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The District Group Diary was compiled by Jan Carnes.
2011 calendar
2013 calendar
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Wed |
1 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. |
| Thu |
2 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Insect walk with Martyn Robinson |
| Thu |
2 |
Southern Highlands |
Meeting 2pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: John Stowar on 'Going native from Betty Malone on' |
| Fri |
3 |
Blue Mountains |
AGM 8pm at Native Plant Reserve, Great Western Highway, Glenbrook |
| Fri |
3 |
Southern Tablelands |
Meeting 9.30am AGM 7 Major Drive Goulburn |
| Sun |
5 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Mon |
6 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Wed |
8 |
Coffs Harbour |
Meeting 7:30pm at Botanic Gardens Display Room, Hardacre St, Coffs Harbour. Speaker: Colin Broadfoot on Growing and Propagating Banksias |
| Wed |
8 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: A Neutrog Reprepresentative on 'Neutrog Products' |
| Wed |
8 |
Menai |
Working bee: 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Service Headquarters |
| Wed |
8 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Fri |
10 |
Blue Mountains |
Snowy Mountains Weekend Away |
| Fri |
10 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong. Speaker: Andrew Melville on 'North by North West' |
| Fri |
10 |
City-St George |
Annual General Meeting 6.30pm in Bexley Community Centre, 405 Bexley Rd. Bexley. |
| Fri |
10 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: David Wilks, Topic: Ku-ring-gai: a hot-bed of biodiversity? |
| Sat |
11 |
Blue Mountains |
Snowy Mountains Weekend Away |
| Sun |
12 |
Blue Mountains |
Snowy Mountains Weekend Away |
| Sun |
12 |
Central Coast |
Walk: Lions Sensory Gardens at the Entrance and Norah Head |
| Mon |
13 |
Blue Mountains |
Snowy Mountains Weekend Away |
| Wed |
15 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
15 |
Sutherland |
Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Ctre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Doug Rickard on 'History of Botanical Illustrations' |
| Fri |
17 |
APS NSW Region |
Meeting at Ermington Community Centre, 10 River Road, Ermington. Speaker: Cas Liber on Banksias |
| Sat |
18 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sun |
19 |
Armidale and District |
11am-2pm Walk around Dumaresq Dam followed by BBQ lunch |
| Sun |
19 |
Central West |
Excursion 10am. Hassan's Walls, Lithgow and Glenbroook Native Plant Reserve. Host: Merle Thompson. Bring a picnic lunch. Tea, coffee and juice will be provided. |
| Sun |
19 |
City-St George |
Walk in Wolli Creek Regional Park. Meet at the Fauna St entrance to Girrahwwen Park. 2km (or 4 km for those who want to continue through Gough Whitlam park) |
| Sun |
19 |
City-St George |
9am - 12 Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Davis Street, Dulwich Hill (meet end Davis St cul de sac Dulwich Hill) |
| Tue |
21 |
Armidale and District |
AGM and Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room |
| Thu |
23 |
Southern Tablelands |
Cuttings propagation at Jen's place |
| Fri |
24 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Meeting 7.30pm at Barton Hall, Hopetoun Village, Anglican Retirement Villages, Castle Hill. Speaker: Mark Abell on 'The Flora and Geography of the Grampians National park and Surrounding Areas' |
| Sat |
25 |
Sutherland |
Walk: Otford Gap to Burning Palms on the Coast Track in the Royal National Park. Meet at Otford Gap, just north of the hang gliders, at 9.30 am with morning tea, lunch, hats and water |
| Sat |
25 |
Tamworth |
Meeting at Marsupial Park 10am Speaker: Bob Faulkner on 'Birds'. Lunch and Park inspection afterwards |
| Sun |
26 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Thu |
1 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Russell Beardmore on his return trip to Central Australia |
| Thu |
1 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Fri |
2 |
Blue Mountains |
Meeting 8pm at Native Plant Reserve, Great Western Highway, Glenbrook. Dick Turner on the Flora of Broken Hill |
| Sat |
3 |
Nowra |
Propagation day 100am at Chris Hallahan's in Berry. Bring plant cutting material to share, labelled if possible. secateurs, pots, cutting hormone compound or honey, own labels, chair, hat, morning tea and lunch. Potting mix and sand will be provided by Group. For further details ring (02) 4464 1408 |
| Sat |
3 |
South East Region |
Visits: 10.30am Mandeni Resort near Tura Beach and garden visit to Liz and Terry Smith's at Tura |
| Sat |
3 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Dingo Dell |
| Sat |
3 |
Tamworth |
Visit to Dulegal Arboretum 10am followed by lunch at noon |
| Sun |
4 |
Blue Mountains |
Clean Up Australia Day 9am-noon, meet at entrance Native Plant Reserve, Great Western Highway, Glenbrook |
| Sun |
4 |
Southern Highlands |
Robertson outing |
| Sun |
4 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9,30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Mon |
5 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Mon |
5 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Introduction to Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden |
| Wed |
7 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
7 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Karl Schurr on his recent visit to Antartica |
| Thu |
8 |
Nowra |
Meeting: 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghome St Nowra
Speakers: Ken and Beth Forbes on their recent adventures in Kenya. |
| Fri |
9 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong. Speaker: Pam O’Sullivan on 'Identifying Fungi of the Central Coast' |
| Fri |
9 |
City-St George |
Meeting 6.30pm in Bexley Community Centre, 405 Bexley Rd. Bexley |
| Fri |
9 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Alec Fisher Topic: Antarctic sortie to Macquarie Island |
| Sun |
11 |
Central Coast |
Walk: Girrakool Loop Track, Somersby |
| Sun |
11 |
Coffs Harbour |
Garden Visit. Mary Gibson's garden, Talarm Road, Congarinni (via Macksville). This is a floristically rich property and so far botanists have identified about 150 native plant species. Vegetation includes riverine forest and moist open forest with some rainforest elements. There are rare species including Eucalyptus ancophila (Nambucca Ironbark) and Goodenia fordiana as well as an unusual form of Dianella caerulea. |
| Sun |
11 |
Hunter Valley |
Site inspection with the Newcastle Group at Avondale College where a landcare group has been carrying out regeneration work near Dora and Sandy Creek. Meet 9am atthe parking area next to Cooranbong Park in Freemans Drive, just before Martinsville Road. |
| Sun |
11 |
Newcastle |
Site inspection at Avondale College where a landcare group has been carrying out regeneration work near Dora and Sandy Creek. Meet 9am atthe parking area next to Cooranbong Park in Freemans Drive, just before Martinsville Road. |
| Mon |
12 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Parts of the Plant – Stems and Leaves |
| Wed |
14 |
Menai |
Working bee: 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Service Headquarters |
| Wed |
14 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Sharon Bowen on 'Gymea Lilies' |
| Wed |
14 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Wed |
14 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Coalmines Rd area Bundanoon |
| Thu |
15 |
Nowra |
Working bee and social morning from 9am at Wirreecoo Gardens at the Lady Denman complex, Huskisson. Come and see all the work in progress at our club’s garden, and stay for a while to help Norm make it ship-shape. |
| Thu |
15 |
Southern Tablelands |
Cuttings propagation |
| Fri |
16 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Morning tea/coffee 10.30am at Mal and Jenny Johnston's Boongala Gardens 76 Pitt Town Rd, Kenthurst |
| Sat |
17 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
17 |
Northern Beaches |
Walk in Angophora Reserve starting at the
Palmgrove Road entrance |
| Sun |
18 |
Armidale and District |
Trip to Backwater and Warra National park |
| Sun |
18 |
Central West |
Bush Walk at Badger Ground, Rylstone. Meet 9am at BridgeView Inn, Rylstone |
| Sun |
18 |
City-St George |
9am - 12 Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Waratah Mills, Dulwich Hill (meet NE corner Johnson Park, Dulwich Hill) |
| Mon |
19 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Plant Kingdom |
| Tue |
20 |
Armidale and District |
Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room. Speaker: Phil Tricket (South Coast) on 'Grafting Hakeas and Banksias' |
| Wed |
21 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland. Speaker: Stephen McLeod-MCC |
| Wed |
21 |
Sutherland |
Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea. Speaker: Angus Stewart on 'Propagating Native Plants' |
| Thu |
22 |
Nowra |
Visit from Gerringong Garden Club |
| Fri |
23 |
Tamworth |
Meeting 7.30pm at Tamworth Botanic Garden. Speaker: Neil Foster on Asterolasia 'Dungowan Creek' |
| Sun |
25 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Mon |
26 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Parts of the Plant – Flowers
|
| Thu |
29 |
Nowra |
Walk at Green Patch in Booderee National Park. Meet at cemetery at 9am or Visitors Centre at Booderee NP at 9.30am This will be a plant identification walk |
| Sat |
31 |
Sutherland |
Garden Visit, Bonnet Bay |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Sun |
1 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9,30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Mon |
2 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Mon |
2 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Banksias
|
| Wed |
4 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
4 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Dick Turner on the Flora of Broken Hill |
| Wed |
4 |
Newcastle |
Meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
. Speaker Bill Jones on 'Orchids of Kuring-Gai Wildflower Gardens'. The meeting will be preceded by an early get-together at 6pm. |
| Thu |
5 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speakers: Wendy Grimm and Bill Jones, APS North Shore Group on the Orchids of the Ku-ringai Wildflower Garden |
| Thu |
5 |
Nowra |
Walk at Falls Creek. Meet at corner of Parma Creek Rd and Princes Hwy at 9am. This will be a plant identification walk |
| Thu |
5 |
Southern Highlands |
Meeting 2.30pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Robin Davies (MacArthur Group president) on 'The Wollondilly Community Nursery'. Plant Sale |
| Thu |
5 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Sat |
7 |
Blue Mountains |
Walk along Knapsack path to see birds. Leader: Dick Turner |
| Sat |
7 |
Southern Tablelands |
Plant sale Bungonia Fair |
| Tue |
10 |
Central Coast |
Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am at the carpark at the top of Katandra Road, Holgate |
| Wed |
11 |
Coffs Harbour |
Meeting 7:00pm at Botanic Gardens Display Room, Hardacre St, Coffs Harbour. Speaker: Brian Hawkins on Birds of the Bellingen Valley |
| Wed |
11 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
11 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Marg Bradhurst on 'A Year of Orchids' |
| Wed |
11 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Thu |
12 |
Nowra |
Meeting: 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghome St Nowra Speaker: Rebecca Rudd on Landcare projects in the Bay and Basin area |
| Fri |
13 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speakers: Scholarship holders Nathan Emery on Flannel Flowers and Tanya Bangel on Micromyrtus minutiflora |
| Sat |
14 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Planting Bee 12.30pm - 4.00pm. Help plant Lomandras. Bring Lunch/afternoon tea as well as gloves, trowels, watering cans and
scissors |
| Sat |
14 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
14 |
Menai |
Bushwalk 9am at Bardens Creek |
| Sun |
15 |
Central Coast |
Walk 9.30am on Kincumba Mountain at Kincumber |
| Sun |
15 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Sandra Sears on taking care of injured wildlife |
| Sun |
15 |
City-St George |
10am - 1pm Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Pigott St Dulwich Hill (Area 2 adj Hoskins Park) |
| Tue |
17 |
Armidale and District |
Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room. Speakers: Warren & Gloria Sheather on 'Density, diversity and management of Yallaroo' |
| Tue |
17 |
Newcastle |
Walk: Meet 10am at The Shores Way, off Crown St carpark at the Belmont end of the green Point track. The group will have coffee together and then split - one group taking the wheelchair-friendly track to Black Jacks point. The other group will drive to the other end of the pathway and will walk back along the lake shore, over the boardwalk and through the rainforest back to Belmont. |
| Wed |
18 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
18 |
Sutherland |
Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea |
| Sat |
21 |
Central Coast |
Wildplants Rescue Service Open Day at Pioneer Dairy Wetlands at South Tacoma Road, South Tacoma |
| Sat |
21 |
Central West |
Propagation Day Meet 11am at 'Daleba', 490 Freemantle Rd Mount Rankin. Bring propagation material (cuttings, seeds, pots, secataurs and gloves), morning tea and picnic lunch |
| Sat |
21 |
Northern Beaches |
Visit to Botanica. Maiden Theatre and Moore Room, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney |
| Sun |
22 |
Armidale and District |
9.00am-4.00pm Trip to Cathedral Rocks National Park. Meet at McDonald's car park for car pooling |
| Fri |
27 |
Central West |
Stall at Bathurst Show |
| Fri |
27 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Meeting 7.30pm at Barton Hall, Hopetoun Village, Anglican Retirement Villages, Castle Hill. Speaker: Angus Stewart on 'Propagation' |
| Fri |
27 |
Tamworth |
Meeting 7.30pm at Tamworth Botanic Garden. Speaker: Raelene Greensdale on Conservation |
| Sat |
28 |
Central West |
Stall at Bathurst Show |
| Sun |
29 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-1.00pm |
| Sun |
29 |
Central West |
Stall at Bathurst Show |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Wed |
2 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
2 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Members will be presenting short talks on a plant of their choice |
| Wed |
2 |
Newcastle |
Meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
. This will be a 'Social Evening with no talk planned |
| Thu |
3 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Martyn Robinson will conduct an insect walk. If fine bring a torch. If wet a show and tell session instead |
| Sat |
5 |
Blue Mountains |
Talk and Activity 2pm at Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Megan Halcroft will speak on 'Native Bees'. Then, guided by Megan, we will construct a hive for solitary native bees |
| Sat |
5 |
City-St George |
Outing to Freshwater Creek Wetlands, Muir Rd, Chullora |
| Sat |
5 |
South East Region |
Meeting 10.30am -12.30pm. Plant Grafting using isopogans with Phil Trickett at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens. There is a $5 charge to cover costs. Please bring a Stanley knife. |
| Sat |
5 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Namadgi/Canberra Reserve |
| Sun |
6 |
East Hills |
Walk: Georges River National Park with Karlo Taliana. Meet 8am at the end of Ambervale Ave, Picnic Point for about 2 hours of moderate walking - Banksia, Flannel Flowers, Lambertia, etc. |
| Sun |
6 |
Southern Highlands |
Visit to the Russell's garden in Goulburn |
| Sun |
6 |
Southern Tablelands |
Garden Visit 10.30am - John Russell's place in Prince St Goulburn |
| Sun |
6 |
Tamworth |
Garden Walk. Warren Sheather and Tree group Armidale |
| Mon |
7 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Mon |
7 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Eucalypts, Angophoras and Corymbias (Myrtaceae) |
| Tue |
8 |
Central Coast |
Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am at the carpark at the top of Katandra Road, Holgate |
| Wed |
9 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
9 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Alison Hewitt on 'Melaleuca deanii' |
| Wed |
9 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Fri |
11 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Brian Roach - 'The Grevillea's are Laughing', forthcoming releases of native plants and cut flower arrangements for a wedding reception |
| Fri |
11 |
City-St George |
Meeting 6.30pm in Bexley Community Centre, 405 Bexley Rd. Bexley. Speaker : Peter Olde on 'Grevilleas of the Sydney Basin' |
| Sat |
12 |
Blue Mountains |
Blaxland Explorers Day stall at Blaxland |
| Sat |
12 |
Menai |
Bushwalk 9am to Karloo Pools |
| Sun |
13 |
Central Coast |
Walk: Bushwalk to Moonee Beach track in Munmorah State Conservation Area. Meet 9.30am at Frazer Beach where there are picnc shelters and toilets. There is a $7 fee to enter the park if you do not have a NPWS concession card. |
| Sun |
13 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby |
| Mon |
14 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Ferns, Cycads and Conifers |
| Tue |
15 |
Armidale and District |
Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room. Speakers: Harry White/Michelle McKerney - authors of 'Bush Tucker, Boomerangs and Bandages' |
| Tue |
15 |
Newcastle |
Working bee at Parry Place in the Hunter Botanic Gardens. Meet at 9am |
| Wed |
16 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
16 |
Sutherland |
Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea. Speaker: Peter Olde on 'Grevilleas New and Old' |
| Fri |
18 |
APS NSW Region |
AGM followed by Richard Johnstone speaking on the NSW seed bank and its association with the Millenium Seed Bank of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London 7.30pm Ermington Community Centre, 10 River Road, Ermington |
| Fri |
18 |
Tamworth |
Stall at The Tamworth Stainable Living Expo at Tamworth TAFE from 9 am
|
| Sat |
19 |
Central West |
Garden Visits: Town Gardens - at 10am we visit Vivienne Surtherland's garden & private collection of dolls, prams etc with a generous morning tea ($5 admission to help CanAssist). Later visit Rani Alliband's garden for a light lunch and stroll in the native garden. |
| Sat |
19 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
19 |
Northern Beaches |
Walk at Angophora Reserve Avalon. Meet 9.30am at the Palmgove Road entrance. |
| Sat |
19 |
Sutherland |
Visit 11am by APS Fern Study Group to the Joseph Banks Reserve |
| Sat |
19 |
Tamworth |
Stall at The Tamworth Stainable Living Expo at Tamworth TAFE from 9 am
|
| Sun |
20 |
Armidale and District |
9.00am - 2.00pm Trip to Mt Yarrowyck. Meet at saleyards for car pooling. Bring morning tea and lunch |
| Sun |
20 |
Blue Mountains |
Dedication of the New Bookcases in Memory of Lyn Thompson at 2pm in the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Graeme Ingall will be there and all members of the Society are encouraged to attend. Lyn was Membership officer of APS(NSW) for 15 years. She was also very active in the Society taking on various roles over the years |
| Sun |
20 |
Central Coast |
Wildplants Rescue Service Open Day at Pioneer Dairy Wetlands at South Tacoma Road, South Tacoma |
| Sun |
20 |
City-St George |
10am - 1pm Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Davis Street, Dulwich Hill (meet end Davis St cul de sac Dulwich Hill) |
| Sun |
20 |
Coffs Harbour |
Garden Visit 10am at Cathy and Grant Fortescue's place, 1021 South Arm Road, Urunga |
| Mon |
21 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Parts of the Plant- Fruit |
| Sat |
26 |
Sutherland |
Walk in West Menai. Meet of the Heathcote Road at 9.30am - location advised at May meeting. Walk will be on tracks and fire trails. Bring water, morning tea, lunch and poles. |
| Sat |
26 |
Tamworth |
Meeting 10am at Hardin's Place, 56 Panorama Rd Tamworth. Speaker: Dr Sally Muir on Soil Carbon |
| Sun |
27 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-10.00pm |
| Mon |
28 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Weeds |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Sat |
2 |
Nowra |
Enviro Day Fair Lady Denman Complex |
| Sat |
2 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Mundoonen Reserve. Meet at Major Drive 8.30am for 8.45am departure. The reserve straddles both sides of the highway before Yass |
| Sun |
3 |
Blue Mountains |
Walk and/or Drive. We will look at some different plant communities |
| Sun |
3 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9,30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Mon |
4 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Mon |
4 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Plant Communities |
| Wed |
6 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
6 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. |
| Wed |
6 |
Newcastle |
Meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland . Speaker: Gary Hayes on ideas on how to use native plants in cooking. |
| Thu |
7 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Brian Roach will provide background information on the development of 3 new Grevilleas to be released to the market soon. He will also discuss how to find native flowers for use at celebratory functions. |
| Thu |
7 |
Southern Highlands |
Meeting 2pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Angus Stewart of Gardening Australia |
| Thu |
7 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Fri |
8 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Mark Wolff on 'Weeds that Affect our Gardens and Surrounding Native Bush' |
| Sun |
10 |
Central Coast |
Walk: |
| Sun |
10 |
Newcastle |
Walk 10am at Point Wolstoncroft Meet at Tunkuwallin Park, Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan. An easy walk of around 6km |
| Wed |
13 |
Coffs Harbour |
Meeting & AGM 7:30pm at Botanic Gardens Display Room, Hardacre St, Coffs Harbour. Speaker: John Wrigley on the Flora of Kangaroo Island |
| Wed |
13 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
13 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Keith Muir 'The Colong Foundation' |
| Wed |
13 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Thu |
14 |
Nowra |
Meeting: 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghome St Nowra Speaker: Peter Olde on 'Hunting and Collecting Grevilleas' |
| Sat |
16 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
16 |
Northern Beaches |
Visit Harry Loots Garden |
| Sun |
17 |
Armidale and District |
12.00pm Solstice Luncheon |
| Sun |
17 |
Central West |
Meeting. Speaker: Sue Wakefield on 'Plant Identification ' |
| Sun |
17 |
City-St George |
10am - 1pm Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Waratah Mills, Dulwich Hill (meet NE corner Johnson Park, Dulwich Hill) |
| Sun |
17 |
Menai |
Menai Community Market 9am-3pm |
| Mon |
18 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Longer walk (bring lunch and water) - return approx 2.30pm |
| Tue |
19 |
Newcastle |
Midweek Outing: Meet at Richley Reserve entry to Blackbutt 10am. Easy walk and lunch |
| Tue |
19 |
Northern Beaches |
Walk: Cromer Road. Meet 10am just past the entrance to Cromer Golf Course |
| Wed |
20 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
20 |
Sutherland |
Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea. Speaker: Gary Tozer on 'Grass trees with Fire' |
| Thu |
21 |
Southern Tablelands |
Potting Session. Seedlings of Callistemon sieberi will be potted into single pots. Bring a small pair of scissors for any necessary root pruning. |
| Fri |
22 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Meeting 7.30pm at Barton Hall, Hopetoun Village, Anglican Retirement Villages, Castle Hill. Speaker Holly Parsons on 'Bird and Native Plant Ecology' |
| Sat |
23 |
Sutherland |
Walk in Sydney Park |
| Sat |
23 |
Tamworth |
AGM at Tamworth Botanic Garden (daytime). Speaker Sean Murphy on 'Native grass as Lawn'. Inspect the Botanic Gardens afterwards |
| Sun |
24 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Sun |
1 |
Blue Mountains |
Meeting 10am at Native Plant Reserve, Great Western Highway, Glenbrook. We will be showing some photos taken by members on the February Snowy Mountains Trip. Also a ramble around the reserve to look at winter flowers, especially orchids. |
| Sun |
1 |
Southern Highlands |
Outing to Picton's Wollondilly Community Nursery |
| Sun |
1 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Mon |
2 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Wed |
4 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Tony Wales (Georges Riverkeeper) on 'The Health of the Georges River' |
| Wed |
4 |
Newcastle |
Meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland . Speaker: Julia Brougham on iher book 'Butterflies and the Bushland. The Illustrated Guide to Ash Island Butterfiles' |
| Thu |
5 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Show and Tell presentation |
| Thu |
5 |
Nowra |
Identification Walk to Callala area. Meet at 19 Chapman Street, Callala Bay, 9:30am |
| Thu |
5 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Sat |
7 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 12.30pm - 4.00pm |
| Sat |
7 |
South East Region |
Meeting 10.30am at Meals on Wheels Community Living Centre 101-103 Bega St Bega. Speaker: David Jones on 'Native Orchids' |
| Sat |
7 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Sassafras |
| Sun |
8 |
Newcastle |
Working Bee and Walk: Start 9am at Parry Place in the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. Bring thermos, light hand tools such as a small saw, secateurs and weeding tools. There will be a walk around the gardens after the working bee. |
| Sun |
8 |
Tamworth |
Garden Walk - Prue Campese, 61 Manilla Rd Tamworth |
| Wed |
11 |
Menai |
Working bee: 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Service Headquarters |
| Wed |
11 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: IRFS Officer on'The Rural Fire Service' |
| Wed |
11 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Thu |
12 |
Nowra |
Meeting: 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghome St Nowra Speaker: Chris Grounds on 'The Heritage Estate - Photographs' |
| Fri |
13 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Barry Dean on 'Early Port Jackson Painters' |
| Fri |
13 |
City-St George |
Meeting 6.30pm in Bexley Community Centre, 405 Bexley Rd. Bexley. Speaker Alan Fairley |
| Sun |
15 |
Central Coast |
Bushwalk in Muogamarra Nature Reserve (for Central Coast group only). Cost $6 per person payable in adance. |
| Sun |
15 |
City-St George |
10am - 1pm Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Pigott St Dulwich Hill (Area 2 adj Hoskins Park) |
| Sun |
15 |
Coffs Harbour |
Garden Visit + Headland Walk. Peter & Tina Bourne's garden, 31 Darkum Road, Mullaway |
| Sun |
15 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby |
| Tue |
17 |
Newcastle |
Midweek Outing: Rathmines. Meet at Styles Point for monring tea 10am. Easy short walks. Lunch back at the park |
| Wed |
18 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
18 |
Sutherland |
Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea. Speaker: Dr David Keith on 'Root Rot Disease in Royal National Park |
| Thu |
19 |
Menai |
Walk - Wolli Creek 2 Valleys Walk 9am-3pm |
| Thu |
19 |
Northern Beaches |
Bushwalk at Cromer Road. Meet 10am just past the entance to Cromer Golf Course |
| Thu |
19 |
Nowra |
Wirrecoo Garden, Lady Denman |
| Thu |
19 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Aboretum Visit 10am Macquarie University Herbarium |
| Sat |
21 |
Central Coast |
Wildplants Rescue Service Open Day at Pioneer Dairy Wetlands at South Tacoma Road, South Tacoma |
| Sat |
21 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
21 |
Sutherland |
Spring flowers walk, RNP. Meet at 9 am at the Sutherland Leisure
Centre car par. Bring morning tea, lunch, water, etc. |
| Sun |
22 |
Central West |
Meeting. Speaker: Chris Marshall - Geology, Soils &
Birds in Boundary Road Reserve |
| Mon |
23 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Fire and the Australian Flora |
| Thu |
26 |
Nowra |
Identification Walk at Pulpit Rock, off Yalwal Road. Meet at Nowra cemetery 9.00am |
| Sat |
28 |
Tamworth |
Day Meeting - Ann and Brian Knee, Limbri Lunch - then inspect Ann and Nrian's Garden |
| Sun |
29 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Mon |
30 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Plant propagation |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Wed |
1 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
1 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Hugh Stacey on 'The Gist of the Twist' |
| Thu |
2 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Dr Ray Kearney on 'Fungi and the Interdependence of Species' |
| Thu |
2 |
Nowra |
Identification Walk at Ben's Walk Nowra. Meet at Lookout behind Nowra Showground 9:30 am |
| Thu |
2 |
Southern Highlands |
Meeting 2pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Beth Stokes on 'Plant Mania' |
| Thu |
2 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Fri |
3 |
Southern Tablelands |
Meeting and plant id workshop. 9.30am at 3 Major Drive |
| Sat |
4 |
Menai |
Whale watching, Wattamolla 9.30am-1pm |
| Sat |
4 |
Sutherland |
Walk with Menai Group. Meet at 9.30 am in the car park at Wattamolla in Royal National Park for a whalewatching
walk. Contact Lloyd Hedges ph 9543 121 |
| Sun |
5 |
Blue Mountains |
Seminar 10am - 4pm at Glenbrook Community Hall, Great Western Highway, Glenbrook (next to the theatre) |
| Sun |
5 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Sun |
5 |
Tamworth |
Garden Walk - Lee and Peter Esdaile's 63 Meadowbank Drive Tamworth and then at Geoff and Joan Esdaile's 22 Meadowbank Drive Tamworth |
| Mon |
6 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Mon |
6 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Acacias (Mimosaceae) |
| Wed |
8 |
Coffs Harbour |
Meeting 7:00pm at Botanic Gardens Display Room, Hardacre St, Coffs Harbour. Speaker: John Ross on 'Myrtle Rust' |
| Wed |
8 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
8 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Les Bursill on 'Cooks and Banks at Botany Bay' |
| Wed |
8 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Thu |
9 |
Nowra |
Meeting: 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghome St Nowra Speaker: Warwick Dix on 'Flora of The Yilgarn' |
| Fri |
10 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Lisa Ford on 'Coastal Open Space System' |
| Sat |
11 |
APS NSW Region |
Regional get-together hosted by the North Shore and Northern Beaches Groups |
| Sun |
12 |
APS NSW Region |
Regional get-together hosted by the North Shore and Northern Beaches Groups |
| Mon |
13 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Hakeas and Grevilleas (Proteaceae) |
| Tue |
14 |
Central Coast |
Walk and Talk at Katandra 9am-12pm. See a demonstration of long-stem planting techniques with a discussion about the long term results of the trials at this site. Also fencing to keep out grazing animals and a rainforest walk. BBQ lunch |
| Wed |
15 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
15 |
Sutherland |
.Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea. Speaker: Sharon Bowen on 'Gymea Lilies' |
| Fri |
17 |
APS NSW Region |
Meeting at Ermington Community Centre, 10 River Road, Ermington |
| Fri |
17 |
Central Coast |
Weekend Away (17th-20th) in the Great Lakes area (Foster, Tuncurry) For details contact Andrew Melville on 4328 1005 |
| Sat |
18 |
Central Coast |
Weekend Away (17th-20th) in the Great Lakes area (Foster, Tuncurry) For details contact Andrew Melville on 4328 1005 |
| Sat |
18 |
Central Coast |
Wildplants Rescue Service Open Day at Pioneer Dairy Wetlands at South Tacoma Road, South Tacoma |
| Sat |
18 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
18 |
Southern Tablelands |
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the group 10.30am with a walk in the Bungonia NP followed by a barbecue. The walk will be a short one along the Green Track |
| Sun |
19 |
Central Coast |
Weekend Away (17th-20th) in the Great Lakes area (Foster, Tuncurry) For details contact Andrew Melville on 4328 1005 |
| Sun |
19 |
City-St George |
10am - 1pm Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Davis Street, Dulwich Hill (meet end Davis St cul de sac Dulwich Hill) |
| Mon |
20 |
Central Coast |
Weekend Away (17th-20th) in the Great Lakes area (Foster, Tuncurry) For details contact Andrew Melville on 4328 1005 |
| Mon |
20 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Boronias and other Rutaceae |
| Tue |
21 |
Armidale and District |
Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room |
| Tue |
21 |
Newcastle |
Midweek Outing: Meet at 11 Canomil Close, Nelson Bay for car pooling and morning tea 10am. Visit new estate plantings in old school site and observe water control in previous flood areas and more. |
| Thu |
23 |
Nowra |
Identification Walk at Gurumbi Nature Reserve. Meet at Nowra cemetery 9.00am or Erowal Bay tennis courts, end of 2nd Ave, 9.30am |
| Fri |
24 |
Central Coast |
Native Plant Walk and Identification in Brisbane Waters National Park 9.30am -1pm Telephone Michael Smith on 43044355. Bring hat, suncreeen , insect repellant and water. Also identification books and a lens if you have them |
| Fri |
24 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Meeting 7.30pm at Barton Hall, Hopetoun Village, Anglican Retirement Villages, Castle Hill. Speaker: Mark Woolf on 'Weeds of the Bushland' |
| Sat |
25 |
Menai |
Birthday Celbrations (25 years) all day at Illawong Rural Fire Service Headquarters. Workshops led by Angus Stewart. |
| Sat |
25 |
Tamworth |
Day Meeting - Botanic Garden Tamworth. Guest Speake: Baids McIntyre on Hakeas. Inspect Threatened Species |
| Sun |
26 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Sun |
26 |
Northern Beaches |
Stony Range Botanic Garden Spring Festival 9am-4pm. Walks (10am & 2pm); 'Feature Creatures' live animal display (10.30am-1.30pm); WIRES stall (10am-1pm); Sausage Sizzle from 11am; Aboriginal Bush Food; Children's activities & Photographic Exhibition |
| Sun |
26 |
Southern Highlands |
Outing to Joseph Banks Reserve Open Day |
| Sun |
26 |
Sutherland |
Spring Walks with Angus Stewart at the Joseph Banks Reserve. 10am-4pm |
| Mon |
27 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Heath Plants (Ericaceae) |
| Thu |
30 |
Nowra |
Identification Walk at Hell Hole trail. Meet at Nowra cemetery 9.00am or corner Turpentine Rd and princes Hwy, 9.30am |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Sat |
1 |
Armidale and District |
Wattle Day Lunch 12.30pm-2pm at the Grand Hotel. Wear a Sprig of Wattle. |
| Sat |
1 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
APS 40th Anniversary Event |
| Sat |
1 |
South East Region |
Meeting Aragunnu-PlantID with Paul McPherson |
| Sat |
1 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Yarralumla Nursery and ANBG |
| Sun |
2 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Mon |
3 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Mon |
3 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Orchids (Orchidadeae |
| Wed |
5 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
5 |
East Hills |
Meeting planned to be an outing to the Australian Botanic garden at Mount Annan, in cluding an inspection of the Seed Bank |
| Thu |
6 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Mark Abell on 'Australian Alpine Flora' |
| Thu |
6 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Sat |
8 |
Blue Mountains |
Spring fair 10am-4pm at Native Plant Reserve, Great Western Highway, Glenbrook (demonstrations, displays, guided walks, talks and plant sales) |
| Sun |
9 |
Blue Mountains |
Spring fair 10am-4pm at Native Plant Reserve, Great Western Highway, Glenbrook (demonstrations, displays, guided walks, talks and plant sales) |
| Sun |
9 |
Coffs Harbour |
Walk. Limeburners Creek Nature Reserve. Leader: John Ross. Meet 7.45am at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens, or Urunga Bus Stop at 8.30am |
| Sun |
9 |
Sutherland |
Visit to Illawarra Grevillea Park, Bulli |
| Sun |
9 |
Tamworth |
Vegetative propagation with Marilyn McGregor 10am at her place |
| Mon |
10 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Peas (Fabaceae) |
| Tue |
11 |
Central Coast |
Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am at the carpark at the top of Katandra Road, Holgate |
| Wed |
12 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
12 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Peter Olde on 'Spring Wildflower Spectacular' |
| Wed |
12 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Thu |
13 |
Nowra |
Meeting: 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghome St Nowra. Members Night |
| Fri |
14 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Patty Kolln on 'Permaculture' |
| Fri |
14 |
City-St George |
Meeting 6.30pm in Bexley Community Centre, 405 Bexley Rd. Bexley |
| Sat |
15 |
Blue Mountains |
Display at Penrith Spring Garden Festival in Penrith Library |
| Sat |
15 |
Central West |
Cowra outing, Jenny Thompson |
| Sat |
15 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
15 |
Northern Beaches |
Walk Kalkari Track, Kuringai Chase. Mt Colah entrance |
| Sat |
15 |
Tamworth |
Garden Walk at Inverell and walk at Gooniwigal Nature Reserve |
| Sun |
16 |
Central Coast |
Walk: Red Gum Forest, Wyrrabalong NP, North Entrance. Meet 9.30 am car park approx 7 km north of The Entrance Bridge |
| Sun |
16 |
City-St George |
9am - 12 Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Waratah Mills, Dulwich Hill (meet NE corner Johnson Park, Dulwich Hill) |
| Sun |
16 |
Menai |
Menai Community Market 9am-3pm |
| Sun |
16 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby |
| Mon |
17 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Longer walk (bring lunch and water) - return approx 2.30pm |
| Tue |
18 |
Armidale and District |
Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room. Speaker: Rachel Betts NEWA on 'Local Weeds' |
| Tue |
18 |
Newcastle |
Midweek Outing: Meet at Shores Way carpark off Crown St for morning tea 10am. Wheelchair access and a nice place for lunch |
| Wed |
19 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
19 |
Sutherland |
Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea. Speaker: Andrew Denham on 'Waratahs' |
| Sat |
22 |
Armidale and District |
Visit Coffs Harbour Group. Program: 10.30am morning tea at Bellingen Park; 11.15am tour of Bellingen Park; 12.30pm lunch at Federal Hotel; 2.00pm tpour of Wayne & jean jeffrey's garden; 4.30pm tour of Elaine and greame Reid's garden; 6pm BBQ at the Reids. |
| Sat |
22 |
Central Coast |
Propagation Day starting 10am in Wildplants Nursery at the old Pioneer Dairy at Tacoma. Bring cutting material from your garden, gloves, secateurs and lunch |
| Sat |
22 |
Coffs Harbour |
Visit from Armidale Group |
| Sat |
22 |
Nowra |
Garden Visits. 1. Valerie and Albert Forgan in Terara and 2. Dot Gallagher in Bomaderry. 3.Bomaderry Creek (lunch and optional walk). |
| Sat |
22 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Morton NP via Bundanoon |
| Sat |
22 |
Tamworth |
Stall at Tamworth Rotary Expo – Tamworth Botanic garden |
| Sun |
23 |
Armidale and District |
Visit Coffs Harbour Group continued. Program: 9.30am tour of NCRBG; 11.00am morning tea and final get-together |
| Sun |
23 |
Coffs Harbour |
Visit from Armidale Group |
| Sun |
23 |
Tamworth |
Stall at Tamworth Rotary Expo – Tamworth Botanic garden |
| Fri |
28 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Meeting 8.00pm at Dover Hall, Anglican Retirement Villages, Castle Hill. Speaker: Margarita Clayton on 'Hibbertias' |
| Fri |
28 |
Tamworth |
Meeting at Tamworth Botanic garden. Speaker: Brian Sheedy |
| Sun |
30 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Sun |
30 |
Sutherland |
Walk starting 9.30am in the car at park ANSTO to see Waratahs. Simon Baston will lead the walk along the Blue Track with the Yellow Track shortcut |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Wed |
3 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
3 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Noel Summerell on 'Bonsai with Natives' |
| Thu |
4 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Alec Fisher on 'Flora, Fauna and Winds of the Sub-Antartic' |
| Thu |
4 |
Southern Tablelands |
Seed propagation |
| Thu |
4 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Sat |
6 |
Southern Highlands |
Garden Visits: Judy Davis's garden in Bundanoon and Sue Attreed's Garden in Exeter Bring your own picnic lunch. Meet for morning tea 10am at Exeter Store before proceeding to the gardens |
| Sat |
6 |
Tamworth |
Garden Walk. Gardens of Jan Freemantle and Pauline Bower |
| Sun |
7 |
Blue Mountains |
Inspection of Phil Bendall's garden |
| Sun |
7 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Mon |
8 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Waratahs and other Proteaceae |
| Wed |
10 |
Coffs Harbour |
Meeting 7:30pm at Botanic Gardens Display Room, Hardacre St, Coffs Harbour. Speaker: Morris Duggan on Volcanic and Botanic Hotspots (The Cainozoic volcanoes of Eastern Australia and their flora) |
| Wed |
10 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
10 |
Menai |
Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Wendy Kinsella on 'Native Rats' |
| Wed |
10 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Fri |
12 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Tim Faulkner on 'Spiders and Snakes & Collection of their Anti-Venom' |
| Sat |
13 |
Menai |
Excurson: Lithgow Garden of Stone 2-day tour |
| Sat |
13 |
South East Region |
Field Trip (combined with the South Coast Bird Watchers) at the property of Sayaka Mihara and Cliff Wallix on the shores of Wallagoot Lake, Bournda. The aim is to indulge in some bird and p;lant watching with input from both groups who have extensive knowledge of both attractions. Meet at 9am. |
| Sat |
13 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Woodford area (Blue Mountains) |
| Sun |
14 |
Armidale and District |
Tamworth Group Visit:
10-11.30 UNE Botany Department Herbarium Visit led by Ian Telford. Also morning tea;
11.30-12.00: Talk on Judith Wright grove by Susie Dunn;
12.00-1.30: Lunch at Arboretum with Patrick Laher talking about the gardens, working bees and future directions;
1.30-2.30 Mary Wright's garden 93A The Avenue;
2.30-3.30 Thiele garden 9 Elliott St (behind cemetery) and afternoon tea
(Other APS members are also welcome) |
| Sun |
14 |
Central Coast |
Walk: Box Head, Bouddi NP. Meet 9.30 am Killcare Surf Club car park |
| Sun |
14 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby |
| Sun |
14 |
Southern Highlands |
Stall on the Robertson Railway Common 9.30am-4.30pm. The 'Corroboree' waratah bushes are a wondeful sight and there are othere native plants as well as the little bush track to see |
| Sun |
14 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to Woodford area (Blue Mountains) |
| Sun |
14 |
Tamworth |
Visit Armidale group |
| Mon |
15 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: The Beauty of Mosses |
| Tue |
16 |
Armidale and District |
Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room. Speaker: M. Hitchcock 'Growing Waratahs' |
| Tue |
16 |
Newcastle |
Walk starting 10am at Kahibah Memorial park, corner of Kahibah & Frith St. After morning tea move off to Dudley Bluff to see what is flowering |
| Tue |
16 |
Newcastle |
Meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland . Speaker Janet White on 'Seagrass meadows and the Creatures within' |
| Wed |
17 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Wed |
17 |
Sutherland |
Meeting from 7.45 pm for 8 pm start, Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea. Speaker: Samantha Travers on 'Native Mammals and Seedling Growth in Arid and Semi-arid Areas' |
| Thu |
18 |
Nowra |
Berry Gardens Festival stall. We have been allocated Garden no 8 (Peter Spillane's garden) for our APS stall |
| Sat |
20 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
20 |
Northern Beaches |
Visit Sylvan Grove native Garden, 7 Sylvan Grove, Picnic Point |
| Sat |
20 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Bushwalk Bidgigal Reserve. The walk will start at 9.30am (to avoid the possible later heat) and will walk the Burraga Track starting from Bald Hill. It is about 4 km long and will probably take about two and a half hours. Please park in Govenor Phillip Place, West Pennant Hills , not Blacks Road. |
| Sat |
20 |
Sutherland |
Home Garden Visit and Sylvan Grove, Picnic Point. A double feature with a combined home garden visit and a walk through the 1.5ha Sylvan Grove native plant reserve |
| Sun |
21 |
City-St George |
9am - 12 Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Pigott St Dulwich Hill (Area 2 adj Hoskins Park) |
| Mon |
22 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Bird Walk (9:00 am start) |
| Fri |
26 |
Tamworth |
Meeting at Tamworth Botanic garden. Speaker: John Hosking on Watson's Creek |
| Sat |
27 |
Armidale and District |
Mole Station Weekend |
| Sun |
28 |
Armidale and District |
Mole Station Weekend |
| Sun |
28 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Mon |
29 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Leptospermums and Baeckeas (Myrtaceae) |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Thu |
1 |
Northern Beaches |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Presentation: Richard Hunstead will show pictures from recent bushwalks including wildflowers taken on an adventure holiday in France |
| Thu |
1 |
Southern Highlands |
Meeting 2pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Karlo Taliana on 'Growing WA Native Plants in the East' |
| Fri |
2 |
Newcastle |
Weekend Excursion to Blue Mountains. Most people will be staying at Blackheath Glen Caravan Park on the Friday and Saturday nights. Please let Karen Thumm (49592553) or Leanne Pattinson (49772773) know if you intend to go. |
| Sat |
3 |
South East Region |
General and AGM 10.30am at Mark and Carolyn Noake's in Moruya |
| Sat |
3 |
Southern Tablelands |
Trip to new local reserves |
| Sun |
4 |
Blue Mountains |
Walk: Florabella Pass |
| Sun |
4 |
Sutherland |
Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela |
| Sun |
4 |
Tamworth |
Bush Walk. Watsons Creek – led by John Hosking |
| Mon |
5 |
Illawarra |
Meeting 7.30pm at Corrimal Library, Short St, Corrimal |
| Mon |
5 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Callistemons, Kunzeas, and Melaleucas (Myrtaceae) |
| Wed |
7 |
Armidale and District |
Arboretum Working Bee 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Wed |
7 |
East Hills |
Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Karl Schurr will present part 2 of his epic journey to Antartica and Patagonia |
| Wed |
7 |
Newcastle |
Meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland . Speaker Charles Huxtable on 'Native Grasses and Vegetation Communities' |
| Fri |
9 |
Central Coast |
Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Trivia Night with Andrew Melville |
| Sat |
10 |
Blue Mountains |
Glenbrook Festival Stall |
| Sun |
11 |
Central Coast |
Walk: Dangar Island. See newsletter for meeting time & place |
| Sun |
11 |
North Shore |
Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby |
| Sun |
11 |
Sutherland |
Walk after fire in the Royal National Park. A hazard reduction burn was carried out on September 9 at Temptation Creek. This walk 9 weeks after the fire will enable an examination of the area to see early signs of recovery. Meet at Loftus Oval at 9.30am for an approximate 4.5km loop walk down along Temptation Creek and then back up the Service Trail to the starting point |
| Mon |
12 |
North Shore |
Walks and Talks: Grasses (Poaceae) |
| Tue |
13 |
Central Coast |
Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am at the carpark at the top of Katandra Road, Holgate |
| Wed |
14 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
14 |
Menai |
Meeting & AGM 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Phil Keane
on 'Spring Wildflower Spectacular' |
| Wed |
14 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Fri |
16 |
APS NSW Region |
Meeting at Ermington Community Centre, 10 River Road, Ermington. Speaker Peter Olde on 'Grevilleas and Hakeas: One Genus or Two?' |
| Fri |
16 |
City-St George |
Meeting: 6pm for 6.30pm at Bexley RSL Club 24 Stoney Creek Road, Bexley. Subject: Correas - a new DVD about this interesting genus will be shown. |
| Sat |
17 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sun |
18 |
Central Coast |
Plants in Pots Meeting and End of Year Dinner 3pm For details see newsletter |
| Sun |
18 |
City-St George |
9am - 12 Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Davis Street, Dulwich Hill (meet end Davis St cul de sac Dulwich Hill) |
| Sun |
18 |
Coffs Harbour |
Walk. Coaldale Road Flora Reserve. Leader: John Wrigley |
| Tue |
20 |
Armidale and District |
Forum 7.30pm - 9.30pm at TAFE Library Seminar Room |
| Wed |
21 |
Hunter Valley |
Meeting at 7.45pm in Polish Hall, corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland |
| Fri |
23 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Annual General Meeting and Christmas party 8.00pm at Alix Scott Pavilion, Anglican Retirement Villages, Castle Hill |
| Fri |
23 |
Tamworth |
Meeting at Tamworth Botanic garden. Speaker: Doreen Goddard on Native Bonsai |
| Sat |
24 |
Northern Beaches |
Evening Walk at North Head. Full details at the next meeting |
| Sun |
25 |
Central West |
End of Year function and AGM |
| Mon |
26 |
Armidale and District |
Markets in the Mall 8.00am-12.30pm |
| Day |
Date |
Group |
Event |
| Sat |
1 |
Central Coast |
Starting 11.30am AGM and End of Year Dinner combined with Garden Visit at the home of Elaine and Ian Slade. For more details see the newsletter |
| Sat |
1 |
Southern Tablelands |
AGM and End of year get-together |
| Sun |
2 |
Armidale and District |
Christmas Function |
| Sun |
2 |
Southern Highlands |
Christmas Outing - see newsletter for details |
| Mon |
3 |
Illawarra |
Meeting at Grevillea Park, Bulli |
| Wed |
5 |
East Hills |
AGM and Christmas Function 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst |
| Fri |
7 |
Blue Mountains |
Christmas Barbecue |
| Fri |
7 |
Tamworth |
Christmas Party at Hardin's, catered for by Firey Cook. |
| Sun |
9 |
Coffs Harbour |
Christmas Party |
| Sun |
9 |
Hunter Valley |
Christmas Party - see November newsletter for details |
| Wed |
12 |
Menai |
Working Bee 9.00am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Wed |
12 |
Parramatta and The Hills |
Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery |
| Sat |
15 |
City-St George |
Bush Regenration: 9am at Binnamittalong Garden. Meet at the end of Veron Rd Bexley, (near the creek), car access to Veron Rd is via Lloyd St |
| Sat |
15 |
Coffs Harbour |
Meeting 7:30pm at Botanic Gardens Display Room, Hardacre St, Coffs Harbour. Speaker: Gwyn Clarke on Alpine Plants |
| Sat |
15 |
Northern Beaches |
Christmas Lunch - see newsletter for details |
| Sun |
16 |
City-St George |
9am - 12 Working Bee - Greenway Bushcare/WEG - Waratah Mills, Dulwich Hill (meet NE corner Johnson Park, Dulwich Hill) |
| Sun |
16 |
Menai |
Christmas Social Evening - see newsletter for details |