News 2023 Showcase
15–17 August
Publications
New data and publications featured at the 2023 Showcase.
Presentations and recordings
- Watch all the 2023 Showcase sessions in one playlist
Day 1, 15 August 2023
- Watch the Day 1 session (1:52:02 min)
- View or download the Day 1 presentations by Dr Andrew Heap and Dr Karol Czarnota
Day 2, 16 August 2023
- Watch the Highways to discovery and understanding session (1:35:33 min)
- Watch the Foundational geoscience session (1:40:49 min)
- View or download the Day 2 presentations
Day 3, 17 August 2023
- Watch the Geological processes and resources session (1:29:19 min)
- Watch the Resource potential session (1:42:35 min)
- View or download the Day 3 presentations
Exploring for the Future 2023 Showcase
The Australian Government’s Exploring for the Future program, led by Geoscience Australia, held an online public Showcase on 15–17 August 2023.
Since 2016, the $225m Exploring for the Future program has been gathering, analysing and providing precompetitive geoscience data, information and tools to help inform decision-making by government, community and industry on the sustainable development of Australia's mineral, energy and groundwater resources, supporting our transition to net zero.
The 2023 Showcase is a free online event, where a team of geoscience experts reflected on the value of the program and shared scientific highlights and precompetitive geoscience results with the minerals, groundwater and energy sectors, government, academia, research, colleagues, collaborators and the public.
It also provided a unique opportunity to discuss topics of interest and engage directly with our scientists through an open Q&A forum.
Exploring for the Future Showcase Program
Day 1: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Overview and panel discussion, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm AEST
Time zone: (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Moderator: Steve Hill, Chief Scientist, Geoscience Australia
This session presented an overview of the Exploring for the Future program and achievements to date, with a panel discussion on the value of the program and precompetitive geoscientific data to industry, communities and government.
- Watch the Day 1 session (1:52:02 min)
- View or download the Day 1 presentations by Dr Andrew Heap and Dr Karol Czarnota
Overview
Dr Andrew Heap
Chief of Division, Minerals, Energy and Groundwater, Geoscience Australia
Andrew has 22 years of professional experience in leading geoscience research as a senior leader in Geoscience Australia, with a track record of successfully delivering energy and mineral, carbon capture, utilisation and storage, marine geoscience and groundwater programs.
'Resourcing Net Zero'
Dr Karol Czarnota
Senior Science Advisor for the Exploring for the Future program, Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia
Karol has 20 years of experience in undertaking and leading precompetitive geoscience programs focused on understanding Australia’s resource potential. He holds a BSc from the University of New South Wales, an MSc from Royal Holloway University London and a PhD in geophysics and geology from the University of Cambridge.
'Our Geoscience Journey'
Panel discussion
Anthea Long
Head of Division, Minerals and Resources, Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Anthea has over 20 years of public policy experience that ranges from senior government policy roles to community-level implementation. Anthea is currently Head of Division of the Minerals and Resources Division in the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. The division provides policy advice, industry facilitation and administers activities in relation to the exploration, development, investment and management of minerals and resources.
Andrew McConville
Chief Executive Officer, Murray Darling Basin Authority
Andrew McConville is Chief Executive of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). The MDBA supports the Authority Board of which Andrew is a member. Before his appointment at the MDBA in May 2022, Andrew was CEO of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. Prior to joining APPEA, Andrew worked for more than a decade with Syngenta, one of the world's leading agribusinesses. His last role was as Global Head of External Affairs and Communication based in Switzerland.
Dr Jon Hronsky
Director, Western Mining Services
Jon is the Director of Western Mining Services (WMS). Prior to joining WMS in 2007, Jon was Manager-Strategy and Generative Services for BHP Billiton Mineral Exploration and Global Geoscience Leader for WMC Resources Ltd. Jon has more than 35 years of experience in the global mineral exploration industry, primarily focused on project generation, technical innovation and exploration strategy development.
Glenn Toogood
General Manager Hydrogen and Clean Fuels, entX
Glenn is responsible for the development of entX’s Hydrogen and Clean Fuels strategy, securing early-stage growth options in future-facing clean energy commodities, ventures and innovation. Prior to joining entX, Glenn held senior management positions in energy, resources and aviation, at companies including Santos, Beach Energy, Qantas Airways and ExxonMobil.
Day 2: Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Moderators: Clive Rossiter, Chief Information Officer and Marina Costelloe, Mineral Systems Branch Head, Geoscience Australia
- Watch the Highways to discovery and understanding session (1:35:33 min)
- Watch the Foundational geoscience session (1:40:49 min)
- View or download the Day 2 presentations
Highways to discovery and understanding, 12:30 pm – 2:15 pm AEST
Time zone: (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
This session highlighted the extensive airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data acquired by the program, the latest developments in the Exploring for the Future Portal, improving access to geoscience information, and regional and remote community engagement.
| Unravelling Australia’s landscape with airborne electromagnetics (AEM) | Dr Yusen Ley Cooper Activity Leader AusAEM |
| Exploring for the Future Data Discovery Portal — A scenic tour | Simon van der Wielen |
| Towards equitable access to regional geoscience information | Dr Kathryn Waltenberg Activity Leader GeoWRAPA |
| Community engagement and geoscience knowledge sharing | Dr Meredith Orr Activity Leader Indigenous Engagement and Remote Community Education |
| Question and answer session |
Foundational geoscience, 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm AEST
Time zone: (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
This session discussed progress towards national mapping of Australia, including mapping of geology, geochemistry and mineralogy, and an overview of early results from our work in the Delamerian Arc.
The power of national scale geological mapping | Dr Eloise Beyer Activity Leader National Geological Mapping |
| New surface mineralogical and geochemical maps of Australia | Dr Patrice de Caritat Principal Research Scientist Mineral Potential Mapping of Australia |
| Imaging Australia’s Lithospheric Architecture | Dr Babak Hejrani |
| Metallogenic potential of the Delamerian Margin | Dr Yanbo Cheng Activity Leader Mineral Potential Assessment of the Darling-Curnamona-Delamerian project |
| Question and answer session |
Day 3: Thursday, 17 August 2023
Moderators: Kristina Anastasi, Advice, Investment Attraction and Analysis Branch Head and Dr David Robinson, Basin Systems Branch Head
- Watch the Geological processes and resources session (1:29:19 min)
- Watch the Resource potential session (1:42:35 min)
- View or download the Day 3 presentations
Geological processes and resources, 12:30 pm – 2:15 pm AEST
Time zone: (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
This session highlighted our research into mineral, energy and groundwater systems, including hydrogen storage potential, mineral systems from isotopes to fluids, the upper Darling River groundwater system and the newly released Atlas of Australian Mine Waste.
| Hydrogen storage potential | Dr Andrew Feitz Director Low Carbon Geoscience and Advice |
| Mineral systems from isotopes to fluids | Dr Evgeniy Bastrakov Activity Leader Geochemistry |
| Improved methods for characterisation of groundwater dependent ecosystems — Upper Darling River Floodplain case study | Dr Sarah Buckerfield Hydrogeologist |
| Atlas of Australian Mine Waste — Waste not, want not! | Jane Thorne Activity Leader National Mine Waste Assessment |
| Question and answer session |
Resource potential, 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm AEST
Time zone: (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
This session highlighted research into national mineral potential assessments, inventories of basins for energy resources and groundwater, and the potential for energy resources in eastern central Australia.
| National-scale mineral potential assessments — Supporting mineral exploration in the transition to net zero | Dr Arianne Ford Activity Leader Integration and Prospectivity |
| Australia's onshore basin inventories — Laying the foundation for Australia's energy future | Tehani Palu Petroleum Systems Geoscientist |
| Prioritising regional groundwater assessments based on the national hydrogeological inventory — A case study of the Cenozoic Lake Eyre Basin in central Australia | Dr Steven Lewis Activity Leader Regional Groundwater |
| Assessing the energy resources potential in underexplored regions — A case study from the eastern central Australian region | Dr Barry Bradshaw Activity Leader Energy Resources and Advice |
| Question and answer session |
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