Australian Plant Society Calendar

2013 Calendar

All members are welcome to attend District Group meetings. If your group has an activity that you would like advertised, email it to the office.
The District Group Diary was compiled by Jan Carnes.

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January

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sun	6	Blue Mountains	Picnic at Mt Tomah Botanic Garden. Meet 11am in the carpark
Wed	9	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Sat	26	Blue Mountains	Australia Day Stall at Glenbrook. Volunteers needed

February

Day	Date	Group	Event
Fri	1	Blue Mountains	Weekend away in the Snowy Mountains. Following last year's very successful weekend we are repeating it again. Leave on Friday 1st and return Monday 4th. Details in the newsletter
Sun	3	Sutherland	(till Sun Feb 10) Trip away to Charlotte Pass, Kosciuszko National Park
Wed	6	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst
Wed	6	Newcastle	Meeting AGM and Committee Meeting 6.30pm; General meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland . Speaker Gloria McConnell on 'Species v Hybrids'
Thu	7	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why
Thu	7	Southern Highlands	Meeting starting 2.30pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Rhonda Daniels, coordinator of APS Study Groups
Fri	8	Blue Mountains	AGM at 8pm in the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve Information Centre. Office bearers will be elected and plans for the coming year will be discussed. Members are encouraged to come and join in
Fri	8	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Mark Woolff on 'Weeds in the Home Garden and Invasive Weeds that Threaten our Bushland'
Fri	8	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Peter Olde on 'Grevilleas and Hakeas: What is DNA doing to our plants?'
Sun	10	Central Coast	Walk: Strickland State Forest
Sun	10	Hunter Valley	Outing with Newcastle Group
Sun	10	Newcastle	Walk starting 9.30am at Sandy Creek, Avondale College, Coorannbong. Leader Graeme Mee. Meet in Freemans Drive, Cooranbong (around the corner from the fire station) at 9.30am
Tue	12	Central Coast	Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am in the carpark at the top of Katandra Rd, Holgate
Wed	13	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	13	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	14	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra
Sat	16	APS NSW Region	Regional Meeting 1pm at Illawong Rural Fire Station, Old Illawarra Rd (adjacent to the Alfords Point roundabout) Illawong. Maria Hitchcock, leader of the Waratah and Flannel Flower Study Group, will share tips on growing waratahs and flannel flowers. For a map of the location click here
Tue	19	Newcastle	Garden Visits: Meet at Styles Point, Rathmines (off Overhill Rd) at 10am
Wed	20	Hunter Valley	AGM 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	20	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Bruce Higgs on 'Correa CD, news and questions'
Thu	21	Southern Tablelands	Propagation Day
Fri	22	Parramatta and The Hills	Meeting 8pm in Dover Hall, Anglican Retirement Villages Castle Hill. Speaker Brian Roach

March

Day	Date	Group	Event
Fri	1	Blue Mountains	Meeting at 8pm in the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve Information Centre. Speaker Akoz Lumnitzer on 'Birds of the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains'
Sat	2	Southern Tablelands	Walk - Molongolo Gorge
Sat	2	Sutherland	Gardening with Australian Plants - a course run by Rhonda Daniels at St George and Sutherland Community College. Cost $75. Contact Rhonda Daniels on 9521 8381 or visit http://www.sgscc.edu.au/courses. The course continues on Saturday 9 March
Sun	3	Blue Mountains	Cleanup Australia day 9am-noon. Join us at the entrance of the Glenbrook Native Plant Resrve to clean up the busland, parks and streets in the vicinity of the reserve
Sun	3	Southern Highlands	Walk: Caves Creek. Drive to Hilltop on Wilson Drive. Proceed through the town on Wilson Drive. The parking area and track head are on your right just after the speed limit sign at the north end of the town
Sun	3	Sutherland	Working bee: 9,30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon	4	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Introductory Talk and Walk at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden. Leader: Robert Failes
Wed	6	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Mark Abel on 'Australian Native Ponds'
Wed	6	Newcastle	Meeting 7.15pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland . Speakers: The Three Prima Donnas Subject: Discussion of 3 Plants (each)
Thu	7	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Show and Tell.
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: Peter Street on 'Kakadu'
Fri	8	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speakers: Berin Mackenzie on 'Dormancy in Boronia' and Diane Warman on 'Grevillea shiressii'
Sun	10	Central Coast	Walk: Avondale College Grounds, Cooranbong
Sun	10	Newcastle	Walk. Details will be announced at the March meeting
Sun	10	North Shore	Bushwalking and Swimming at Lothar and Louise Voigt's place on the Upper Colo River
Sun	10	Sutherland	Walk: The Wallumarra Track, Royal National Park. Meet at the start of the track at 10am. Leader: Dan Clarke. Almost the whole range of vegetation within the Royal National park can be observed, beginning with a mixture of wet and dry heath, taller dry sclerophyll woodland, into some spectacular wet sclerophyll forest, and finishing in the warm temperate rainforest on Bola Creek. This track was specifically developed around 40 years ago for its educational values with over 200 different plant species recorded along the way
Mon	11	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Parts of the Plant-Stems and Leaves'. Leader: Tony Evans
Tue	12	Central Coast	Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am in the carpark at the top of Katandra Rd, Holgate
Wed	13	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	13	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	14	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra.Speaker: Lesley McKinnon on her Tasmanian Tour
Sat	16	Northern Beaches	Walk at Manly Dam. Start at 10am at the dam
Mon	18	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'The Plant Kingdom'. Leader: Alex Fisher
Tue	19	Newcastle	Walk: Kilaben Bay. Meet at Victory Parade on the foreshore near the rotunda at10am. Leaders Rod and Sandra Mudford.
Wed	20	Hunter Valley	Meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	20	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Ed Duyker on 'Daniel Solander, Nature's Argonaut'
Sat	23	Nowra	Propagation Day
Sat	23	Parramatta and The Hills	Outing to Cumberland State Forest, Castle Hill Road, West Pennant Hills. Start 11am Bring food, drink and utensils. BBQs are available if desired. Also tables with wooden bench seats. Attractions are the nursery, forest shop and various forest walks. Suitable for children
Sat	23	Southern Tablelands	Wetlands planting
Sat	23	Tamworth	Planting: Tamworth Botanic Garden at 9am
Mon	25	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Parts of the Plant - Flowers'. Leader: Tony Evans
Thu	28	Southern Tablelands	Propagation Day

April

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	3	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Karlo Taliana on 'Eastern Banksia Cultivars'
Wed	3	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: Charles Huxtable on 'Native Grasses and Vegetation Communities'
Thu	4	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Marty Robinson will guide us through the gloom to reveal the mysteries of Stony Range insects and other critters
Thu	4	Southern Highlands	Meeting starting 2.30pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Col Kohlhagen on 'Birds in our Backyards'
Thu	4	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Sat	6	Central Coast	Propagation Day starting 10am at the Wildplants Nursery, Old Pioneer Dairy wetlands, South Tacooma
Sat	6	Southern Tablelands	Walk - Barren Grounds
Sat	6	Sutherland	Walk at Burnam Burnam Reserve starting at 1pm. Meet at the Southern end of Burnam Burnam Reserve at Coolgardie Place, Sutherland
Sun	7	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela.
Mon	8	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Eucalypts, Angophoras and Corymbias (Myrtaceae)'. Leader: Fred Langshaw
Tue	9	Central Coast	Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am in the carpark at the top of Katandra Rd, Holgate
Wed	10	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee starting 9am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	10	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Lloyd Hedges on 'WA Trip 2012'
Wed	10	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	11	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra. Speaker: Gerrardine Hawkins on 'Bats and the Environment'
Fri	12	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Mark Abel 'Native Garden Ponds - using Native Fish & Plants to Create an Attractive Native Watergarden '
Fri	12	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Markus Riegler on 'Why are so many trees are dying in Western Sydney?'
Sun	14	Central Coast	Walk: Meet 9am at Bambara Rd, Kariong
Sun	14	Newcastle	Wotton Hostoric Railway Walk. Meet at Bulahdelah, Wade Park, on the corner of Crawford and Meade Sts, at 9:30 a.m Please advise the leader: Glen Yakimoff Home 4956 7890 or Mob 0408 237 837 if you intend to go
Sun	14	North Shore	Bushwalk or Garden Visit
Tue	16	Newcastle	Midweekers: Working Parry Place, Botanic Gardens from 10am. Weeding and Planting Leader Angela 49593895
Wed	17	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Cas Liber on 'Banksia Genus, East Coast species - Probably'
Sat	20	Northern Beaches	Garden Visit starting 10am to Brian Roach's garden, 47 Eucalyptus Drive, Westleigh
Fri	26	Nowra	Excursion to the Grotto, North Nowra. Meet at the carpark at 9.45am
Fri	26	Parramatta and The Hills	Meeting. 8pm at Mowll Village Centre, ARV. Speaker: Judy Horton on'The History of Back Gardens in Australia'
Sat	27	Menai Wildflower	Garden Visit to Silky Oaks, Oakdale (also April 28th)
Sun	28	Sutherland	50th anniversay celebration 2-5pm at Kareela Golf Club. Cost $20 pp. Contact the group secretary before April 17 if you wish to attend. Club rules apply.

May

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	1	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst
Wed	1	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: Christine Rockley on 'Endemic Plants of the Hunter'
Thu	2	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Eurobodalla Homes Retirement Village, 11 Acquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest. Speaker: Dr Trevor Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, National Herbarium of NSW. The Prostantheroideae: A uniquely Australian group of mints (family Lamiaceae)
Thu	2	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Fri	3	Newcastle	Tocal Field Day - volunteers needed
Sat	4	Newcastle	Tocal Field Day - volunteers needed
Sat	4	Southern Tablelands	Walk - Cookbundoon Reserve
Sun	5	Newcastle	Tocal Field Day - volunteers needed
Sun	5	Southern Highlands	Walk at Lake Alexandra, Mittagong
Sun	5	Sutherland	Working bee: Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela starting 9.30am - noon. After the working bee, at 2pm, there will be a master plan explanation walk.
Mon	6	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Banksia (Family Protaeaceae)'
Wed	8	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee starting 9am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	8	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Noel Sommerell on 'Native Bonsai'
Wed	8	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	9	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra. Question & Answer Night
Fri	10	Central Coast	Meeting 7.00 pm for 7.30pm start at Phillip House, Old Mt. Penang Road, Kariong. Speaker to be advised
Fri	10	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Karlo Taliana on 'Growing Western Flora in the East'
Sun	12	Central Coast	Walk: Australian Plants and Critters in the rock pools of Pearl Beach. There is a fee for our guide Jeannie Lawson of Ocean and Coastal Care Initiatives. However the group will pay the fee for group members. Meet at 2.00 pm in the park opposite Pearls on the Beach restaurant. The walk will begin at 2.15 and finish at 4.15. There will be sand and rock walking � possibly wet rocks.
Sun	12	Newcastle	Outing. Not yet finalised but it is proposed to visit a garden and also a plant labelling factory in the Morisset area. Furthe information at the meetings (April 3 and May 1)
Sun	12	North Shore	Bushwalk or Garden Visit
Mon	13	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Parts of the Plant - Fruits'
Wed	15	Nowra	Excursion to Eurobodalla Botanical Gardens. Meet 10am in the carpark
Wed	15	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Peter Olde on 'The Botanical History of the Sutherland Shire'
Fri	17	APS NSW Region	AGM 7.30pm at Ermington Community Centre, 10 River Rd, Ermington. Following the AGM our guest speaker will be Dan Clarke, who will talk on his experiences in environmental consultancy
Sat	18	Menai Wildflower	Bush Walk 9am-1pm Wallumurra, Royal National park
Sat	18	Northern Beaches	Walk at Berowra Bushland Park
Sun	19	Parramatta and The Hills	Excursion to Mt. Annan Botanic Gardens
Mon	20	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Ferns, Cycads and Conifers'
Tue	21	Newcastle	Walk: Dudley Bluff. Meet 10am at Webb Park Redland for morning tea. Then move to Dudleu Bluff to observe the region after the summer bush fires. Bring morning tea, lunch, hat, insect repellant and chair. Leader Cath Tickle 49521812
Fri	24	Central Coast	Weekend away (24-27th May) staying at Riverside Caravan and Tourist Park, Mudgee. Please notify Andrew Melville if you are going.
Sun	26	Hunter Valley	Garden Visit at Margaret and John Mitchell's garden in Aberdeen
Sun	26	Sutherland	Walk: along the Forest Island Path in the Royal National Park at the southern end of Lady Carrington Drive. We understand that this area takes on a very different character in the hue of the afternoon sunlight in autumn. In addition to a great diversity of flora, in 1922, when the then National Park Trust issued a timber cutting permit for the Forest Island area, this location became notable for its role in the mobilization of a number of individuals and organisations to champion the central values of flora conservation. We will meet at the usual place near the Sutherland Leisure Centre, adjacent to the �Mad Mile� at 1 pm for a car pool or at 1.30 pm at the southern stone gateway entrance to Lady Carrington Drive.
Mon	27	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Using a Key and PlantNet'

June

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sat	1	Nowra	Enviro Day, Lady Denman Complex � Help is required for the plant stall
Sun	2	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Mon	3	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Plant Communities'
Wed	5	Blue Mountains	Plant Identification Program: Introduction and leaves: Shapes and arrangements. Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve 10.30am. If you are interested please contact Jim Ward: Ph: 4735 1965
Wed	5	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Australian Plants Trivia Night. ($5) RSVP 27/5/2013 Karlo Taliana 9709 6135
Wed	5	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
Thu	6	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Eurobodalla Homes Retirement Village, 11 Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest. Speaker: Dr Peter Weston, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, on 'Gondwanic Plants of the North Shore'
Thu	6	Southern Highlands	Meeting starting 2.30pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: John Aitken, APS NSW President on his role as President and landscaping
Thu	6	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Fri	7	Blue Mountains	Meeting 8pm in the Information Centre at the Glenbrook native Plant Reserve. Speaker: Dick Turner on 'Fungi of the Forest'
Sat	8	Southern Tablelands	Visit to John Weatherstone�s property Lynfield Park near Gunning. Meet 8.30am at the usual meeting place in Major Drive.
Tue	11	Central Coast	Bushcare at Katandra. Meet in the carpark top of Katandra Road Holgate At 9am
Wed	12	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Chris Lloyd on 'Powerful Owls'
Wed	12	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	13	Nowra	Meeting 1.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra. Speaker: Garry Daly on 'Small is Beautiful'
Fri	14	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Peter Abel on 'Potting Mixes'
Sat	15	Central Coast	Walk: meet to Somersby Falls at 10.30am. There is a a fairly short walk at the Falls. Then a sausage sizzle (the BBQs are free) at about 12 noon, with time for a chat and catch up, ensuring that we finish up at about 1.30 p.m. This will enable attendance at the meeting in Phillip House at 2pm
Sat	15	Central Coast	Meeting 2pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: John Akehurst on 'The Joys of Photography'
Sat	15	Northern Beaches	Walk: Lane Cove Fungus walk with Ray Kearney
Sun	16	Hunter Valley	General meeting 9.30am at 215 Bolwarra Park Drive, Bolwarra Heights
Sun	16	Newcastle	Walk 9.30am in non-cultivated areas of Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. Meet at the HRBG visitor centre. Leaders: Stella Savoury and Jenny Musicka
Sun	16	North Shore	Bushwalk or Garden Visit
Mon	17	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Rainforests'
Mon	17	Nowra	Walk: Red Point to Hare Point, Jervis Bay N.P. Meet at cemetery 9:00am or corner of Currarong Rd and Coonemia Rd 9:30am. If raining on the 17th walk is transferred to Friday 21st June
Wed	19	Blue Mountains	Plant Identification Program: Plant Structure. Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve 10.30am. If you are interested please contact Jim Ward: Ph: 4735 1965
Wed	19	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Mark Wolf on 'Weeds in the Home Garden'
Thu	20	Nowra	Working Bee 9am in Wirreecoo Garden
Sun	23	Menai Wildflower	Qalk: Bardens Trig Walk, Barden Ridge 9am-3pm
Sun	23	Sutherland	Walk the Coast Track from Bundeena to Little Marley, RNP. Start at 9.15 am from the track head on Beachcomber Avenue in Bundeena
Mon	24	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Longer Walk (bring lunch & water) Return approx 2.30 pm
Fri	28	Parramatta and The Hills	Meeting. 8pm at Mowll Village Centre, ARV. Speakers: Geoff and Judy Lambert will speak on 'What Joseph Banks tripped over at Botany Bay: The Flora of North Head'

July

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	3	Blue Mountains	Plant Identification Program: Flowers: Floral Structure. Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve 10.30am. If you are interested please contact Jim Ward: Ph: 4735 1965
Wed	3	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Sharyn Cullis on 'Plant communities in Georges River National Park'
Wed	3	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker Graeme Mee on his trip to Western Australia, where he walked from Pemberton to Walpole
Thu	4	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Eurobodalla Homes Retirement Village, 11 Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest. Speaker: Lynne McNairn on 'Australian Flora in the Powerhouse Museum's collection'
Thu	4	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Sat	6	Southern Tablelands	Walk - Bush Bottoms
Sun	7	Blue Mountains	Bird walk led by Dick Turner. Meet 9am in the carpark next to the junction of the Great Western Highway and Mitchells Pass
Sun	7	Southern Highlands	Walk in Morton National Park, Bundanoon
Sun	7	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Wed	10	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee starting 9am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	10	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Tony Hilton on 'Wildflower Photography'
Wed	10	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	11	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra
Fri	12	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Wendy Grimm on 'Orchids'
Fri	12	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Jeremy Smith on 'Floristry with Native Plants'
Sat	13	Central Coast	Walk: Rumbalara, Gosford
Sun	14	Newcastle	Working Bee 9.30am at Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. Go around the pond, then straight to the parking area at the rear of the Visitors� Centre. Walk to Parry Place. Bring: drinking water, garden gloves and light tools. You will be provided with a delicious morning tea. Contact: Angela Speering 4959 3895
Sun	14	North Shore	Bushwalk or Garden Visit
Wed	17	Blue Mountains	Plant Identification Program: Plant keys; Families, Genera and Species. Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve 10.30am. If you are interested please contact Jim Ward: Ph: 4735 1965
Wed	17	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Alan Fairley on 'Rare Plants of the Sutherland Shire'
Sat	20	Menai Wildflower	Walk: Audley to Grays Point 9am
Sat	20	Northern Beaches	Walk: Cascades Track Davidson
Sun	21	Hunter Valley	General meeting 9.30am at Cronins Brandy Hill
Mon	22	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Sandstone Flora'
Sat	27	Sutherland	Walk from Wattamolla to South Marley to see the spring flowers, and complementing the June walk
Sun	28	Central Coast	Plants in Pots Meeting at the home of Gini & Rens & Stigter
Mon	29	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Other Families (Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Goodeniaceae) '

August

Day	Date	Group	Event
Thu	1	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why
Thu	1	Southern Highlands	Meeting starting 2.30pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Jenny Simons on 'Wattles'
Thu	1	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Sun	4	Blue Mountains	Annual Seminar 9.30am-4pm in the Community Hall next to the Glenbrook Theatre. The subject is still to be decided.
Sun	4	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Mon	5	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Grevilleas and Hakeas (Family Proteaceae)'
Wed	7	Blue Mountains	Plant Identification Program: Fruits. Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve 10.30am. If you are interested please contact Jim Ward: Ph: 4735 1965
Wed	7	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Tony Hilton will be be advising members on tips to improve their plant photography
Wed	7	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
Thu	8	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra. Speaker John Gabriele on 'Native Plants in Your Backyard Today'
Fri	9	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Nola Parry on 'New & Exciting Plants in the Market'
Fri	9	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Louisa Murray on 'The Science behind PlantNET'
Sun	11	Central Coast	Walk: Mangrove Mountain on Pointer's property.Meet at 9.30am at the beginning of Waratah Road, cnr. Wisemans Ferry Road, next to Mangrove Mountain shops. The shops are about 25km from Kariong on Wisemans Ferry Road. From there we will car pool and drive to the property, approximately 1km drive. The walk is on a well defined path mainly around the fence line and paddock. There is a creek which can be reached by a short path through denser vegetation. The property displays a multitude of Australian natives and some endangered species. After the walk we will return to Waratah Road for lunch where there are some picnic benches and toilets. Bring hats, sunscreen, lunch, drinks and chairs. Contact: Janet 0406 458659
Sun	11	North Shore	Bushwalk or Garden Visit
Mon	12	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Acacias (Family Mimosaceae)'
Mon	12	Nowra	Walk: 3 (or 4) Views Track, Kangaroo Valley. Meet near sale yards, Cambewarra Rd. Bomaderry, 9:00am
Tue	13	Central Coast	Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am in the carpark at the top of Katandra Rd, Holgate
Wed	14	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee starting 9am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	14	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker Bruce Higgs on 'Correas'
Wed	14	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Mon	19	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Boronias and other Family Rutaceae'
Wed	21	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Les Bursill on 'Aboriginal Heritage of Sutherland Area'
Fri	23	Parramatta and The Hills	Meeting 8pm in Mowll Village Centre, Anglican Retirement Villages Castle Hill. Speaker: John Aitken on 'The Trials and Tribulations of Gardening on a Steep South-facing Block'
Sat	24	APS NSW Region	Meeting 10 am � 3 pm at The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan. There will be tours of the gardens and a talk by Dan Bishop, Manager Horticulture, Subject: 'The Connections Garden'. A plant sale will be conducted by the Friends of the Garden.
Sun	25	North Shore	Festival of Wildflowers at the Ku-rin-gai Wildflower Garden at St Ives
Mon	26	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Heath plants ((Family Ericaceae)'
Fri	30	Nowra	Walk: Bottle Brush Trail, off Yalwal Rd. Meet near cemetery, Kinghorne St. Nowra, 9:00am.
Sat	31	Menai Wildflower	Bush Walk � Muogomurra Nature Reserve 9:30am�1pm

September

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sun	1	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Mon	2	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Orchids (Family Orchidaceae)'
Wed	4	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Christine Guthrie on 'Garden Layout'
Wed	4	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
Thu	5	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Eurobodalla Homes Retirement Village, 11 Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest. Speaker: Louisa Murray, Flora Botanist, Science & Conservation, National Herbarium of NSW. Her talk will be 'The History of the Herbarium and Where the Future is Taking Us'
Thu	5	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Sat	7	Blue Mountains	Spring Fair 10am-4pm in the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve
Sat	7	Southern Tablelands	Walk - Bonnum Pic
Sun	8	Blue Mountains	Spring Fair 10am-4pm in the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve
Sun	8	Hunter Valley	Outing to Mungo Brush and Johnson�s Hill. Members should meet at 9.00 am, at the car park next to the Skateboard Park on the left side of the road, just past a 50kph sign, before you enter the town of Tea Gardens
Sun	8	Northern Beaches	Stony Range Botanic Garden Spring Festival 810 Pittwater Rd, Dee Why 9am-4pm. Sale of native plants; Advice on cultivation; Talks: 10am Native Orchids Murray Corrigan; 11am Bush Foods, Jake Cassar; 1pm Propagation Cynthia Leech, Caroline Gunter; Guidend Walks: 10.30am Insects with Australian Museum naturalist Martyn Robinson; 12.30pm: Bush Walk with Ranger Sheila Briffa; 1.30pm Insects with Australian Museum naturalist Martyn Robinson; 2.30pm Trees of Stony Range with Dr Conny Harris; 'Feature Creatures' live animal display 10am-2pm; Sausage Sizzle from 11am WIRES stall 10am-1pm
Mon	9	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Pea (Family Fabaceae) '
Mon	9	Nowra	Walk: Bomaderry Creek. Meet near tennis courts Nerang Rd. Bomaderry, 9:00am.
Wed	11	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee starting 9am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	11	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Spring Wildflower spectacular
Wed	11	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery off Renown Rd, Baulkham Hills
Thu	12	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra. Members night
Fri	13	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Bob Salt on 'Berowra Valley National Park'
Sun	15	Central Coast	Walk: Chain Valley Bay
Sun	15	Hunter Valley	Garden Visit 9.30am at Lew and Fiona Linnertson's place, 95 View St Vacy
Sun	15	North Shore	Bushwalk or Garden Visit
Mon	16	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Longer Walk (bring lunch & water) Return approx 2.30 pm
Wed	18	Hunter Valley	General meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	18	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Barbara Briggs on 'Buttercups of the Kosciuszko Region '
Thu	19	Southern Tablelands	Propagation Day
Sat	21	Northern Beaches	Garden Visit, 10am Visit to Conny Harris�s garden in Belrose
Fri	27	Nowra	Walk: Myola. Meet near cemetery, Kinghorne St. Nowra, 9:00am or corner Callala Beach Rd. and Forest Rd. 9:30am.
Fri	27	Parramatta and The Hills	Meeting 8pm in Mowll Village Centre, Anglican Retirement Villages Castle Hill. Speaker: Shauna Chadlowe on 'Restoring Australian Biodiversity'

October

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	2	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker: Shauna Chadlowe from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Wed	2	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
Thu	3	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why
Thu	3	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Fri	4	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Mark Abel on 'Flora of Western Victoria'
Sat	5	Southern Tablelands	Walk - Bangadilly NP East
Sun	6	Blue Mountains	Walk in the Royal National Park The walk will be along a section of the Uloola Track starting from the carpark on the East side of Waterfall Station. Meet at 10am. At this time of the year there are many wildflowers in this area. Leader: Alix Goodwin
Sun	6	Southern Highlands	Garden Visit to Sarah and Geoff Cains' garden at Mt Gibraltar, Mittagong
Sun	6	Southern Tablelands	Garden visit - Mt Gibraltar (the Gib)
Sun	6	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Wed	9	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee 9am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters.
Wed	9	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Berin Mackenzie on 'Boronia Seed'
Wed	9	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery off Renown Rd, Baulkham Hills
Sat	12	APS NSW Region	Annual 2013 Get-together of APS NSW members, hosted by the Armidale and District Group on the New England Tablelands.
Sat	12	Eremophilia Study Group	(Sydney Branch) Next meeting at 10.00am.-12.00pm. Contact : Charles at eremophila@outlook.com for details
Sun	13	APS NSW Region	Annual 2013 Get-together of APS NSW members, hosted by the Armidale and District Group on the New England Tablelands.
Mon	14	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Callistemons, Kunzeas, and Melaleucas (Family Myrtaceae)'
Wed	16	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Chris Guthrie on 'Shire Bushland Plants for Local Gardens '
Thu	17	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm in the Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Berry & Junction Sts Nowra. Speaker: John Davis on 'Drawing Room Rocks'
Mon	21	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Waratahs and other Family Proteaceae'
Wed	23	East Hills	Sylvan Grove Gardens � East Hills Group will be hosting Menai, Macarthur and Southern Highlands APS groups
Wed	23	Menai Wildflower	Garden visit � Sylvan Vale
Sat	26	Sutherland	Walk, Barden Creek
Mon	28	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Grasses (Family Poaceae) '
Wed	30	Nowra	Excursion to Canberra Aboretum. Our visit will include a half day at the Arboretum, including a guided walk, then a visit to a magnificent native garden, and finishing with afternoon tea at Pauline's place. We will be using own transport (car sharIng) to drive to the Arboretum. If you care to park at the Himalayan Cedars Picnic area within the grounds, there will be no parking fee. A few cars can then ferry us to the Visitor's Centre, parking fee $2 per hour. Commencing 10am with Morning tea at the visitor's centre. An Event Terrace Tour has been organized. This is a short, 20min, walk with a volunteer guide We will have lunch (12.30pm) at the Himalayan Cedars Picnic area and this will be followed at 1.30pm by a visit to the Walcott Native Plant Garden (20 minutes by car.) 10 Wickham Cres. Red Hill. Ros and Ben Walcott, will open their display garden especially for us and then afternoon tea at Pauline's place. Red Hill Canberra

November

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sat	2	Central Coast	Propagation Day starting 10am at the Wildplants Nursery, Old Pioneer Dairy wetlands, South Tacooma
Sat	2	Southern Tablelands	Garden visit
Sun	3	Blue Mountains	Walk at Mt Hay led by Jill Dark. At this time of the year the bushland flowers are at their best.
Sun	3	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Mon	4	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Lomandras & Xanthorrhoeas'
Wed	6	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst. Speaker Sandra Guy, wildlife carer with grey-headed flying foxes and maybe some micro-bats
Wed	6	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
Thu	7	Northern Beaches	Meeting: 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Richard Hunstead will focus on the plants (and critters) at the three astronomical observatories in NSW he is closely associated with, together with one in the Atacama desert in the Chilean Andes
Thu	7	Southern Highlands	Meeting starting 2.30pm at CWA Hall, Elizabeth St, Moss Vale (Next to Council Building). Speaker: Charlotte Webb - a Landscape Designer and a leader in the movement for the establishment of a local Botanic Garden for the Southern Highlands
Thu	7	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Fri	8	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee)
Fri	8	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Haydn Washington on 'Human Dependence on Nature'
Sat	9	APS NSW Region	Gathering at Samuel Gilbert School. 10.30 am - noon: Visit Jean Wright's garden at 10 Murrills Cres Baulkham Hills or join Jennifer Farrer for the Fred patterson Reserve bush walk or participate in the mystery plant identification activities in the school grounds. noon - 1pm: Lunch at seating locations in the school grounds and plant sales. 1-2pm Talk byKylie Stocks (from Verdigris Fern Nursery on the Soutn Coast) - subject: 'Ferns in the Garden'. 2pm - Afternoon tea, plant sales and lots of conversation.
Sun	10	Central Coast	Walk: Sutton Reserve Drive, Bateau Bay Meet at 9.30am We will walk over the road into the Coastal Walking Track in Wyrrabalong National Park (just below Crackneck Lookout). There were many hyacinth orchids last time we did this walk and it is shady. We will return to Sutton Reserve for lunch so bring a picnic lunch and BYO everything else including CHAIRS (there are some tables but these are popular with large families)
Sun	10	North Shore	Bushwalk or Garden Visit
Mon	11	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Leptospermum, Baeckea (Family Myrtaceae)'
Tue	12	Central Coast	Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am in the carpark at the top of Katandra Rd, Holgate
Wed	13	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee 9am at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	13	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters. Speaker: Peter Olde on 'Grevilleas'
Wed	13	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery off Renown Rd, Baulkham Hills
Thu	14	Nowra	Meeting (AGM) 7.30pm in the Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra. Also a powerpoint presenation of the Kew Gardens through the eyes of Ken & Gwen
Sun	17	Central Coast	Plants in Pots Meeting 3pm folllowed by End of Year Dinner
Mon	18	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start at Kur-ring-gai Wildflower Garden; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Topic: 'Bird Walk (9.00 a.m. start)'
Wed	20	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Jordan Scott on 'African Olive Removal at Mt Annan '
Thu	21	Nowra	Working bee at 9am in Wirreecoo APS Garden
Thu	21	Nowra	Memorial Service for the Late Mary Hancock� to be held 1pm at the APS Wirreecoo Garden. Afternoon tea to follow this memorial service, members to bring a plate to share
Fri	22	Parramatta and The Hills	AGM & Xmas Party at Mowll Village Centre, Anglican Retirement Villages, Broughton Avenue, Castle Hill
Sat	23	Southern Tablelands	Walk - Big Hole Deua National Park
Mon	25	East Hills	Propagation morning at Noel Summerell�s. 9 am at 38 Samuel St Peakhurst � bring fresh cutting material and something for morning tea � this is an opportunity to learn a little, do some cuttings and meet in a convivial setting

December

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sun	1	Southern Highlands	Christmas Party
Sun	1	Sutherland	Working bee 9.30am - noon at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Wed	4	East Hills	Meeting - AGM and Christmas entertainment: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library Monterra Avenue, Peakhurst
Wed	4	Newcastle	Meeting starting 7.30pm at The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland
Thu	5	Sutherland	Working bee starting 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve, Manooka Place, Kareela
Fri	6	Blue Mountains	Christmas Party. Details in the group newsletter.
Sat	7	Central Coast	Starting 11.30am AGM and End of Year Dinner For more details see the newsletter
Sat	7	Southern Tablelands	AGM and Christmas function
Wed	11	Menai Wildflower	Meeting 7.30pm at Illawong Fire Brigade Headquarters
Wed	11	Parramatta and The Hills	Propagation: 10.00am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery off Renown Rd, Baulkham Hills
Thu	12	Nowra	Christmas Party: 11am at Blenheim Beach at Vincentia. Toilets and picnic tables at the site. If it's a warm day feel free to bring swimmers and take a dip. Please bring a plate to share.
Fri	13	North Shore	Christmas Party
Sat	14	Northern Beaches	Christmas lunch 12 for 12.30pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden. Barbecue chickens and bread will be supplied. Please bring a salad or dessert to add to the lunch