President's Column
Last Update:
Mon 08 Sep 2008

The Presidents Column

Each month the president of the society writes a column for the JSSS, here is a sample from a 2001 issue of the JSSS

OLD AND INTERESTING PHOTOGRAPHS

There are many old photographs of Jenolan, but as far as other areas of NSW are concerned few photographs exist.
(Photo: Visitors to Bungonia caves circa 1930's. Few old photos of visitors to Bungonia exist.)
One of these are shown above. If you ask around you might be able to obtain photos of the caving area as well as people in the the area. If you do contact Ross or myself.

WEBPAGE

Whilst in last month's colum I mentioned that our webpage would be on air in about a week's time. This did not eventuate, not for want of trying. Tom has indicated that it is only a matter of days and we should see our web page again. (It has happened and you are looking at it right now. The Webmaster)
There will be some pleasant surprises and should repay the many hours spent by Tom Santa and Dave Fisher.

LAST TALKS EVENING

At the last Talks Evening Videos were shown instead of a speaker.
The Videos were by courtesy Ross Ellis.
None of the videos had been seen before by the audience, which is quite surprising.
One video was on cave diving in The Wookey Hole Great Britain using mixed gases. A well presented and interesting video. Another on Chillagoe Caves featuring Andy Spate. Again an interesting video. We still have quite a few interesting videos to show so please come to the next Video Night. You won't be disappointed.

SPELEO BRAZIL 2001

We understand (other than airline failures) it was a great success. About 16 Australian attended, with few USA cavers as they were running a a clashing speleo congress.
The other countries were well represented.
The promised talks on Brazil and the Congress should be very interesting.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN KARST MANAGEMENT

Charles Sturt Universty and the Environmental Studies Unit and Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust are conducting a Course Titled Graduate Certificate in Karst Management.
Course Structure:
Session 1 (February to June )
Session 2 (July to November)
1GE0450 The nature of Karst Systems
2REC41O Recreation and Tourism in KarstLands
3GE0451 Ground Water in Karst
4GE0452 Cave and Karst
Some of the lecturers are Mia Thurgate and Elery Hamilton-Smith and Ken Grimes Dr Al Gibbs, Course Co-ordinator, Environmental Studies Unit, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, 2795. AUSTRALIA.
Phone: (02) 6338 4382
Fax: (02)63384078
Email: agibbs@csu.edu.au

ANNUAL SSS DINNER

The Annual Dinner will be held on Friday 7th September 2001 at Woodstock Burwood Road Burwood. The guest Speaker is Annalisa Contos who will give an illustrated talk titled Slimey Speleology. We know the next weekend has the Speleo Games and Cavers Dinner but do make an effort to come. Be sure to invite any of your old speleo friends. I am sure they will have a great time.

Good Caving
Ben Nurse
President
Email: president@sss.og.au

Journal of The Sydney Speleological Society, 2001, 45 (8):255