THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ARCHIVES NAME OF COLLECTION ACCESSION NO CATEGORY ACTIVITY DATE RANGE SIZE OF COLLECTION

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1 THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ARCHIVES NAME OF COLLECTION Victorian National s Association Inc. ACCESSION NO CATEGORY ACTIVITY Community and Political, organisations Lobbyist DATE RANGE SIZE OF COLLECTION HISTORICAL NOTE DATE OF TRANSFER ACCESS CONDITIONS DESCRIPTION 8 units (1.36m) Association formed It began as a Committee of the Town and Country Planning Association which, in 1949, presented the government of the day with well-researched overviews of existing parks and recommendations for new parks. The VNPA was formed... to lobby for the creation of new parks and better management of existing ones. The area of national parks in 1949 was 313,717 acres ( ha.). It is now 2.5 million hectares which is 12 per cent of the area of this State. "The VNPA has been the main driving force behind the creation and expansion of most parks in this State" (Doug Humann in letter to Mark Richmond, 30 March 1995) Meeting 28 March 1952 decided to form VNPA, with corporate and individual members, to strive for the welfare of national parks and their preservation in perpetuity. Inaugural public meeting 23 July First president was P. Crosbie Morrison and first hon. sec. was J. Ros Garnet (who died 1998). 21 June 1999 Access: Open Gwynneth Taylor Papers ( ). Ted Davies (manuscript). Janet Coveney (publications). Files relating to reserves ( ). Files relating to Friends groups (1960 s ). A complete list of this collection can be accessed at LISTED BY Georgina Ward DATE 22 June 2012

2 ,Victorian National s Association Inc., Cobberas-Tinary National Alpine Area File Unit Mount Buffalo National Alpine Area File Unit Mount Buffalo National Alpine Area File Unit Mount Buffalo National Alpine Area File Unit Wabonga Plateau State Alpine Area File Unit Miscellaneous & General East Gippsland Region File Unit Coopracambra National East Gippsland Region File Unit Croajingalong East Gippsland Region File Unit Croajingalong East Gippsland region File Unit Croajingalong East Gippsland Region File Unit Errinundra National East Gippsland Region File Unit Lind National East Gippsland Region File Unit Snowy River National East Gippsland Region File Unit Gellion's Run, South Gippsland Southeast Region File Unit Glenaladale National Southeast Region File Unit Glenaladale National Southeast Region File Unit Holey Plains State Southeast Region File Unit Lake Tyers Forest Southeast Region File Unit The Lakes National Southeast Region File Unit Morwell National Southeast Region File Unit Mt Worth State Southeast Region File Unit Tarra-Bulga National Southeast Region File Unit 2 1 of 7 pages, 25/06/2012

3 ,Victorian National s Association Inc., Tarra-Bulga National 2 (Vicinity): Southeast Region File 10 Gunyah Flora and Fauna Reserve & Mt Fatigue- Woomera Creek Ridge Unit Tarra-Bulga National 3, Mack's Creek Valley Southeast Region File Unit Brisbane Ranges Melbourne Area File Unit Churchill National park Melbourne Area File Unit Dandenong Ranges National Melbourne Area File Unit French Island National Melbourne Area File Unit Gellibrand Hill Melbourne Area File Unit Gembrook Forests Melbourne Area File Unit Kinglake National Melbourne Area File Unit Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve Melbourne Area File Unit Long Forest Mallee Area Melbourne Area File Unit Lysterfield Lake Melbourne Area File Mornington Peninsula. Cape Schanck Coastal Melbourne Area File Mornington Peninsula. Coolart Reserve Mornington Peninsula. Greens Bush Mornington Peninsula. Highfield and Red Hill Melbourne Area File Melbourne Area File Melbourne Area File 14 2 of 7 pages, 25/06/2012

4 ,Victorian National s Association Inc., Mornington Peninsula. Point Melbourne Area File 15 Nepean National Organ Pipes National Melbourne Area File Phillip Island Penguin Reserve Melbourne Area File Warrandyte State Melbourne Area File Werribee Gorge Melbourne Area File Werribee Gorge and Lerderderg Melbourne Area File Williamstown Rifle Range Melbourne Area File Fred Davies Undated File 1 Manuscript. (Victoria's South- West. A Conservation History) Janet Coveney Papers File 2 1. Publications in watch Janet Coveney Papers 4-Jan-94 File 3 2. Bibliography Janet Coveney Papers File 4 3. Drafts of Articles Janet Coveney Papers File 5 4. Drafts of book sections Gwynneth Taylor Miscellaneous File 6 Material, Gwynneth Taylor Miscellaneous File 7 Material, Gwynneth Taylor Miscellaneous c File 8 Material, 3. 3 of 7 pages, 25/06/2012

5 ,Victorian National s Association Inc., VNPA. Minutes of 26 September VNPA Council Meetings & Reports of national s c Authority VNPA. Mallacoota 31 August N.P Grampians. Submissions to L.C.C. By Ron Taylor (husband) April June Power 15 September July Miscellaneous articles concerning National s or proposals for National s The case for a Lower Glenelg National Miscellaneous Correspondence Proposed National at Moonlight Creek 18 April January 1969 June 1968-February October July 1970 November December The Warby Ranges May February Eulogy for Crosbie Morrison. Westernport. Wirilda Project The Little Desert File No A Proposal for an Alpine National May May 1962-c June of 7 pages, 25/06/2012

6 ,Victorian National s Association Inc., National s General 19 July January Australian 10 November Conservation 1 October 1973 Foundation (A.C.F) file Lake Pedder (incl correspondence with HRH Prince Philip) 17 February Februry The Grampians 18 July November SOBAC. Little Desert File SOBAC - Save our Bushland Action committee 26 February April April May Yarra Brae Dam July September Alpine Study Area Land Area Reports File Unit Ballarat Study Area Land Area Reports File Unit Corangamite Study Area East Gippsland Study Area East Gippsland Study Area Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit 7 5 of 7 pages, 25/06/2012

7 ,Victorian National s Association Inc., Gippsland Lakes Hinterland Study Area Land Area Reports File Unit Melbourne Study Area Melbourne Study Area. Hill End Murray Valley Study Area Murray Valley Study Area North Central Study Area North East Study Area District North East Study Area District North East Study Area District 3, 4 & South Gippsland Study Area District South Gippsland Study Area District South Western Study Area District South Western Study Area District Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Land Area Reports File Unit Wimmera Study Area Land Area Reports File Unit Statewide Review 1988 Land Area Reports File Unit 8 6 of 7 pages, 25/06/2012

8 ,Victorian National s Association Inc., Wilderness Special Investigation Land Area Reports File Unit Correspondence Land Area Reports File Unit LCC Implementation Report 1984 Land Area Reports File Unit LCC Seminars Land Area Reports File Unit LCC and Other Organisations Land Area Reports File Unit Slides of LCC Maps Undated Land Area Reports File Unit 8 7 of 7 pages, 25/06/2012