The Latrobe Valley Astronomical Society caters for all with an interest in astronomy, from the budding star-gazer to the more established amateur astronomer. The society began in Moe back in 1954 and has an observatory located on Coach Road Hill in Yallourn.
We welcome visitors to our monthly meetings, most of which are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm at Wirilda Education Centre, and monthly observing nights, held on a Friday night around new moon.
Members receive a bi-monthly Newsletter, have access to books and periodicals on astronomy and are able to participate in regular viewing nights at the observatory.
The Society provides an Astronomy Education service for schools and other community groups. Education sessions can be tailored to your requirements, so feel free to contact us (see below for contact details).
| President | John Sunderland |
| Vice President | Jeff Sing |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Chris Morley |
| Committee Members | Christopher Moy |
| Kristen Theile | |
| Editor - Nebulous News | John Sunderland |
| Librarian | Ken Flewin |
| Astronomy Education (Acting) | John Sunderland |
| Publicity Officer | Jeff Sing |
| Public Officer | Chris Stockdale |
| Postal Address : | P.O. Box 1298, |
| Traralgon Business Centre, | |
| Victoria 3844 | |
| Australia | |
| Telephone : | (03) 5122 3014 |
| 0417 583 239 |
| Full - | $25.00 |
| Distant - | $13.00 |
| Student - | $19.00 |
| Junior - | $13.00 |
| Family - | $38.00 |
| (Annual subscriptions fall due each year on July 1st.) |
| ("Distant" means resident more than 50 km from Churchill) |