In common wilh so mum other clubs we ate vratttong our »mr I'lish-iami 

 being Jcarcd tin |<mc plantations, alter much work ami itKCTView* WC have now 

 been uSttfftd I hat tot tflttin ainl choices! nica containing SI.. I \ I recti ami In binaries 

 Up to hfi left mtacl. So \vc will still have a small piece ol hush -laud Jose U | MnJ 



pu'-adoiit: Mi. Hi t P*MS Secrelntv. Mi-. H K GpWWto 

 Membership. Adult Junior 7 Mcclin^ lu\l 1'rhtuy. I'nniun V, /„.,,/ r, i,„, 

 I KCUnioHi WClS held to Yait> Plains. M.iMon ami with Stavvcll • N < 10 Ko«, 

 Lap ami Mt. Langi Ghetin IVIef.aies have attended each W VI N( A nicctinc 

 Inspections ot a small area suitable lot a wildtlowei reserw have twai mini,-. 

 Interest is maintained in mallets ot conservation. Cues! spcalcis to nuvtiu;, 



Malice Wale. Supply System'. Mr ken Ka.kci Introdiu-cd Plants In ad,l.i M) „ 

 three members nights were held 



GiiniM. 



PrcsiOent. M . I Wheeler. Secretary: Ml Gordon \U(arlli\ 

 Membership 41.1(1 A/.vtmc-v hint I u.-stl»\ , M, f'hilliw\ Hull. 



I scursions have taken place to a variety of areas and weie well ..Metal:. I 

 Ihree wcte hv bus. I wo weekend camp outs were staged during the year and the 

 (iiways Survey Group within the club hold bi-monthly camp onis 



Many lonscrv.ilion projects were supported 



H.V.MU ION 



President: Mt Murray Gunn. Sectctaiy Mi John lame-, 



Membership: # Adults. B Juniors A/erfmev Hurt! /7mrs,/.iv (iwv Si I'mnun 

 S< hool. 



Meetings have been addicssed In losal and visiUng spoukeis During Hamil- 

 ton's '•Yuluuyu Festival" Mr. Roy Wheclei adsh csscd a I. .if.- e:ahcutig Other 

 visiting speakers were Mr. Don. l'ayloi Mi Kalph Midge and Mi. lack Gillespie, 



ttetifsions were held monthly and m October the club iuined Portland F Hi 

 ... a vi.it to the Smoky Kivei at Hotspur. 



Din club has members on various committees including QrOflgC Hum Devclnp 

 merit. Western Victorian Conservation t otiuiutlee. and wart, on I tSUtt [01 tl 

 declaration ot Ml. Napier as a Nat. I'aik is under W*y 



A nauve shrubs and tree-planting project was undertaken at the I own H.ill 

 t ar Park and members supported the Nature Show in Melbourne 



Hormwm 



President: Mr. C. Kroker. Secretary Miss S. Robertson. 

 Membership 54 Meelinus Rjjtftffl f lmi:<.Juv. llnrthuiit Teeh S< h.ml 



Each meeting members arc allowed 7 minutes to spesak on a subject of ihcu 

 choice. Ibis has been successful. The annual Club Essay Competition saw a recout 

 number of entries — 450. A high standard was attained 



Local and guest speakers were varied — "A Field Naturalist m lunga". "A 

 Trip to Ouldea. W.A.. to search tor a rare prostrate hucalypl ' I i.tvel in I la 

 South Pacific", "Multiple Use of Land". "F(tt 1 ODItTOi tttd 'he work nl die i I \ 

 "Geology of the Grampians", and visitors and member-, viewed ' Thototloia 11 



Excursions were held locally. Two were to the l ittle Dcsctt and the loon 

 scrub lands. 



Members assisted in the formaltou ot the now active Arapiles < nnsetvaliu" 

 Committee 



The fencing project at the lohn Smith Memorial Sanctuary is now CCOQpfeH 

 and debt Tree. 



The remainder of this report will be published next numA. 



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