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Subscriptions are due 1 January 2010.

Meetings held monthly at
Trades Hall
2 Lygon Street  ( Corner of Victoria Street )
Carlton,   Vic
Melway Ref ... Map 2  B 11
Centrally located, Excellent facilities, PA system, and Kitchen.

Parking:  Ample car parking in the street and under the building after 6pm weeknights.

If you cannot obtain a membership form from other sources, you can use the one at the bottom of this web page.  2010 Membership Application or Renewal of membership form - Print form at bottom of this web page.

Membership is for Jan - Dec each year.  Membership renewal is JANUARY.  Send monies to the membership registrar now so you don't miss an issue of the "Australian Aviculture" journal.
Give a "One year subscription to ASA" as a Present ... Australia only $35 . Overseas $au 50.

"The Avicultural Improvement Society of Victoria" was Founded in 1940.
In January 1944 the name was changed to "The Avicultural Society of Australia".  Reference" The Bulletin No 16, Jan 1944 Page 1 - 2.  Membership subscription in 1945 was 10 shillings per year.
A combined 70 years of continuous service to aviary and native wild birds.
The 2007 membership was about 1600 from all States and Territories of Australia and many overseas members.  Journal circulation is about 1700 per month.  A committee of 13 people manage the Society.

The Avicultural Society of Australia membership for 2010 costs only $35 per year, Overseas membership costs $AUD50.  This includes 12 issues of the "Australian Aviculture" journal.  "Australian Aviculture" journal is circulated monthly and arrives in the week prior to the monthly meeting.  Current journal title "Australian Aviculture" was introduced in January 1947.

VENUE for meetings held monthly at
Trades Hall
2 Lygon Street  ( Corner of Victoria Street )
Carlton,   Vic
Centrally located, Excellent facilities, PA system, and Kitchen.

The monthly Avicultural Society of Australia meeting is held on the third Wednesday of the month.

ASA monthly meeting lasts about 2 hours ( 8pm till about 10pm) and includes a 40 - 50 minute talk/lecture supported by slides, data projector or PowerPoint presentation. A coffee or cup of tea is available prior to the start of the meeting and supper is available after the close of the meeting.
Meeting entry is free but a voluntary donation of $2 enters you into a raffle with a prize of 20 kg of bird seed.  Raffles and "lucky door" prizes help to pay for the cost of the hall hire.

ASA Contact details: Refer to the web site of the Avicultural Society of Australia:  birds.org.au

ASA has a Service Items Steward and sells a range of bird related items such as leg rings, thermostats, mouse traps, journal binders and a range of premix bird foods.  Most of the items can be purchased at the monthly meetings (subject to availability) or collected at the meeting after a phone order has been placed.  Mail order available.

ASA has a Book Steward and sells a range of bird related books and magazines.  Back issues of the "Australian Aviculture" journal are available, but have to be pre-ordered and are subject to availability.  Most of the items can be purchased at the monthly meetings (subject to availability) or collected at the meeting after a phone order has been placed.  Mail order is available for most items.

ASA has an Exchange Steward who maintains a list of "birds for sale" and "birds wanted".

ASA organizes the Melbourne bird sale.

ASA has a library of books, videos, journals and magazines available to members.

Previous lecture topics:
July 2008: "Perspectives of a DSE wildlife officer" by Mike Sverns.
June 2008: "A trip to Tasmania by the Society's Ballarat Branch" by Warwick Remington.
May 2008: ""Rick Jordon's collection (Texas USA)" by Matt Baird.
April 2008:  "Aviary birds in the wild" by John Harris
March 2008: "Gadgets night" with members contributing to display and explain their gadgets.
February 2008:  “Four Great Contributors – Ray Murray, Charles Lucas, Geoff Haywood, Bill Gordon” presented by G. Hyde and K. Kleesh.
January 2008: "Experiences with Australian Parrots" by Lou Dall'Est."
December 2007: "A selection of South American Parrots" by Peter Odekerken.
November 2007: "Aviculture and bird watching in Singapore" by Phill Smith.
October 2007: "Gouldians in the Kimberley - the annual census at Mornington Station (Northwest of Western Australia )" by Dr Gary Fitt.
September 2007: "Avian highlights of an overseas trip - England & America, May-June 2006" by Graeme Hyde.
August 2007: "The main feature was a “Panel Discussion” program."
July 2007: "Aviary Management and Handrearing"  by Ken Moore
June 2007: "The Rosella and their mutations" by Peter Rankine
May 2007: "Bird Care from a veterinary Nurse's Perspective" by Nicole Artinstall.
April 2007:  Gary Richardson gave a presentation titled "Birds of Southern Africa".
March 2007: "Susie and Fiona Anderson gave a talk titled "Uganda, the Pearl of Africa".
February 2007: Dr Pat Macwhirter - a well known Melbourne Avian Veterinarian - gave a talk "Flying dinosaurs".
January 2007: "Finches in a mixed collection" by Alan Foote.
December 2006: "Slide night" (and Digital images). Images and description provided by the members.
November 2006: Paul Sperber spoke on the "Ballarat Bird World"
October 2006: "Cockatiels - New colour mutations" by Brian Higginbotham.
September 2006: "2 speakers:  Warwick Remington's topic was "Who named this bird?" plus a PowerPoint presentation produced by Charles Hibbert titled "Birds in Fiji".
August 2006: "2006 Interstate Guest Speaker" John McGrath from Yass, Canberra - "Australian White Cockatoos".
July 2006: Dr. Lindy Lumsden from the DSE gave a talk titled "Fascinating creatures of the night - Bats"
June 2006: "Captive breeding programs for conservation...(as opposed to breeding to a standard)" by Carla Srb from Healesville Sanctuary
May 2006: Peter Comber gave a talk titled "From the Simpson Desert to the Barclay Tablelands".
April 2006:  Jim Finger of Bellsouth P/L  gave a talk on "Bird products and aviary hygiene".
March 2006: "Canaries - housing, feeding and husbandry practices" by Jeff Leaney, the author of the book "The Australian Canary Handbook".
February 2006: "The captive breeding of Fairy-wrens: Specifically the Superb Fairy Wren" by John Dobell.
January 2006: "The value of live foods for rare birds" by Peter Mandry- a noted finch and softbill breeder.
December 2005: "Slide night" (and Digital images).  Images and description provided by the members.
November 2005: "Information Panel" - Michael Jensen, Jim Bennett, Anthony Smircic, Colin Joyce.
October 2005: "Working experiences in a wildlife park - Alice Springs Desert Park " by Susie Anderson.
September 2005: "Diamond firetail, Chestnut breasted finch, Painted Quail" by David Pace.
August 2005: "The Gouldian Finch and Parrotfinches" by Mike Fidler
July 2005: "How to get crop content from Macaws and survive" by Debra McDonald PhD BSc (Hons 1)
June 2005: "Quakers and Green cheeked Conures" by Ken Moore
May 2005: "Environmental thugs (invasive exotic plants)" by Kate Blood
April 2005: "Breeding nutrition" by Jim Finger
March 2005: "Photographs of a wandering Aviculturist" by Warwick Remington
February 2005: "Automatic finch trap, holding cage & seeding grasses" by Craig Gardiner
January 2005: "Birds of prey" by Martin Scuffins
December 2004: "PowerPoint presentation" by Mark Cameron  & Simon Mallinson
November 2004: "The Mandarin duck - how to keep & breed them" by Maurice Valenti
October 2004: "Veterinary issues" by Dr Doug Black
September 2004: "Cockatiels - hand raising & genetics" by Joy Pym
August 2004: "Indigenous issues" by Ian Hunter
July 2004: "Australian finches - their distribution & habitat" by Barry Fielding
June 2004: "Mandai Bird Sanctuary - Singapore" by Phil Smith
May 2004: "Pheasants & Waterfowl" by Ross Weber
April 2004: "A guide to bird photography" by Len Robinson & Ian Pym
March 2004: "Fifty years - A long flight path" by Graeme Hyde
February 2004: "Owls in the wild" by Ed McNabb
January 2004: "Avian Nutrition" by Dr Debbie McDonald (Hons)

Specific References:

• Australian Aviculture
• A/A Vol 60 No. 7 Jul 2006 Page 156 (Registration of exotic birds).
• A/A Vol 60 No. 7 Jul 2006 Page 137 (The Society's 2006 Bird Sale).
• A/A Vol 60 No. 7 Jul 2006 Page 137-139 (ASA Society's 2006 Bird sale report).
• A/A Vol 60 No. 4 Apr 2006 Page 84-86 (2005 Financial Balance sheet report).
• A/A Vol 59 No. 12 Dec 2005 Page 282-284 (Magazine articles index for 2005).
• A/A Vol 59 No. 9 Sept 2005 Page 199-202 (Price list for Victoria 2005/6).
• A/A Vol 58 No. 11 Nov 2004 Page 247-250 (Price list for Victoria 2004/5).
• A/A Vol 57 No. 10 Oct 2003 Page 219-222 (Price list for Victoria 2003/4).
• The Bulletin No 21, July 1944 Page 1 - 7 (ASA Constitution - 1944).

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