AGTA News 2019
Geography: Shaping Australia’s Future
Geography: Shaping Australia’s future was prepared by the National Committee for Geographical Sciences and presents the state of play of geography as a discipline in Australia. It provides a unified vision for Australian geography over the next decade.
The plan offers a framework for engaging research, teaching and industry that aligns strategically with contemporary social, economic and environmental challenges of our region.
2019 Australian Geography Competition: Entries Open
Entries close 1 March 2019
Competition dates 27 March – 10 April
The Australian Geography Competition is a contest for Australian secondary school students, assessing their geographical knowledge and skills. The Competition aims to encourage student interest in geography and to reward student excellence.
- for students from Year 7 to Year 12
- only $4 per student, with no minimum number of students or other registration fee
- in schools from Wednesday 27 March to Wednesday 10 April 2019
- achievement certificates for all participating students, special certificates for top 1%, major prizes for highest performing students and schools
To find out more and enter your students, visit the competition website and follow on Facebook.
Latest issue of AGTA’s Geographia
The July 2019 issue of AGTA’s newsletter Geographia is now available. Contents include
- AGTA Membership
- AGTA Board
- AGTA Conference 2019
- Australia Geography Competition 2019
- Geography Unlocked Series
- EUROGEO Mini-Conference 2019, Paris
- Around the affiliates