The Tasmania Branch invite you to their 16th Annual Tasmanian Geosciences Forum!
About this event
The AusIMM Tasmania Branch, GSA, AIG and Mineral Resources Tasmania are pleased to bring you the 16th Annual Tasmanian Geoscience Forum.
The purpose of this forum is to gather geoscientists in one place to share their progress in exploration, mining and research.
This event is for sharing geologically focused results and ideas and for learning more about geology, in particular the geology of Tasmania.
This year the event will return to the Paragon Theatre in sunny Queenstown Tasmania!
Optional Tours -
Wednesday 25 November
Walk to the West Excursion
Travel along the route of Sprent’s ‘Walk to the West’ expedition in 1887 stopping at locations highlighted in Backhouse Walkers diary. This excursion would essentially follow the route of the Walk to the West expedition undertaken by the then Deputy Surveyor General Charles Sprent and his party in 1887 and not long after the Linda Track was first established.
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm.
Friday 27 November
Stanley and Rocky Cape Geological Excursion
Join Karin Orth and her team of enthusiastic specialists for an engaging one-and-a-half-day field excursion exploring some of Tasmania's oldest and youngest rocks along the state's north-west coast.
The excursion will commence from the Sisters Beach area at 12.30 pm on Friday 27 November. Participants will visit geological exposures of the Rocky Cape Group at Sisters Beach and, subject to conditions, Rocky Cape, as well as the volcanic rock formations in the Stanley area.
Further details, including the meeting location and itinerary, will be provided to registered participants closer to the event date.
Site tour of the Henty Gold Mine
Attendees will also have the opportunity to join a site tour of the Henty Gold Mine, hosted by Kaiser Reef, on Friday 27 November. Participants will meet at the mine gate at 9.00 am before touring the operation. The tour is expected to include visits to the core shed, processing facility, and surface geology sites of interest. A detailed itinerary will be provided to registered participants closer to the event date.
Participants may attend one or both days of the excursion and will be responsible for arranging their own transport, accommodation and meals.
Keep an eye out for details of a pre-conference technical workshop in Queenstown on Wednesday 25 November - to be announced.
Call for speakers
Please contact Sheree Armistead if you are interested in speaking at the 16th Annual Tasmanian Geosciences Forum.
Sponsorship opportunities
Please contact Travis Holmes for all sponsorship enquiries.
Location
Paragon Theatre,
10-14 McNamara Street,
Queenstown
Tasmania 7467
Thursday, 26 November 2026
8.45am – 9.00pm (UTC+10:00)
