'Sceptical Always' with Professor Ian Plimer

Join us on the Gold Coast for a special evening with Professor Ian Plimer at the pre-launch of his newest book 'Sceptical Always' on Friday 19th September. A limited number of copies will be available to purchase on the night, and Professor Plimer will be personally signing books for guests.

The event kicks off at 6:30pm for 7:00pm at the Southport Bowls Club. Why not come early, bring some friends, and enjoy a relaxed meal before the launch? The kitchen opens at 5:30pm and tables are expected to fill quickly, so booking ahead is a good idea.

This may be the only chance to see Professor Plimer in person on the Gold Coast this year—let’s pack the house!

Secure your tickets now to be both entertained and educated! Spaces are limited. so book your seat now.

Who is Professor Plimer?

Professor Plimer is an Australia's best known geologist and Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne. He is a member of the academic advisory council for The Global Warming Policy Foundation, a member of Australians for Northern Development & Economic Vision (ANDEV), and was an allied expert for the Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Professor Plimer is also a member of the Saltbush Club, a group that promotes climate and energy realism.

As well as being highly accomplished in his field, Professor Plimer is a very engaging and entertaining speaker and this may be the only chance you have this year to see him live on the Gold Coast.

What are some of his achievements?

Professor Plimer won the Leopold von Buch Plakette (German Geological Society), the Clarke Medal (Royal Society of NSW), the Sir Willis Connolly Medal (Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy). He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and an Honorary Fellow of the Geological Society of London. In 1995, he was Australian Humanist of the Year and later was awarded the Centenary Medal. He was Managing Editor of Mineralium Deposita, president of the SGA, president of IAGOD, president of the Australian Geoscience Council and sat on the Earth Sciences Committee of the Australian Research Council for many years. He won the Eureka Prize for the promotion of science, the Eureka Prize for A Short History of Planet Earth and the Michael Daley Prize (now a Eureka Prize) for science broadcasting. He was an advisor to governments and corporations and was a regular broadcaster.

Professor Plimer spent much of his life in the rough and tumble of the zinc-lead-silver mining town of Broken Hill where an interdisciplinary scientific knowledge intertwined with a healthy dose of scepticism and pragmatism are necessary. He is Patron of Lifeline Broken Hill and the Broken Hill Geocentre. He worked for North Broken Hill Ltd, was a consultant to many major mining companies and has been a director of numerous exploration public companies listed in London, Toronto and Sydney. In his post-university career he is proudly a director of a number various unlisted private Hancock Prospecting companies.

A new Broken Hill mineral, plimerite, was named in recognition of his contribution to Broken Hill geology. Ironically, plimerite is green and soft. It fractures unevenly, is brittle and insoluble in alcohol. A ground-hunting rainforest spider Austrotengella plimeri from the Tweed Range (NSW) has been named in his honour because of his “provocative contributions to issues of climate change”. The author would like to think that Austrotengella plimeri is poisonous.

Professor Ian Plimer identifies as ZnFe4(PO4)3(OH)5 and demands the appropriate pronoun be used. 

Secure your tickets now to be both entertained and educated! Spaces are limited. so book your seat now.