alive and well - Geological Society of Australia
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The <strong>Australia</strong>n GeologistNewsletter 164, September 2012Registered by <strong>Australia</strong> PostPublication No. PP243459/00091ISSN 0312 4711Managing Editor Sue FletcherTechnical Editor Bill BirchProduction Editor Kate Hawkins, Tw<strong>of</strong>oot 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 <strong>of</strong> the birth <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>and</strong> <strong>well</strong> in <strong>Australia</strong> – butthere are gaps in educationF R O N T C O V E RWombarra rockfall(occurred 22:30 hrs,14 September 2010) in theHawkesbury S<strong>and</strong>stone,northern suburbs <strong>of</strong>Wollongong. Photo takenfrom Lawrence Hargrave Drive.Image courtesy Phil Flentje.2 From the President3 GSA Member Categories24 <strong>Society</strong> 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