Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:33:57 -0500 https://www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/Geological-Survey en-gb © 2026 The Rocks Beneath Our Feet yes 2fb9623a-7e1e-54af-ae07-5438b247719b Geological Survey of Western Australia episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Geological Survey of Western Australia https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1sxfhxx9813eb1sim04ga1oo3tbg?.jpg https://www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/Geological-Survey Tim Griffin: The challenges of explaining how mining works and why it is so important Tim Griffin reflects on some of his experiences as Director of GSWA.

]]> Tim Griffin reflects on some of his experiences as Director of GSWA.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9233397 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0800 1042 1 20 full false Tim Griffin: From cyclones to psychopaths Tim Griffin relates some of his more extreme experiences of GSWA field work. 

]]> Tim Griffin relates some of his more extreme experiences of GSWA field work. 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9233391 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0800 583 1 19 full false Tim Griffin: Modern clues to interpreting ancient rocks Former Director of GSWA, Tim Griffin, talks about studying and mapping very young rocks in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, which gave him clues to interpreting some of Western Australia’s oldest rocks, in the Yilgarn, during his early days as a mapping geologist at GSWA.

]]> Former Director of GSWA, Tim Griffin, talks about studying and mapping very young rocks in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, which gave him clues to interpreting some of Western Australia’s oldest rocks, in the Yilgarn, during his early days as a mapping geologist at GSWA.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9233378 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0800 807 1 18 full false Paul Morris: The long road to Yagga Yagga - a new relationship with Aboriginal traditional owners Paul Morris talks about of his last regolith sampling programs, which was in fact requested by the traditional owners of that country 

]]> Paul Morris talks about of his last regolith sampling programs, which was in fact requested by the traditional owners of that country 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9160181 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0800 1203 1 17 full false Paul Morris: Perseverance pays off in surveying the remote, rugged Kimberley Paul Morris talks about the challenges and rewards of ambitious regolith sampling programs in the Kimberley region.

]]> Paul Morris talks about the challenges and rewards of ambitious regolith sampling programs in the Kimberley region.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9160148 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0800 1097 1 16 full false Paul Morris: Using fine fraction geochemistry to explore under wind-blown sand Paul Morris talks about tackling the problem of detecting low metal concentrations in wind-blown sand, culminating in dating and geochemical work that had significant implications for gold exploration in areas under sand cover.

]]> Paul Morris talks about tackling the problem of detecting low metal concentrations in wind-blown sand, culminating in dating and geochemical work that had significant implications for gold exploration in areas under sand cover.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9160132 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0800 1066 1 15 full false Paul Morris: Building relationships with Aboriginal traditional owners through survey work Paul Morris talks about a remote regolith sampling program based out of Kiwikurra, near the Northern Territory border, that helped build new relationships with Aboriginal traditional owners 

]]> Paul Morris talks about a remote regolith sampling program based out of Kiwikurra, near the Northern Territory border, that helped build new relationships with Aboriginal traditional owners 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9160123 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0800 634 1 14 full false Paul Morris: Making the leap from hard rock to regolith geochemistry Paul Morris, retired Chief Geochemist for GSWA, talks about his early days working for the survey when he made the leap from hard rock geochemistry to studying regolith – the unconsolidated surface material covering more than 80% of Western Australia .

]]> Paul Morris, retired Chief Geochemist for GSWA, talks about his early days working for the survey when he made the leap from hard rock geochemistry to studying regolith – the unconsolidated surface material covering more than 80% of Western Australia .

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9160113 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0800 1040 1 13 full false Kath Grey: Discovering ancient life in the Pilbara Kath Grey talks about her work on some of the oldest fossils on Earth, three and a half billion year old stromatolites from the Pilbara 

]]> Kath Grey talks about her work on some of the oldest fossils on Earth, three and a half billion year old stromatolites from the Pilbara 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9160094 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0800 787 1 12 full false Kath Grey: Building an Archean biostratigraphy from stromatolite paleontology Kath Grey talks about the challenges and successes of her years devoted to using stromatolites to develop a Precambrian biostratigraphy for Australia.

]]> Kath Grey talks about the challenges and successes of her years devoted to using stromatolites to develop a Precambrian biostratigraphy for Australia.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159632 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0800 1147 1 11 full false Kath Grey: Microfossil clues to Acraman Impact-induced climate change Kath Grey talks about her meticulous PhD work on microfossils from drill core from central Australia and the recognition of how they relate to a giant meteorite impact almost 600 million years ago.

]]> Kath Grey talks about her meticulous PhD work on microfossils from drill core from central Australia and the recognition of how they relate to a giant meteorite impact almost 600 million years ago.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159373 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0800 1092 1 10 full false Kath Grey: A struggling start to field geology and studying stromatolites Kath Grey, retired from a 50-year career with GSWA, relates her difficult start in becoming a field geologist and her first opportunity for survey field work that ultimately led to her becoming a world expert in stromatolites.

]]> Kath Grey, retired from a 50-year career with GSWA, relates her difficult start in becoming a field geologist and her first opportunity for survey field work that ultimately led to her becoming a world expert in stromatolites.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159350 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0800 948 1 9 full false Heather Howard and Kath Grey: The farce and frustrations of gender inequality in geological mapping Kath Grey, retired from a 50-year career with GSWA and Heather Howard, a project manager still working for GSWA after almost 20 years, reflect on some of the challenges of working in a field in which women remain a minority.

]]> Kath Grey, retired from a 50-year career with GSWA and Heather Howard, a project manager still working for GSWA after almost 20 years, reflect on some of the challenges of working in a field in which women remain a minority.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159308 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0800 1099 1 8 full false Heather Howard: Encounters with Aboriginal culture through geological mapping Heather Howard talks about working with the Ngaanyatjarra traditional owners while mapping the Musgrave Province .

]]> Heather Howard talks about working with the Ngaanyatjarra traditional owners while mapping the Musgrave Province .

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159274 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0800 715 1 7 full false Heather Howard: Geological mapping - a dream job Heather Howard talks about how her love of the outdoors led her to what turned out to be her dream job, geological mapping in one of the most remote parts of Australia, the Musgrave Province.

]]> Heather Howard talks about how her love of the outdoors led her to what turned out to be her dream job, geological mapping in one of the most remote parts of Australia, the Musgrave Province.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159262 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0800 897 1 6 full false Hugh Smithies: A supervolcano right in the centre of Australia Hugh Smithies talks about the Musgraves mapping project, which led to discoveries that would lay the basis for understanding the geology of a vast area under cover in the Western and South Australian border region.

]]> Hugh Smithies talks about the Musgraves mapping project, which led to discoveries that would lay the basis for understanding the geology of a vast area under cover in the Western and South Australian border region.

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159193 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0800 847 1 5 full false Hugh Smithies: Sanukitoids - a key to understanding crustal evolution? Hugh Smithies talks about sanukitoids, a rare and perhaps fundamentally important group of Archean rocks that he first encountered in the Pilbara and later discovered hiding in plain sight in the Yilgarn 

]]> Hugh Smithies talks about sanukitoids, a rare and perhaps fundamentally important group of Archean rocks that he first encountered in the Pilbara and later discovered hiding in plain sight in the Yilgarn 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159135 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0800 751 full false Hugh Smithies: Probing the beginnings of plate tectonics on Earth Hugh Smithies talks about key discoveries made during GSWA mapping of the Pilbara 

]]> Hugh Smithies talks about key discoveries made during GSWA mapping of the Pilbara 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9159011 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0800 1010 1 3 full false Hugh Smithies: Bogged in the Pilbara Hugh Smithies talks about the scenic beauty and some the challenges of geological mapping in the Pilbara 

]]> Hugh Smithies talks about the scenic beauty and some the challenges of geological mapping in the Pilbara 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9158880 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0800 596 1 2 full false Hugh Smithies: GSWA - Pioneering digital geological mapping Hugh Smithies talks about starting out with the Geological Survey of Western Australia, and seeing the transition over the years from pre-GPS days to modern digital geological mapping 

]]> Hugh Smithies talks about starting out with the Geological Survey of Western Australia, and seeing the transition over the years from pre-GPS days to modern digital geological mapping 

]]> Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9154222 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0800 904 1 1 full false The Rocks Beneath Our Feet Geological Survey of Western Australia Buzzsprout-9249832 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:00:00 +0800 135 trailer false