The Australian Natural History Medallion

The Australian Natural History Medallion is awarded each year to the person judged to have made the most meritorious contribution to the understanding of Australian Natural History.

Such a person may have:

assisted notably in the protection and understanding of Australian native flora and/or fauna;
discovered and and/or described new Australian species of plants or animals;
devoted considerable time and care to the study of any branch of Australian natural history, including palaeontology and geology, and
engaged in the dissemination of knowledge through the publication of articles or books or by photography or pictorial art or any other means accepted by the Award Committee.

Nominations for the Award may be submitted by natural history societies. (It is not necessary that the Society be represented on the General Committee.)

The Australian Natural History Medallion is administered by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria.

A General Committee, composed of representatives from natural history clubs or associations, elects the Award Committee and handles all other business of the Medallion. Any natural history society may apply for membership of this committee.

The Medallion is presented to the successful nominee (or a proxy) preferably at the November General Meeting of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria in Melbourne.

Last modified on 2 November 2001

Maintained by Mike McBain