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CEO Appointment

CEO Appointment The Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) is pleased to announce that Jaime Livesey has been appointed by the Board of Directors as Chief Executive Officer of the AIG. The AIG is the leading Institute representing professional geoscientists employed in all sectors of industry, education, research and government throughout Australia (www.aig.org.au). Jaime has a

AGC Formal release of the AGTEP survey

The AGC have just issued a media release to promote the release of the latest Tertiary Education Geoscience report. This is a 5 yearly snapshot of the state of our university education system and when combined with the previous reports shows a long term decline in university enrolments. You can see the announcement here https://www.agc.org.au/news/media-releases/

EXPLORATION RADIO – The BHP Xplor Program with Sonia Scarselli

EP#68 – The BHP Xplor Program with Sonia Scarselli #ExplorationRadio    THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY

EXPLORATION RADIO – Defining Discovery with Scott Briscoe – Parts 1 and 2

Defining Discovery with Scott Briscoe episode #66 and episode #67 #ExplorationRadio    THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY

In Remembrance of Jack Hallberg (1942 to 2023)

We sadly announce the passing of Dr Jack Hallberg, one of the ‘greats’ of Western Australian geology. Jack was a devoted husband, father and in recent times, grandfather, and was very well-known as a buyer and seller of a diverse range of collectibles – comics, baseball cards and most recently Pokemon cards. But it is

Steering a Pathway to Professional Competency Accreditation in Hydrogeology in Australia

CHRIS DICKINSON, RPGeo (Hydrogeology) and DOUG BROWN, RPGeo (Hydrogeology) This article is based on a talk we recently presented at the Australasian Groundwater Conference 2022 in Perth. AGC22 is a hydrogeology dedicated event run by the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Australian chapter. This paper was developed to present (again) the importance of professionalism and

EXPLORATION RADIO – Ideas That Must – Part 6

#65 – Ideas That Must – Part 6 At the end of our interviews, Steve and Ahmad always ask the guests two questions: what is something they think needs to live or be maintained in the mining industry at all costs; and what is something that needs to die or be jettisoned out of our

EXPLORATION RADIO – Ideas That Must – Part 5

#64 – Ideas That Must – Part 5 At the end of our interviews, Steve and Ahmad always ask the guests two questions: what is something they think needs to live or be maintained in the mining industry at all costs; and what is something that needs to die or be jettisoned out of our

EXPLORATION RADIO – Ideas That Must – Part 4

#63 – Ideas That Must – Part 4 At the end of our interviews, Steve and Ahmad always ask the guests two questions: what is something they think needs to live or be maintained in the mining industry at all costs; and what is something that needs to die or be jettisoned out of our

Third Quarter Results Record a Slight Deterioration in Employment Conditions

The overall employment trend remains positive The results of the latest quarterly snapshot of Australian geoscientist employment conducted by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists recorded a slight increase in both unemployment and underemployment (geoscientists able to secure less than one quarter of their desired workload) during the three months between July and September 2022. The