Conference Proceedings
 
ASF Biennial Conference No 27 - 2009
"Karstaway Konference"

The 27th ASF Biennial Conference - Karstaway Konference - was held at the Gippsland Grammar School at Sale, Victoria, from the 4th to the 9th of January 2009. The Proceedings were edited by Susan White and Glenn Badderly.

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Contents of Conference Proceedings:

Editorial - Susan White and Glenn Badderly, and Preface - Margaret James

The ORC, the AAS and You - Greg Andrews - p.3

Recent exploration in Jones Ridge Cave (DD-4) at Drik Drik, Western Victoria - Glenn Baddeley- p.6

A Nullarbor Exploration Project - Ken Boland, Daryl Carr and Susan White - p.7

The Thailand Project: 25 years of Progress, a Personal Retrospective - John Dunkley - p.11

Cave Tourism Brochures - John Dunkley & Scott Melton - p.15

The Real Cost: Some Principles of Risk Management - Caroline Forrest - p.19

The Buchan Story - Elery Hamilton-Smith - p.20

Tenison-Woods: Australia’s First Karst Scientist - Elery Hamilton-Smith - p.24

The CDAA, Training and Diving in Mt Gambier - Andy Higgs - p.28

Slope Hydrology, Karst Drainage & Water Quality Related to Land Use: Great Western Tiers, Tasmania - Deborah L.Hunter, Trevor W.Lewis & Joanna Ellison p.29

Diversity of Australian Subterranean Fauna - Yvonne Ingeme - p.42

Subterranean Fauna Communities that are Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems - Yvonne Ingeme -  p.43

The Jenolan Caves Survey Project as of 2008 - Julia M. James, David J. Martin, Gregory M. Tunnock & Alan T. Warild - p.50

Cave Invertebrates of the Northern Territory - Timothy Moulds - p.50

Cave-Producing Processes in Soft Porous Limestone Regions of Southern Australia - Iain McCulloch - p.51

Cave Photography with Digital Cameras - Garry K. Smith - p.60

China Caving Project 2008 - Steve Trewavas - p.74

Extremes in Latin American Caving - Alan T. Warild - p.74

Origin of Cenotes near Mt Gambier, South Australia - John A. Webb & Ken G. Grimes  - p.75

Paleomagnetic dating of Pleistocene cave sediments at Buchan, southeastern Australia - John A. Webb & Robert J. Musgrave - p.76

Karst in Mid-Proterozoic dolomite, Pungalina Station, Northern Territory, Australia – its significance and management - Nicholas White & Susan White - p.77

Karst and Pseudo-karst in Victoria: an Overview - Susan White - p.80

Karstcare - Cavers Looking after Caves and Karst: an update - David Wools-Cobb - p.85

Workshops

Armchair caving in the 21st Century or 'GIS for Cavers' - Bob Kershaw - p.88

Out of Harm’s Way: Best Practice for Risk Management in Caves - Caroline Forrest - p.89

Action Figurative Art for Cavers and Non Cavers - June MacLucas - p.90

Publishing: a Means to give a Wider Understanding of Caves and Karst to the Community - Susan White p.94

Cave and Karst Conservation Forum - p.95

Other Activities

The Great Karstaway Trivia Quiz - p.96

Pierce, Miles Photographic Prints Display and People’s Choice Voting - p.100

ASF Awards - p.102

A Photographic Record of Some Conference Activities - p.103