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.
Our 2024 Adventurer Awardees have undertaken journeys of discovery through remote lands and little-known cultures. Along the way, they gained a greater appreciation of nature and the resilience of the human spirit.
Breaking world sailing records seems to come naturally to Lisa Blair. Her beaming face and calm, but celebratory, arrivals in destination ports give little away of the perils, discomforts and sheer loneliness of the epic ocean voyages she completes.
We are refreshing our public fundraising campaigns, in line with our commitment to seek greater impact on nature’s most urgent concerns.
The Australian Geographic Society Awards are going on the road!
The November 2023 round of Australian Geographic Society funding has been suspended.
Your donations have helped secured the future of these endangered marsupials.
The 23-year-old Queenslander has successfully completed the first leg of his world record breaking attempt to become the youngest person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia.
Sophie Matterson won the sponsorship for her Coast to Coast project, a 5000km camel journey across Australia.
The Swag Family (Nicola, Andrew, Hope and Wilfy Hughes) are now home, having completed their 14,011km, 350-day, tandem bike ride around Australia.