Victoria
The Victorian branch of Soil Science Australia holds a regular program of events and activities which include meetings in regional centres. The annual lecture is the GW Leeper Memorial Lecture.
The branch provides support to students to attend the National Soils Conference, the World Congress of Soil Science and the National Soil Judging Competition.
Meet our Committee
President: Dr Gary Clark CPSS
Email: VIC.president@soilscienceaustralia.org.au
Vice President: Dr Clayton Butterly
Email: VIC.vicepresident@soilscienceaustralia.org.au
Secretary: Dr Fereshteh Shahriari
Email: VIC.secretary@soilscienceaustralia.org.au
Treasurer: Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal
Email: VIC.treasurer@soilscienceaustralia.org.au
Committee Members
Ben Rigby, Vanessa Wong, Jagrati Singh, Samantha Grover, Thi Bao Anh Nguyen, Helena Woolums, Helen Hayden, Nathan Robinson, Temma Carruthers-Taylor, Brendon Costello, Rebecca RM. Mitchell, Preeti Roychand, Sajanee Hene Kapuralalage
Contact VIC@soilscienceaustralia.org.au
State Soil
The Victorian branch selected the Mottled Brown Sodosol as their State Soil. Also known as Yellow or Brown Duplex soils, Mottled Brown Sodosols are widespread across Victoria, predominantly in the 450 - 800 mm rainfall zone. They are used mainly for dairying and grazing, but increasingly land use is changing to cropping in the south-west.
These soils have yellow to brownish yellow coloured upper subsoil horizons that are usually mottled due to variable and restrictive drainage conditions. They generally have a bleached subsurface (A2) horizon leached of most of its nutrients and often waterlogged as water builds up on top of the dispersive subsoil after heavy rains.