Selwyn Symposium 2014
The Nullarbor Plain: Recent Advances
Friday October 3, 2014
University of Melbourne, 9am to 5pm.
Elizabeth Murdoch Theatre, Old Pathology Building, Parkville
University of Melbourne, 9am to 5pm.
Elizabeth Murdoch Theatre, Old Pathology Building, Parkville
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The Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division) Selwyn Memorial Lecture and Symposium commemorate the work of A.R.C. Selwyn, the first Government Geologist of Victoria.
The world’s largest continuous karst area, the 200,000 km2 Nullarbor Plain, is a flat, mostly treeless limestone plain terminating abruptly at a cliff-line that mostly falls sheer into the sea. The flat-lying Eocene-Miocene shallow marine calcarenites host >150 collapse dolines and ~100 caves with substantial, sometimes very large passages, as well as over 400,000 blowholes. The caves and their contents, the karst landscape chronology and the environmental setting have been subject to significant exploration and research. This symposium brings together leading researchers, who have been brought new techniques and discoveries to a fascinating landscape. |
Large passage, Mullamulang Cave (Photo Unknown)
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DETAILED PROGRAM *some changes may occur
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8.00 - 9.00
9.05 9.15 - 10.00 10.00 - 10.30 10.30 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.30 11.30 - 12.00 12.00 - 12.30 12.30 - 13.30 13.30 - 14.00 14.00 - 14.30 14.30 - 15.00 15.00 - 15.30 15.30 - 16.00 16.00 - 16.30 16.30 - 17.00 17.00 - 17.10 17.10 - 18.00 18.00 - 18.15 18.15 - 19.15 20.00 |
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION
INTRODUCTION AND OPENING ADDRESS PLENARY ADDRESS A/Prof John Webb, La Trobe University The Nullarbor - flat but far from boring. Dr Jon Clarke, Canberra Advances in Understanding the evolution of the Eucla Basin over the past decade. MORNING TEA Prof Jon Woodhead, University of Melbourne Nullarbor speleogenesis: constraints from U-Pb geochronology. Dr John Hellstrom, University of Melbourne Late Quaternary speleothem geochronology of the Nullarbor Plain. A/Prof Russell Drysdale, University of Melbourne Stable oxygen and carbon isotope records from Nullarbor speleothems. LUNCH Dr Kale Sniderman, University of Melbourne Late Neogene vegetation and climate history of the Nullarbor Plain: new insights from fossil pollen records of U-Pb-dated speleothems. Ms Elen Shute, Flinders University Million-year menagerie: the Thylacoleo Caves fossil fauna. Mr Shannon Burnett, La Trobe University Shallow caves and blowholes on the Nullarbor Plain, Australia — Flank margin caves on a low gradient limestone platform. Mr Ian Lewis & Ms Liz Rogers, La Trobe University, Cave Diving Association Australia Underwater geology and geomorphology of the southern Nullarbor. AFTERNOON TEA Mr Ian Lewis, Latrobe University The role of tectonics on the deep caves array - a template for large global Tertiary karst areas. Dr Susan White & Dr Gresley Wakelin-King, La Trobe University, Wakelin Associates Natural heritage values of the Nullarbor and National Heritage List criteria. DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION DRINKS & REFRESHMENTS SELWYN MEDAL PRESENTATION to Dr Ian Duddy, Geotrack International SELWYN LECTURE Prof Paul Williams, Auckland University Downstream Reflections of an Upstream Environment SELWYN DINNER Café Italia, 56 University St, Carlton (bookings required - use registration form) www.cafeitalia.com.au |
COST
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AUD 95.-
AUD 80.- AUD 55.- |
Non GSA members
Members Students |
Cost includes lunch, morning/afternoon teas and abstract volume.
Header image: Coastal Cliffs, Eucla area. Image courtesy of Roger Taylor