Transforming the national picture of Australia’s geology

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Exploring for the Future is a national program led by Geoscience Australia
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EFTF Showcase

2024 Showcase

A culmination of 8 years

Geoscience Australia will hold the final Exploring for the Future online public Showcase during the week of 12 August 2024, marking the conclusion of the 8-year program and celebrating its enduring legacy. Geoscience experts will highlight impacts, benefits and achievements, new scientific insights and a comprehensive collection of precompetitive geoscience outputs, including transformed national datasets, improved mineral, energy, and groundwater resources assessments, unravelled regional geology, new decision support tools and more. Everyone is welcome!  

Portal 3D capability

Discover the data

Exploring for the Future Data Discovery Portal

Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future Data Discovery Portal provides public access to historical as well as new geoscience data and tools acquired and developed during the Exploring for the Future program. Curated subsets of the Portal known as personas and tools, provide targeted access to Portal’s features for government planners and regulators, academia and industry to access data and information and apply a range of assessment tools to support evidence-based decisions.