| Year |
Location |
Title |
| 1994 |
Stradbroke Island |
Inaugural Conference-Association Formation |
| 1995 |
Rockhampton |
Meeting the Challenge |
| 1996 |
Mackay |
Ecotourism and Marine Life |
| 1997 |
Cairns |
International Year of the Reef |
| 1998 |
Hervey Bay |
International Year of the Ocean |
| 1999 |
Coolangatta |
Urban Oceans |
| 2000 |
Caloundra |
Oceans |
| 2001 |
Townsville |
Reef |
| 2002 |
Malanda |
Rainforest to Reef |
| 2003 |
Mackay |
Building Bridges |
| 2004 |
Noosa |
Sun, Surf and Sea |
| 2005 |
Southport |
Oceans Alive |
| 2006 |
Lady Elliot |
Explore the Reef |
| 2007 |
Townsville |
One Ocean – Our Ocean |
| 2008 |
Stradbroke Island |
Marine Parks |
| 2009 |
Airlie Beach |
Linking Estuaries, GBR and the Ocean |
| 2010 |
Tasmania |
Career Pathways for Students |
| 2011 |
Lady Elliot |
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| 2012 |
Brisbane |
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| 2013 |
Gold Coast |
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| 2014 |
Maroochydore |
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| 2015 |
Heron Island |
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| 2016 |
Stradbroke Island |
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| 2017 |
Townsville & Orpheus Island |
Marine Science – Where is it Headed |
| 2018 |
Tangalooma Resort, Moreton Is. |
Waves of Change |
| 2019 |
Holloways Beach EEC & Cairns SHS |
Waves of the Future |
| 2020 |
No conference due to COVID |
|
| 2021 |
UQ, St Lucia Campus Brisbane |
Oceans of Opportunity |
| 2022 |
Konomie Island EEC |
Building Skills in the GBR Classroom |
| 2023 |
Redlands College, Wellington Pt |
Connections |
