The Victorian naturalist . assel. Traps were set at eightsites (Figure 1) referred to as: A. Camp area and Fanthams PeakRoad B. Jones property C. Mitchell Road D. Redmans Road west E. Redmans Road east F. Kalimna Falls Picnic Ground G. Moyston West H. Stawell Water Supply sites were chosen because they were representative of the dif-ferent vegetation formations presentin the area, and at a more detailedlevel, contained most of the allianceswithin those formations (as defined bySibley 1967). Table 1 indicates thevegetation formation at each site. Spotlighting was carried out near
The Victorian naturalist . assel. Traps were set at eightsites (Figure 1) referred to as: A. Camp area and Fanthams PeakRoad B. Jones property C. Mitchell Road D. Redmans Road west E. Redmans Road east F. Kalimna Falls Picnic Ground G. Moyston West H. Stawell Water Supply sites were chosen because they were representative of the dif-ferent vegetation formations presentin the area, and at a more detailedlevel, contained most of the allianceswithin those formations (as defined bySibley 1967). Table 1 indicates thevegetation formation at each site. Spotlighting was carried out nearthe camp in area A and at three othersites: The Black Range (Bunjils CaveReserve); Mount Zero Road north ofHalls Gap; and a part of the SerraRoad and Victoria Valley Road in thenorthern Victoria Valley. Incidental observations were made *Mammal Survey Group of Secretary, 3 Harold St, Blackburn and Wildlife Division,Arthur Rylah Institute for EnvironmentalResearch, 123 Brown St, Heidelberg 138 Vict. Nat. Vol. 93 of mammals in other parts of TheGrampians. Land Use Freehold land in the area is used forgrazing of sheep and cattle and forgrowing vegetables, particularly pota-toes. Most of the farms adjoiningpublic land had uncleared or partiallycleared areas abutting the unclearedpublic land. These farms have existedin their present form for many yearsbut earlier had formed part of thelarge grazing properties of the originalEuropean settlers in the district. PubHc land investigated during thesurvey was mostly Reserved Forestforming a part of The GrampiansState Forest which is administered bythe Forests Commission, Victoria. Geology and Soils The geology of the Grampians hasbeen described in detail by Spencer-Jones (1965) and the soils by Sibley(1967). The area surveyed comprisedtwo different categories: (a) that north of Redmans Road,which is part of the Grampians Plainsland-system outwash slopes, with deepsandy nomopodsoHc soils developed onsilic
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