b'Branch newsASEG newsASEG branch newsQueensland events at the AEGC to clear, the latestin central Brisbane, a raucous crowd event in Queensland was the 2023 AGMwas on hand to witness the latest ASEG Following a hiatus to allow the hazeon 27 April. Hosted within the luxuriousregime change. After a robust exchange of perhaps one too many networkingcon\x1dnes of the Stock Exchange Hotelof ideas and a compelling leadership debate, Nick Josephs elbowed his challengers aside and assumed the mantle of Branch President. His \x1drst abuse of power was to anoint his successor as Secretary (Tim Dean), with Roger Cant keeping the \x1dnancial path smooth as Treasurer. Following the coup formalities, the rowdy crowd settled down to a compelling presentation of his geophysical career by Denis Sweeney, hard to imagine that it would be possible to \x1dt more into 46 years (including his brief career as an (alleged) master criminal).Upcoming events in the Sunshine State include a presentation by Randall Taylor on Exploration in Timor Leste on 20 July. As always, we strongly encourage Brisbane-based members to get along to events, especially those who have an interesting presentation they would like to share (the audience are always gentle and the beers are always cold!).Tim Dean qldsecretary@aseg.org.auOutgoing Queensland President James Alderman transfers the microphone of power to incoming President Nick Josephs in exchange for a bottle of wine. South Australia and Northern TerritoryFollowing on from the highly successful 2023 AEGC in Brisbane, the SA-NT Branch hosted Nick Jervis-Bardy from Orica: Digital Solutions on April 12. Nick gave a highly educational talk entitled Using NMR to characterize aquifer properties in in-situ mining: An Australia uranium case study.On May 24 we hosted SEG Honorary lecturer Professor Roman Pevzner for an interesting lunch time lecture entitled Surface and borehole seismic monitoring of CO 2geological storage. The committee has been busy getting this organised for this years Melbourne Cup Event, the 2023 Wine o\x1eer, and the next technical talk to be presented by Dr Mike Hatch entitled Application of shallow electromagnetics surveys (Loupe EM) to support management of environmental water to \x1coodplains on the River Murray in SA. Keep your eyes Denis Sweeney summarising his varied career in geophysics at the April meeting of the Queensland ASEG Branch. peeled for further information.9 PREVIEW JUNE 2023'