:ial lllailks tO those dUbs 'A h>' 



nominated him for ihc award; to I how; 

 ShP piepared Lhc dossier on bis woik; 

 to Mi. Butcher ft* Ihe description 

 why he won the award, 

 i tub Pfow'dew Mr. 1 ura Sauh said 



;w realise Hist whal is entailed in giving 

 jus award. ITieic are masses nl dossiers 



,1 ht ejtamlnBtL One tloaiet ajlinc 



mcd IWfj cuhic feet, he said Therefore 

 W called lor a show of appieeialion Id 

 •ic Natural llistoiv Medallion Award 

 niiM.c, frf Vhfel) Mr. Butcher U 



iniitranii ana to the gcna-ai commute 



Mitch pi entires ihe presentations. Thu 

 ,ias given bv a round of applause. 



Mr. Bcauiilcholc then icluined Is? the 

 iladorni to speak about his latest acuviiv 



commencing the holanical grid suivcy 

 4 I aM ( uppsl.iinl lie has been Work- 

 nc on I his pro ject for some three r ears, 

 ml has coveted an area of 6.1)00 square 

 -ales At the same lime he has. made 

 sis of the lion, of seven national packs 

 i tint aiea. which covej Mime ?r>.(H)0 

 >'i-s phis proposed new ones, and cv- 

 .-.psion.s to Ihe (fltigtlflB ones mt\ B0VW 

 i lunliei ■JiO.Oon acres The pmposcd 

 cu ones heme t'obberras NaUonal faik 

 Lnd Ihe SftOWJ" ftjvei National Kirk: 

 .'icsc It is siiugeslcd should icspcclis civ 

 MVet 3tt>,tKm acres and RHlnOe BCrd 

 Sn article covering Ihe subject of his talk 

 ||| Ihis work in Hast Ciippslaild Will he 

 spearing 111 a later edition. THc only 



(fat us readers will miss are the 111- 

 jrtsliu* and attractive film slides of 

 .rcas In- visiled. and Ihe plants found 

 Mre a huh Mr Bcaugkhole showed ar 

 Lhc mec'itfi- 



Mr Ros (..unci Moved .. vote of 

 hanks ui Ml He-iuglcliole fi>r beginning 

 he biilaiiieal grid survey of \ itloila 



Mrs. M Satan w»s f>m»i-n«cd wiln her 

 innofiiry membership certificate, flic 



•.Mii^nt noted she louicd ihe club in 



HI and 101 m.on vers she hn< been 



one of Ihc chief assistants to Mi. 

 MJnncs in ruhnfttg the ajinual N'aiure 

 Show. She has been responsihlc fur 

 selecting the lilms shown, writing re- 

 ports .nhd arranging many exhibits 



In accepting the c^itilicale M t-. Salau 

 said she thanked her inlcrcsi. in naiurc 16 

 being bom in ihc country at Heathcotc; 

 and recommended lhc study of things 

 found in tuC coiinnv lei tilling one's 

 later years. 



Ihc award uf two oll'ici honor.m 

 members certificates awaits a time when 

 ihe recipients ate able to allcnd a meet- 

 ing of Ihe club. three new oidin.irv 

 members were admitteJ to membership 

 at (he incctiug, together Wju) live new 

 joint members, and one new country 

 member. Il was announced thai Mrs 

 Wehh-W'.Hc lins had a serious accident. 



( "itcpondeiice revealed that the TaV 

 munian govcnimcm has no intention of 



soon he Hooded 



VI,. Bill Pavi- moved lhal F.NC.V. 

 should join ihe Si.vc Wc-lernport i MH- 

 uon. He said at present il *;ii a loose 

 body involving sonic 20 organisations 

 He felt ihe name of r.N.C.V. would add 

 weight li> the coalition, and die inclusion 

 of its name amnng Ihe memberN was 

 ihc chid reason foi asking the club to 

 jo.n Ihe cost would be only a couple 

 of dollais. There w;ts only one speaker 

 against the motion, which was carried. 



Mr Sault announced dial a few 

 months ago the Geology (in.np surveyed 

 Ihc Aboriginal stone axe quarrv at Ml. 

 William .. feiv nule^ Nl of I aneeficld. 

 \ map wiij, prepared (torn die survey 

 >hv**hlB ihc- iHWiUOfl of all the woiking 

 sires Iv.n topics of Ihe map were pif- 

 svlllcd h Rr.ni-..', Slnre Council in 

 sv |p. ••sc icio'orv ihe (JUarry lie*. >me to 

 the National Museum, and another is 

 being kept at the Herb«riiim 



Western Victorian Field Natuialists Clubs 



iContinuod from l.nf month' 



il vKv IIMtUWCtll 



«residcril kev I II IXl.lsitui Se.relai'. . Mrs. | ( oiuliVcv 

 ■Icnibtrship 4't Adiilis. IT Imiiors Mcciih^k l : it.\i l/«nr/,vv, tr/> Cmtrr. 

 Coiesl speahcis a| mictiin s included Mis. II Asti.it. Auiiaiic PlSHtlT'L Mf. I' 



PMher. "KMlikt! Mr A ( : hapman. ■ V\ amlciei BlIUCI Uj : Mr II Hecr. 'I OMml 

 limine"': Mi I ( lemcnis. l-. ls' RirUrWHfa arc held nwnlhlv. 'Thotoltora 

 ■ir .i onsoicd and QW annujil Naluie Luliibitinu duHrtf ihe "GollUMI VNaltli 



. cslival' 



I'irvi siens have been taken towards lhc esUbli-Jnitciil W a toils tifC WjW 

 ii .\s , i - in, ni.iiy in l")alycuoiig toicsl and a siihriiission Was made lo the Seniitc 

 fctoel t omnutlcc sciiiin: oui the , ..-s f.-r a ruuionul park l.i piesct vc typical gold 

 vlds Duilll and (lorn 



lecembei, 1971 361 



