This is the fifth EntSocVic members excursion for 2024.

Meet at the Kerry Rd Picnic Area, Morwell National Park, at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the park. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around 11.00pm.

The members meeting will be held at Melbourne Museum and via Zoom.  A Zoom link will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.

A pre meeting dinner will be held at 6:00pm (sharp) St Andrews Hotel, Nicholson St Fitzroy. No need to book.

If you wish to present an item at the Members' Forum at this meeting, please advise the Secretary

Tonight we have two items on the agenda

1. Speaker - Member Jeni Kalowsky

   Jenny will be presenting on the “Biology of Asaropoda albiceps (Rayment)”, Amegilla Anthophorid bees, which will cover pollination on mistletoes, roosting behaviour of males, nesting females in the soil, natural enemies and their life cycle

2. “Members Night” - Our amazing Society members will be giving talks on topics that interest them.

Join The City of Knox and the Entomological Society of Victoria for a “moth night” as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024. The 'Great Southern BioBlitz', is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record as many living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in spring.

This event will be held at Starlight Reserve, Rowville, on Monday September 23, 2024, from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.

Spots are limited. You must register to take part so please book early so you don’t miss out.

Registration: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/y1a77/moth_lighting_and_discovery__great_southern_bioblitz.aspx

Join The City of Maroondah and the Entomological Society of Victoria for a “moth night” as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024. The 'Great Southern BioBlitz', is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record as many living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in spring.

This event will be held at H.E. Parker Reserve/Dexters Bush, Heathmont, on Monday September 23, 2024, from 2:00 pm – 4.00 pm.

Spots are limited. You must register to take part so please book early so you don’t miss out.

Meeting point information will be emailed to you prior to the event.

Registration: https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Development/Natural-Environment/What-you-can-do-for-Maroondahs-natural-environment/Discovering-nature/The-Great-Southern-Bioblitz/Nature-Discovery-with-a-focus-on-spiders

Join the Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary and the Entomological Society of Victoria for a “moth night” as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024. The 'Great Southern BioBlitz', is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record as many living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in spring.

This event will be held at the Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary, Bundoora, on Saturday September 21, 2024, from 8:00 pm – 12:00 midnight.

Spots are limited. You must register to take part so please book early so you don’t miss out.

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/moth-night-y27cfvkr

*** EVENT SOLD OUT **

Join the City of Boroondara and the Entomological Society of Victoria for a “moth night” as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024. The 'Great Southern BioBlitz', is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record as many living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in spring.

This event will be held at Kew Billabong, on Saturday September21, 2024, from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

Spots are limited. You must register to take part so please book early so you don’t miss out.

Registration: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events/billabong-bioblitz-moth-night

Join The City of Maroondah and the Entomological Society of Victoria for a “moth night” as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024. The 'Great Southern BioBlitz', is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record as many living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in spring.

This event will be held at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve, Warranwood, on Saturday September 21, 2024, from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.

Spots are limited. You must register to take part so please book early so you don’t miss out.

Meeting point information will be emailed to you prior to the event.

Registration: https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Development/Natural-Environment/What-you-can-do-for-Maroondahs-natural-environment/Discovering-nature/The-Great-Southern-Bioblitz/Nature-Discovery-with-a-focus-on-moths

** EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WETAHER **

This is the fourth EntSocVic members excursion for 2024.

Meet at the Mortimer Picnic Ground, Bunyip State Park, at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the park. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around 11.00pm.

The members meeting will be held at Melbourne Museum and via Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.

A pre meeting dinner will be held at 6:00pm (sharp) St Andrews Hotel, Nicholson St Fitzroy. No need to book.

Speaker: Mengjie Jin

Mengjie will be presenting on her PhD project on the phylogeny and taxonomy of Australian Prioninae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), and will also be providing an introduction on her recent book - Australian Longhorn Beetles volume III.

Mengjie Jin obtained her PhD in Zoology from Sun Yat-sen University in 2020. Prior to that, she was a visiting student at the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, from 2015 to 2020, working on phylogeny and taxonomy of Australian longhorn beetles (Prioninae and Cerambycinae).

The members meeting will be held at Melbourne Museum and via Zoom
An email will be sent to member with all the details (including a Zoom link) prior to the meeting.

Pre meeting dinner 6:00pm (sharp) St Andrews Hotel, Nicholson St Fitzroy. No need to book. If you wish to present an item at the Members' Forum at this meeting, please advise the Secretary

Speaker: Wendy Clark

Wendy’s talk is “Macro Photography Using Natural Light'.

Wendy has been a professional photographer for 30 years and has been teaching photography for the past 10 years via her business – ‘Master Your Camera’, First and foremost Wendy is a Field Naturalist with a love of all things in Nature, and her particular passion is for invertebrates which she loves to photograph. She has been a member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria for 50 years, including being President at one time.

This is the Entomological Society of Victoria Annual General Meeting for 2024.

The AGM will be will be held at Melbourne Museum and via Zoom.
A Zoom link will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.

Speaker: Dr Nick Porch from Deakin University

He will be making a talk on the recent paper that he co-authored regarding impacts to rainforest litter invertebrates caused by the 2019-2020 giigafires https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aec.13375)

This is the third EntSocVic members excursion for 2024.

Meet at the Long Forest Nature Conservation Reserve carpark, at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the reserve. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around 11.00pm.

This is the second EntSocVic members excursion for 2024.

Meet at the Mt Rothwell Biodiversity Interpretation Centre, at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the reserve. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around 11.00pm.

The members meeting will be held at Melbourne Museum and via Zoom.
A Zoom link will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.

Speaker: Gio Fitzpatrick

Gio will be coming along to talk about the amazing transformation taking place at Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve, which is the old Elsternwick Park Golf Course. The golf course is being transformed back into a wetlands, which is what the area was like before colinisation

This is the first EntSocVic members excursion for 2024.

Meet at Braeside Park, at the Braeside Park Visitors Centre, at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the park. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around 11.00pm.

Note: Within the park itself, the Visitors Centre is located on Cypress Drive.

This is the final EntSocVic members excursion for 2023.

Meet at “Gresswell Forest Nature Conservation Reserve” at the Greenwood Drive Playground Carpark, 233 Greenwood Drive, Bundoora, at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the reserve. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around 11.00pm.

The Shire of Nillumbik is joining forces with the Entomological Society of Victoria for the iNaturalist Great Southern Bioblitz 2023.  Join us to delve into the captivating world of insects and other invertebrates, and help us unlock the hidden wonders of Ferguson's Paddock.

Meet at the Fergusons Paddock, Hurstbridge, at 7.30pm. where a moth sheet will be set up to see what insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.

This is an EntSocVic supported event, that is being run by the City of Boroondara as part of the iNaturalist Great Southern Bioblitz 2023. All members of the Entomological Society of Victoria are welcome to attend, but will need to book via the City of Boroondara website.

Meet at the Willsmere Park Playground, Kew East, at 8.30pm. From here we will walk down to Willsmere Billabong (approx 200m) where a moth sheet will be set up to see what insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.

Please register with the City of Boroondara if you want to attend: TBC

This is the sixth EntSocVic members excursion for 2023.

This is Day 2 of a two day event near Bendigo, which is located up in central Victoria. If members would like to attend they will need to organise their own accommodation.

• Day 2 - Sunday November 5th, 2023: One Tree Hill Lookout at Tower Picnic Area

This is the sixth EntSocVic members excursion for 2023.

This is Day 1 of a two day event near Bendigo, which is located up in central Victoria. If members would like to attend they will need to organise their own accommodation.

• Day 1 - Saturday November 4th, 2023: Notley Camping Area

The members meeting will be held via Zoom.
A Zoom link will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.

Speaker: John Walter from the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network.

John will be giving a presentation on “Pollinator Corridors - Pathways to Greater Diversity". 

Pollinator corridors are vital as they promote biodiversity, support crop pollination, enhance genetic diversity, offer recreational and educational value, and ultimately contribute to human well-being by safeguarding food production and ecosystem health.

This is the fifth EntSocVic members excursion for 2023.

Meet at the Bert Boardman Recreation Reserve, Steiglitz Road, Steglitz, at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the reserve. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.

This is the fourth EntSocVic members excursion for 2023.

Meet at “Warrandyte State Park - Pound Bend Reserve” at the Pound Bend Carpark at 3.00pm, for an afternoon exploring the park. In the evening we will set up moth sheets in various locations to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.

The members meeting will be held via Zoom.
A Zoom link will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.

Tonight is a “Members Night” where our amazing Society members will be giving talks on topics that interest them. Should be an amazing set of presentations.

The members meeting will be held via Zoom.
A Zoom link will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.

Speaker: Cormac Farrell, Head Beekeeper at the Parliament of Australia.

Cormac will be giving a presentation on "Beekeeping at the Australian Parliament".

This is an EntSocVic supported event, that is being run by the Yalukit Willam Nature Association. All members of the Entomological Society of Victoria are welcome to attend.

Meet at 4.45pm at the Yalukit Willam Nature Association Sheds (carpark entrance is at 172 Glenhuntly Rd, Brighton). Moth sheets will be setup in various locations in the park to see what kinds of insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.

This is an EntSocVic supported event, that is being run by Rippon Lea Estate. The Entomological Society of Victoria will have a stall at the festival.

All members of the Entomological Society of Victoria are welcome to attend, but will need to pay for entry. Cost of entry is a “gold coin” donation per person.

Location: Rippon Lea Estate, Elsternwick.

More details: https://www.ripponleaestate.com.au/event/botanica-festival/

This is an EntSocVic supported event, that is being run by the City of Maroondah as part of the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge 2023. All members of the Entomological Society of Victoria are welcome to attend, but will need to book via the City of Maroondah website.

Location: Bungarook Conservation Reserve, Kilsyth South

Meet at Bungarook Conservation Reserve at 7.00pm, where a moth sheet will be set up to see what insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.

This is an EntSocVic supported event, that is being run by the City of Boroondara as part of the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge 2023. All members of the Entomological Society of Victoria are welcome to attend, but will need to book via the City of Boroondara website.

Location: Willsmere Billabong, Kew

Meet at the Willsmere Park Playground, Kew East, at 7.00pm. From here we will walk down to Willsmere Billabong (approx 200m) where a moth sheet will be set up to see what insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.

Please register with the City of Boroondara if you want to attend: REGISTRATION LINK

This is an EntSocVic supported event, that is being run by the City of Greater Dandenong as part of the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge 2023. All members of the Entomological Society of Victoria are welcome to attend, but will need to book via the City of Greater Dandenong website.

Meet at Tirhatuan Park, 4 Kriegel Way Dandenong North at the carpark 5.30pm, where a moth sheet will be set up to see what insects we can attract. The event will end at around midnight.