Councillors and Officers 2026-2028

Elected Officers:

Confirmed at AGM 29 May 2026

President:

Associate Professor Brian Cook
(The University of Melbourne)
brian.cook@unimelb.edu.au
 

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Vice-President:
(President Elect)
Professor Kurt Iveson
(University of Sydney)
kurt.iveson@sydney.edu.au

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Vice-President:
(Immediate Past President)
Vacant
 

 

 

Honorary Secretary:
Jeffrey Styles
jrstyles86@gmail.com

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Honorary Treasurer:
Dr Paul McFarland
(University of New England)
pmcfarla@une.edu.au

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Honorary Membership:
Dr Alistair Sisson
(Macquarie University)
alistair.sisson@mq.edu.au
members@iag.org.au

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Honorary Communications Editor:
Ms Monica Lo Presti
(The University of Melbourne)
m.lopresti@unimelb.edu.au

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Councillor (Ordinary)
Dr Naama Blatman
(UNSW Sydney)
n.blatman@unsw.edu.au
 

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Councillor (Ordinary)
Dr Eliza Crosbie
(The University of Melbourne)
eliza.crosbie@unimelb.edu.au

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Councillor (Ordinary) and Chair, Equity Reference Group (IAG-ERG)
Professor Andrew Gorman-Murray
(Western Sydney University)
a.gorman-murray@westernsydney.edu.au

 

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Postgraduate Representative:
Elizabeth Murphy-May
(University of Newcastle)
elizabeth.murphy-may@uon.edu.au

 

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Editor-in-Chief Geographical Research
(has voting rights)

Associate Professor Sara Fuller
(Macquarie University)
sara.fuller@mq.edu.au

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Ex-Officio Members:

 

Public Officer
Dr Kirstie Petrou
(UNSW Canberra)
PO Box 4343, Hawker ACT 2614
kirstie.petrou@unsw.edu.au

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Secretary (Web)
Ms Julie Kesby
iagjak16@gmail.com

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Representative of
Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA)

Julie Davis
davis.julie63@gmail.com

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