MABA ONLINE PRESENTATIONS (WEBINARS)

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Council has decided to run a series of online talks (webinars) each year. The talks will run for approximately 1 hr: 30–40 mins presentation by the speaker, followed by 15 mins for questions and general discussion. This year we are pleased to announce that we will be hosting two presentations.

 

The first speaker will be Dr Yi-Kai Tea who will give a presentation on insect photography titled A celebration of Lepidopteran diversity: butterflies, a photographer's guide. This talk is scheduled for Wednesday 11 March 2026, 7.30–8.30 pm AEDT. The Zoom link for the talk is: https://anu.zoom.us/j/88129259287?pwd=NXYIufGEb35YbbMijhWKBYb4eOvYdo.1

 

The second speaker will be Chris Sanderson who will give a talk on insect conservation titled Barriers to conserving moths and butterflies in policy and practice. This talk is scheduled for Wednesday 20 May 2026, 7.30–9.00 pm AEST. The Zoom link for the talk is: https://anu.zoom.us/j/84212589407?pwd=xiyKkasqnNOxU6W22SKsyKWXQ4un1I.1

 

 

FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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The 4th AGM will be held on Wednesday 20 May 2026, 7.30–9.00 pm AEST. The Zoom link is: https://anu.zoom.us/j/84212589407?pwd=xiyKkasqnNOxU6W22SKsyKWXQ4un1I.1

 

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

Welcome

Apologies

Minutes of previous AGM 2025 (see Newsletter No. 8, pp. 18–20)

President’s report

Treasurer’s Report

Secretary’s Report

Editor’s Report

MABA Council (election of office bearers)

Honorary Life Member

 

Following the formal business of the meeting, Chris Sanderson will then give a presentation titled Barriers to conserving moths and butterflies in policy and practice.

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THIRD MABA EVENT 2026

 

The next MABA event will be held in Canberra, ACT, Australia, 4-6 December 2026. The three-day event will include a tour of Diversity, the new Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) building at CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, a field trip to subalpine woodland in the Brindabella Ranges to learn about survey techniques for monitoring butterflies, followed by light trapping for moths in the evening, a mini conference, which will include a keynote presentation by Professor Yu-Feng (Frank) Hsu from National Taiwan Normal University, followed by a series of shorter talks, a banquet dinner, and a moth identification workshop.

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FIELD TRIP 2027

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Council is planning to run at least one field trip each year. The inaugural field trip will be held at Eungella, Qld, Australia in 2027, either in April or October/November for 3-4 nights. We are intending to stay at the Broken River Mountain Resort, which can hold up to 28 people for approximately $60-70 per night per person depending on numbers and the time of year. The resort has a restaurant for meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and conference room that can be used for processing specimens, meetings, talks etc, which have additional costs. At this stage we are just seeking expressions of interest to determine approximate numbers and what the overall cost might be. 

 

If you are interested in attending this field trip please contact Marlene Walter <mally.consulting@gmail.com> and indicate: (a) the number of people, (b) preferred time of year (autumn or spring), (c) preferred number of nights. We probably need at least 20 participants to make the trip worthwhile and affordable.

 

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