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Refreshes every 30 minutes. > Base URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org --- ## Home URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/ - [From seeds to shorebirds: meet the winners of the 2026 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/from-seeds-to-shorebirds-meet-the-winners-of-the-2026-australian-geographic-awards-for-nature) — From rebuilding Sydney’s underwater forests and restoring Country on the shores of The Coorong to uncovering what’s happening to Australia’s much-loved Christmas beetles, five ambitious conservation projects will share $150,000 through the 2026 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature. - [Rays of hope](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/rays-of-hope) — Graceful, intelligent and cloaked in mystery, manta rays are among the ocean's most extraordinary creatures. Scientists are only just beginning to unravel their secret lives, and with your help, they can gather the knowledge needed to protect these gentle giants for generations to come. - [The 2026 Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year Awards](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/what-adventure-looks-like) — In a year when a record 1,008 people stood on the summit of Everest, the 2026 Adventurer of the Year awards remind us that adventure has never been about records alone. The Australian Geographic Society is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to conservation, scientific research and exploration. Since its founding in 1987, it has supported thousands of projects that have restored ecosystems, safeguarded endangered species, amplified Indigenous knowledge and enabled bold scientific and exploratory achievements. Through grants, awards and expert storytelling, the Society ensures that vital work not only happens on the ground but also reaches and inspires the wider public. Its impact is measured in healthier landscapes, thriving wildlife, empowered communities and new generations motivated to explore and protect Australia’s natural and cultural heritage. ### OUR FOCUS - Developing and promoting funding programs that address our most urgent environmental issues — Developing and promoting funding programs that address our most urgent environmental issues - Supporting individuals and organisations who lead the way in nature conservation, scientific research and public education aimed at positive environmental outcomes and the advancement of knowledge of our environment - Honouring achievements in conservation and adventure - Raising public awareness of Australia’s natural heritage through events, expeditions and expert storytelling ### OUR FINANCIAL IMPACT AT A GLANCE: - $250k + — in nature grants disbursed in 2024/5 - $112k + — donated to endangered species in 2024/2025 - 100% — of profits from Australian Geographic’s businesses go to the Australian Geographic Society. ### RECENT FUNDRAISERS - NORTHERN HAIRY-NOSED WOMBAT — 12552 - GOULDIAN FINCH — 11850 - WESTERN QUOLL — 10298 - NUMBAT — 11289 - BILBY — 23454 - GOLDEN SHOULDERED PARROT — 14734 - KOALA — 10493 - EASTERN BETTONG — 11453 - PLATYPUS — 12508 - GREEN AND GOLDEN BELL FROG — 10334 - MARINE TURTLES — 10697 - MOUNTAIN PYGMY POSSUM — 13227 - GILBERT’S POTOROO — 9056 - SQUIRREL GLIDER — 8757 - YELLOW-FOOTED ROCK-WALLABY — 6305 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNSEAiLFHc --- ## About Us URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/about-us ### OUR HISTORY The Australian Geographic Society was established by Dick Smith AC in 1987, a year after he launched Australian Geographic. Dick wanted to give back to the kinds of people and organisations that inspired him and would also inspire the readers of Australian Geographic. He pledged $100,000 per year to be donated to worthy causes. In the decades since, Australian Geographic has donated millions of dollars to help protect our natural heritage and encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery. ### OUR MISSION The Australian Geographic Society is dedicated to supporting scientific research, protecting and fostering a love for our environment and natural heritage, encouraging a spirit of discovery and adventure, and spreading knowledge of Australia to Australians and the world. We seek to empower individuals and organisations to tackle environmental challenges and find innovative solutions to the many threats faced by our natural world. Pictured: Kim Hands of Stop the Toad Foundation on an AG Kimberley Scientific Expedition. ### HOW DO WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION? We harness Australian Geographic’s expert storytelling to power the Australian Geographic Society’s financial and practical support of Australians dedicated to preserving and restoring our natural heritage. We achieve our mission through a program of sponsorship, grant giving and public fundraising. We also contribute by providing individuals and organisations with valuable media coverage of their efforts and achievements in the pages of Australian Geographic and through our many additional communication channels. We recognise individual achievements in conservation and adventure through the prestigious Australian Geographic Society Awards. ### OUR ORGANISATION ### Our Board of Directors - Chrissie Goldrick (Chair) - David Haslingden (Vice-chair) - Simon Ebenezer (Treasurer) - Page Henty (Director and Company Secretary) - Peter Anderson (Director) - Nick Croydon (Director) - John Fahey (Director) - Hugo Heath (Director) - Michael Mills (Director) - Justin Punch (Director) ### OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Tim Jarvis AM - Robert Purves AM - John Leece AM - Anna Rose - Chris Bray - Heather Swan - Todd Tai - Michael Smith ### OUR PATRON: DICK SMITH AC Dick Smith AC is an Australian entrepreneur, philanthropist, aviator, and environmentalist but above all he is a proud Australian. He founded Dick Smith Electronics and later Australian Geographic in 1986. He advocates for sustainable population growth and environmental conservation. He's a passionate adventurer, completing numerous historic solo flights. Dick supports numerous charities and promotes ethical business practices, earning widespread respect in Australia. ### OUR PARTNERS ### OUR PARTNERS - Coral Expeditions — Coral Expeditions is a pioneering travel company. They co-present the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature - QBD Books — QBD is Australia's number one online bookstore and partner for our Australia’s Most Endangered Program. - Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife — An Australian non-profit supporting national parks, including conservation, habitat restoration and threatened species. - Australian Wildlife Conservancy — Australian Wildlife Conservancy is a global leader in conservation, providing hope to Australian wildlife across Australia. ### OUR SUPPORTERS - Nathan Ferlazzo — Nathan raises funds for the Society through his stunning wildlife art under the brand Marini Ferlazzo. - James Hough — Each year James Hough paints 13 works for the Australian Geographic Art Calendar which raises funds for conservation. ### OUR AMBASSADORS - Rachel Ward AM — Rachel Ward AM is an Australian actor, director and now a passionate advocate for regenerative farming. - Valerie Taylor AM — Valerie Taylor is a legendary conservationist and filmmaker known for her work with sharks and her underwater photography. - Bryan Brown AM — Bryan Brown AM is one of Australia’s most celebrated actors and storytellers, bringing his unmistakable voice and a passion for Australia’s natural heritage to his role as an Australian Geographic Society ambassador. --- ## Services URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/services ### AUSTRALIA’S MOST ENDANGERED The Australian Geographic Society conducts bi-monthly public fundraising campaigns called Australia’s Most Endangered on behalf of Australia’s most imperilled native animals. We identify species at risk and organisations conducting wildlife conservation programs for those species within Australia. We raise funds through the generosity of our audiences across print products and digital that we in turn donate to those organisations. As part of each campaign, we inform and educate our audience on the species in question and explore the specific threats and possible solutions. We also seek to raise the profiles and shine a light on the dedicated and passionate conservation organisations with whom we partner. Link: [LEARN MORE](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/save-the-bilby) ### AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC AWARDS FOR NATURE The Australian Geographic Society supports conservation leaders working across Australia. We offer tiered, continuing, financial and practical assistance to courageous changemakers spearheading scientifically informed local solutions to the biodiversity, pollution and climate crises. The Australian Geographic Awards for Nature is the Society’s brand-new flagship conservation funding program. These competitive grants are run annually and each of the grants, known as awards, are worth either $20,000, $30,000 or $50,000 each. Link: [LEARN MORE](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/services/australian-geographic-awards-for-nature) ### ADVENTURER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Australian Geographic’s annual awards for adventure are the longest-running and most prestigious accolades for the adventure community in Australia. The gold medallion is a symbol of the Spirit of Adventure, one of the key pillars of the Society and the AG brand. The medallions were first presented in 1987 and have been won by the likes of Ron and Valerie Taylor AM, Greg Mortimer OAM, Lisa Blair and Tim Jarvis AM. Link: [LEARN MORE](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/services/australian-geographic-society-awards) ### ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION The Australian Geographic Society has supported Australian exploration and adventure for four decades. Through financial support, sponsorships and merit awards, we endeavour to encourage a spirit of adventure among Australians. Link: [LEARN MORE](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/services/adventure-and-exploration) ### NATIONAL BILBY AWARENESS WEEK National Bilby Awareness Week: Saving a Native Icon From 2025, the Australian Geographic Society aspires to establish a National Bilby Awareness Week, to be observed annually just before Easter each year. It will highlight the importance of conserving the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis). This initiative will encourage collaboration across conservation, education, and media sectors to raise awareness about bilbies and broader biodiversity challenges such as feral invasive species like rabbits. Link: [LEARN MORE](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/services/national-bilby-awareness-week) ### The Forktree Project The Australian Geographic Society is proud to support The Forktree Project, an ambitious landscape restoration initiative helping to demonstrate how degraded land can be brought back to ecological health. Through the Society, you can choose The Forktree Project as your preferred cause, with funds raised supporting its vital restoration work on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula. Your donation will help The Forktree Project restore native vegetation and wildlife habitat, improve biodiversity and demonstrate practical approaches to repairing damaged Australian landscapes. 100% of funds donated through the Australian Geographic Society’s Forktree Project fundraising page are provided directly to The Forktree Project to support its restoration work. Donations to the Australian Geographic Society–Forktree Project fund are tax deductible. DONATE HERE Link: [LEARN MORE](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/help-bring-a-landscape-back-to-life) --- ## Support Us URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/support-us ### All our profits donated to nature SHOW YOUR SUPPORT Whichever way you choose to support the Australian Geographic Society, either with a donation or by subscribing to our great Australian Geographic magazine, our monthly digital membership, or by purchasing goods from our online store, you can be sure you are helping contribute to our mission. All our profits are donated to the Australian Geographic Society. ### MAKE A DONATION TODAY DONATE TODAY You can make a tax-deductible donation directly to the Society. Your donations are used to support individuals and organisations who apply for funding through the Society’s grant-giving programs. All donations over $2 are tax-deductible. Link: [DONATE NOW](https://shop.australiangeographic.com.au/products/donation) ### DONATE TO AUSTRALIA'S MOST ENDANGERED AUSTRALIA'S MOST ENDANGERED Help protect the mysterious manta ray Mantas don’t so much swim as appear to fly through the water. Measuring up to seven metres from wingtip to wingtip, they bank effortlessly, their great fins giving them an almost bird-like grace. “They really do seem to look at you with awe, the same way you’re looking at them,” says Dr Asia Haines, principal scientist with Project Manta at the University of the Sunshine Coast. “They seem as curious about us as we are about them.” For all their size, remarkably little is known about these ocean giants. Until 2008, scientists believed there was just one species of manta ray worldwide. Today three species are recognised, including two found in Australian waters: the reef manta (Mobula alfredi) and the larger oceanic manta (Mobula birostris). Unlike whales, mantas don’t need to surface to breathe, nor do they come ashore to breed. They can spend their entire lives beyond our reach. We still don’t know, for example, where Australia’s reef mantas raise their young. Lady Elliot Island, at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, offers scientists a rare window into their world. Here mantas gather to feed on great blooms of zooplankton and hover above coral bommies while cleaner fish remove parasites from their skin. But their slow reproductive cycle makes mantas particularly vulnerable. Females may not produce their first pup until they are more than ten years old, carry it for over a year and then wait years before reproducing again. Fishing, entanglement, marine debris, boat strikes and climate change add to the pressures they face. Project Manta is helping unravel their secrets — with some vital assistance from ordinary Australians. Every manta carries a unique pattern of spots across its belly, nature’s equivalent of a fingerprint. “Anyone with a camera underwater can take a photo of a manta ray’s belly,” Asia says. Those photographs allow researchers to identify individual animals, track their movements and gradually piece together their lives. Now Project Manta researchers want to combine this powerful citizen-science effort with acoustic and satellite tagging to discover where mantas travel, feed and breed — and how a changing ocean may affect their future. By donating to the Australian Geographic Society fundraiser, you can help purchase more tags, inspire and educate the next generation of ocean ambassadors, and build the knowledge needed to protect these gentle, enigmatic giants. Click here to donate via https://shop.australiangeographic.com.au Manta ray photos by Patrick Uramowski, reproduced courtesy of Project Manta. 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There are a number of ways you can help us achieve our mission. --- ## Articles ### Forktree: help bring a landscape back to life URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/help-bring-a-landscape-back-to-life Published: 2026-09-30T06:04:00.371Z Support The Forktree Project and help restore native habitat, protect biodiversity and build a more resilient future for Australian wildlife. ### Shorebird Stewards wins the 2026 Bronze Award for Nature with a grant of $20,000 URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/shorebird-stewards-wins-the-2026-bronze-award-for-nature-with-a-grant-of-20-000 Published: 2026-09-29T02:12:39.271Z Following the flyway ### The Raukkan Conservation Community Project wins the 2026 Bronze Tier $20,000 Award for Nature URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/the-raukkan-conservation-community-project-wins-the-2026-bronze-tier-20-000-award-for-nature Published: 2026-09-29T02:00:19.154Z Restoring Country and culture in The Coorong. ### Operation Crayweed wins the 2026 $30,000 Silver Tier Award for Nature. URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/operation-crayweed-wins-the-2026-30-000-silver-tier-award-for-nature Published: 2026-09-28T06:44:44.333Z Bringing back Sydney’s underwater forests. ### The Christmas Beetle Monitoring Network, our 2026 Silver Tier Award Winner URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/the-christmas-beetle-monitoring-network-our-2026-silver-tier-award-winner Published: 2026-09-28T06:31:26.013Z Where did all the Christmas beetles go? ### SeedReady Communities: our 2026 $50,000 Gold Tier winner URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/seed-ready-communities-our-2026-50-000-gold-tier-winner Published: 2026-09-28T06:09:27.761Z Kickstarting recovery of Threatened Ecological Communities. ### From seeds to shorebirds: meet the winners of the 2026 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/from-seeds-to-shorebirds-meet-the-winners-of-the-2026-australian-geographic-awards-for-nature Published: 2026-09-10T09:00:00.000Z From rebuilding Sydney’s underwater forests and restoring Country on the shores of The Coorong to uncovering what’s happening to Australia’s much-loved Christmas beetles, five ambitious conservation projects will share $150,000 through the 2026 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature. ### Rays of hope URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/rays-of-hope Published: 2026-09-06T23:20:30.190Z Graceful, intelligent and cloaked in mystery, manta rays are among the ocean's most extraordinary creatures. Scientists are only just beginning to unravel their secret lives, and with your help, they can gather the knowledge needed to protect these gentle giants for generations to come. ### Justin Punch URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/justin-punch Published: 2026-08-19T05:14:07.853Z Director of the Australian Geographic Society ### John Fahey URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/john-fahey Published: 2026-08-19T04:51:06.760Z Director of the Australian Geographic Society ### Chrissie Goldrick URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/chrissie-goldrick Published: 2026-08-19T04:46:30.451Z Chair, Australian Geographic Society ### A secret hunter in the suburbs URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/a-secret-hunter-in-the-suburbs Published: 2026-07-06T02:39:45.841Z One of Australia’s largest predators can be found in our cities, hidden in pockets of bushland and suburban trees. Photographer Andrew Gregory has devoted years to understanding and protecting powerful owls. Now he’s asking others to join the fight for their future. ### The 2026 Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year Awards URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/what-adventure-looks-like Published: 2026-06-30T07:05:14.376Z In a year when a record 1,008 people stood on the summit of Everest, the 2026 Adventurer of the Year awards remind us that adventure has never been about records alone. ### Back the People Making a Difference for Nature URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/back-the-people-making-a-difference-for-nature-2 Published: 2026-06-16T06:10:19.000Z Every conservation success begins with someone choosing to act. This end of financial year, your support can help protect Australia's extraordinary wildlife, landscapes and natural heritage for generations to come. ### Image meets impact: Join us at the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature & Nature Photographer of the Year Exclusive Preview URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article-9 Published: 2026-05-13T03:09:05.106Z Where powerful conservation stories meet extraordinary images: the 2026 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature will combine with an exclusive preview of the AG Nature Photographer of the Year Exhibition to create a truly memorable evening. ### A year of impact for nature, science and exploration URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article-8 Published: 2026-05-11T05:19:54.753Z The Australian Geographic Society’s Impact Report for 2025 reviews a year in which storytelling, science, conservation and community combined to deliver real-world environmental outcomes across Australia. ### The extraordinary life of the honey possum URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article-6 Published: 2026-05-03T23:12:26.763Z Neither a true possum, nor a honey eater, everything about this midget marsupial will raise your eyebrows. ### World-first conservation breakthrough for palm cockatoos URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article-7 Published: 2026-04-29T06:41:07.570Z A palm cockatoo chick successfully fledges from a recently installed artificial hollow in Cape York. ### Keeping bilbies on Country URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article-5 Published: 2026-03-08T23:35:13.762Z Across Australia’s deserts, the greater bilby or Ninu, -one of its many Aboriginal names-, survives, not because it’s fenced in or intensively managed, but because people are still caring for Country. ### Bugs alive ! URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/bugs-alive Published: 2026-02-16T02:31:30.254Z With gold tier funding of $50,000 from the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature in 2025, the first ever Bugs in My Backyard Week (BIMBY), held from 17–23 November 2025, proved just how powerful citizen science can be when Australians are invited to look a little closer at the world beneath their feet. ### Cleaning up our oceans URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/cleaning-up-our-oceans Published: 2026-02-16T02:15:33.562Z Global warnings about microplastic contamination in our environment have been issued by researchers for the past 25 years. Now, thanks to funding from the Australian Geographic Society, an investigation by Flinders University can provide crucial steps towards cleaning up our oceans. ### Protect the platypus: guardian of our waterways URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/protect-the-platypus-guardian-of-our-waterways Published: 2026-01-05T02:54:40.085Z Forty years after Banjo the Platypus graced our first cover, Australian Geographic is helping safeguard the species that symbolises both our beginnings and enduring commitment to nature. ### Awards for Nature. Entries close 27 February 2026. URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/australian-geographic-awards-for-nature-2026 Published: 2025-12-03T04:54:50.029Z Information for would-be applicants ### The Dignity of Risk URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/the-dignity-of-risk Published: 2025-12-02T03:34:44.732Z A remarkable trek along the Larapinta Trail reveals how four friends living with disability reclaimed the right to take risks, push limits and be fully seen. ### PALM COCKATOO BREEDING HABITAT RESTORATION — BRONZE TIER ($20,000) URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/palm-cockatoo-breeding-habitat-restoration-bronze-tier-20-000 Published: 2025-11-18T05:51:32.261Z Creating new nesting hollows for one of Australia’s most extraordinary parrots. ### REVIVING COFFIN BAY’S LOST OYSTER REEFS — BRONZE TIER ($20,000) URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/reviving-coffin-bay-s-lost-oyster-reefs-bronze-tier-20-000 Published: 2025-11-18T05:51:20.026Z Rebuilding underwater ecosystems along South Australia’s wild coastline. ### WARDDEKEN MAYH RECOVERY PROGRAM — SILVER TIER ($30,000) URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/warddeken-mayh-recovery-program-silver-tier-30-000 Published: 2025-11-18T05:51:08.514Z Indigenous rangers leading the recovery of northern Australia’s most imperilled wildlife. ### BUG HUNT — GOLD TIER WINNER ($50,000) URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/bug-hunt-gold-tier-winner-50-000 Published: 2025-11-18T05:50:58.428Z Our 2025 gold award winner is mobilising a nation to protect its smallest and most overlooked wildlife. ### C411 COUNTRY — SAVING VICTORIA’S FAUNAL EMBLEMS (SILVER TIER, $30,000) URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/c411-country-saving-victoria-s-faunal-emblems-silver-tier-30-000 Published: 2025-11-18T05:50:47.777Z Restoring landscape, culture and hope for the helmeted honeyeater and Leadbeater’s possum. ### Join Bug Hunt today ! Help preserve Australia's biodiversity. URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/join-bug-hunt-today-and-help-preserve-australia-s-biodiversity Published: 2025-11-10T04:46:06.165Z Australians unite to save the tiny creatures who keep our country thriving. ### A night at the museum URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/a-night-at-the-museum Published: 2025-11-05T00:26:32.185Z The 2025 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature were presented at the Australian Museum in Sydney in a night celebrating beauty and action. ### The enigma of the night parrot URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/the-enigma-of-the-night-parrot Published: 2025-11-04T01:12:12.552Z Few Australian birds have inspired as much awe, speculation and myth as the night parrot. Thought lost for more than a century, it’s one of the world’s great biological enigmas; a parrot that lives its life in darkness, concealed deep within the spinifex of arid Australia. ### Spring into action for the Reef URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/spring-into-action-for-the-reef Published: 2025-09-17T00:46:53.828Z The Great Barrier Reef Clean Up needs you. Be part of the solution this October along beaches throughout Queensland. ### Join us to celebrate the power of nature, in image and action! URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/celebrating-the-power-of-nature-in-image-and-action Published: 2025-09-15T01:34:24.066Z Join us on 23 October for an elegant evening at the Australian Museum as we unveil the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition and announce the winners of the 2025 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature. ### Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown join the Coral Futures Expedition URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/rachel-ward-and-bryan-brown-join-the-coral-futures-expedition Published: 2025-09-14T23:27:05.177Z Our first ever "futures" expedition voyage will be joined by Rachel and Bryan as well an array of guest experts and hosts. Limited places left for booking. ### Kate’s latest cycling achievement on the Silk Roads of Central Asia URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/kate-s-latest-cycling-achievement-on-the-silk-roads-of-central-asia Published: 2025-09-13T00:58:55.586Z Cyclist Kate Leeming completes a gruelling 9000km Silk Roads cycling epic, and makes an historic discovery ### Little penguin, big city URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/little-penguin-big-city Published: 2025-09-09T06:21:29.045Z Remote penguin counts by citizen scientists supported the detection of long-term population trends at a level of confidence comparable to that of experts. ### Protect the greater glider: Australia’s flying teddy bear URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article-4 Published: 2025-09-02T07:22:18.045Z Australia’s fluffiest gliding marsupial is under threat, but one reserve in Far North Queensland may offer a lifeline in their northern range. ### Alexander the great URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/alexander-the-great Published: 2025-08-06T00:36:57.844Z A lone walker from Sydney is part way through a 4-year solo trek around the planet ### Christian Dunk URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article-1 Published: 2025-07-14T23:39:28.658Z ### Saving a tiny powerhouse URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/article Published: 2025-07-08T02:47:56.025Z Deep in the fragmented landscapes of Western Australia’s agricultural heartland, a little Aussie battler with a distinctive red tail is holding on against the odds. ### Help protect Australia’s wildlife and wild places URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/help-protect-australia-s-wildlife-and-wild-places Published: 2025-05-27T05:49:14.892Z It's EOFY and a great moment to support the efforts of the Australian Geographic Society with a tax-deductible donation. ### Nominations open now for adventure awards URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/nominations-open-now-for-adventure-awards Published: 2025-05-14T05:46:55.470Z It's time to nominate your adventure heroes for 2025 ### Paradise with purpose on the Great Barrier Reef URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/enjoy-paradise-with-a-purpose-on-the-great-barrier-reef Published: 2025-05-14T05:40:40.292Z Australia was among the first nations to formally regulate ecotourism, and today the Great Barrier Reef is a global model for marine tourism, making it the ideal destination for committed nature lovers and curious explorers alike. ### Leap into action for the yellow-footed rock-wallaby URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/leap-into-action-for-the-yellow-footed-rock-wallaby Published: 2025-05-01T02:39:37.094Z Help the yellow-footed rock-wallaby bounce back ! ### Adventure nominations are open! URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/nominations-are-open Published: 2025-04-22T23:54:18.637Z It's time to recognise achievement in adventure and exploration. ### Sail away for the sake of the Reef URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/sail-away-for-the-sake-of-the-reef Published: 2025-04-14T05:12:21.400Z An exclusive Australian Geographic Society expedition is your chance to immerse yourself in the beauty, wonder and urgency of reef conservation. ### Bilbies, not bunnies, this Easter URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/national-bilby-awareness-week-1 Published: 2025-04-14T02:45:51.825Z As Easter approaches, it's a good time of year to talk about the benefits of bilbies, and the scourge of rabbits and other ferals. ### Rescuing an emblem URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/rescuing-an-emblem-1 Published: 2025-04-14T00:00:26.538Z Nothing says an Aussie Easter quite like the bilby, but this symbol of the outback is facing a tough struggle for survival. ### Join the Bee Squad! URL: https://australiangeographicsociety.org/articles/join-the-bee-squad Published: 2025-03-05T02:46:07.528Z Dr Judy Friedlander's new book, The Bee Squad, launched at CanvaSpace on 26 February with Costa Georgiadis as guest speaker and Chrissie Goldrick as emcee. --- ## Reports - [2025 Impact Report (PDF)](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/AGS_Impact_Report_2025.pdf) - [2024 Impact Report (PDF)](https://australiangeographicsociety.org/AGS_Impact_Report_2024.pdf)