U- The I'lcttrnm x\'<tturtthst Vol. ?3 



NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICEBEARERS, 1956-57 - 



A* the General Mcctiuq tfl the Club on (\tti il 0. 1$5& the loilowing nomina 

 |iqiu wer<* received for Club Officer^ aikI Onmcil iVir JQS6-7: 

 Piesirieul. Mr. A J. Swnby. 



Vkc President* : Messrs. r- Lewis and YV L. Williams. 

 Hon assl Secretary Mrs, F. Oitis 

 lion. fCrlwir; Mr. N. A. Wakefield. 

 Hon. Assist fcdiior . Mr. A. B. Court. 

 Hon Irvisurer ^Ir A. C- Hcoke. * 

 Hon. Avst, Treasurer; Miss M. Dutcharr. 

 Hon. Librarian: Mr A Burke. 

 Hon. A*&t Librarian- Mr. tv D. l.cc. 



Hon. Escursioiw Secr-etai v : M{i3 M A I lender. £ 



Council . Dr. R. M. Wishsrt. Dr W. Ceroe, Vr J R. Can*!. W K 

 Atkins, 



TALLAROOK EXCURSION — 1955 



On Sunday. Oct*. her 30, four members attended Ihc Botany Croup pxcui- 

 sum to thr Tallaroiik Native Plant Sanctuary which was established ,onie -iix. 

 years beiorc. A( the lime, in l!fW, there had been no fire tluoiifh <he urea 

 Hie many year*. And now u. Stable natural Iffltaftffl has linen attained 



Flic sanctuary is lightly wooded 1 it \$ of poor wW formed ol dtwumoObeiJ 

 .'nlurian rock, and it lops a slight rise. From outride the fence the cxrw- 

 SioOists could see a wide variety oi plants. Orchids were abundant and 

 included two-foot spikes of Scented Sun-orchid, the Tiger Orchid and ihc 

 multicolored t 1 'ringed Spider-orchid. 



The uuder^iowth was a medley of low bushes — pale yellow Wedge-peas 

 (Ct>»t.t'hfllt>hiu,iit hitcycli), three species of Parrot-pea, two Guinea -flowers 

 (HthOcrtio Strict a and H. linearis), and the delicate purplish-blue Finger 

 Flower. Amongst the shrubs was a tangle of Stucktwnsin, Running Postman, 

 Yarns. Goodenta^, ami a iic.li oiauge form of Why Buttons. At ground level, 

 hundreds of seedlings — mainly Parrot-peas — were struggling through « mat 

 oi Pennywort (HyttrocvtyU 1 to.rtilont). Vaiiablc Stinkwced. Watcr-btuioru. 

 Contmon Cup- flower and Matted St John's Wort. The only introduction, 

 Shell Grass, is apparently tolerated by native Mora, the Inlter growing vigor- 

 ously in association with it- 



Those who doubt the advisability of sudi enclosures should visit Tall.'irook 

 in early or rnid- spring. They would he impressed with the value of sanctuaries 

 — un roadsides, in schooU;Touiids, 011 private properly and especially on 

 otherwise useless land — lor the preservation ami display of our native flora 



K. W, Atkins 



WILHELMINA FAILS EXCURSION 



The purpose of the Club Excursion on May 13, I95b 7 was to inspect (he 

 impressive hut little known Wilhelmina Falls. These falls lie 00 Falls Creek, 

 a tributary of the Mutrmdindi River, which is in turn a tributary at the 

 Yea River. They are readied front the Yarra Glen-Mount Slide- Yea Road 

 hy turning: h> the light off the main road about lour miles from Glenburn. 



Approximately 50 members ami friends were in the parly and appreciated 

 rhc sunny day after the ruin and wind 01 the day before. From the parlour 

 curs, cxlemive views over the Yarra Valley were obtained as the road climbed 

 the Great Dividing Ranfte. After a brief spell at the lop. Ht. Shclc the cars 

 took the road down through the State Forest, crossing rat) recrossiiig Uic 

 Yea River Till the cleared country near Glenbum w&J reached. The branch 

 read also proved attractive and. the shrubs on the fride of the road srjive 

 promiM. of even mocc beauty when flowering. Some of the bush wattles were 

 :Uill in bloom and (here were occasional patches of heath- 



