Awards
Syd Kirkby: Lifetime of Adventure 2018
Legendary Antarctic explorer Syd Kirkby has won the Lifetime of Adventure award, the AG Society’s highest honour.
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Paul Pritchard: Spirit of Adventure winner 2018
Paul Pritchard has taken out this year’s Spirit of Adventure award for his determination to overcome all physical barriers.
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Sophia Skarparis: Young Conservationist of the Year 2018
Earlier this year 15-year-old Sophia Skarparis started a petition to ban plastic bags in New South Wales.
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Numbat Task Force: Conservationist of the Year 2018
Working hard to save Dryandra’s numbats, one of only two natural populations of the endangered marsupial left, the Numbat Task Force is this year’s Conservationists of the Year.
Fundraising
Save the beautiful regent honeyeater
One of our most stunning birds urgently needs your help. The regent honeyeater was once plentiful along Australia’s east coast from Brisbane to Adelaide. Now critically endangered, it’s disappeared from SA, is rarely spotted in Queensland and is clinging to survival in small areas of remnant woodland in NSW and Victoria. The main reason for… View Article
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Book your 2018 AGS Awards tickets
Dick Smith AC, patron, David Haslingden, chair, and the trustees and members of the advisory council of the Australian Geographic Society invite you to join them for the 2018 Australian Geographic Society Awards.
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Saving Our Species to sponsor AGS Conservationist of the Year 2018
The NSW Government’s program committed to securing the future of threatened species across the state is supporting our Conservationist of the Year Award in 2018.
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AG Lifetime of Adventure Awards
This is the Society’s highest honour and recognises those special Australians who have not only lived an adventurous life, but have also put something back into Australia and inspired other Australians. Here are the past winners.
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AG Adventurer of the Year Awards
This award reflects a particularly notable achievement in adventure or exploration during the previous 12–18 months. Here are the past winners.
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AG Young Adventurer of the Year Award
First presented in 1989, the Australian Geographic Young Adventurer of the Year is awarded to a person under 30, this award usually reflects a particular expedition or adventure during the previous 12–18 months. Here are the past winners.