Our 2024 Adventurer Awardees have undertaken journeys of discovery through remote lands and little-known cultures. Along the way, they gained a greater appreciation of nature and the resilience of the human spirit.
Australian Geographic Society’s November/December 2024 fundraiser.
Meet the winners of our first awards program wholly dedicated to the planet.
Lucy Barnard is walking from Argentina to Alaska – the length of the Americas – on an extraordinary journey of endurance and adventure.
There are worlds within worlds and marvels untold waiting to be experienced on Indonesia’s remote islands.
Northern Australia’s Gouldian finch survives in huge numbers in cages around the world, but its wild population continues to struggle.
After intensive planning, recovery for this endangered marsupial species is being stepped up to secure its future.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia. Aviator Michael Smith retraces the flight in his unique amphibious flying boat, Southern Sun, starting and finishing at RAAF Base Point Cook, on Melbourne’s Port Phillip, taking in 15,000km of vast, diverse and stunning coastline in between.
The Australian Geographic Society Awards Roadshow is back, this time bringing adventure to the Gold Coast!
On 20 September 2023 scientist, author and artist Amellia Formby completed a circumnavigation of Australia in a microlight aircraft.