SA/NT

SA/NT Serves up a Smorgasbord of ‘Highly Recommended’ Lunches with lots to Chew Over

10/09/2024 Posted by Dale

Under the brilliant leadership of the PESA SA/NT Branch Vice President, Paul Strong, 2024 has seen the regular monthly lunchtime meetings continue with a smorgasbord of topics which are highly recommended for other branches and webinars.

July 2024 – Markus Häring,who recently returned to Adelaide to retire, spoke on Exploration for radioactive waste repositories near urban areas. Safe long term storage of nuclear waste is required even in countries without nuclear power plants. Switzerland produces about one third of its power with nuclear energy.

Hive of activities keeps SA/NT as active and inspired as ever

11/07/2024 Posted by Dale

At the June technical meeting one of the long-standing members of the SA/NTBranch, Geoff Wood received his certificate for 40 years of continuous membership from Branch President, John Kaldi – congratulations Geoff!

Under the brilliant leadership of the PESA SA/NT Branch Vice President, Paul Strong, 2024 has seenthe regular monthly lunchtime meetings continue with a smorgasbord of topics which are highlyrecommended for other branches and webinars.

SA/NT Branch announces two prestigious awards for 2021

01/03/2022 Posted by Dale

The PESA SA/NT Branch has played a drum roll and announced the winners of the Branch’s two research prizes for 2021.

PESA SA/NT Geology of Wine Field Trip – September 2019

08/11/2019 Posted by Dale

By Dr. Simon BrealeyAs is becoming traditional, stalwart devotees of the terroir of the McLaren Vale Wine Region (yes, it’s a bona fide appellation) gathered under a darkening sky in late September to receive the wisdom and tasting notes of Professor Alan Collins of Adelaide University.

Picking up stragglers as we headed south on the 40-minute drive we examined the beautifully-produced geological maps kindly provided by the Dept. Mines (or whatever they were called last week) and met old friends and new.

First stop was on Chapel Hill Road to examine the staggeringly profound unconformity between the Umberatana Group (circa 650 million years old) and the Pleistocene Pirramimma Sandstone of the Seaford Formation (born yesterday).