Fri 26 - Sun 28 (Australia day long weekend)
Combined sea caving and beach bludge around Walkerville and Cape Liptrap in South Gippsland
Peter Robertson on 9818 4415 (H) or 0429 014 055 (M)
Numerous interesting limestone sea caves to explore, terrific coastal walks and scrambles with fabulous views of Wilsons Prom, and plenty of good sheltered swimming and snorkelling for families. Free camping available on the Robertson farm which has water tanks, a loo and a shed. Possibly showers, depending on rainfall and tank levels. BYO caving gear, togs, wetsuits if used, snorkelling stuff, water craft and all camping gear.

Wed 7
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).
Various members will also be presenting their accounts on the recent ASF conference in Mount Gambier.

Sat 10 - Sun 11
New Guinea Ridge
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
A trip into NG1 is planned for Saturday with options opened for Sunday.

Sat 3 - Sat 4
Buchan
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
Vertical caving trip that has no specific objectives at this stage. SRT Competence is essential.

Wed 7
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).
Brett Nuske will be presenting his most recent surveying work as well as computerised mapping projects.

Mon 12 - Wed 28
Nullabor, Western Australia
Ken Boland    9631 5027 (H)
Continuing the VSA tradition of an annual trip to the Nullabor in search of new caves and features.

Sat 17 - Sun 18
Buchan
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
Last time we came across Slot Cave and would like to explore more of this cave. We will also plan to visit many other caves with the intent on photographing and filming sections. Everyone is welcome to come along and the more the merrier.

Sat 24 - Sun 25
Buchan
Thomas Aberdeen 0407 513 779 (M) 97274188 (H)
A novice trip is being run to visit Wilson's Cave as well as other caves in the Buchan area. There will be some complete beginners attending, and perhaps a few that have been caving once or twice before. All are welcome, including those that are a bit unfit but who want to brush up their skills with some relaxed caving. Accommodation is at Homeleigh.

Thu 5 - Mon 9
Ida Bay Tasmania
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
People will be traveling up on Thursday by either ferry or plane. Currently the plan is to do Exit Cave, Mini Martin, Midnight Hole & Mystery Creek pull down trip, Loons Cave and Big Tree Pot. The hope is to gain some additional guidance from STC.

Fri 6 - Mon 9
Limestone Creek and Indi
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
Traveling up early Friday morning and returning mid afternoon on Monday. Easy caving, nice walks, nice scenary and everyone is welcome.

Sat 28 - Sun 29
New Guinea Ridge
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
Surface exploration and assessment of new finds at New Guinea Ridge. Suitable for any fit person - no vertical

Wed 2
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).
Peter Freeman will be giving a brief presentation about Giant's Hole cave in the Peak District UK before showing a DVD about that cave.

Sat 12 - Sun 13
Buchan
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
Vertical caving trip into Oolite Cave (M56), Honeycomb Cave (M41) and Baby Berger (M14). SRT Competence is essential but you don't need to be an expert.

Sat 19 - Sun 20
Buchan
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
A tentative trip to the end of M4 if the sump is open otherwise we'll find something else to do. We haven't managed to make it to the end of this cave since 2005!

Sat 2 - 7.30pm onwards for an 8.00pm start to the formal meeting
Annual General Meeting at Alex Kariko's house - 24 St Kinnord Street, Aberfeldie, Victoria 3040.
Information Officer
A short formal meeting, with elections for the new committee. Nominations are needed to fill at least two vacated positions! Various club awards will be presented, followed by the annual auction of exciting and valuable goods to raise money for the club, so bring along your surplus gear and cash! BYO drinks, and a plate of supper to share. Tea and coffee will be provided. The night has a party type atmosphere that all VSA members are encouraged to join in on.

Sat 9 - Mon 11
Buchan
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
This will be a jointly run trip with the RMIT University Outdoors Club. Everyone is welcome; Learn to cave, learn to abseil, polish your existing skills and just have a good time. Some gear can be provided so you don't need to rush out and buy yourself a full caving kit just yet.

Sat 9 - Sat 23
Pungalina Station, Northern Territory
Paul Brooker    0418 384 245 (M) 03 5135 3961 (H)
Expedition caving in Northern Territories Gulf Country. Further exploration of this magnificent area.

Sat 16 - Sun 17 (Canceled)
Buchan
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
We are going to have another go and getting to the end of M4. We got through to the second sump last time (this in itself hasn't happened for a while) so hopefully the water levels will be even lower this time. Even though it's a stream cave, if you are happy in water, come along.

Sat 23 - Sun 24 (Canceled)
Buchan
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
If the previous trip to M4 is successful, this trip will go ahead with the plan to look at possible new leads.

Sat 23 - Sun 24
Buchan
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
Vertical caving trip into Baby Pierre (M12), Honeycomb Cave (M41) and others. SRT Competence is essential but you don't need to be an expert.

Sat 30 - Sun July 1
Buchan
Thomas Aberdeen    0407 513 779 (M) 97274188 (H)
A laid back weekend of easy, fun caving. Everyone is welcome, particularly new members. No experience required. Accommodation is at Homeleigh.
This trip is currently on hold. If it does not go ahead on this date, then it will be moved to a later date so expressions of interest are still encouraged.

Sat 30 - Sun July 1 (Cancelled due to floods)
Gillingal Station
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
Gillingal Station (about 30km from Buchan) apparently has some good four-wheel driving, waterfalls and of course some caves. We are welcome to camp onsite and anyone is welcome to come but there will be a limit of 8 people.
This trip is now full. If you would still like the opportunity to go, your name can be placed on a waiting list should any current participants no longer be able to make it.

Wed 4
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).

Sat 14 - Sun 15
Buchan
Thomas Aberdeen    0407 513 779 (M) 97274188 (H)
A rare trip into Whale Cave is planned with options open for other activities. Whale Cave is a good sporting cave with two short ladder pitches and some interesting decoration, it will be interesting to see if the through trip (entering B-20 and exiting B-57) is achievable. The trip is limited to 6 participants and only 3 vacancies are left.

Sat 28 - Sun 29 (Tentative)
Gillingal Station
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
Since we didn't make it last month due to floods we will try again for Gillingal and hope the weather is fine leading up to this date. Gillingal Station (about 30km from Buchan) apparently has some good four-wheel driving, waterfalls and of course some caves. We are welcome to camp onsite and anyone is welcome to come but there will be a limit of 8 people.

Wed 1
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).

Sat 11 - Sun 12
Drik Drik
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
Further exploration of DD4 on Saturday and if there is interest, Sunday will be spent digging in DD18. DD4 is very long and wet sporting cave in Western Victoria that has lots of potential for more passage and a possible connection to DD18. Keep up to date with any recent trip developments on the forum.

Wed 5
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).
Ken Boland and other members of the Nullabor expedition team will present "The Nullarbor survey: A 120 year project - Reminiscences and results to date".

Sat 15 - Sun 16
Buchan
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
The objective will be to reach open leads on the far side of the main shaft in M170. Competent SRT skills are required.

Sat 22 - Sun 23
Buchan
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
Parks Victoria has kindly assisted with providing us access to Lilly Pilly Cave so that a Melbourne University student can undertake their surveying project in this cave using digital equipment. A final participant list has already been finalised for this particular trip however if you are interested in cave surveying please let me know because there are ongoing surveying projects at Labertouche and Buchan currently being undertaken.

Sat 29 - Sun 30
Buchan
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
Should more time be required, this weekend has been scheduled to finish off the Lilly Pilly survey.

Wed 3
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).

Sat 6 - Sun 7
Buchan
Thomas Aberdeen    0407 513 779 (M) 97274188 (H)
Novice Trip (Attempt #3) a relaxed weekend of easy caving, some beginners attending. All welcome, staying at Homeleigh.

Fri 19 - Sun 21 (Tentative)
Bungonia, NSW
Thomas Aberdeen    0407 513 779 (M) 97274188 (H)
Everyone is welcome with caves available of various standards, from easy horizontal to serious SRT with water (eg. Drum Cave).
Since this trip's actual date is still tentative, check out the Bungonia trip discussion in the 'Trips' section of the forum for any up to date information.

Sat 03 - Tue 06
Limestone Creek & Indi
Brett Nuske    0405 441 819 (M)
This trip is proposed for the Melbourne Cup "long" weekend with the main intention to survey I-5 in Indi. While I-5 has already been surveyed, we would like to know if the passage and chambers that we entered in April following the drying of the lake are in fact new. Apart from this task, the rest of the weekend would be spent relaxing and exploring the multitude of easy and pretty caves at both Indi and Limestone Creek. Everyone would be welcome and the level of interest will determine whether this trip goes ahead. More information can be found in the Melbourne Cup Long Weekend thread in the Trips section of the forum.

Wed 14
General Meeting in the underground hall at the rear of St. Francis Church, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Information Officer
There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).
Members of the team will be presenting what they got up to on the Pungalina expedition earlier this year.

Sat 17 - Sun 18
Wee Jasper, NSW
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
Expecting to explore The Dip, Punchbowl Cave, Signature Cave and Dogleg Cave. The trips suits all skill levels with no limit on the number of participants. Camping will be at Trackhead Reserve which is a 7 hour drive from Melbourne.
Since this trip's actual date is still tentative, check out the Wee Jasper trip discussion in the 'Trips' section of the forum for any up to date information.

Sat 1 - Sun 2
Buchan
Tom Aberdeen    0407 513 779 (M) 97274188 (H)
Tentative plan is to visit Trogdip but otherwise the agenda is open. Will be staying at Homeleigh.

Sat 15 - Sun 16
Buchan
Tom Aberdeen    0407 513 779 (M) 97274188 (H)
No agenda has been set for this trip as yet but it may be a beginner's weekend. Will be staying at Homeleigh.

Fri 28 - Wed Jan 02 2008 (Tentative)
Mole Creek, Tasmania
Peter Freeman    0449 504 255 (M) 9886 3615 (H)
Plans are to visit Kubla Kahn, Lynds, Croesus, and others. Camping in Mole Creek. The trip is already full, but applicants can sign up for the waiting list (If any participants cancel).