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Australian Geographic Awards for Nature

The Australian Geographic Awards for Nature is the Society’s flagship conservation funding program. These competitive grants are run annually.

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Meet the 2024 Adventurer of the Year Awardees

It's time to meet the winners of the Australian Geographic Society’s Adventurer of the Year Awards for 2024.

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Save the northern hairy-nosed wombat

Australian Geographic Society's November/December 2024 fundraiser is looking out for the northern hairy-nosed wombat.

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Winners: Australian Geographic Society’s Awards for Nature 2024

Meet the winners of the Australian Geographic Society's first awards program wholly dedicated to the planet.

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The longest walk

Lucy Barnard is walking from Argentina to Alaska – the length of the Americas – on an extraordinary journey of endurance and adventure.

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Sulawesi sensations 

There are worlds within worlds and marvels untold waiting to be experienced on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Islands.

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Burdened by beauty

Northern Australia’s Gouldian finch survives in huge numbers in cages around the world, but its wild population continues to struggle.

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Rescuing the chuditch

After intensive planning, recovery for this endangered marsupial species, the chuditch, is being stepped up to secure its future.

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Trailblazing Aussie aviator recreates first aerial circumnavigation of the country

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia – aviator Michael Smith retraces the flight.

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