Every 3 years the Queensland Finch Society host the International Finch Convention in Brisbane, Australia. Conventions are an excellent opportunity to network with world authorities on aviculture and include:
- International and Australian Experts
- Trade Displays and Workshops
- Aviary Visits and Conservation
- World Class Lectures
- Convention Dinner
Finches ’25 is now done and dusted and was held from July 4-6 2025 at the University of Queensland Women’s College in St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
Our speakers were:
Dr Gary Fitt (Qld) – Progress and Future for Save the Gouldian Fund
Carlo Muraro (Italy) – Breeding for quality, breeding for show.
Joerg Landenberger (Germany) – Controlled breeding of finches – lessons from Germany Breeding
Dr. Stacey Gelis (Qld/ India) – Unravelling the mysteries of wormers
Dr Danny Brown (Qld) – Microscope diagnostics for your finches
Adam FitzGerald (ACT) – Chaffinches – challenges and rewards
Alan Smith (Sth Australia) – My collection, my way
Adrian Byrnes (NSW) – My path in finch aviculture
David Whaley (Victoria) – Beautiful Firetails and Red Crested Finches – experiences in Victoria
Dr Simon Griffith (NSW) – Genetic studies of Australian finches
Harry Doven (WA) – Challenges for finch aviculture in WA
Peter James (Qld) – reeding Red Crested Cardinals – what lessons from the past
Dr Terry Martin (Qld) – Feather colour in finches – origins and change
Des Boorman (NSW) – What do finches eat in the wild?
It was a great success. Look out for announcements of Finches ’28.
