Contents:

• From the director – Mark Blackford
• Variable Stars South Symposium 5 – Christchurch May 6 – 7, 2018
• Variables Shine at NACAA – Tom Richards
• QZ Carinae – progress in 018 – Stan Walker
• Low-cost BVRI Filters for CMOS/CCD photometry – Tex Moon
• Analysis of the evolution of ASASSN-17gk colour indices and spectra over time – Carl Knight and Terry Bohlsen
• R Hydrae – a Mira during a helium flash – Stan Walker
• About VSS