Geosites of Australia
preparing an inventory and framework for the Global
Inventory of the IUGS
E. B. JOYCE
School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne VIC
3010 Australia
ebj@unimelb.edu.au
Abstract
A new inventory of geological
and geomorphological sites is proposed for the continent of Australia. It will
cover key sites and terrains on the Australian mainland, Tasmania, and
Australian territories and islands. The inventory will be based on earlier
listings by Cochrane & Joyce (1986), a short list prepared for GILGES &
UNESCO by Joyce (1991), a revised GILGES list published in Cowie (1992),
discussions in Joyce (1994a, 1994b, and 1995b), the Australian Heritage
Commission's Register of the National Estate, and most recently an independent
review for the Australian Heritage Commission (AHC) by Yeates (2001a & b)
of earlier work.
Interested parties will be
consulted to help define framework elements for Australian Geosites, and then select
possible Geosites. The Geological Society of Australia will have a major
involvement, and also the Australian Heritage Commission, as many geological
sites are already listed on the Australian Heritage Commission's Register of
the National Estate. Other groups to be consulted include the national
government's geological survey, state government geological surveys and
departments of environment and conservation, including the active forestry
groups in Tasmania, and the national government's World Heritage section. This
procedure will lead to the final selection and listing of Geosites for
Australia.
Keywords: Geosites; inventory; framework; consultation, Australia.
A preliminary paper was
presented at the ProGEO meeting held in Braga, Portugal in 2005.
The final paper is now in press.
This web page provides below further
details about Geosites of Australia
A draft paper on Geosites of
Australia
A list of GSA Heritage Committee and
Subcomittee reports on Geosites of Australia
Recent papers
on Geosites in Australia by E. B. Joyce
Joyce,
E. B. 2006. Geological heritage of Australia: selecting the best for Geosites and
World Heritage, and telling the story for geotourism and Geoparks, AESC 2006
Extended Abstract, 3pp.
Download Joyce2006 as pdf of 276 KB
Joyce, Bernie. 2007. Geotourism, Geosites and
Geoparks: working together in Australia, Special Report, The Australian
Geologist, Newsletter No. 144, September 2007, pp.26-29.
Download Joyce2007 as pdf of 160 KB
Joyce,
Bernard, & Bršhl, Mirjam, 2008. Geological and geomorphological features of
Australia: how our geosites can be used in geoparks and geotourism to promote
better understanding of our geological heritage and as a tool for public
education. Inaugural Global Geotourism Conference, ÔDiscover The Earth
Beneath Our Feet,Õ
Fremantle, Western Australia, 17-20 August 2008. pp.209-214.
Download JoyceBrohl2008 as Word file of 804 KB
Joyce, E. & McKnight, J.
2009. Volcanic Geomorphosites, Geoparks and Geotourism – the Australian
experience, Abstract, 7th
International Conference on Geomorphology (ANZIAG), Melbourne, Australia. 6-11
July 2009.
Download JoyceMcKnight2009 as pdf of 16 KB
Associate
Professor E. B. Joyce
Honorary Principal Fellow
School of Earth Sciences
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
AUSTRALIA
Tel: 0427 330 117 Fax: 03 8344 7761
Email: Bernie
Joyce
Revised 14th August 2009
Further revised 30 December 2009