GAWA - Geographical Association of Western Australia

Year 9 Food Security and Year 12 Climate Change

Heatwaves are becoming so extreme, they're 'breaking the biology' of plants Record-breaking heatwaves decimated crops in Australia this year and served as a "real wake-up call" for the urgent need to develop more heat-resistant crops and research into food security.

Year 11 Ecological Hazards

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding? Three experts explain how the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola may have crossed continents.

Who's excited? 🙌🏻

just between you and me....

GAWA CONFERENCE IS SOLD OUT!

It is with great pleasure that GAWA announces that the 2026 Conference, to be held on 14 August, is now fully booked.

We sincerely thank all members who have registered and are greatly appreciative of the strong support and enthusiastic response to this year’s event.

We look forward to welcoming attendees to what promises to be an engaging and rewarding conference experience!

Year 11 Ecological Hazards

Sir David Attenborough is a centenarian!

The British broadcaster has been bringing the natural world into our living rooms for the past seven decades.

But what does he have to say about this extraordinary life of adventure?

To celebrate his 100th birthday, we went through documentaries, his autobiography, news articles and interviews, to reflect on his journey and legacy in his own words.

Read more:
https://ab.co/4d6DujC

Oh what a Geo Night!

Our largest Geo Night has just wrapped up at Curtin University. Thank you to Tod Jones and Leo Conti for organising a great event!

We had an interesting talk from Dr Holly Kirk on integrating Urban Biodiversity into Urban Regeneration.

Brian Boruff talked us through the Urban Canopy and Heat Island Effects in Perth through some amazing data insights.

We finished with Geography of the ‘Soused Seas’, presented by Sunny de Ocampo, which was entertaining and delicious!