Awards
Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year Awards 2024: Nominations now open!
It’s that time of year when we ask you to nominate your heroes.
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Introducing the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature
The Australian Geographic Awards for Nature is the Society’s brand-new flagship conservation funding program.
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Australian Geographic Society Awards Roadshow
The Australian Geographic Society Awards are going on the road!
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Meet the 2023 Australian Geographic Society Award winners
The elite band of Australian Geographic Society Award winners for 2023 range from a wombat whisperer to a cyclist who is set on crossing Antarctica on two wheels. Each has drawn on personal strength and determination to achieve their goals.
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Heroes all: Meet the 2022 Australian Geographic Society Gala Award winners
Seven awards have been presented to seven amazing Australians.
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Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards 2022: Adventurer of the Year, Lisa Blair
In 2022, Sydney-based sailor Lisa Blair claimed the record for the fastest solo and unassisted circumnavigation of Antarctica. Departing from Albany, Western Australia, on 21 February, the non-stop voyage took Lisa 92 days, 18 hours and 21 minutes to complete – beating the previous world record by 10 days.
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Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards 2022: Lifetime of Adventure, Dr Geoff Wilson
Dr Geoff Wilson’s life has been anything but ordinary. Born in Kitale, Kenya, Geoff and his family fled to Queensland in 1975 to escape the encroaching terror of Idi Amin’s dictatorship.
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Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards 2022: Young Adventurer of the Year, Gabby Kanizay
It was during a family holiday to California’s Yosemite National Park in 2017 that Gabby Kanizay, then 14 years old, became enthralled by the idea of mountaineering, climbing and adventure.
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Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards 2022: Spirit of Adventure, Sophie Matterson
As Australia bunkered down in lockdown, Sophie Matterson was experiencing a different type of social isolation.
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Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards 2022: Young Conservationist of the Year, Dr Anika Molesworth
Dr Anika Molesworth was 12 years old when her parents bought a farm in outback New South Wales in 2000. Although a far cry from her city upbringing in Melbourne, Anika soon fell in love with the arid landscape and farming community.