Museums Victoria Palaeontologist Tim Ziegler Uncovers Giant Echidna Secret Hidden for a Century

A remarkable fossil discovery has confirmed that giant echidnas once roamed Victoria during the Ice Age, reshaping understanding of Australia’s prehistoric wildlife. The specimen, a partial skull unearthed in 1907 from a cave near Buchan in East Gippsland, had sat unrecognised in the Museums Victoria collection for decades before being identified as belonging to the extinct species Megalibgwilia owenii. The finding provides the first direct evidence of the species in the region, extending …

VSA Cavers Tom Elms and Bogdan Muresan join Centre Terre’s Daring Mayang Expedition in Papua New Guinea

The “Mayang 2026” expedition, led by the French exploration group Centre Terre, is a major scientific and caving mission into the remote Nakanai Mountains of Papua New Guinea. Its primary purpose is to locate and explore the underground system feeding the mysterious Mayang resurgence—one of the largest karst water outflows in the world—which has remained largely unexplored despite decades of attempts. The expedition targets a vast, untouched region of dense rainforest and rugged limestone te …