The highly anticipated Goldfields Environmental Management Group (GEMG) Conference returns to Kalgoorlie-Boulder from 7–9 May 2025, bringing together environmental specialists, consultants, regulators, and industry professionals from across Australia for three days of cutting-edge insights, field tours, and networking.
Hosted at the Goldfields Arts Centre, the biennial GEMG Conference is a cornerstone event in the environmental calendar, offering 38 diverse presentations and panel discussions on topics ranging from mine closure and water planning to biodiversity offsets, rehabilitation innovation, and cultural land management.
GEMG Conference 2025 – At a Glance
• Event: Goldfields Environmental Management Group (GEMG) Conference 2025
• Dates: Wednesday 7 May – Friday 9 May 2025
• Location: Goldfields Arts Centre, Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA
• Welcome Function: Tuesday 6 May 2025, 5:00–7:00 PM at the Federal Hotel
• Super Pit Mine Tour: Tuesday 6 May 2025, 2:45–4:20 PM
• Type: Biennial environmental management conference
• Program: 38 presentations, keynote panels, workshops, and networking functions
• Focus Areas: Mine closure, environmental compliance, water and land management, Indigenous partnerships, biodiversity, remote sensing, and rehabilitation innovation
• Website & Registration: https://gemg.memberjungle.com/events
Highlights from the 2025 program include:
• “Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink?” – M. Guggenmos (Wai Consulting) delves into strategic mine site water planning;
• “Southern Whiteface: Is Mining Likely to Impact This Species?” – M. Plozza and colleagues explore species risk in desert environments;
• “Scope 3 Reporting: Making It Useful” – F. Eynon (Greenbase) discusses practical approaches to emerging reporting requirements;
• “Innovative Artificial Habitats” – D. Cancilla (Fortescue) shares creative environmental enhancement strategies;
• “Aboriginal Businesses Engaging Other Aboriginal Businesses” – G. Todd and B. Latimore (Buru Rehab) offer a powerful case study on Indigenous-led restoration.
Attendees can also take part in the Super Pit Mine Tour on Tuesday 6 May, and enjoy social events including welcome drinks, a sundowner networking function, and the conference dinner — all fostering connection and collaboration in the environmental community.
Among the sponsors supporting the 2025 conference is Earth Science Information Systems (EScIS), creators of the ESdat Environmental Data Management Software. EScIS is proud to announce that Hannah Marsh has recently joined the team as an Implementation Specialist, and will be attending the GEMG Conference alongside Catherine Hansen.
Well-known in the industry for their data-driven approach, EScIS’s ESdat platform empowers environmental and hydrogeological professionals to manage, validate, and interpret complex environmental data — including field, lab, sensor, and regulatory datasets — all within a streamlined and intuitive interface.
To view the full program or register, visit the official GEMG website. For more information about ESdat, visit esdat.net.
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