The Australian Geoscience Council - the Council of Earth Science Societies in Australia

The Australian Geoscience Council The Australian Geoscience Council is the Peak Council of geoscientists in Australia. It represents nine major Australian geoscientific societies and has a membership of over 7000 professionals. The geosciences are critical for Australia. The mineral and petroleum industries are the main export earners and underpin the nation’s wealth creation. The geosciences are needed to discover, develop and manage these resources. Our future prosperity will depend on these industries remaining healthy, innovative and internationally competitive. In addition, we face huge challenges in respect of sustainability and survival on planet Earth. Issues of land degradation, water resources, energy supplies, climate change, urbanisation and natural hazards affect not just Australia but the whole Earth. These important matters require input from the geosciences.
Member societies display this logo	Executive
	President 2005-2006 Dr Trevor Powell STIR Science Services 15 Jaeger Circuit, Bruce Canberra, ACT 2617 Tel: 02-6251-4128 Fax: 02-6251-4128 Mobile: 0422-089-532 Email: tpowell@actewagl.net.au
	Chairman Dr Kevin Dodds Research Manager Geophysics CO2CRC Monitoring Research Leader CSIRO Petroleum, ARRC, 26 Dick Perry Ave, Technology Park Kensington, Perth WA 6151 Tel: 08-6436-8727 Fax: 08-6436-8555 Mobile: 0417-029-285 Email: Kevin.Dodds@csiro.au
	Treasurer Don Larkin Chief Executive Officer, The AusIMM PO Box 660, Carlton Sth VIC 3053 Tel: 03 9662 3166 Fax: 03 9662 3662 Mobile: 0419 754 739 Email ceo@ausimm.com.au
	Past President Mike Smith General Manager, Austpac Resources NL Level 3, 62 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: 02 9252 2599 Fax: 02 9252 8299 Mobile: 0411-103-761 Email mike_rpgeo@optusnet.com.au
	Secretary Brigette Hall Newcrest Mining Ltd, c/-Cracow Gold Mine Locked Bag 2, Theodore QLD 4719 Tel: +61 74993 7766 Fax: +61 749937755 Mobile: +61 412 225 653 Email: brigettedhall@optusnet.com.au
	Member Societies
	Association of Exploration Geochemists (AEG) Australian Division Dr David Cohen School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052 Tel: 02-9385-8084 Fax: 02-9385-1558 Email: d.cohen@unsw.edu.au	Australian Geoscience Information Association (AGIA) Mari Sell Divisional Librarian Petroleum Resources, Australian Resources Research Centre, CSIRO, 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Technology Park, Kensington, WA, 6151 Tel: 08-6436-8531 Fax: 08-6436-8555 Email: mari.sell@csiro.au
	Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) Rick Rogerson Geological Survey of Western Australia 100 Plain Street East Perth WA 6004 Tel: 08-9222-3170 Fax: 08-9222-3633 Email president@aig.asn.au	Australian Quaternary Association Dr Henk Heijnis Science Program Manager Climate Variability and Extreme Events Sydney Catchment Authority PO Box 323, Penrith NSW 2751 Tel: 02-4725-2513 Fax: 02-4725-2560 Email: henk.heijnis@sca.nsw.gov.au
	Australian National Chapter, International Association of Hydrogeologists Philip Commander Department of Water The Atrium, 168 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 Tel: 08-6364-6895 Fax: 08-6364-6525 Email: philip.commander@water.wa.gov.au	Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG) Dr James Reid Lecturer in Geophysics, School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania Private Bag 79 Hobart, Tas, 7001 Tel: 03 6226 2477 Fax: 03 6223 2547 Email: james.reid@utas.edu.au
	The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) Peter McCarthy The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy PO Box 660, Carlton South Vic 3053 Australia Tel: +61 3 9662 3166 Fax: +61 3 9662 3662 Email: president@ausimm.com.au	Geological Society of Australia (GSA) Prof Andrew Gleadow School of Earth Sciences The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3052 Tel: 03-8344-9866 Fax: 03-8344-7761 Email: gleadow@unimelb.edu.au
	The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) The AusIMM Geoscience Task Force Chair Andrew Vigar Mining Associates Level 5,80 Albert Street Brisbane, Qld 4002 Tel: +61 7-3012-8499 Fax: +61 7-3012-8321 Email: andrew.vigar@minasc.com	Geological Society of Australia (GSA) Dr Ian Lambert Leader, National Resources & Land Use Advice Group Geoscience Australia, Cnr Hindmarsh Drive & Jerrabomberra Avenue, Symonston, Canberra ACT 2609 Tel: +61 262499556 Fax: +61 262499983 Mobile: +61 419426924 Email: ian.lambert@ga.gov.au
	Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA) Geoscience Representative to FASTS Barry Goldstein Primary Industries and Resources SA 7th Floor, 101 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5001 Phone: 08-8463 3200 Fax: 08-8463 4155 Email: goldstein.barry@saugov.sa.gov.au