This week the Australian Geographic Society Awards dinner was held in Sydney. Among the nearly 400 guests were noted conservationists, adventurers and inspiring Aussies including Jon Muir, Susan and Michael Cusack, Tim Jarvis and ‘Shark girl’ Madison Stewart.
Vale environmentalists Richard and Carolyn Green, and filmmaker John Davis.
AG photographer and musician Barry Skipsey composed and performed a song to help celebrate the magazine’s 30 birthday in 2016.
Gallery of photos from the 2014 Australian Geographic Society Awards.
The winners have been announced for the annual Australian Geographic Society awards.
A special award has been presented to Dick Smith for 50 years of commitment and contribution to adventure and exploration
On a cold night on 18 June 1993 entrepreneur Dick Smith floated into the history books – making the first non-stop flight across Australia in a hot air balloon.
Australian Geographic’s founder Dick Smith and fellow balloonist John Wallington went down in history on 18 June 1993 – beating odds that seven other attempts failed to overcome – and became the first people to fly a hot air balloon across the Australian continent. The Australian crossing had been tried by many with no luck. In the end, however, their epic adventure was a little over 40 hours.
27 years ago, Dick Smith completed his extraordinary solo around-the-world helicopter flight.