About us
The Australian Geoscience Council provides a forum for representatives of geoscientific societies and organisations to cooperate and to encourage the development of the geosciences in Australia.
The geosciences are critical for Australia. The mineral and petroleum industries are the main export earners and underpin our wealth creation. The geosciences are needed to discover develop and manage these resources. Our future proposperity will depend upon on these industries remaining healthy, innovative, competitive and environmentally sustainable.
We are faced with huge challenges in respect of land degradation, deteriorating water quality across the whole continent, coastal development and management, the impact of natural hazards and the management of Australia's marine jurisdiction. These issues require input fom the geosciences. We must aim to ensure that our environmental management practices and the development of the built environment will enable productive and profitable uses whilst sustaining our natural environment.
The objective of the Australian Geoscience Council is to represent the broad range of geoscience professions in order to
- Provide expert apolitical advice to governments matters invlving the geosciences and their aplication:
- Promote the development of scientifically sound policies for education and research; and
- Provide the Australian public with a greater appreciation of the economic, environmental and cultural values of the geosciences.
Council Membership
Association of Exploration Geochemists
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Australian Geoscience Information Association
Australian Institute of Geoscientists
Australian Chapter, International Association of Hydrogeologists
Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Geological Society of Australia
Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia
