The Avicultural Society of Australia Inc. supports its members in the breeding and conservation of aviary held birds.
Any lost or found birds, please phone Tom Hobbs – 0458 440650
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The Society meets at 8pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month (Except December) at our meeting place in “The Pines Learning Centre” 520 Blackburn Road, East Doncaster.
Melway Ref 34 D5.
Entrance on South Side of the building.
The Centre is located just north of Reynolds Road off Blackburn Road
behind the Pines Shopping Complex.
Monthly meetings are held in Melbourne and at various country branches within the state of Victoria.
Visitors are Always Welcome at our Monthly Meeting.
MEETING DATES FOR 2026
28th October, 25th November, December 9th.
PROGRAM
The next meeting of the Society is on:
Wednesday 28th October
at 8.00pm
Venue: The Pines Learning Centre,
520 Blackburn Rd. East Doncaster.
(Enter via the entrance on the south side of the building)
Our Guest Speaker for the evening will be Sam Davis.
Sam has kept and bred birds since he was about 10 years of
age, beginning with a small aviary of budgies, followed by common
finches, small doves and quail. He successfully showed budgerigars
for a number of years in his youth. More recently, finches and
Australian softbills have become a passion, although he has always
kept a few parrot species. He has bred a range of wrens, chats,
doves, robins and honeyeaters, as well as most species of finches
available in Australian aviculture.
A lifelong passion for birds has evolved into Sam holding
prominent positions in both national and state bird organisations.
He currently occupies executive roles within the National Finch
and Softbill Association (NFSA), Avicultural Society of NSW and
the Finch Society of Australia.
Additionally, as Director of the Australian Society for Avian Preservation Limited, Sam is dedicated to the preservation of avian species both in captivity and in their natural habitats. He also owns and oversees the publication of the globally distributed Australian BirdKeeper magazine.
In a professional capacity, Sam transitioned from a career in teaching high school mathematics to pursue his passion for computers and software-related projects over two decades ago. His business interests have grown significantly over the decades and now include the authorship and production of high school textbooks and examinations utilised by every NSW high school. His businesses contract well over 150 teachers and employ support staff, and include both wholesale and retail textbook operations.
As Vice President and Bird Representative of Animal Care Australia Inc., he
collaborates with politicians, regularly presents at parliamentary inquiries, and contributes to legislative amendments aimed at ensuring all can continue to keep pets and animals, whilst ensuring high welfare.
The Avicultural Society is always looking for guest speakers.
Please Contact Chris Farrell:
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As a member, we hope you enjoyed all the articles including the squatter pigeon, white-eared masked finch, pin-tailed whydah, golden conure, Bourke’s parrot, and more.
Did you enjoy the other features such as our regular column from Loro Parque plus the news and views about all kinds of bird-related issues?
PLEASE RENEW and support our Society, our hobby and, of course, our birds. BSB 033-605, Acct 46-2102 stating name and membership no. under reference.
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Members with ideas for future presentations please contact:
Chris Farrell Phone 0412 301 499 email chris@fazshot.com.au
