By Dennis Morton - Member NSW branch https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-morton-a7587121/
Australia’s petroleum exploration and production industry has been in decline for decades and professional societies like PESA-Australia are suffering. Membership is falling, meeting and conference attendance is low and branch budgets are under pressure. Without significant change branches in Victoria and NSW may fold. The ACT branch merged with NSW after Geoscience Australia discouraged employee involvement, citing federal government policies that demonise fossil fuels.
Academia has also been affected with most Earth Science faculties in Australian universities closing.