The next meeting is to be held on 3rd of April 2024 Venue is Kathleen Syme Library and commmunity cente.
Blog Archive
VSA General Meeting (No June Meeting)
There is no June meeting due to the AGM held on Sunday 26th May 2024. Guest speaker: TBA
VSA AGM 2024
Location: 13th Malvern Scout Hall Time: 11:00 – 14:00 Official proceedings planning to start at 11:30. Attendance in person, or online, Zoom link to provided closer to the day.
VSA Introductory Caving Trip – Interested in caving?
Open to Newbies! Tom Elms will be leading an Introductory trip that will be taking place over the weekend of the 6th and 7th of July, 2024. If you are interested in attending this trip and becoming a member of the caving community, read below. This will provide you the information you’ll need to get started …
Dig Party!
After months of waiting, the VSA has been given permission to start working on a new dig in the potholes!This is a surface dig in the northern part of the Potholes reserve with the temporary name of ‘Fence Post Pot’.Anyone is welcome, there is a Scrubby Creek trip running concurrently on Saturday that I am …
Scrubby Creek Cave
The purpose of this trip will be to provide aspiring Scrubby leaders with more leadership experience as well as introduce new people to the cave. We will be going to the known end of the cave to familiarise people with it so that future trips can focus on extending/updating the survey and probing possible leads. …
Beginners Cave Familiarisation
Tom Aberdeen will be running a trip to Wilson’s Cave at Buchan. This trip is suitable for those who are new to Caving or anyone wanting to refresh their familiarity with Wilson’s. Please contact Tom for further details and to register your interest. Tom Aberdeen : justcantstop@hotmail.com
VSA General Meeting (September)
The next meeting is to be held on 4th September 2024. Venue is Kathleen Syme Library and community centre and via Zoom link. Zoom details : Topic: VSA General Meeting Time: Sep 4, 2024 07:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85148538961?pwd=wp6wOxjqnMFqxubgvRosmfHSlPtTYb.1 Meeting ID: 851 4853 8961 Passcode: 140898 Presentation : Emeritus Professor John Webb will …
Buchan Palaeontological Survey
Tim Ziegler and Josh van Dyk are inspecting several caves of palaeontological significance around Buchan. This trip will include scientific permit caves and private property access, and requires vertical experience. It’s an opportunity to access some rarely visited caves and contribute to fossil retrievals. Spaces are limited so contact Tim ASAP to register your interest. …
SRT Training/Practise at Falcon’s Lookout
Arantxa and Ruben will be running a SRT Training/Practise day for all levels at Falcons Lookout, Werribee Gorge. The club has some personal equipment that can be used but members who have had SRT training before are encouraged to bring their own gear. Preference will be given to members new to SRT for the use …