Field Geology Club of South Australia

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Membership of the Club costs $40 a year (adult or family) or $35 a year (student or pensioner).

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Our aim is to promote the understanding and enjoyment of geology through excursions, lectures and workshops. Click on the button to find out more.

Programme

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- Upcoming Excursion and Lecture -

Excursion

Still on a Bender at Morgan: From an Ancient Seabed to the Modern Murray

Saturday 9th to Sunday 10th May 2026

On this weekend excursion we will explore a wealth of geological sites along the River Murray near Morgan. The Murray Basin is among Australia's largest sedimentary basins, encompassing approximately 300,000 km². Participants will have the opportunity to observe various marine fossils, identify different species, and gain insight into the environments in which they existed.

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Lecture

Student forum, presented by students at Adelaide University
Thursday 7th May 2026 at 7.00 pm

This is an opportunity for graduate students from the Department of Earth Sciences to describe their exciting work, and for the audience to learn how these young researchers are chipping away at the frontiers of earth science.
Three15 minute presentations will be followed by discussion with the audience: “Sands of time: Palaeolithic pathways out of Africa"; "Snowball Earth in Oman: the role of ice at the dawn of complex life"; " Mud, minerals and monsoons: tracing Japan’s climate through time".