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Pedal to the medal

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:40:09

Searching through the pictures from the AG Awards I find myself realising just how much fun I missed out on while running around behind the scenes.

The night was a fantastic success with people from all walks of life...

The AG Journey: Career in question

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:25:33

Was it generosity, or pure laziness, that led to the extreme brevity of Deputy Editor Kathy Riley's opening blog?

The usually talkative and hard-working Kathy revealed very little in her first blog, instead opening the door to readers for a question they might like answered.

The AG Journey: Photographers on the lam

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:37:57

Australia’s wildlife photographers are a special group of people. Lacking the jaw-dropping “wow’ factor creatures enjoyed by their colleagues on the African continent...

The AG Journey: Life of an intern

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:11:25

Ever wondered what it would be like to be an intern at Australian Geographic?

Well today, all mysteries will be revealed…

The AG Journey: Fuel for thought

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:22:15

It’s crunch time up at AG HQ and I’m oiled up.

As AG art director, one of my larger challenges for the upcoming issue has been to get my head around the concept of peak oil...

Science Week kicks off!

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:27:53

The sun was shining but the umbrellas were out in force!

During a visit to the Australian Museum, the Green Umbrella team from North Sydney Girls High School paid a visit to the Australian Geographic booth at Science in the City.

The AG Journey: Got a question? Ask away!

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:00:00

Here's your chance to tell us what you really think.

Who says snowboarding is cooler than kangaroos with fangs?

The AG Journey: The finish line has been sighted

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:38:53

On most of my days at Australian Geographic I’m one-part old-fashioned copy boy running horse-bets between the journalists, and two-part circus juggler trying to keep all my balls in a nice smooth circle in the air. I’ll keep that a nice and vague analogy...

AusGeo goes digital!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:16:03

If you’ve known and loved Australian Geographic for years, you might be wondering how we plan to bring the world of AG onto the web, and, more importantly, what exactly is the point of all this digital business?

The AG Journey: The art of mapping

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:22:46

...these two definitions describe my work as an Australian Geographic cartographer very well. Independent of a story, maps frequently play a part in providing unique information and visual explanation to a topic of interest.

The AG Society Blog: The day I forgot to blog

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:31:20

This is probably why I forgot to blog...

My list for next week consists of the following items:

Finish collating stories for Compass for October issue of Compass...

The AG Society Blog: Quoll questioning

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:28:44

When Australian Geographic readers ask questions, we do our best to provide the answer.

If you take a look at our appeal for the spotted quoll article, you will see a very interesting question from an avid reader, iheartquolls, who asks...

The AG Society Blog: Science IS an adventure

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:18:21

In August the AG Society will take part in the biggest Science Week event for school kids in Australia. Science in the City at the Australian Museum aims to promote science in new and exciting ways to thousands of school kids from primary to high school.

And have we got a surprise for them!

The AG Journey: Picture of the future

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:41:50

As AG’s photo editor for the past ten years, I have witnessed enormous technological changes the digital age has brought to traditional magazines like the Australian Geographic journal.

I’m often asked about the future and relevance of...

The AG Journey: Picture this

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:46:13

The Australian landscape has always inspired writers and artists with its diverse natural environments: old-growth forests, deserts, sun-drenched plains, bushland, oceans, dunes and islands skirted with pearl-hued beaches and richly-populated coral reefs.

It’s no wonder that many a photographer has headed out, camera and lenses in hand, to capture it in frames. Their stills, like the landscape...

Wombat Watch: Week 4

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:12:28

One by one they emerged from their burrow. I’d like to think they came out to see me, but the truth is they were far more interested in the rustling of the food bucket and Annie gently calling “wombie, wombie”.

It was my first site of little Wombalano and I was smitten. She was followed by her big sister Wyerigeru who watched me closely and was never quite convinced that I was a friend. At the sound of the camera shutter she would quickly scurry back into the mysterious burrow...

The AG Society Blog: And the winner is…Wolbachia!

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:23:29

After a long and interesting meeting on Monday the sponsorships for July have been chosen.

To my delight they include the wonderful Wolbachia project that I mentioned last week on the blog. Katherine Barry from Macquarie Uni in Sydney will be studying the Wolbachia bacteria that creates…

The AG Society Blog: Inspiration from the inbox

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:19:27

I sit here wondering how I will find the time to write an update for this blog on a regular basis. How will I crawl out from under the ever growing pile of paper that covers my desk? Where will the inspiration come from to write something… anything?

And then I get an update from Andrew Hughes…

The AG Journey: From the design desk

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00

It’s been a busy few weeks on the AG design desk; we’re commissioning illustrations and graphics and working out how the next edition of the journal will look. At this initial stage of the process we take an overview, ensuring we have a variety of stories that will be both visually and editorially diverse...

If I wasn’t at AG I’d be digging dinosaurs…

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:08:13

It’s a big day in QLD for Australia’s big dinosaurs. Today marks the official opening of the first stage of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum...

The AG Society Blog: Wahoo and walbachia

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:06:28

With June 30 comes the end of the financial year, but at the AG Society it also brings the closing of our second round of sponsorships for 2009.

What does this mean exactly? Well, for me, it means a whole lot of work...

Wombat Watch: Week 3

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:29:43

The fires have not just devastated the animal population – they have also affected the environment in which they live. Exotic grasses and weeds are beginning to shoot up in place of the native grasses necessary for the wombat’s survival. Small wombats, like Wombalano and her sisters, can be harmed by these exotic plants which can be toxic to the wombat’s system.

Students at the Darraweit Guim Primary School...

The AG Journey: Meet the Country Women's Association

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:50:02

In Week 1 of the AG team's brand new blog, staff writer Bridget pays a visit to the CWA, and uncovers the true spirit of community.

One of the best things about working for Australian Geographic is that it allows us to speak to a huge variety of knowledgeable and interesting people. They can be scientists, researchers, environmentalists, professors, museum curators, adventurers or nature enthusiasts. Or they’re ordinary folk who happen to have a passion for something – whether it’s their community, a cause or an organisation...

Welcome to Australian Geographic Retail!

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:54:32

Welcome to Australian Geographic Retail’s new website!

Australian Geographic stores have been inspiring discovery of our unique and wonderful land since 1991. The shops offer a wide selection of educational and entertaining science- and nature-based games and toys, a high quality range of telescopes for exploring the magnificent night skies, weather stations and binoculars as well as all the essentials for your next adventure whether it's in Australia or abroad.

Our Down Under range celebrates all that is uniquely Australian, from authentic Aboriginal tools and art, books displaying our unique flora and fauna and gifts to remind you of home.

AG online: our world at your fingertips

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:31:18

Journal Editor Ian Connellan opens the door to Australian Geographic's new home on the web.

Hello, and welcome to Australian Geographic’s new website – the shiny shopfront of a mountain of thought and effort. We’re thrilled that the spreading branches of AG have finally found a common online home: here you’ll get up-to-date reports from the journal and the opportunity to rate, and comment on, stories; news from the Australian Geographic Society about sponsored adventurers and researchers, expedition opportunities and special member offers; and the latest trick or chic products on offer at Australian Geographic Stores.

AG Society welcome!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:12:44

After 9 months as Society Administrator for Australian Geographic, I have come to realise that the AG Society is all about adventure. And I’m not just talking about climbing Everest, jumping from 35000 feet in a kitesuit or the kayaking-across-an-ocean kind of adventure…

2008 AG Society awards wrap

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:57:31

The 12 recipients of the 2008 Australian Geographic Society Awards include conservation pioneers, a mother and daughter mountaineering team and two sets of young men who’ve completed world-first adventures.

AG Society chair Sorrel Wilby was on hand to present the awards at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on Thursday 9 October.

Wombat Watch: Week 2

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:49:45

We checked in with Wombalano, orphaned by the bushfires, and found she has established a new home and discovered her favourite food!

Wombats are rarely found after fires. This is because they can safely hide in their burrows out of harm’s way as the fires pass overhead. In the 2009 Black Saturday fires the intense heat caused by the flames is thought to have removed the air from the burrows...

Wombat Watch: Week 1

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:01:18

Baby wombats orphaned by the Victoria bushfires are in good hands. Stay tuned to the AG Blog as Kylie Piper keeps an eye on them.

In February 2009, bushfires swept through Victoria, destroying towns and lives during the day that has come to be known as Black Saturday.

Tribute: Nancy-Bird Walton

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:31:12

Australian Geographic expresses sadness at the passing of legendary pioneer aviator and adventurer, Nancy-Bird Walton.