Supporters

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Australia’s participation in the International Geography Olympiads and Geography’s Big Week Out are supported by the Australian Government.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations is the lead government agency providing national leadership in education and workplace training, transition to work, and conditions and values in the workplace. It brings together people and services to support the Australian Government’s agenda on education, employment and workplace relations. The Department makes a difference through the stages of an individual’s life: early childhood care and development; quality education at all levels; a skilled workforce with greater participation; safe workplaces and an inclusive society.

Ken Sutton Trust

The Ken Sutton Trust provides assistance with the travel costs for the Australian team to participate in International Geography Olympiads.

Ken Sutton was prominent in geographical education in Queensland and Australia. A geography teacher for many years, he was one of the founders of the Geography Teachers’ Association of Queensland and of the Australian Geography Teachers’ Association. He also served as President of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Queensland) Inc. In 1985 Ken Sutton was awarded the Society’s J.P. Thomson Medal. This award for “pre-eminent service to geographical education in Australia and leadership in this country’s geography teaching profession” summed up a life dedicated to the discipline of geography, and reflected the respect of his peers in the teaching profession and of the many thousands of students he taught. The Trust serves as a lasting reminder of his work in geographical education.

Australian Geography Teachers’ Association

The Australian Geography Teachers' Association (AGTA) is one of the two organisations responsible for the Competition.

AGTA is the national organisation of Australia’s state geography teachers’ associations. AGTA seeks to: foster the teaching and learning of geography in Australian schools and enhance awareness of its applications in society; promote and circulate the results of research into geography education; maintain a professional network through which teachers of geography in Australia may express opinions on educational matters; represent the interests of its member affiliates on national education decision making bodies.

Royal Geographical Society of Queensland

The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland (RGSQ) is one of the two organisations responsible for the Competition and looks after its day-to-day management.

RGSQ is a non-profit organization that promotes the study of geography. Since its establishment in 1885, the Society has brought together people from all walks of life who share an interest in geography. The Society stimulates interest in geography through a regular programme of lectures and trips, and through actively supporting geographical education and research.