Corporate Body

Sunraysia Field Naturalists Club (1949 - )

From
1949
Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia
Functions
Citizen science, Natural history and Naturalists' society
Alternative Names
  • Sunraysia Field Naturalists Research Trust (Also known as, 1962 - c. 1975)

Summary

The Sunraysia Field Naturalists Club was founded in 1949 with the intention of promoting the protection and recognition of the area's unique flora and fauna. Activities included regular meetings, field trips and lectures, reports of which were printed in the Sunraysia daily newspaper. From 1962 to the mid-1970s the Club was known as the Sunraysia Field Naturalists Research Trust. The Trust published an annual Report which included results of the Club's flora and fauna surveys in the local area. Sun-nat was the newsletter produced by the Club. Inaugural President, Clarrie Lang, was a well-known ornithologist. Other notable members included Leslie Chandler and Eileen Ramsay.

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Journal Articles

  • Wallis, Robert L., 'Natural history clubs in Victoria - the early years', Victorian naturalist, 143 (1) (2026), 13-20. Details

Helen Cohn

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