b'Branch newsASEG newsASEG Branch newsNew South Wales and wish all our Branch members a Merrywho attended. It was a great opportunity Christmas and a Happy New Year. to catch up with old friends and meet We trust all ASEG Members are virusnew ones, with 55 people attending. This free and have settled into their newRoger Cantyear we were impressed with the food, normal, whatever that actually is. As weQLD Branch committee membervenue and service of The Gallery.type this, the borders between NSW androger.cant@dnrme.qld.gov.auQueensland and NSW and WA are stillAs usual, Neil Gibbins from Vintage Energy closed (depending on which directionwas a fantastic MC for the event, which was you are travelling), but perhaps by theSouth Australia & Northern Territory organised by Sam Jennings, with Adam time you read this they will be open. Davey, Josh Sage, Ben Kay and Mike Whilst the year has been quiet, we wereHatch, all providing invaluable assistance Over the last couple of months wedelighted to be able to host the SA-NTto making the day run so smoothly.have had one speaker who gave theirBranch annual Melbourne Cup Luncheon presentation via zoom. on Tuesday November 3. The event wasHave a safe and relaxing Christmas generously sponsored by Terrex Seismicbreak and, pending restrictions, we look In October, Peter Hatherly gave a talkwho sent five staff-members to attend,forward to returning to a usual busy entitled Stranded stream channelsChris Kneipp, Ben Shave, Richardcalendar of technical and networking investigated by LiDAR mapping, someBarnwell, Megan Nightingale andevents in 2021.geophysics and good old leg work.Anthony Goodall.Insights into the Lapstone StructuralKate Robertson Complex west of Sydney. Peter walkedAfter a year full of mostly virtual eventsASEG SA-NT Branch committee member us through the Blue Mountains, showedthe lunch was greatly appreciated by allKate.Robertson2@sa.gov.auus the Lapstone Structural Complex and discussed the timing of its formation. After looking at recent LiDAR data and doing some detailed mapping he was able to pin down an age range for the complex. Many questions were asked and answered. Peter also inadvertently provided some inspiration for day trips to the beautiful Blue Mountains - useful given the border closures!Mark Lackie nswpresident@aseg.org.auStephanie Kovach nswsecretary@aseg.org.auQueenslandMembers of the Queensland BranchesJosh Sage (with microphone) and Neil Gibbins (MC) with participants in the ASEG SA-NT Branch Melbourne of the ASEG and PESA came togetherCup lunch.on Thursday 5 November for our first event since restrictions were imposed way back in March. We gathered at the Stock Exchange Hotel for an evening of trivia hosted by our local quizmaster extraordinaire, Henk Van Paridon. Over 40 participants were quizzed about a broad span of categories including sports, geography, music, famous Australian rocks and geological landmarks. Victory went to team Schrodingers Cats who amassed an impressive score of 86 out of a possible 100 points. A huge thank you to Henk and to Nick Josephs for organising and ensuring the night was a success.We look forward to seeing more of everyone in 2021 as we continue to resume operations in our new normalMC Neil Gibbins (with microphone) and participants in the ASEG SA-NT Branch Melbourne Cup lunch.DECEMBER 2020 PREVIEW 6'