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Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat

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The Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat is part of the network of groups making up the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. The Field Naturalists have established an outstanding record of commitment to stimulate interest in natural history and to encourage the preservation and protection of the natural environment. The Ballarat club is one of the best examples of this commitment and showed its longevity in fulfilling this commitment by celebrating 50 years of community work for the environment in 2002.

In the period 2000-2002, amongst many activities, the club made contributions to several national natural history databases, participated in tree planting projects, successfully objected to the sale of environmentally-significant public land, assisted students in their research, conducted inventories of bush sites, serviced many requests for information about the region's natural heritage and assisted schools with educational activities.

Two major undertakings in 2002 were hosting a weekend visit to Ballarat by the Victorian Field Naturalists Clubs Association, and the publication of Discovering Ballarat's Bushland. This was the culmination of two years' work by members: carrying out fieldwork, writing descriptions, typing, proofreading, illustrating and seeking funding. Discovering Ballarat's Bushland is an indispensable guide to the region's natural heritage. It is hoped that this publication will also be used in guiding decisions about the protection and proper management of this heritage.

In recognition of their achievements, the Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat was presented with a BEN Environment Award in 2002.

Meetings

WHERE: Ballarat Horticulture Centre, corner of Gregory and Gillies Streets, Ballarat

WHEN: 7:30 pm on the first Friday of every month except January.

Field trips Start from the north-west side of the Ballarat Market Place (formerly Creswick Plaza) carpark, Creswick Rd, Ballarat at 9.30 am sharp on the following Sunday.

Contact the club

Write to:

Box 328W,

Ballarat West, 3350

or phone:

John Gregurke on (03) 5339 4993.

See also:

Naturalists Club of Ballarat website (http://www.ballarat.yourguide.com.au/viewclub.asp?clubid=583)
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria website (http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fncv/)

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