SEANA

The Western Victoria Field Naturalists Clubs Association started on August 20, 1960 at the inaugural meeting, convened by Wimmera FNC. and held at Halls Gap. The WVFNCA has now merged with the Victorian Field naturalists Clubs Association, which is now known as the South-east Australian Naturalists Association (SEANA).A provisional list of officers and clubs is shown below.

PAST OFFICERS OF THE WVFNCA

1960-61   Mr. E. Muir, Miss A. Jordan (Wimmera)
1962-65   Mr. Ian. McCann, Mrs. D. Collins (Stawell)
1966-67   Mr. E. Muir, Mrs. T. McKenzie
1967-70   Miss I Watson, Miss J. Lineker (Portland) 
1970-72   Mr. A. Fisher, Mrs. M. MacFarlane (Mid-Murray) 
1972-74   Mr. Harold Barclay, Mr. L. Williams (Creswick) 
1974-76   Mr. Jack Wheeler, Mr. R. Thomas (Geelong)
1976-78   Mr. Bob Allen, Mr. Peterr Ellis (Bendigo)
1978-80   Mr. Greg Binns, Mrs. Margaret Rotheram (Ballarat)
1980-82   Mr. Dale Nichols (Maryborough) Mr. Ern Perkins (Castlemaine)
1982-84   Mr. Trevor Pescott (Geelong) Mrs. Gwen Skinner (Colac)
1984-86   Mr Bob Humphries, Mrs Win McPhee (Stawell)
1986-88   vacant, Ern Perkins (Castlemaine)
1988-90   Rob Moors, Glenys Moors (Bendigo)  
1994      Bruce Osborn, Graeme Pearse                                 

MEETINGS

August 20, 1960.   Inaugural  meeting, convened by Wimmera FNC. and held at Halls Gap.
September 9, 1961. First annual meeting, held at Halls Gap. 
October 27; 1962   Second annual meeting - Halls Gap. 
March 23, 1963     First general meeting - Hamilton 
October 26, 1963   Stawell

1964 Warrnambool, Sunraysia, Horsham
1965  Portland, Maryborough, Hamilton 
1966 Colac, Donald, Ararat/Stawell
1967 Warrnambool, Creswick, Horsham 
1968 Sunraysia, Wyperfeld, Hamilton 
1969 Colac, Kiata, Stawell
1970 Portland, Mid-Murray, Horsham
1971 Geelong, Hamilton, Sunraysia
1972 Ararat, Colac, Creswick
1973 Geelong, Donald, Maryborough
1974  Warrnambool, Mid-Murray, Portland 
1975 Timboon, Sunraysia, Stawell
1976 Wyperfeld, Hamilton, Bendigo 
1977 Mid-Murray (Appin), Colac, Geelong 
1978 Castlemaine, Warrnambool, Ballarat 
1979 Stawell, Sunraysia, Nelson (Portland) 
1980 Timboon, Wood Wood (Mid-Murray), Maryborough 
1981 Castlemaine, Colac, Donald 
1982 Bendigo, Geelong, Creswick
1983 Sunraysia, Horsham, Ballarat
1984 Warrnambool, Wood Wood, Halls Gap (Stawell)
1985 Kangaroobie (Timboon),Axedale (Bendigo), Colac
1986 Maryborough, Sunraysia,-
1987 Mt Gambier, Little Desert (Horsham), St Arnaud
1988 Warrnambool, -, Warby Ranges (North-east FNC)
1989 -,Castlemaine, Creswick
1990 -,Wyperfeld,-
1991 Howman's Gap, Hattah-Kulkyne, Bridgewater (Portland)
1993 -,Mt Arapiles(Horsham)
1994 -,Wannon,-
1995 Nelson (Portland) ,Boundary Bend (Mid Murray),-
1996 -,-,Casterton
1997 Mt Martha,-,-

(On occasions, the Association itself has 'hosted' the meeting, e.g. Wyperfeld)