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February 2010
Get your copy of the VHS's new electronic publication, Odatria. February 2010 The VHS hold 3 meetings and a number of other events each year. Our next meeting is: Wednesday 31st March 2010 Prahran RSL - 301 High Street - Prahran 7.15pm - 10.30pm NOTE NEW MEETING DAY AND VENUE Full details on this meeting can be found on our VHS Calendar Page January 2010 Expo Co-ordinator for 2011 The Victorian Herpetological Society Inc., is seeking expressions of interest for the role of co-ordinator of the “2011 Victorian Reptile and Amphibian Expo” to be held on 19 th February 2011 at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds. Please direct all queries to vhs@optusnet.com.au The successful applicant will work directly with members of the committee of the VHS in seeking promotion, vendors, sponsorship, private stall holders to ensure the successful running and promotion of our shared interest and hobby of herpetoculture. Expressions of Interest must be received by the VHS by 19th February 2010. This is a paid position based on performance.
December 2009 Result of VHS Election for 2010 At the Annual General meeting of the VHS, only one position received more than one nomination, that of President. 214 voting forms and self addressed envelopes were sent out to financial members resulting in a return of 132 (61.7%). The result in this contested position was: Phil Elliott........................113 votes Raymond Hoser...............19 votes
The VHS Committee for 2010 is:- President: Phil Elliott (formerly Treasurer) Secretary: Kevin Welsh (retains position) Treasurer: Andrew McKenzie (new to committee) Executive Committee: Peter Comber (retains position) Executive Committee: Mike Alexander (retains position)
Brian Barnett: By invitation of the committee (non elected) honorary advisor/consultant. November 2009
Get your copy of the VHS's new electronic publication, Odatria.
October 2009 Friday 4th December 2009 Jane Melville - Museum Victoria
September 2009
Get your copy of the VHS's new electronic publication, Odatria.
Get your copy of the VHS's electronic publication, Odatria.
January 2009
Nicholas Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds
Venue of the 2009 VHS Reptile and Amphibian
Expo
January 2009
The VHS is proud to announce Zoo Med as the
major sponsor of the 2009 VHS Reptile and Amphibian Expo
December 2008 2008/09 VHS Committee President : Brian Barnett Secretary : Kevin Welsh Treasurer : Phil Elliott Executive : Peter Comber Executive : Mike Alexander The VHS is happy to announce the return of Brian Barnett to the committee for the following year. Kevin Welsh has taken on the role of Secretary after Andrew Owen stood down to concentrate on the VHS website & our publication Odatria. The VHS would like to thank Kevin for his work as President over the past two years.
Get your copy of the VHS's new electronic publication, Odatria.
October 2008 "Field techniques for finding and capturing reptiles" & "Searching for the Floodplains skink (Egernia slateri) and its close relatives" by Greg Fyfe Friday 5th December 2008 See Calendar for more info
October 2008
July 2008 "Feeding the Devil" & "Keeping Bugs Alive" by Alan Henderson Friday 5th September 2008 July 2008 Changes to VHS Membership 2008-2009 VHS MEMBERSHIP Dear Members, With the recent end of financial year Victorian Herpetological Society membership renewals are now due. Your Committee has been looking at how we can maximise benefits to our members. Our hobby continues to grow and the VHS is striving to keep up. Monitor magazine has, for a long time, been the flagship of our Society and we are proud of what it has achieved. With several reptile magazines now available and increasing publication costs, Monitor is no longer currently viable to the VHS. It is with regret that we put Monitor into brumation. So what do we get for our membership? The VHS has come to an agreement with Reptiles Australia and we will now be including a subscription to this great magazine with every VHS membership. If you already subscribe to Reptiles Australia, there will be a twelve month period in which there could be an overlap, during this period we can adjust your membership to exclude Reptiles Australia. After this period Reptiles Australia will be an automatic inclusion. The next issue of Reptiles Australia is due out mid-late July so please get your renewal payments in as soon as possible. Along with this, the VHS will produce a ?mini-Monitor?, a predominantly online newsletter called Odatria. The first edition will be out to members mid-late August 2008. We are also in the early stages of organising the 2009 Reptile Expo, which all members will receive free entry to. We are on a bit of a membership drive at the moment so please let all your herp friends know about the Society. We have included an additional membership form for you to pass on to one of your non-member herping friends. Additional membership forms can be obtained from the Secretary or you can even join up via our website. The more members we have the more we will be able to do for you and our hobby. For pricing and options go to VHS Membership. Any feedback on any topics mentioned above is much appreciated - don?t hesitate to contact us. Happy Herping The VHS Committee |
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