A voluntary, not-for-profit organisation for advancing geographical science and promoting public awareness and enjoyment of Geography and related topics.
Advance public awareness of, and interest in, geography and related disciplines, including environmental issues
Encourage research and scholarship in geography
Recognise and reward achievements in geography
Commemorate past achievements of significance to geography
The Society is custodian of an extensive library of antique, rare and current books and maps. Amongst its various activities the Society organises lectures on topical issues, publishes a scholarly journal, recognises contributions to geography through an active awards program, and convenes an active field activities program.
The RGSSA welcomes professional geographers, geography graduates, and all those with an enthusiasm for geography, travel and exploration to join.
The RGSSA Library contains over 25,000 volumes and is one of the most significant collections of rare geographical books and manuscripts in Australia.
The Society supports a number of awards and prizes to promote geographical education and research, and to recognise members’ efforts.
11 September 2023
7 August 2023
19 May 2023
11 October 2023 | 12:00 pm
Lunchtime Meeting
Back in the 16th century the cartographer Abraham Ortelius noted that the coastlines on either side of the Atlantic Ocean bore a remarkable resemblance to each other. This observation was the very first clue in an amazing scientific detective story about how the earth works and why the oceans and continents are where they are.
19 October 2023 | 10:30 am
Rare Books Group
Ibn Battuta was a Berber from Morocco who, in the fourteenth century, spent 30 years travelling the world.
19 October 2023 | 5:30 pm
Monthly Lecture
Kim will discuss the cross-cultural collaborative mapping process she has developed with Aboriginal people and organisations over the past 20 years, and how it both fuels and feeds off her writing and art practices.
6 November 2023 | 8:00 am
Trips & Tours
This tour led by the RGSSA newly appointed Head of Travel and longtime lecture presenter, Joc Schmiechen will take you on an exploratory journey into some of landscapes, cultural, settlement and pre-history of Southeastern Australia.
16 November 2023 | 5:30 pm
Monthly Lecture
Australia, the continent, wasn’t always Australia as we know it today. Was settlement an accident, or something more deliberately planned? By which route – or routes – was the continent first settled, and when?
23 November 2023 | 10:30 am
Rare Books Group
The final session for 2023 is a field trip to The Grange, the name of Captain Charles Sturt’s home from 1840-1853, including a tour and morning tea.
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