The autumn meeting of South-east Australian Naturalists Association was at Forrest and organised by the Geelong Field Naturalists Club. A range of field trips were held during the six days of the meeting. Most trips were scheduled on more than one day. The trips were to

• Goat Track (Barwon Downs) and West Barwon Dam
• Wild Dog-Grey River Road and Sabine Falls.
• Hopetoun Falls and Maits Rest.
• Lake Elizabeth and Blanket Leaf Picnic Ground.
• Big Trees (Mountain Ash).
• Pennyroyal Falls and Matthews Creek.
• Melba Gully and Old Beechy Rail Trail
• Red Rock.

Evening talks were

• Trevor Pescott - the Otways
• Greg Williams - the Gellibrand River
• Irene Spokes - birds of the Otways
• Enid Mayfield - flora of the Otways
• Geoff Beilby - orchids of the Otways
• Neville Walsh - ferns

Excursion Reports

Lake Colac Eucalypts Ferns Fungi Heathland Otway plants Photo album 1

Photo album 2 Photo album 3 Photo album 4 Maits Rest Red Rock Weeds

Many of those attending went on informal field trips.

1: Lunch at the Redwood Plantation.
2: Boots were disinfected before each field trip. At Forrest.
This photo: Lorraine Phelan.