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The Australian GeologistNewsletter 164, September 2012Registered by Australia PostPublication No. PP243459/00091ISSN 0312 4711Managing Editor Sue FletcherTechnical Editor Bill BirchProduction Editor Kate Hawkins, Twofoot WordsSend contributions to tag@gsa.org.auCentral Business OfficeExecutive Director Sue FletcherSuite 61, 104 Bathurst Street,Sydney NSW 2000Telephone (02) 9290 2194Fax (02) 9290 2198Email info@gsa.org.auGSA website www.gsa.org.auFeature 1 p25James Dwight DanaThe bicentenary of the birth of theAmerican geologist James DwightDana is coming up early next yearFeature 2 p28The Square Kilometre ArrayIn radioastronomy, bigger reallyis betterDesign Alan Taylor, The Visible Word Pty LtdTypesetting Joan Taylor, The Visible Word Pty LtdPrinted by Ligare Pty LtdDistributed by Trade Mailing & Fulfilment Pty LtdSpecial Report p31Engineering GeologyAlive and well in Australia – butthere are gaps in educationF R O N T C O V E RWombarra rockfall(occurred 22:30 hrs,14 September 2010) in theHawkesbury Sandstone,northern suburbs ofWollongong. Photo takenfrom Lawrence Hargrave Drive.Image courtesy Phil Flentje.2 From the President3 GSA Member Categories24 Society UpdateBusiness ReportClimate Change PolicyLetters to the EditorGovernance Changes UpdateFrom the AJES Editor’s DeskEducation & OutreachStratigraphic ColumnHeritage Matters20 News from the Divisions22 News from the Specialist Groups23 News36 Awards41 Obituaries43 Cam Bryan’s Geojottings44 Tech Talk45 Books for Review46 Calendar47 Office Bearers48 Publishing Details
From the PresidentHello — let me introduce myself — I am Laurie Hutton,the incoming Federal President of the Geological Societyof Australia. Due to changes to the governance ofthe Geological Society to be finalised and implemented duringthe coming term, I will be the last Federal President appointedin this way — the end of an era! During my tenure as PresidentI will build on the excellent work done by preceding presidents.I would also like to thank Brad Pillans for his stewardship of theSociety over the last couple of years. I especially liked hisapproach to being inclusive of the different State Divisions andhis dialogue with the States during his tenureI graduated in geology from the University of Queenslandlast century (1972 to be exact) and completed Honours thefollowing year. For my Honours project I studied gossans in theLawn Hill Mineral Field and also compiled a geological map ofthe field. This was to be the start of a career of geologicalmapping. I began my studies during the nickel boom of theearly 1970s. However, by the time I graduated, the boom wasover and jobs were at a premium. Following several decades ofmapping, I completed a PhD at Queensland University ofTechnology working under Professor David Gust. I completedgeochemical and petrological studies in the Lolworth Batholith,and also a petrological and geochemical study of a Cambrianto Ordovician migmatite complex — the Fat Hen CreekComplex. My interests by this stage had changed and I beganto look at the broader picture of how these rocks fitted in to anational, and particularly into an eastern Australian, setting. Oflate, I have focused more strongly on compiling broad-picturenational and international models of geological development.I was fortunate to get a job at the Geological Survey ofQueensland (GSQ), which was looking for a geologist in theLawn Hill mapping project. Since starting in 1974 with the GSQI have been involved in mapping projects throughout the StateGSA andfacebookFor national news and eventsfollow the GSA on facebook:Geological Society of Australia— southeast Queensland, MountIsa, Atherton, Mount Coolon,Charters Towers and CentralQueensland (Connors Project) —giving me a broad appreciation ofthe geology of the State. My mainarea of interest at this time focusedon the petrology and geochemistryof granitic rocks.During my time with the Geological Survey, I have mappedin many areas of the State. However my main area of interesthas been in the Mount Isa Inlier, particularly the WesternSuccession between Mount Isa and Lawn Hill. I was involvedwith the 1:100 000-scale mapping during the 1970s, whichmade the Mount Isa terrain one of the best-mapped terrains inthe world — I am very proud of my involvement in thismapping.In 2000, I was involved in putting together the North WestQueensland Mineral Province Study — which is still highlyrelevant today. This study sparked my interest in theconstruction and use of time–space plots to understand thesignificance of an area in the broader geological setting on acontinental scale. I have subsequently managed a project toupdate the mapping of the inlier and produce a new NorthwestQueensland Mineral and Energy Province Study in 2011. Myfocus in the Mount Isa Inlier now lies with a mineral systemapproach to the mineralisation and to provide tools to assistwith exploration under cover for the next big discovery.Another area of interest I have pursued has been that ofgeological education. I have been a member of the QueenslandDivision Education Subcommittee for 20 years and have helpedto produce educational materials for schools. I currentlyorganise student medals for Grade 12 students State-wide andalso for final-year undergraduates at Queensland universities. Iam a participant in the CSIRO Scientists in Schools Program tohelp with Earth Science education. I hope to continue theseactivities over the next couple of years.During my tenure as Federal President I intend to follow thelead of Brad Pillans and visit each of the Divisions. I believethat through good communication we can all achieve the aimsof the Society. I look forward to speaking with each Divisionover the next 18 months and meeting with as many membersas possible.LAURIE HUTTONPresident2 |TAG September 2012
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