is a retired print journalist and historian specialising in Australian history including our military conflicts and early white settlement exploration. He most recently retired as a QUT journalism lecturer and had undertaken his post graduate studies on Post Traumatic Stress on Journalists. He holds three degrees; his first BA in History and Political Science (ANU), a BA in Journalism and Professional Writing (Canberra University) and a research masters from QUT on PTSD and journalism.

Philip Castle will provide a lecture and power point presentation on the early colonies' most expensive overland venture known as the Robert Burke and William Wills exploration leaving Melbourne in August 1860 to 1861 which crossed the continent north to the Gulf and return. He will examine whether it was a major triumph or flawed tragedy particularly as nine members perished during the trek. He will closely examine the personalities of key members and whether the leader, Burke, was guilty of murder and whether there were needless deaths? Was it really worth it and how great was the coverup?

Cost:-  $5:00 which includes a special morning tea.

Limit:-  35 attending, zoom open.  Register and pay via the website. 

Coordinator:-  Len Lowry

The 2024 Annual General Meeting of The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland Ltd will be held on premises and online via Zoom.

A link to the Zoom AGM will be emailed closer to the event day.

Documents for the upcoming AGM can be accessed by members under the Membership tab>Members Portal>AGM-2024 on the RGSQ website (please log in to view the portal and access the 2024 AGM material).

During the AGM, Mr Bohao Dong, PhD Candidate with the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, will give a special presentation about his research which was supported by an RGSQ grant in 2023. Bohao's research focuses on using giant clam shell geochemistry to understand past environmental change and human-environment interaction in the South Pacific.

We look forward to your participation on the night.

This tour has been arranged in two parts:

• Brisbane Airport by bus
• Boondall Wetlands Environmental Centre by personal vehicles

The bus will leave from Eagle Junction (Stop 27, Park Av) at 9.30 am to be at the airport by 10.00 am.

At the Airport, we will go ‘behind the scenes’ to learn about the operation of one of Australia’s fastest growing airports. Interesting, informative and fully guided, these tours are great for those interested in the fascinating world of aviation.

We return to EJ about 12.30 pm and transfer to our private vehicles.  For participants who have travelled to EJ by public transport, carpooling will be arranged.

We can have a picnic lunch at Nudgee Beach or the Boondall Wetlands Environmental Centre (BWEC).

AT BWEC, there will be a talk by one of the Rangers at 2.00 pm, followed by a walk on boardwalk and gravel track through the Wetlands, which adjoin Moreton Bay Marine Park which is listed as a Wetland of International Importance.  Expect to see migratory shore birds which have flown from the Northern Hemisphere,

We will return to EJ by 3.30-4.00.

Cost will be $25 per person for members, $30 for non-members. Limit of 20 participants.

Remember to bring a picnic lunch, water bottle, wind jacket, sunhat, sunscreen, camera and binoculars.

Speakers: Dr Mark Limb, QUT School of Architecture and Built Environment. Mark is a qualified urban planner with more than a decade of experience in strategic and statutory land use planning, and a full member of the Planning Institute of Australia. Dr Ruby Michael, Griffith Univ. School of Engineering and Built Environment. Ruby is an Ecological Engineer and the founder of Green Infrastructure Research Labs (GIRLS). Ms Anna Campbell, Qld Walks. Anna is the Executive Officer of Queensland Walks, a community based peak body that advocates for more walkable, rollable and strollable places. 

“Climate change is having a significant impact, particularly when we look at rising temperatures in our urban areas. However, from challenge there often comes opportunity, and the urban greening movement is all about looking at ways to make our urban environment cooler, more comfortable and also more socially connected.

Urban Greening is essentially increasing the amount of green infrastructure in and around urban areas.” CSIRO website.

This Geography in Conversation is being sponsored by The Spring Hill Community Group under a grant awarded by the Member for Brisbane, Stephen Bates. Spring Hill is one of Brisbane’s oldest suburbs. Its rich cultural diversity and easy walking distance to the CBD make it the perfect place to live and play. Under the grant Spring Hill Community Group is working with RGSQ Young Geographer’s and Map Group to study walkability and urban greening on routes through Spring Hill.

Each speaker will have 8 minutes to spotlight their work.

During the Q&A forum the audience will have up to 60 minutes to ask questions of the experts on their projects,  and on issues relating to the Walkability and Urban Greening of Spring Hill.

Light refreshments are served before you settle in for an informed conversation on a topic of interest to us all.

Please post your questions on notice to:

Email questionsonnotice@gmail.com

Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024

Time:  5:30 pm light refreshments – doors open @ 5:15pm 

             6:00 – 6:30 pm Presentations

             6:30 – 7:30 Q&A Forum

             7:30 – 8:00 Mingling 

Place: Gregory Place, Level 1, 28 Fortescue St. Spring Hill 

Cost: $5.00 for refreshments, included in registration. 

Cost: $5.00 Members 

          $5.00 Non-Members 

          $5.00 Students 

This training is being provided under the 2023-24 Volunteer Grants from the Commonwealth Department of Social Services through the Office of the Member for Brisbane, Mr Stephen Bates.

RGSQ is using the Grant to improve our meeting and event running skills. The skills which you will acquire over the 2-day training sessions will not only help RGSQ, you will also be able to take these skills into your volunteer activities with other organizations. It is expected that registrants will attend both days.

Trainer: Dr Ian MacColl

2 half day training sessions to be held at RGSQ.

Dates: 23 and 24 October

Time: 9:00 – 1:00

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

Course Content:

• Meeting technology setup
• ZOOM – joining events, setting up meetings – inviting guests – recording
• Social media – how to extend our reach and attract new members
• CANVA – design our notices to let us shine

Members: Free