Over the last 12 months the Society has continued to grow and flourish in more ways than one. I am very pleased to report that the Tasmanian Chapter of the Society is now off and running, having had a very successful opening at Runnymede, in Hobart, last November. Tasmanian Chair Colin Thomas had invited the Honourable Vanessa Goodwin MLC, Tasmanian Minister for the Arts, to launch proceedings and, as Warwick Oakman wrote in the February issue of Australiana, she made an excellent and enthusiastic speech, which really set the tone for the evening. More than 30 people came along and were entertained with excellent Tasmanian produce and wine in the grounds of Runnymede.