b'NewsGeophysics in the surveysGeoscience Australia: NewsRecent highlights of GeoscienceForbes-Dubbo and Yathongthe acquisition of over 15 000 line-km Australias geophysical programmes,airborne electromagnetic surveysof airborne AEM data over four blocks as conducted under the Australian(AEM) and Yathong airbornewithin the Cobar-Yathong areas of NSW Governments Exploring for the Future(Figure 2). This survey was fully funded (EFTF) project, and in collaborationmagnetic and radiometricby the Government of NSW. Additionally, with our State and Territory survey(AMR)survey acquisition of the Yathong region partners, are summarised below. Detailsairborne magnetic and radiometric of all current and recently completedGeoscience Australia (GA), in(AMR) survey (Figure 2) is also complete. programmes and survey locations cancollaboration with the New SouthAcquisition was along eastwest lines be found in Figure 1 and the tables thatWales (NSW) Governments Geologicalspaced 200 m apart and northsouth follow this section. Survey of NSW, recently completedlines spaced 2 km apart.Figure 1. 2021-2024 geophysical surveysin progress, released or for release by Geoscience Australia as part of EFTF, and in collaboration with State and Territory agencies. Projects that are partially or wholly funded by state government agencies are identified by the bracketed contributors. Background image of national magnetics compilation (first vertical derivative of the reduced to pole magnetics), Geoscience Australia, 2019 (see http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/144725).22 PREVIEWFEBRUARY 2024'