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Rules of the Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association Inc Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association Inc. http://ackma.org/ Seventeenth Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management Buchan Caves, Victoria, Australia 29 April to 5 May 2007 CONFERENCE HANDBOOK CONFERENCE CONVENOR: Dale Calnin, Ranger-in-Charge, Buchan Caves Handbook prepared by: Conference supported by: Kent Henderson, Parks Victoria ACKMA Publications Officer 17th Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management 1 Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association Inc. http://ackma.org/ Published in Melbourne – April, 2007 for the 17th Australasian Conference on Cave & Karst Management, Buchan Caves, Victoria, Australia 29 April to 5 May 2007 © Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association Incorporated, 2007. Kent Henderson, Publications Officer, ACKMA Inc. Cover Photo: Frank Moon (top) guiding the then Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Talbot (second from the top), on a tour of Fairy Cave, Buchan (1908). Map acknowledgements: Ken Grimes (maps on pages 20 & 34) Dave Smith (map on page 77) Other Maps – courtesy of Parks Victoria INNOVATION GIPPSLAND – MAKING GOOD IDEAS HAPPEN IN 2007 The Gippsland Innovation Festival has been the largest regional innovation festival in Australia for a number of years. This is a direct reflection on our region’s capacity to come up with new ideas and make them happen. ‘Necessity is the mother of Invention’ rings true for many Gippslanders who have lived and worked in many beautiful but isolated parts of the region. In this new age of information and communications technology, we are all a lot closer to each other than we used to be. Innovation Gippsland showcases the passion and intellectual capacity of a region that is not content to rely on its abundant natural resources. Innovation Gippsland is about sharing success, letting people know what is happening in our great region, and encouraging business, community and government to make Gippsland an even better place to live, work and do business. Conference Organising Committee – ACKMA 2007 Dale Calnin (Convenor) Steve Bourne, President, ACKMA Inc.; Fellow – ACKMA Inc. Professor Elery Hamilton-Smith, AM, Life Member – ACKMA Inc. Kent Henderson, Publications Officer, ACKMA Inc.; Life Member – ACKMA Inc. Andy Spate, International Relations Officer, ACKMA Inc.; Life Member – ACKMA Inc. Nicholas White, Fellow – ACKMA Inc. Miles Pierce Dr. Susan White John Senior (Parks Victoria) Allison Marion (Parks Victoria – Conference Organiser & Committee Secretary) 17th Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management 2 Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association Inc. http://ackma.org/ CONTENTS WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE 4 General Information 5 Acknowledgements, and Sponsors 6 Conference Safety Plan 7 Accompanying Persons Program, and Volunteers assisting at the Conference 8 Buchan Primary School assists ACKMA 8 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 9 A Brief History of Shades of Death Cave, Murrindal 19 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS 21 Poster for Presentation 33 LIST OF CONFERENCE DELEGATES 35 ACKMA Officer Bearers, 2006 – 2007 48 Succession of ACKMA Office Bearers 49 Life Members, Fellows and Past Presidents of ACKMA Inc. 50 The Aims of ACKMA Inc. 51 A Brief History of ACKMA Inc. 51 Significant Events in Australasian Cave & Karst Management 51 AGENDA – ACKMA INC. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 58 Proposals for the Annual General Meeting 59 Minutes of 2006 ACKMA Inc. Annual General Meeting 60 Submission to hold the 2008 ACKMA Inc. AGM Weekend at Capricorn Caves, Queensland 61 Submission to hold the 2011 ACKMA Conference in Tasmania 62 Committee – Annual Reports 63 Attendance at Australasian Cave & Karst Management Conferences 69 Representation at Australasian Cave & Karst Management Conferences 73 Current Membership of ACKMA Inc. 74 Rules of ACKMA inc. 78 Proposed New Rules of ACKMA Inc. 82 The Ghosts of Conferences Past 88 17th Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management 3 Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association Inc. http://ackma.org/ WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE A very warm Victorian welcome to all delegates to A lot is owed to Fredrick Wilson for his wonderful the 17th Australasian Conference on Cave and workmanship and recognition of his contribution Karst Management, organised by the Australasian will also be celebrated. Cave and Karst Management Association (ACKMA) Incorporated. Visitors to the caves soon learn that the reserve is as equally beautiful above the ground as it is below. The conference is hosted by Parks Victoria and the Much of the charm and character of the reserve small country township of Buchan located in East today can be contributed to the original landscape Gippsland, Victoria. For many of our delegates this plan designed by government botanist Hugh will be your first visit to this part of Australia so the Linaker. The Reserve is now admired and valued following information is provided as an for the impressive collection of beautiful exotic introduction to Buchan and the East Gippsland area. trees that provide a stunning array of colour in autumn. Buchan is one of the Victorian‘s oldest European settlements dating back to 1838 when early white Since the work of our early pioneers the Buchan settlers ventured here in search of grazing land. It is Caves Reserve has become one of Victoria’s major nestled between the foothills of the Alpine and tourist destinations. It consists of 260 hectares and Snowy River National Park (Australian Alps) and is part of an extensive karst area containing the 90 mile beach and is best known for its hundreds of caves. beautiful limestone caves, spectacular high country scenery, river gorges, tall forests, rainforest and dry Buchan is a special place, of which we are very rain shadow woodlands. proud. It provides a wonderful example of Indigenous and European cultural heritage – which Within the small township of Buchan lies the is central to the17th ACKMA conference theme. Buchan Caves Reserve which has been in operation since the early 1900’s and is significant for its Thank you for making the effort to attend our geological, cultural heritage, environmental and conference. We hope you enjoy your time spent landscape values. with us. The story of Buchan Caves first began with the Dale Calnin discovery of Fairy Cave on the 18th March 1907 by Conference Convenor Frank Moon. He was an incredible enthusiast and such a salesman he helped lay the foundation of the Buchan Caves Reserve and indeed put Buchan on the map as a tourist site. This year marks the centenary of the Fairy Cave and although this event was celebrated earlier by the local community, celebrations to mark this occasion and the role that Frank Moon played at Buchan Caves will carry over into our conference week. The first white person to visit Royal Cave (1910) and Federal Cave (1915) was Fredrick Wilson who after many years experience at Jenolan was appointed to manage the caves at Buchan and set them for public viewing. He erected wire netting fences and handrails throughout both Fairy and Royal caves. He helped preserve the caves at Buchan that otherwise would have suffered at the hands of early vandalism. Kent Henderson (left) with Dale Calnin 17th Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management 4 Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association Inc. http://ackma.org/ GENERAL INFORMATION CLIMATE MEDICAL The climate for Buchan in late April early May should be Buchan has a Bush Nursing Centre, with a nurse mild/moderate during the day (around low 20s) and cool manager in charge. Open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to at night with the possibility of light frosts. 5:00 pm and Saturday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. SHOPPING The nearest public hospital is Bairnsdale, which also has medical clinics and chemists. Lakes Entrance also has a The township of Buchan has very limited shopping Medical Centre and Chemist facilities. facilities. The closest main shopping towns are Lakes Entrance (45 minute drive) or Bairnsdale (60 minute POWER SUPPLY: 240 volt, 50 Hz, 3 pin plug. drive) with all major banking facilities available. • The Buchan Caves Reserve. The Visitor CONTACT NUMBERS Centre has EFTPOS facilities (no cash • Mobile phones on the CDMA network will withdrawals) available together with an work at some places in the Buchan Valley. impressive range souvenir/clothing items. • There are two public phones. One is located in • Buchan General/Post Office. It has with a the main street of the town and the other in the limited range of basic grocery items available. Buchan Caves Reserve. The Post Office has Giro Post facilities for • Internet facilities will be available within some banks, where you are able to withdraw certain hours during the day at the Buchan cash. Open Monday to Friday only. Closes at Caves Reserve. 5.00pm. • For all emergencies, Police, Fire or Ambulance • Buchan Valley Roadhouse. Fuel, newspapers - Dial "000" and take away food are available seven days a week until 5.00pm. • Bush Nursing Centre (03) 51 559 222 • Caves Main Street Cafe. Open seven days for • Buchan Police Station (03) 51 559 268 breakfast, morning and afternoon teas and lunch. Evening meals by appointment. Carla • Buchan Caves Reserve (03) 51 621 900 also runs a craft shop. • Black Marble Hut. Craft shop open seven days • Dale Calnin 0427 832 471 per week. • Caves Hotel. Business hours will adjust to suit ACKMA needs. The Conference Organising Committee. Left to Right – Dale Calnin, Elery Hamiltom-Smith, Miles Pierce, Kent Henderson, Dr. Susan White, Nicholas White, Allison Marion and John Senior. 17th Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management 5 Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association Inc. http://ackma.org/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So much work, particularly over the past two years, particularly have contributed enormously, has gone into to planning the 17th Australasian coordinating accommodation, transport and Conference on Cave and Karst Management endless other logistical needs – thank you (ACKMA 2007) at Buchan. so much. • Special thanks must be given our As Conference Convenor I have been overwhelmed conference coordinator Allison Marion.
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