To Protect and Enjoy
We are a group of people who are interested in nature, natural history and conservation, and like to meet up for talks and excursions in the Latrobe Valley and surrounding areas, and spring and summer camps further afield in Victoria.
Visitors are very welcome at Club activities or you can support the group by becoming a member.
Please do not bring pets on our excursions. Thank you for your consideration.
Please note - our excursions will go ahead unless the authorities declare Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating. If this occurs the excursion will automatically be cancelled.
This year, the Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists mark their 65th anniversary. As part of our celebrations, we would like to share our enthusiasm for nature with the wider community by exhibiting photographs and stories covering flora, fauna and landscapes in Gippsland taken by our members.
We hope to share our enjoyment and care of the natural world around us. Our aim is to inspire people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to appreciate and learn about nature, to explore our local parks and reserves, and experience the health benefits of being out in the bush.
All are welcome. We hope to see you there.
Upcoming Events
If you are not a member and would like to join us as a visitor, please use the button at the bottom of this section to register your interest for one or more activities
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Traralgon Railway Reservoir Conservation Reserve - 10AM Sat 1 Nov, 2025
We will visit various spots in this beautiful town reserve to survey plants.
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Australian Museum’s Frog ID - 7.30PM Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Holly Butterworth will give a presentation on the ‘Australian Museum’s Frog ID citizen science project. Image Credit: Australian Museum
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Annual party - 12PM Sat 29 Nov, 2025
All members and partners are welcome to the club’s annual event to celebrate a successful year of birding, botanising and general appreciation of our environment.
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Grasses - 10AM Sat 10 January, 2026
Indoor session with focus on identifying grass specimens collected by the group prior to the meeting.
The LVFNC acknowledges the Gunaikurnai people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Country where we meet and study the natural environment. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.