The Geography Teachers’ Association of Queensland Inc. (GTAQ) is the professional organisation representing Geography teachers in Queensland.

This site provides information on

• the Association

• professional development activities

• resources suitable for teaching Geography    P-12

New PD possibly in your area

GIS inservice with Mick Law 

Pioneer SHS Mackay 

Rescheduled to a date to be fixed.

For more information contact

Lucie Sorensen

Queensland Studies Authority

Ph: (07) 3864 0393

Fax: (07) 3221 2553

E-mail:

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July 24

Geography Careers Day  

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AUGUST

August 1

GTAQ State Conference:

Q150+ : Geography- Past, Present and Future

University of Queensland

Download the Conference Program here.

Download the Registration Form here.

Unfortunately 'early bird' registration is now closed.

        ***ESRI iS THE MAJOR SPONSOR***

For more information email the organisers - David Lergessner and Meegan Maguire   

NOVEMBER

November 26   GTAQ AGM

RGSQ 237 Milton Rd MiltoN

  January - Join the GTAV tour to Borneo with a special deal for Queenslanders to be announced soon.

Contact David Lergessner - - for more information.

More details here.

Geography in the News

These powerpoints are downloadable for FREE from GTAQ. They are produced by David Lergessner and feature web-quality images suitable for classroom use.

Oil slick closes Sunshine Coast beaches March 2009

Cyclone Larry Then ( 2006 ) and Now (2009 ) March 2009

The Gold Coast - what a difference a week makes. David Lergessner spent a great weekend at the coast only to find one week later that things had changed considerably - May 2009

 Need assistance with your Senior Geography Work Program - Select the following link for QSA Information which should help.

Information on the 2007 Senior Geography Work Program  

For more assistance contact Lucie Sorensen

Don't forget to look at the current list of on-line resources available for both Geography and the introduction of GIS into the classroom.  These can be found by selecting the following links:- 

Geography Resources On-Line

On-line Resources for GIS and Spatial Technologies