Public Talks at Geoscience Australia
Page last updated:25 March 2025
Geoscience Australia Chief Scientist Dr Steve Hill, sharing his love of Earth Science
Our Public Talks are back, and we are thrilled to welcome you to the 2025 series. These talks, held fortnightly on Wednesdays at 11am can be joined in person at our Canberra headquarters or live online and will include seven Distinguished Geoscience Australia Lectures (DGALs) over the year.
Each distinguished lecturer was nominated by their peers in prestigious recognition of their major achievements and contributions to not only Earth science but Geoscience Australia over the previous 12 months.
Our public talks feature a wide range of Earth science topics and technical expertise, to give you insight to our data, releases and announcements.
Check out the DGALs below and register now for the Public Talks you can’t miss (HINT: that’s all of them!), watch the recording of talks you’ve missed or dive into the archive of all our Public Talks since 2016.
Upcoming Distinguished Geoscience Australia Lectures (DGALs)
DGAL: Certainty and Stability: Australia's Maritime Boundaries in a Changing World
Geoscience Australia is at the forefront of the digital transformation of maritime boundaries globally as well as initiatives to harmonise the management of land and sea.
DGAL: Taming urban earthquake risk in Java
Understanding and quantifying seismic risk in the world’s most populous island Java in Indonesia, where there is a history of damaging earthquakes and vulnerable buildings.
DGAL: National 3D geological and hydrogeological framework
This project enables scientists to analyse the connections between underground water sources, rock layers, and other natural resources.
DGAL: Australian Fundamental Gravity Network. Shaping the network for our future needs
The Fundamental Gravity Network is a set of benchmarks allowing all gravity surveys to be tied into a single coherent dataset.
