title: Victorian Ornithological Research Group
text: # Victorian Ornithological Research Group
  
  The Victorian Ornithological Research Group (VORG) is a small project-focused ornithological group of amateurs and professionals based in Victoria, Australia. It was formed in 1962. It publishes a bulletin, VORG Notes. The objectives of the group are to:
  
  * promote and encourage the study of all aspects of bird life by any means, including:
     * field studies
     * participation in the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
     * cooperation with the National Parks and Wildlife Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or its equivalent for the time being
  * encourage and assist in the publication of the results of such work
  * provide a meeting place for discussion groups, the reading of papers and social activities
  * make provision for the retention of field records, diaries and other relevant documents
  * cooperate with persons or organisations having interests similar to those of VORG
  * coordinate the activities of groups engaged in work consistent with the above objects
  
  Current projects include
  
  * Movements of particular bird species in the suburban Melbourne, Mornington and Bellarine Peninsula Regions
  * Albert Park Survey
  * Penguin Study
  * Short-tailed Shearwater Banding
  * Flame Robin Banding
  * Little Raven & Forest Raven Study
  * Lorikeets of the Melbourne Region Study
  