Meetings for 2024

Come to our meetings at Highett Neighbourhood Community House at 2 Livingston Street, Highett, off Worthing Road. Please arrive by 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start.

Date Topic Bird of the Evening Competition
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:30 An Introduction to Australia’s Birds (video recording)
Tania Ireton
Dusky Woodswallow Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (1)
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:30 Birding in Cambodia
Susan Carden & Thong Chea
Grey Currawong Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (2)
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:30 An eclectic talk, with some imagery, on the MESAC Inc. story, some marine life interactions, and a few local sanctuary birds
Ray Lewis
White-breasted Woodswallow Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (3)
Wed, 15 May 2024 19:30 Members Night
5-10 minute talks by members
Pied Butcherbird Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (4)
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:30 Bird Migration in the UK
Adam Davison
White-browed Woodswallow Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (5)
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:30 Shorebirds and migration
Tania Ireton
Australian Magpie Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (6)
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:30 An ecological journey into writing field guides
Angus McNab
Black-faced Woodswallow Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (7)
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:30 The Great Australian Bird Competition
Tania Ireton
Pied Currawong Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (8)
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:30 Saving the Bees
Margaret Williams
Masked Woodswallow Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (9)
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:30 (title to come)
Dr Erich Fitzgerald (Senior Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria)
Grey Butcherbird Victorian Woodswallows, Currawongs, Butcherbirds and Magpie (10)