Corporate Body
Bendigo Field Naturalists Club (1945 - )
- From
- 1945
Bendigo, Victora, Australia - Functions
- Citizen science, Natural history and Naturalists' society
- Alternative Names
- Field Naturalists Club of Bendigo (Former name, 1945 - 1967)
- Website
- http://www.bendigofieldnaturalists.asn.au/
Summary
The Bendigo Field Naturalists Club (until 1967 known as the Field Naturalists Club of Bendigo) is a volunteer, not-for-profit, incorporated association the purpose of which is to encourage the study, conservation and enjoyment of nature. This is achieved by holding monthly meetings, workshops and field trips; promoting the protection of the natural environment; exchanging information; and producing educational material. Connections with similar organisations across Australia are maintained through membership of the Australian Naturalists Network and the South East Australian Naturalist Association. The Club has been a strong advocate for conservation measured, including the preservation of the Bendigo Whipstick and protection against illegal collection of wildflowers. Other programs have included placing and maintaining nest boxes throughout bushland parks and reserves to support populations of the Brush-tailed phascogale and sugar glider. The Club's newsletter, The Bendigo naturalist, was first produced in 1945, and was revived between 1967 and 1976. Whirrakee, the Club's current, monthly newsletter, was first issued in 1980. The Club has also published guides to the fauna and flora of the district.
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Published resources
Books
- Green, Darren and Gibbons, Dale, Frogs and reptiles of the Bendigo district: a guide to identification (Bendigo (Vic.): Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, 2010), 71 pp. Details
- Shield, Jennifer M., Spiders of Bendigo and Victoria's box-ironbark country (Bendigo (Vic.): Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, 2001), 64 pp. Details
- Wallace, Ray, The Naturalist in Bendigo: a History of the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, 1945-1985 (Bendigo: Bendigo Field Naturalists' Club, 1986), 59 pp. Details
Edited Books
- Orr, Rodney ed., The orchids of Bendigo (Bendigo (Vic.): Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, 1995), 94 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Wallis, Robert L., 'Natural history clubs in Victoria - the early years', Victorian naturalist, 143 (1) (2026), 13-20. Details
Reports
- Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, Submission by the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club for the preservation of the Bendigo Whipstick (Bendigo (Vic.): Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, 1971), 22 pp. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 12 May 2026