The Finch Society of Australia Inc. is an established organisation[when?] designed as a forum to connect "finch fanciers". The society is a part of the animal fancy movement, supporting and promoting animal welfare.
The Finch Society of Australia is more than 50 years old[specify] and has a number of branches and affiliate clubs, namely,
- Wollongong Finch Club
- Hawkesbury Finch Club
- Hunter Valley Finch Club
- Canberra Finch Club
Although these branches are situated in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, the society has members from all states of Australia.
Publications
[edit]The Finch Society of Australia produces a publication called The Finch Breeders Review that is distributed to all members bi-monthly. The society produces an advertisement named 'Bird Trader' to assist members of the society in trading and selling their birds.
The Hunter club additionally produces a monthly publication called, The Finch Fancier while the Hawkesbury club similarly produces Finch Bizz.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Sam Davis[1]
- Secretary: Brian Read
- Treasurer: Lyn Wright
- Vice-presidents: Jason Holmes, Ivan Cindric
See also
[edit]Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
References
[edit]- ^ Gowland, Shane (August 15, 2019). "Interview with Finch Society of Australia president Sam Davis". Aviculture Hub. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Home". finchsociety.org.