Join us at the Geological Survey of NSW Symposium - celebrating 150 years at NEX Newcastle from 9.00 am - 4.30 pm, followed by a ticketed Symposium dinner at 6.00 pm.
The symposium programme will feature a keynote presentation by the new CEO of Geoscience Australia, Melissa Harris PSM.
Topics will also cover founders of the Geological Survey of NSW, historical achievements and milestones in NSW geological mapping and publications, and an overview of current thinking on NSW geology by past and present survey staff.
The symposium is also an excellent opportunity to network with current and former Geological Survey staff and to celebrate the legacy of the Survey’s scientific achievement and future vision.
A light morning tea will be provided from 10:30 to 11:00 am and a networking lunch from 12.30 pm in The Avenue.
NSW Resources is committed to ensuring this symposium is a safe, inclusive and enjoyable event for all attendees. If you or any of your guests have specific dietary or accessibility requirements (such as being a wheelchair user, having low vision, or being hearing impaired), please inform us via the fields in this registration.
Order of events
8:30 am | Registration, tea and coffee
9:05 am | Welcome to Country
Aunty Cheryl, Awabakal Elder
9:20 am | Introduction
Georgina Beattie, Deputy Secretary, NSW Resources
9:30 am | Keynote address: A brief history of collaboration - the importance of geoscience investment by Australian governments in supporting a strong resources sector
Melissa Harris PSM, CEO Geoscience Australia
10:00 am | New datasets and functionality available in MinView
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW
10:30 am | Morning tea
Session theme | The geological story of NSW
11:15 am | Guest Speaker: A history of ideas on the geological evolution of NSW
Dr Richard Glen, Adjunct Professor Macquarie University
11:30 am | The geological mapping of NSW: from horseback to Seamless Geology and beyond
Simone Meakin, Land Access Planning Officer, GSNSW and Dr Gary Colquhoun, Principal Geologist, GSNSW
11:45 am | Geophysics: changing the game in mapping and mineral discovery
Astrid Carlton, Principal Geophysicist, GSNSW
12:00 pm | Markers in time: using fossils to find minerals in NSW
Dr Ian Percival, Honorary Research Associate, GSNSW
12:15 pm | NSW: A 1.7 billion year story of tectonics
Dr Chris Folkes, Senior Geoscientist GSNSW
12:30 pm | Lunch
Session theme | NSW: Uncovering a wealth of resources
1:30 pm | In the footsteps of Carne and Andrews: Mineral systems role in new discoveries
Dr Joel Fitzherbert, Principal Geoscientist, GSNSW
1:50 pm | The rich mineral endowment of NSW and its future potential
Glen Cathers, Manager Resource Assessment, GSNSW
2:05 pm | The basins of NSW: a wealth of energy -past present and future
Dr Kevin Ruming, Director Assessment & Advice, GSNSW
2:30 pm | Unravelling the Broken Hill story: the role of GSNSW
Gary Burton, Senior Geoscientist, GSNSW
2:45 pm | Cobar: mapping, minerals to seismic on the road to the next discovery
Dr Luke Mahoney, Senior Geoscientist, GSNSW
3:00 pm | Afternoon tea
Session theme: Our people, collections and data
3:20 pm | Custodianship of a glorious heritage, from museum and core libraries to a virtual future
Paul Meszaros (former GSNSW)
3:35 pm | Digital orogeny: the history and future of the Survey’s world class data delivery systems
Kevin Capnerhurst, Senior Geologist, GSNSW
3:50 pm | Our greatest asset - a human history of the Survey
Larissa Gammidge, Jola Jaworska - Geoscientists, GSNSW
4:05 pm | Guest Speaker: Much achieved, but plenty still to do: the big questions about NSW geology that GSNSW will address in the future
Dr Bob Musgrave, conjoint senior lecturer, University of Newcastle
4:20 pm | Closing remarks: What next for the GSNSW
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW
Please note this program is subject to change.
Symposium dinner
6:00 pm | Arrival
6:20 pm | Welcome
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW
7:15 pm | Guest Speaker: Anecdotal and reflective speech
Lindsay Gilligan (former GSNSW)
9:30 pm | Formal close of proceedings
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW