The Victorian Naturalist is a bimonthly scientific journal covering natural history, especially of Australia.

[1] From 1881, club proceedings and papers had been published in the Southern Science Record and Magazine of Natural History before the first issue of The Victorian Naturalist appeared in January 1884.

The journal publishes peer-reviewed research articles, research reports, "Naturalist Notes", and book reviews.

These covered particular natural history topics or significant centenaries: of the club (1980), the death of Ferdinand von Mueller (1996), and the establishment of Wilsons Promontory National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park (1998).

In 2001 there was a special issue on Frederick McCoy, the first president of the club.