Winners of the 2016 Australian Geographic Society Awards
NewsAdventurous teenagers are the big winners of this year’s AG Awards, with three of the 10 medallions to be awarded to people under 20.
AG Society
Young Adventurer of the Year 2016
AwardsIn April, 14-year-old Jade Hameister became the youngest person in history to ski to the North Pole.
Lifetime of Conservation 2016
AwardsScience journalist and ABC radio broadcaster Robyn Williams was awarded the Lifetime of Conservation Award for his decades of reporting on environmental issues.
Lifetime of Adventure 2016
AwardsDeep-sea diver Ron Allum continues to inspire with his inventive technology.
Spirit of Adventure 2016
AwardsThis year, Australia’s adventurers impressed us so much we awarded three Spirit of Adventure medallions: to Brian Freeman, Alyssa Azar and Lachlan Smart.
Adventurer of the Year 2016
AwardsFor becoming the first person to solo navigate the world in a single-engine flying boat, Michael Smith is the Adventurer of the Year.
Young Conservationist of the Year 2016
AwardsJoshua Gilbert’s climate change activism as the chair of the NSW Young Farmers Association and beyond has earned him the title of our 2016 Young Conservationist of the Year.
Conservationist of the Year 2016
AwardsTim Jarvis is awarded the Conservationist of the Year for his 25Zero project.
Science is verifying traditional ‘Mother Earth’ mythology: David Suzuki
NewsFor centuries, indigenous cultures have referred to our planet as ‘Mother Earth’ – and it’s time to recognise they were right, says David Suzuki.
Book your 2016 Awards tickets
AwardsThis year’s AG Society Gala Awards in association with APT will be held on Thursday, 27 October in Sydney, with David Suzuki as our special guest speaker.