The Finch Society of Australia Inc. is an established organisation designed as a forum to connect "finch fanciers". The society is a part of the
animal fancy
Animal fancy is a hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, or breeding of pet or domestic animals.
Fancy may include ownership, showing, animal sports and other competitions, and breeding. Hobbyists may simply collect specimens of the animal ...
movement, supporting and promoting
animal welfare
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.
The Finch Society of Australia is more than 50 years old 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
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and
Australian Capital Territory
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, the society has members from all states of
Australia
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.
Publications
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
* President: Sam Davis
* Secretary: Brian Read
* Treasurer: Lyn Wright
* Vice-presidents: Jason Holmes, Ivan Cindric
See also
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), now part of BirdLife Australia, was Australia's largest non-government, non-profit, bird conservation organisation. It was founded in 1901 to promote the study and bird conservation, conservati ...
References
External links
Finch Society of Australia website
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Ornithological organisations in Australia
Aviculture
Finches