GEELONG FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB INC. 
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES 
JUNE 2001 
5 General Meeting: “Cats & Predation” Sue Hutchings 
8-11 SAFN Society Campout- Flinders Ranges 
8-11 Mammal Group Campout — Barramunga 
Leader:Trevor Pescott 
12 Plant Group Workshop 
17 Excursion: Organ Pipes Exford Weir 
Leader: Donna Wood, Joe Hubbard 
19 Bird Group: “Birding in Vietnam” Susan Myers 
21 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
26 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting 
29-1 JULY Winter Wader Count 
JULY 
3 General Meeting: “VFNC Fauna Group” Raymond Gibson 
10 Plant Group Workshop 
15 Excursion: Swan Island & Sand Island 
Leader: Barry Lingham, Peter Bright 
17 Bird Group: “Birds of the Murray Valley’ Chris Tsaros 
19 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
24 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting 
AUGUST 
7 General Meeting: Members Night. 
14 Plant Group Workshop 
TBA Boneseed Pull; You Yangs 
16 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
19 Excursion: Inverleigh Common 
Leader: Gordon Mc Carthy, Dave King 
21 Bird Group: “Reedy Lake Survey” Trevor Pescott 
28 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting 
SEPTEMBER 
4 General Meeting: “Aboriginal Land Management and Use of 
Plants in SE Australia” - Beth Gott 
11 Plant Group Workshop 
16 Excursion: Ted Errey Nature Circuit 
Leaders: Dick-Southcombe, Nola Haines 
18 Bird Group: “Rosellas of the Geelong area” John Bottomley 
20 Mid Week Bird Excursion _ 
25 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Méeting 
OCTOBER 
2 General Meeting: “Pakistan Scientific Baseline Study” 
David Morgan 
TBA Boneseed Pull; You Yangs 
9 Plant Group Workshop 
16 Bird Group “Short-tailed Shearwaters” Barry Lingham 
18 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
21 Excursion: Lerderderg Gorge 
Leaders: Alison Watson, Marilyn Hewish 
23 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting. 
26-30 VFNCA Campout - Halls Gap 
NOVEMBER 
6 General Meeting: “Aquatic Plants” - Nick Romonowski 
13 Plant Group. 
15 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
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NOVEMBER continued 
Excursion: Finding the source of Hovells Creek 
Leaders: Vernon Cohen, Diana Primrose 
Bird Group: “Birds seen from Lismore” Mike Sturmfels 8 Robert 
Hughes 
Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting. 
DECEMBER 2001 
2 Challenge Bird Count 
4 General Meeting: Members Night. 
11 Plant Group. 
JANUARY 2002 
12/13 Campout: Lake Catani, Mount Buffalo 
Leader. TBA 
15 Bird Group. Finding more of our hard birds [Team effort] 
17 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
19 Saturday 1/2 Day Excursion. Barwon River 
Leader: Ray Baverstock, Valda Dedman 
TBA Summer Wader Count. 
tad 2002 
General Meeting: “Reptiles and their habitat” Ron Waters 
sa Plant Group Workshop 
17 Excursion: Melba Gully, Moonlight Heads, Mutton Bird Island, 
Sherbrook River 
Leaders: Bernie Franke, Trevor Pescott 
19 Bird Group: “White-winged Choughs” Valda Dedman 
21 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
26 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting. 
MARCH 2002 
5 General Meeting: “Fungi” Tom May 
9-11 VFNCA Campout Rowsley 
12 Plant Group Workshop 
17 Excursion: Otways: Fungi 
Leaders: Claire Greenwell, Ade Foster 
19 Bird Group: “Birding in Ecuador “ Margaret Cameron 
21 Mid Week Bird Excursion s 
26 Biodivers!iy:Grour: Workshop Meeting. 
APRIL 2002 
2 Annual General Meeting. Members Night. 
9 Plant Group Workshop 
16 Bird Group: “Which of our birds are in trouble?” Marilyn Hewish 
18 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
21 Excursion: Alcoa Wetlands & Reedy Lake 
Leader: Margaret Cameron 
23 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting 
MAY 2002 
7 Gen. Meeting: “New ideas on Victorian Geology” David Taylor 
14 Plant Group Workshop 
16 Mid Week Bird Excursion 
18 Excursion: Lake Corangamite, Stoney Rises 
Leaders: Joe Hubbard, Colac SGAP 
21 Bird Group: “Birds from the inside out, part 3” Craig Morley 
28 Biodiversity Group: Workshop Meeting 
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