P008036 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2026-05-14 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008036b.htm corporateBody Sunraysia Field Naturalists Club AACR2 Sunraysia Field Naturalists Research Trust 1962 1975 1949 Start Place Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia Naturalists' society Natural history Citizen science 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. Henshall, Thomas Sharland (Tom) (1925 - 2020)

President

 Ramsay, Hilda Eileen (Eileen) (1886 - 1961)

Foundation Member 1949 -

 Chandler, Leslie Gordon (1888 - 1980)

Foundation Member 1949 -

 'Sunraysia Field Naturalists Club', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sunraysia Field Naturalists Club Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: A checklist of the plants of the far north-west of Victoria Henshall, Tom S. A checklist of the plants of the far north-west of Victoria [Red Hills, Vic.?] Sunraysia Naturalists Research Trust 1968 Journal Article: Natural history clubs in Victoria - the early years Wallis, Robert L. Natural history clubs in Victoria - the early years 2026 Victorian naturalist 143 1 13-20