JUNE 2009

2     General Meeting: Mammalian fossils from Werribee River— Maarten Holzenbusch

9     Plant Group: Wider Geelong Flora Lecture: Orchids—Gary Backhouse

    TBA Mammal Group: Survey

21     Excursion: Werribee River Outlet Leader: TBA

18     Bird Group: Meeting

25     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion

30     Eco Book Group 

JULY 2009

7     General Meeting: Sharks—Terry Walker

14     Plant Group: Workshop Meeting

15     Excursion (Mid week): Melbourne Aquarium Leader: Deborah Evans

16     Bird Group: Meeting

25-26     Orange-bellied Parrot Survey—Craig Morley

23     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion 

AUGUST 2009

4     General Meeting: Members Night and casserole tea

11     Plant Group: Workshop Meeting

    TBA Mammal Group: Survey

16     Excursion: Ocean Grove Nature Reserve Leader: Barry Lingham

20     Bird Group: Meeting

22     Boneseed pull—You Yangs    Leaders: Rob Beardsley, Claire & Dennis Greenwell

27     Mid-week Bird Excursion

SEPTEMBER 2009

1     General Meeting: Moths—Peter Marriott

12-13     Orange-bellied Parrot Survey—Craig Morley

8     Plant Group: Workshop Meeting

17     Bird Group: Speaker John Barkla “Birds of the Western Treatment Plant”

20     Excursion / Biodiversity Survey—Bellarine Peninsula, Hutchinson’s Block (Smith’s Property) Leaders: Diana Primrose

24     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion : You Yangs

29     Eco Book Group

 

OCTOBER 2009

6     General Meeting: Victorian Marine Habitat Mapping Project—Daniel Ierodiaconou

13     Plant Group: Wider Geelong Flora Lecture: Lake Connewarre Biodiversity.

15     Bird Group: Speaker Barry Lingham “Birds of North Queensland”

    TBA Mammal Group: Survey

18     Excursion / Biodiversity Survey—Point Addis, Bill & Jenny McKellar’s property.  Leader: Barry Lingham

22     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion 

NOVEMBER 2009

1     Special Event: Search for Thismia rodwayi Fairy Lanterns in the Wet Otways.  Leaders: Trevor Pescott & Rosalind Smallwood

3     General Meeting: Bird Flu—Ton Schat

10     Plant Group: Workshop

15     Excursion/Biodiversity Survey—Upper Wormbete Creek/Paddy Swamp, Daryl Hoffman’s property.  Leader: Neil McInnes

19     Bird Group: Speaker Rob Ganly “Birds of Batesford”

26     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion

 DECEMBER 2009

    TBA Challenge Bird Count

1     General Meeting: Members Night

8     Plant Group Excursion—picnic tea

 JANUARY 2010

    TBA Summer Wader Count

15–18     Club Campout: Mt Buffalo.  Leaders: Kathie & Peter Strickland

16     Saturday ½ Day Excursion: Eastern Park to Rippleside.  Leader: TBA

21     Bird Group: Bird Quiz night.

28     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion 

FEBRUARY 2010

2     General Meeting: Water Rats—Michelle Smith

9     Plant Group: Workshop Meeting

18     Bird Group: Speaker John Newman “Geelong area raptors”

21     Excursion: Urquhart’s Bluff to Aireys Inlet walk.  Leaders: Phil and Alison Watson

25     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion 

MARCH 2010

2     General Meeting: Finding elusive wildlife, the case of the Spot-tailed Quoll—Dr Jenny Nelson

7     ‘Clean up Australia Day’ at Jerringot. Leaders: TBA

9     Plant Group: Wider Geelong Flora Lecture: The Secret Life of Plants

TBA Mammal Group: Survey

18     Bird Group: Speaker Trevor Pescott “The ethics of birdwatching and photographing birds”

19–22     SEANA campout: Ballarat FNC host club

21     Excursion: Day trip to join the SEANA campout

25     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion

30     Eco Book Group 

APRIL 2010

6     AGM—Members Night

13     Plant Group: Workshop Meeting

15     Bird Group: Speaker Marilyn Hewish “Quail-thrush”

18     Excursion: Roadside Geology    Leader: Noel Schleiger

22     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion 

MAY 2010

4     General Meeting: Mosses and Lichens—Helen Jolley

11     Plant Group: Workshop Meeting

    TBA Mammal Group: Survey

16     Excursion: Lederderg Gorge  Leaders: Dean and Marilyn Hewish

    TBA Orange-bellied Parrot Survey—Craig Morley

20     Bird Group: Speaker Danny Rogers “Tracking wader movements on the Bellarine Peninsula”

22     Boneseed pull—You Yangs. Leaders: Rob Beardsley, Claire & Dennis Greenwell

27     Mid-week Bird Group Excursion