lectures

Audience at the Royal Geographical Society lecture at City Hall, Brisbane, November, 1946

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland (RGSQ), founded in 1885, is one of only two geographical societies dating from the 19th century to continue in Australia. Its mission is to promote the study of geography and encourage a better understanding of the natural environment. Though the Society has always had a substantial library and a small but significant collection of artifacts and artworks, maintaining collections has never been central to its operations. Regrettably, over the years many items of outstanding significance have been lost and much material has been transferred elsewhere. Of what remains, the library material is relatively well housed, however, the artifacts and artworks are poorly displayed and/or stored. To this end, the Society organizes a diverse program of lectures and excursions and supports geographical education. In recent years it has taken on organizing and running the Australian Geography Competition, a joint initiative with the Australian Geography Teachers’ Association, and facilitating the annual Geography's Big Week Out by which four year 11 students are selected to represent Australia at the annual International Geography Olympiad. Source: rgsq.org.au/resources/Documents/Reports/2017_CHG_National...