Chief Executive Officer's Message

I welcome you as a valued visitor to the Geoscience Australia website. Our site provides a treasure trove of geoscientific information about Australia and I encourage you to explore its content with the same enthusiasm that our staff display in their work.

A little bit about us. Geoscience Australia is placed within the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, and our Minister is The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP.

Geoscience Australia is a world leader in providing first class geoscientific information and knowledge which enables government and community to make informed decisions about:

• the exploitation of resources;
• the management of the environment;
• the safety of critical infrastructure and;
• the resultant wellbeing of all Australians.

We look at key issues such as the global attractiveness of Australia's offshore and onshore exploration, improved resource management and environmental protection. We play a key role in developing a sustainable energy supply for Australia's future.

The outcome of our work is an enhanced potential for the Australian community to obtain economic, social and environmental benefits through the application of this first class research and information.

Geoscience Australia will continue to be an innovative and high-tech leader of geoscience. It is this commitment to delivering excellence which has helped our many diverse clients in an ever-changing environment.

Our organisation is dynamic and vibrant and has evolved through many phases as circumstances have changed. (Please see our history section for more information). In our geoscientific research, we maintain, develop and, via our website, encourage access to geoscientific data.

Having achieved tremendous success over the past year in delivering on our Work Program, I believe Geoscience Australia is well positioned to face the challenges of the future and achieve continuing success for our staff and the public we serve.

I hope that while exploring our site, you will learn more about our organisation, the people who work here and their passion for geoscience. I am confident that your horizons will be expanded by sharing the knowledge that can be accessed on our site.

Neil Williams