2026 Annual Conference

You are welcome to arrive at the venue and come in and enjoy a warm cup of tea or coffee. Whilst you are there, feel free to visit our amazing partners and trade exhibitors to see what they have on offer this year to assit you with teaching Geography. This year, the GTAV is running a passport challenge, so everyone that is able to visit all the trade exhibits by the conclusion of lunch, will go in the draw to win an amazing hamper.

Official welcome from GTAV President, Stephen Barrett.

Hear from our keynote speaker, Belinda Collins. Click here to learn more about the session.

Presentation of Alex Lyne Fieldwork Award, Colin Green Excellence in Teaching Award and the new award, Emerging Geography Educator Award.

Interested in submitting a nomination? Check out the criteria for each award here. Nominations close on Friday 10 July. 

Hear from GTAV Executive Officer, Genevieve Newton about the latest work as well as recieve a demonstration of the new Member Community Base. 

Hear from our Principal Partner. 

 Enjoy some morning tea and visit our Trade Exhibitors to see what they have on offer.

Select from one of the below sessions:

• A1: Getting Hands on to bring Sustainability to Life with Students (Nicole McDonald, CQ University) 
• A2: Promoting Careers in Geography as a Motivation & Recruitment Tool (Fiona Taylor, Coburg High School) 
• A3: Whole School Opportunities: Mining Hazards, Disasters & Changing Use of the Land (Andrew Mains, Resources Victoria) 
• A4: Generative AI in Geography: Enhancing Thinking, Not Replacing It (Paul Cross AM, Monash University) 
• A5: Mapping Melbourne's Coffee Landscapre: Data Fieldwork & Geospatial Tools in the Classroom (Corrine Pearce, University High School) 
• A6: Using Geospatial Technologies to Monitor, Assess and Evaluate their Usefulness in Geography (Emma O'Dowd, Padua College) 

Select from one of the below sessions:

• B1: Inquiry at Scale: Fieldwork, Coastal Inquiry & Geographical Thinking in the Middle Years (Madelynn Strongman, Haileybury College) 
• B2: No Budget? No Time? No Problem! The Realities of Organising Fieldwork (Sam Connell, Vermont Secondary College) 
• B3: Introducing Year 7-9 Students to GIS (Diana Beaumont, Gladstone Park Secondary College) 
• B4: Teaching Geography Basics 101 - Where to Start When you have Never Taught it Before (Susan McCormack, Billanook College) 
• B5: Keeping Core Geography Strong (Katrina Davey, Author) 
• B6: Ideas for Structuring VCE Unit 3 & 4 SAC Assessment (Naomi Baulch, Tintern Grammar) 

 Enjoy some lunch and visit our Trade Exhibitors to see what they have on offer.

Select from one of the below sessions:

• C1: The Geography of Heat Vulnerability in Australia (Qian Sun, RMIT University) 
• C2: Geography of the Interface - Where Warer Meets Land (Ian Rutherford, Geography Victoria/University of Melbourne) 
• C3: Unpacking the 2025 Alex Lyne Fieldwork Award - A How to! (Naomi Baulch, Tintern Grammar) 
• C4: Beyond Worksheets & Videos: Engaging Students in Geography (Paul Cross AM, Monash University) 
• C5: 'Trump Geography' - Engaging with World News (Karoline Walters, Camberwell Girls Grammar School) 
• C6: Think Like a Geographer: Preparing Students for the Examination (Claudia Graham, Marcellin College) 
• C7: Ideas Without Borders: Weaving Together Science & Humanities (Melanie Flower, Newhaven College) 

Select from one of the below sessions:

• D1: Keeping VCE Case Studies Fresh (Adrian De Fanti, Mazenod College) 
• D2: Data-Driven Coasts: A Geospatial Approach to Climate Change (Dr James Driscoll, Monash University) 
• D3: Inquiry in Action: Building Geographers for the Real World (Danielle O'Leary, GTAV) 
• D4: Geography & Explicit Instruction (Deone Cole, Girton Grammar Bendigo)
• D5: Unit Planning for VCE 1 - 4 (Anya Greenhill, Eltham College) 
• D6: Engaging Junior Geography Students (Ben McManamny, Camberwell Girls Grammar School) 
• D7: The Geography Staffroom - Building Competency in Assessment Creation, Moderation, and Mentoring (Paul Rogers, University High School) 

Join us at the bar for some social networking!