Australian Plant Society Calendar

2014 Calendar

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The District Group Diary was compiled by Jan Carnes.

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January

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sat	4	Blue Mountains	Excursion to Mt. Tomah Botanic Gardens. Meet at 10am
Sun	12	Coffs Harbour	Garden Visit to Roger Bagley's garden and the Woolgoolga Flora Reserve
Fri	31	Blue Mountains	till February 3. Mt Perisher Weekend away

February

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	5	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst
Wed	5	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: Dani Lloyd- Prichard on 'Beecology'
Thu	6	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Presentation: Show and Tell
Thu	6	Southern Highlands	Meeting (AGM) at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale. After the AGM Helen will talk to us about the plant snippings members bring from their gardens for the Plant Table
Fri	7	Blue Mountains	AGM 8pm in the Information Centre, Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve
Sat	8	Eremophilia Study Group	(Sydney Branch) Meeting. Contact : Charles at eremophila@outlook.com for details
Sat	8	Southern Tablelands	Propagation: Cuttings
Tue	11	Central Coast	Bushcare at Katandra. Meet 9am in the carpark at the top of Katandra Rd, Holgate
Wed	12	Coffs Harbour	Meeting 7.30pm in the Display Room, Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker John Wrigley on 'Consider the Lilies'
Wed	12	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong. Speaker: Mark Abell on 'Native Fish Ponds'
Thu	13	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Pauline Cox on 'The Canning Stock Route'
Fri	14	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speakers: Andrew Melville and Barry Dean on 'Central Coast plants that are likely to be seen flowering in August'
Fri	14	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Peter Clarke on 'Native Bees'
Sat	15	APS NSW Region	Gathering at the Thirroul Community Centre Excelsior Hall, 352-358 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul. Options include a visit Bulli Grevillea Gardens in the morning and talks by Peter Olde and Peter Weston on Grevilleas in the afternoon
Sun	16	Central Coast	Walk: Meet 9.30 am at the end of Kenmare Road, Green Point. Kenmare Rd Bushcare ‘Joan Chandler Walk’ and Three Creeks Bushcare track. Both at Green Point. BBQ lunch at Kincumba Mountain Reserve, Kincumber
Tue	18	Newcastle	Outing to Morrisset. Meet at the BBQ area Sunshine Park, Morisset Peninsula, at 10am. Enjoy shady lakeside walk. John Birks will lead and explain Landcare projects
Wed	19	Hunter Valley	Meeting (AGM) 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	19	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill. Speaker: Brendon Levot on native plants seen on his trips through North Queensland and Tasmania
Wed	19	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Topic: Landscaping with Native Bees in the Home Garden
Thu	20	Nowra	Working Bee 9am at Wirreecoo Native Garden
Sat	22	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Fri	28	Parramatta And The Hills	Meeting 8pm at Dover Hall, Hilliard Drive, Anglican Retirement Villages, Castle Hill. Andrew Melville will be presenting the many aspects that he loves about the Australian bush and the Central Coast in particular

March

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sat	1	Southern Tablelands	Walk: Wombeyan Caves area
Sun	2	Southern Highlands	Outing to Berrima Cottage Nursery. Come and visit this lovely nursery which has a varied collection of quality natives for sale
Sun	2	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon	3	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
Wed	5	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Speaker: Dennis Wilson on 'Flora of the Illawarra Coast'
Wed	5	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: Maria Hitchcock on 'Waratahs and Flannel Flowers'
Thu	6	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speakers: Ray and Elma Kearney on 'The Living Art of Nature's Gallery'
Thu	6	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Fri	7	Blue Mountains	Meeting 8pm in the Information Centre, Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Speaker Dick Turner on 'Eucalypts'
Sat	8	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Sat	8	Sutherland	Walk to Palona Cave, Royal National Park. Starts at the southern end of Lady Carrington Drive at 9.30am.
Mon	10	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Plant Kingdom
Wed	12	Coffs Harbour	Weeds Forum 10am in the Display Room, Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Council weeds officers Alan Wray and Aaron Hartley will be there to answer your questions and discuss control measures
Wed	12	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong. Speaker: Geoff Doret on 'Native Plant Selector'
Thu	13	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Lesley McKinnon on 'The Grampians in Spring'
Fri	14	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Noel Jupp on 'Propagating Eucalyptus species in Bulgaria'
Fri	14	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Jessica Mowle on 'Microbes and the Wollemi Pine'
Sat	15	Northern Beaches	Walk 10am at Manly Dam this time starting at the furthest car park from the gate. It is a well made proper track but still has some steps and a creek crossing near the start. However there is a very pleasant picnic area with views of the lake for those who prefer not to walk.
Sun	16	Central Coast	Walk at Kincumba Mountain, Kincumber. The walk will start 9.30am at the carpark near the function centre and toilets in Kincumber Road. The walk which is mostly flat will be along the Sid Pulsford trail up to the lookouts.
Mon	17	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Parts of the Plant – Flowers
Tue	18	Newcastle	Outing to Myall Lakes National Park
Wed	19	Hunter Valley	Meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	19	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	19	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Hands on Propagation workshop
Thu	20	Nowra	Propagation Day at Yvonne Everingham's 19 Mahogany Place Nowra North from 10am. Bring cuttings to share, pots, chair, lunch, tools etc. Potting mix will be supplied by Group
Thu	20	Southern Tablelands	Propagation: Cuttings and Seed
Sat	22	Illawarra	Visit at 10am to Illawarra Grevillea Park. Mark Ziebell will lead a walk around the rainforest section at the rear of the Grevillea Park. Not many visitors get to see this section where there are examples of indigenous Illawarra plants. Bring a hat, good walking shoes and sunscreen. After the walk there will be morning tea
Sat	22	Parramatta And The Hills	Working bee and plant ID at Samuel Gilbert School
Sat	22	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sun	23	Coffs Harbour	Outing to Mt Hyland National Park Dorrigo. Leader John Ross. For those going in convoy we will leave from “The Yellow Shed” in the main street of Bellingen at 8:30 a.m. The route will take us to Dorrigo, North Dorrigo, Bostobrick then on to Dundurrabin
Mon	24	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Parts of the Plant – Stems and Leaves
Sat	29	Central Coast	Propagation Day starting 10am at the Wildplants Nursery, Old Pioneer Dairy wetlands, South Tacooma
Mon	31	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Banksias (Proteaceae)

April

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	2	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Speaker: Michael Maindok on 'Termites'
Wed	2	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speakers: Lori & Gill Hungerford on 'Merewether Landcare'
Thu	3	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Night insect walk with Martyn Robinson. Bring torches and insect repellant
Thu	3	Southern Highlands	Meeting at 1.30pm in Berrima Public School. Speaker: Lucy Turner, an extremely talented and knowledgeable vegetable gardener
Thu	3	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Fri	4	Blue Mountains	Meeting 8pm in the Information Centre, Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Speaker: Jim Ward on 'Why Plant Names Change'
Sat	5	Southern Tablelands	Outing to National Arboretum, Canberra
Sun	6	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon	7	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; fee to cover costs $5): Eastern Mueller Track (bring lunch & water) return about 2:30pm
Wed	9	Coffs Harbour	Meeting 7.30pm in the Display Room, Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker: Colin Broadfoot on 'The Jaliggirr Project'
Wed	9	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	10	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra
Fri	11	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee)
Fri	11	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Trevor Wilson on 'Mint Bushes and Lamiaceae'
Sat	12	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee 9am. Sausage Sizzle 12 noon. Meeting: 1 pm. Speaker: Matt Mo on 'Frogs and Reptiles of St George' All at at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Sat	12	Newcastle	Outing with Landcare – at Wetlands
Sun	13	Central Coast	Walk: Bombi Moor – Bouddi National Park. Meet 9.30am in the car park at the far end of Grahame Drive, off the Scenic Drive, Macmasters Beach
Tue	15	Newcastle	Outing to Blue Gum Park
Wed	16	Hunter Valley	Meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	16	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	16	Southern Tablelands	Lake Bathurst trip
Wed	16	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Geoff Doret on 'Native Plant Selector Online Tool'
Thu	17	Nowra	Working Bee at Wirreecoo Gardens from 9am
Sat	26	Parramatta And The Hills	Meeting: 2pm at Gumnut Hall, Cherrybrook. Speaker: Wendy Grimm on 'In Search of Exquisite Terrestrial Orchids'
Sat	26	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sun	27	Northern Beaches	Walk 10am: Cromer Road Bushwalk with morning tea at Georgine's

May

Day	Date	Group	Event
Thu	1	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Karlo Taliana on 'Growing Western Flora in the East'
Thu	1	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Sat	3	Southern Tablelands	Outing to West Bangadilly Reserve
Sun	4	Blue Mountains	Meeting 10am in the Information Centre, Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Speaker: Margaret Baker on 'Endangered Plant Communities of the Blue Mountains'
Sun	4	Southern Highlands	Outing to Caves Creek. Meet 10am at the Caves Creek car park
Sun	4	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon	5	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Ferns
Wed	7	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Speakers: Kryrill Taylor on Ferns and Hugh Stacy on Hakea Bakeriana
Wed	7	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: Brian Roach on 'Propagation CSG Pilliga'
Wed	7	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	8	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Bring Questions for July's Q. and A.
Fri	9	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speakers: Jan Williamson, Sue Bowen, Barry Lees on 'Virtual Garden Tours'
Sat	10	Central Coast	Walk: Strickland State Forest – new track. Lunch and then to group meeting
Sat	10	Central Coast	Meeting 2pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee)
Sat	10	Menai Wildflower	Powerful Owl Workshop 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Sat	10	Northern Beaches	Visit Stony Range Botanic Garden 10amto see 'Bush Sculpture' at Stoney Range
Sat	10	Nowra	Garden visit plus Arboretum - We will meet 10am at Dot's in Ettrick Close, Bomaderry for morning tea, then proceed to Kathy & Wayne Beckenham’s garden at 2 Meyer Place (off Roseville Rd) Bomaderry. After that we will go to the Arboretum at Shoalhaven Heads in Celia Place, off River Rd. After lunch there is a possibility of another garden. Rob Stewart will speak to the group about the Arboretum
Sun	11	North Shore	Walk: At the property of Barry Lees in Galston
Mon	12	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Parts of the Plant - Fruit
Wed	14	Coffs Harbour	Outing starting 10am. Seed Bank and Rainforest NCRBG Walk led by Alex Floyd
Wed	14	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Wed	14	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong. Speaker: Speaker – Sandra Guy- 'Bats' with a live flying fox
Thu	15	Nowra	Working Bee at Wirreecoo Gardens from 9am
Sat	17	APS NSW Region	District Group Meeting (and AGM) hosted by APS Newcastle at the Hunter Wetland Centre, 412 Sandgate Rd, Shortland
Mon	19	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Eucalypts, Angophoras and Corymbias (Myrtaceae)
Tue	20	Newcastle	Working Bee at the Botanic Gardens
Wed	21	Hunter Valley	Meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	21	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	21	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Shauna Chadlowe from Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Shauna will explain the independent, not-for-profit organisation’s new model of conservation for Australia’s threatened wildlife and ecosystems
Sat	24	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sun	25	Coffs Harbour	Outing starting 10am. Bangalore Falls led by Rowan McCabe
Mon	26	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Spiders of KWG
Sat	31	Armidale And District	Trip to New England National park
Sat	31	Sutherland	Walk at Manly Dam. We will depart from Sutherland at 8.49 am for Town Hall, change trains for Chatswood, then by bus to Allambie Heights. The walk to the dam from the bus stop is around 1km. Arrive at the Dam at 11.05am. Please let John Arney know if you are interested in this highly recommended excursion. Contact details: 9525 0449 or 0418 607 685

June

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sun	1	Blue Mountains	Excursion to Mt. Annan Botanical Garden
Sun	1	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon	2	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Plant Communities
Wed	4	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst
Wed	4	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: David Lightfoot on 'Goodeniacae'
Thu	5	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Show and Tell
Thu	5	Southern Highlands	Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale. Speaker: Daniel FitzHenry on 'Growing the Natural Way/Organic Garening'
Thu	5	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Fri	6	Southern Highlands	Excursion: The Illawarra Grevillea Park
Sat	7	Nowra	Plant stall at Lady Denman—Volunteers required to help out
Sat	7	Southern Tablelands	Walk: Caoura Road Talllong
Wed	11	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong. Speaker: Doug Rickard on 'Botanical Art'
Wed	11	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Thu	12	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Stan Brown on 'Attracting Birds to your Garden'
Fri	13	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Alec Fisher on 'Climate Change - What Effects Would it Have on Plants?'
Sat	14	Central Coast	Walk: Van Dahl’s Trail – Brisbane Water National Park. Group meeting in afternoon
Sat	14	Central Coast	Meeting 2pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Diane Warman on 'Floral Morphology - Grevillea shiressii'
Sat	14	Nowra	Garden visit— We will meet at 10am at Sylvia & David Garlick’s house, 6a Lyne St, Oak Flats. Bring a chair, morning tea & lunch. Scenic stroll possible afterwards. Mud maps will be available at the June meeting.
Sun	15	Newcastle	Outing. Leaders: Jenny and Kirsti Musicka. Destination: Bush Haven – orchids and fungi
Sun	15	North Shore	Bushwalk: The Broadway Bushland at Wahroonga. Meet in the Car park at the end of The Broadway, Wahroonga (opposite Leuna St.) at 1.30 pm. Contact person Bill Jones (Ph 9498 6052 or 0400 464 902) to confirm the walk will go ahead in the event of threatening weather.
Mon	16	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Rainforests
Tue	17	Newcastle	Outing to Ash Island
Wed	18	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	18	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Wed	18	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Mark Abel on 'The Flora of Western Australia'
Sat	21	Northern Beaches	Walk 10am in Parriwi Park Mosman
Sun	22	Hunter Valley	Meeting at 4 Golden Ash Drive, Aberglasslyn
Sun	22	Sutherland	Walk: Coast Walk: Bundeena to Little Marley in RNP We will start at 9.15 am from the trackhead on Beachcomber Avenue in Bundeena and walk the Coast Track to Little Marley. Morning tea will be had on the way and lunch at the destination
Mon	23	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Longer Walk to Showground (bring lunch & water) return about 2:30pm
Mon	23	Nowra	ID Walk - Tomerong State Forest, Falls Creek. Meet corner Jervis Bay Road and Seasongood Road at 9:30am. Bring morning tea and lunch. Contact Chris, ph. 44488747
Sat	28	Parramatta And The Hills	Meeting: 2pm at Gumnut Hall, Cherrybrook. Speaker: Angus Stewart on 'Creating an Australian Garden'
Sat	28	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room

July

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	2	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Speaker: Dorothy Luther from Wolli Creek Preservation Society on 'Wolli Creek Valley—A Patch of Inner Urban Bush'
Wed	2	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Member's Plants Night
Thu	3	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Penny Hunstead 'A plant lover's story' with Richard Hunstead providing images
Thu	3	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Sat	5	Southern Tablelands	Walk: Big Hill Rocks
Sun	6	Blue Mountains	Guided Walk 10am in Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. All members of the public are welcome
Sun	6	Southern Highlands	Outing to Grevillia Park, Bulli
Sun	6	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Wed	9	Coffs Harbour	Meeting 10am in the Display Room, Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Members Favourite Plants.
Wed	9	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	10	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Questions and Answers Night
Fri	11	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Members forum lead by Barry Lees on Propagating Equipment for Home Gardeners
Sat	12	Central Coast	Walk: Norah Head track near Sports Club. Group meeting in afternoon
Sat	12	Central Coast	Meeting 2pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee)
Sat	12	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Sat	12	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 1pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong. Speaker: Chris Lloyd on 'Powerful Owls'
Sun	13	Newcastle	Outing. Leader: Cath Tickle. Destination: Botanic Gardens working bee
Sun	13	North Shore	Walk: Starts at the end of Turner Road, Berowra Heights. It will be a two to two and a half hour leisurely loop walk with great views both sides of the track. There will be lots of flowers. The track is uneven in spots but no difficult or steep sections. Plenty of bird life and other interesting features such as small deposits of iron (we think) on the sandstone rocks and fungi. Contact person Noel or Rae Rosten on 9456 2111 or 0425 214 093.
Tue	15	Newcastle	Outing to McCaffrey Drive walk
Wed	16	APS NSW Region	APS NSW Get-together, at Soldiers Beach Surf Life Saving Club on the Central Coast. This is a modern facility with stunning coastal views. Soldiers Beach is just south of Norah Head, between Toukley and The Entrance. We will have a number of walks, and presentations from Angus Stewart and Nola Parry. Walks which will include patches of heathland, woodland and remnant coastal rainforest in the Norah Head and Bateau Bay areas will be concurrent with some presentations and selections will need to be made on Saturday morning. Saturday night's dinner will be at Gosford RSL. Discounts are available at the nearby Galaxy and Ashwood motels by quoting 'APS' at the time of booking.
Wed	16	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	16	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Tony Hilton will run a 'Photographic Critique'. BYO photos
Thu	17	APS NSW Region	APS NSW Get-together continued. Morning walks will be in the heathland between Pearl Beach and Patonga, overlooking Broken Bay. This will be followed by a BBQ lunch at Kincumber Mountain Reserve. There are also a number of walks available at Kincumba Mountain. These may be enjoyed either instead of the main walks of the morning or as an after lunch activity.
Mon	21	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Weeds
Sat	26	Parramatta And The Hills	Walk and Talk with Lesley Waite at the Environment Centre - 10am
Sat	26	Sutherland	Walk: Wises Track southern end, Royal National Park
Sat	26	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sun	27	Central Coast	Plants in Pots at Dot’s place
Sun	27	Coffs Harbour	Outing starting 10am. Garden Visit and Urunga Boardwalk led by Alan Collyer and Judy Cooney
Sun	27	Hunter Valley	Meeting: 10am Sharryn & Alan brown's place at Black Hill
Mon	28	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Some Common “Other Family” Dicots in KWG

August

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sat	2	Southern Tablelands	Walk: Wombat Pinch
Sun	3	Blue Mountains	Annual Seminar 9.30am-4pm in the Community Hall next to the Glenbrook Theatre. Subject: Australian Food Plants with plus bush tucker catering. Cost $25
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): Grevilleas & Hakeas (Proteaceae)
Wed	6	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Speakers: Ray & Elma Kearney on 'Fungi and the Living Art of Nature's Gallery'
Wed	6	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: Tanya Hoolihan on 'Ludwig Leichhardt'
Thu	7	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Show & Tell. Please bring specimens or stories to share with our members
Thu	7	Southern Highlands	Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale. Speaker: Kris Gow on 'Establishing a New Town Garden'
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) No speaker - preparation for APS Region Get Together the following weekend
Fri	8	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Bob Makinson on 'Changing Human Dynamics of Conservation'
Sun	10	Central Coast	Bushwalk in Wyrrabalong National Park South. Meet 9.30am at the carpark for Crackneck Lookout, Bateau Bay. Lunch afterwards is at Sutton Reserve, Bateau Bay where there are picnic tables and toilets.
Sun	10	Newcastle	Outing. Leader: Robert Gibson Garden Visit
Sun	10	North Shore	Walk from at Thornleigh Oval at the end of Handley Ave Thornleigh. Meet 2pm and walk out to the lookout and back to see what is flowering along the track. Depending on how much time there is and the energy of the group we could also do Lorna Pass and/or look at the engravings on Conscript Pass and finish off with afternoon tea.
Sun	10	Southern Highlands	Walk: 11am-noon Wonderful World of Wattles Walk at Mt Annan Botanic Garden. There are 180 species of wattle to discover, many in flower, on this guided walk. Cost: RBG Member: $13.50 Non: $15.00
Mon	11	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Acacias (Fabaceae Mimosoideae)
Wed	13	Coffs Harbour	Meeting 7.30pm in the Display Room, Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker: Doug Binns on 'The Pilliga'
Wed	13	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Wed	13	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	14	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speker: Dr Pia Winberg on 'Sustainable Cultivation of Seaweed'
Sat	16	APS NSW Region	2014 Region Get Together – Registration in the morning from 8am at the Soldiers Beach Surf Life Saving Club at Norah Head. During the day we will have botanical art on display and one of our speakers will be Angus Stewart who will talk about New Ornamental Plants on the market and Bush Foods. Nola Parry of The Wild Flower Place at Erina Heights is another of our speakers and will be doing two sessions on Flower Arrangements. There will also be plant sales
Sat	16	Nowra	Garden Visits in the Bay & Basin Area –Meet at 10am at the garden of Colleen Kennedy, 7 Emmeline Place Vincentia; then on to the garden of Gisela Chorley, 52 Waldegrave Cres. Vincentia; thirdly, to the garden of Ken & Gwen Smith, at 41 Walmer Ave Sanctuary Point. Please bring own chair, morning tea and lunch
Sun	17	APS NSW Region	2014 Region Get Together – Central Coast Area
Mon	18	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Boronias and other Rutaceae
Tue	19	Armidale And District	Forum 7.30 pm. Speaker: Jeremy Smith Talk on 'Macquarie Island'
Tue	19	Newcastle	Outing to Boat Harbour
Wed	20	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	20	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Kath Gadd on 'Garden Design Using Native Plants'
Fri	22	Nowra	ID Walk Vincentia heathland— Meet at Kinghorne St. behind Nowra cemetery at 9am, or entrance to carpark at Vincentia Golf Course at 9.30am
Sat	23	Armidale And District	Outing to western side of Torrington with John Nevin & gang
Sat	23	Parramatta And The Hills	Meeting: 2pm at Gumnut Hall, Cherrybrook
Sat	23	Parramatta And The Hills	Meeting: 2pm at Gumnut Hall, Cherrybrook. Speaker: Doug Rickard on 'Wildflowers of the West'
Sat	23	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sun	24	Coffs Harbour	Outing starting 10am to Station Creek Yuraygir NP led by Gwyn and geoff Clarke.
Sun	24	Hunter Valley	Meeting at Cronin’s House 15 Carramar Close, Brandy Hill
Sun	24	Northern Beaches	Stony Range Botanic Garden Spring Festival. Plant sales, native animals, children’s activities, sculptures, music, walks in the reserve. Official opening at 11 am by Gardening Australia’s Angus Stewart. Angus will also give a talk on 'Attracting wildlife to your garden'
Mon	25	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Heath plants (Ericaceae)
Sun	31	Armidale And District	Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm; 1pm Wattle Day Lunch at Grand Hotel
Sun	31	North Shore	Festval of Wildflowers at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives. This is the group's major annual event for promoting the aims of the Society and raising funds to support its activities
Sun	31	Sutherland	Walk at Voyager Point from East Hills. Our Conservation Officer, Dan Clarke will lead this walk and we will be hoping to see some of the endemic plants of the local area. We will meet at 9:30am on Henry Lawson Drive, near Maclaurin Ave., East Hills, near to the pedestrian foot-bridge that crosses the river.

September

Day	Date	Group	Event
Mon	1	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Orchids (Orchidaceae)
Tue	2	Nowra	ID Walk Tracks off Yalwal Rd.— Meet at Kinghorne St behind Nowra cemetery at 9 am
Wed	3	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Speaker: Holly Parsons from Birdlife Australia on 'Birds in your Backyard'
Wed	3	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: David Paull on 'Conservation'
Thu	4	Armidale And District	Arboretum Working Bee 1 pm - 3 pm
Thu	4	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Lynne McNaim on 'Two Days at the Laird Blockade'. Lynne's talk will be about her experience on the Laird blockade and the plants that she saw there
Thu	4	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Sat	6	Blue Mountains	Spring Show 10am - 4pm at Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve
Sat	6	Southern Tablelands	Outing to Mt Annan Botanic Garden
Sun	7	Blue Mountains	Spring Show 10am - 4pm at Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve
Sun	7	Southern Highlands	Outing to Thirlmere to visit Eileen Burnus. Garden visit and propagation demonstration
Sun	7	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon	8	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Peas (Fabaceae)
Wed	10	Coffs Harbour	Garden Visits to the Clarkes' and Duggans' gardens starting 10am
Wed	10	East Hills	Field trip commencing 10am at Sylvan Grove, Picnic Point
Wed	10	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Wed	10	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	11	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Members night and Floral Art led by Yvonne Everingham & June Grady
Fri	12	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee) Speaker: Jill Richardson on 'Bush Foods'
Fri	12	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Sven Mogensen on 'Management of Trees in Suburbia'
Sat	13	East Hills	Plant Stall at Annual Spring Fair, East Hills Girls Technology High School
Sat	13	Northern Beaches	Springtime at Stoney Range 1.30-3.30 pm. Volunteer Eleanor Eakins will take a ramble through the range, followed by afternoon tea
Sat	13	Parramatta And The Hills	Group visit to Boongala Gardens and Nursery at 11am
Sat	13	Sutherland	Open gardens 10am-4pm Leonie Hogue at Jannali and John and Liz Aitken at Bonnet Bay will be opening their gardens as part of the Open Gardens Australia program.
Sun	14	Central Coast	Walk: Box Head – Bouddi NP
Sun	14	Newcastle	Outing. Leader: Karen Thumm. Destination: Brisbane Water N.P.
Sun	14	North Shore	Walk in Muogamarra Nature reserve. Meet at the Visitors Centre carpark at 11am. Walk to Lloyd's trig. The reserve is reached by turning left off the Pacific Highway 3.5km north of Cowan. There is a 3km drive along a norrow dirt road to the carpark. The cost of entry is $10 per adult
Sun	14	Sutherland	Open gardens 10am-4pm Leonie Hogue at Jannali and John and Liz Aitken at Bonnet Bay will be opening their gardens as part of the Open Gardens Australia program.
Mon	15	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Western Mueller Track (bring lunch & water) return about 2:30pm
Tue	16	Armidale And District	Forum 7.30 pm. Maria Hitchcock - Propagation demonstration; Pat Laher— Some interesting plants from Mole Station Nursery
Tue	16	Newcastle	Outing to Mt. Penang
Wed	17	Hunter Valley	Meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland. Speaker: Tom Lantry from the Institute of Horticulture
Wed	17	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	17	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Spring Flowers Night with flower arranging
Thu	18	Southern Tablelands	Propagation
Sat	20	Armidale And District	Trip to Apsley and Tia Falls
Sun	21	Northern Beaches	Garden Visit to Eleanor's garden. Details by email the week before
Fri	26	Coffs Harbour	Excursion: First day of a 4 Day trip led by M Duggan to Mt Kaputar and Environs
Sat	27	Central Coast	Plant Lovers Fair: The Plant Lovers Fair will take place again this year on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th September from 9am to 4pm both days again in the grounds of the Kariong Mountains High School at Kariong. Our Group will again be setting up a display and plant sale and selling plants that we have propagated at the Pioneer Dairy Wildplants Nursery.
Sat	27	Parramatta And The Hills	Meeting: 2pm at Gumnut Hall, Cherrybrook. Speaker: Bruce Higgs on 'Correas'. Bruce will probably have the Correa CD for sale
Sat	27	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sun	28	Armidale And District	Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
Sun	28	Central Coast	Plant Lovers Fair: The Plant Lovers Fair will take place again this year on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th September from 9am to 4pm both days again in the grounds of the Kariong Mountains High School at Kariong. Our Group will again be setting up a display and plant sale and selling plants that we have propagated at the Pioneer Dairy Wildplants Nursery.
Sun	28	Sutherland	Walk at Lucas Heights. It’s been 2 years since we last visited the ANSTO Buffer Zone area and the timing is set to allow us to take in a range of native vegetation including some impressive orchids and Waratahs at their best. We will also visit aboriginal engravings and tool sharpening sites.

October

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	1	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Speaker: Chris Guthrie on 'Native Grasses'
Wed	1	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. Speaker: Peggy Svoboda on 'Anniversary of Wetlands'
Wed	1	Sutherland	Children’s day: Parents and grandparents are invited to bring their children along for a day in the park. We will have informative plant related activities and bush walks to suit children of all ages. A sausage sizzle will be provided for lunch around noon and we ask that intending participants please register their interest for catering purposes. Our meeting point will be the lower portion of the Burnum Burnum Sanctuary next to the Woronora River, just to the north of the Woronora bridge. If travelling from Sutherland, cross the bridge and turn left into the Woronora township exit, then back across the old bridge, then left into the reserve.
Thu	2	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why
Thu	2	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Sat	4	Armidale And District	Arboretum Working Bee 1 pm - 3 pm
Sat	4	Southern Tablelands	Walk: East Bangadilly
Sun	5	Southern Highlands	Outing. Walk on the Box Vale track, Mittagong
Sun	5	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Wed	8	Coffs Harbour	Meeting 7.30pm in the Display Room, Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker: Morrie Duggan on 'Flora of the WA Goldfields'
Wed	8	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Wed	8	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	9	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Inspector Steve McKinnon from the Rural Fire Service Shoalhaven District
Fri	10	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee)
Fri	10	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Greg Bourke on 'Australia’s Amazing Carnivorous Plants'
Sat	11	Blue Mountains	Meeting 10am in the Information Centre, Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Speaker: Margaret Baker on 'Plant Identification'
Sun	12	Central Coast	Walk: Woy Woy tip to Mount Wondabyne – Brisbane Waters National Park
Sun	12	Newcastle	Outing. Leader: Carolyn Gillard. Destination: Garden visits
Mon	13	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Callistemons, Kunzeas and Melaleucas (Myrtaceae)
Mon	13	Sutherland	Mid week trip to the Mudgee area (till 17th October). We will stay at Rylstone for easy access to explore the renowned Dunn’s Swamp and Ferntree Gully walking trails. On consensus, we may even find time to explore a winery or three. Contact John Arney on 9525 0449 or 0418 607 685
Tue	14	North Shore	Annual Trip (till October 18) to the South Coast Eurobodalla and Shoalhaven areas
Tue	14	North Shore	Trip away till October 18. A trip of 5 days is being organised to the South Coast Eurobodalla and Shoalhaven areas. If you are interested in coming along, the following venues are suggested by Sue Fredrickson. Sue will be away until August
Tue	14	Nowra	Booderee Botanic Gardens Booderee National Park. 9.30am meet at the entrance to carpool. 10am Meeting at the Education Shelter Botanic Gardens. Welcome and a talk on the history of the Botanic Gardens by Bernie McLeod, Gardens Manager Morning tea being supplied by our Group. 10.45am Koori Garden Walk to be led by Koori Garden staff. 11.45am Park talk/discussion with Martin Fortescue. 12.30.pm Lunch & own time. After lunch guided walks by our Group members
Wed	15	Hunter Valley	Meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	15	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	15	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Nerida Gill on 'Kurnell Peninsula'
Sat	18	Armidale And District	Mole Station Weekend
Sun	19	Armidale And District	Mole Station Weekend
Mon	20	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Waratahs and other Proteaceae
Tue	21	Armidale And District	Forum 7.30pm Speaker: Neil Wilson on 'Aerial Layering'
Tue	21	Newcastle	Teralba landcare
Sat	25	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sun	26	Armidale And District	Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
Mon	27	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Grasses (Poaceae)

November

Day	Date	Group	Event
Sat	1	APS NSW Region	General meeting 1pm in the Windsor Uniting Church Hall, corner of Macquarie and Fitzgerald Sts Windsor. Speaker: Jessica Mowle on 'Successful Cultivation of Wollemi Pines'. The Gathering will be a launch platform for the rebirth of the Hawkesbury Group
Sat	1	Southern Tablelands	Plant Sale at Windellama and 'Kentgrove'
Sun	2	Southern Tablelands	Plant Sale at 'Kentgrove'
Sun	2	Sutherland	Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon	3	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): PlantNET
Wed	5	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. Member's Night
Wed	5	Newcastle	Meeting 7.30pm The Wetlands Centre, Sandgate Rd Shortland. AGM and Items of Interest
Thu	6	Northern Beaches	Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Dr Richard Jobson, Research Scientist and Conservation branch, National Herbarium of NSW
Thu	6	Southern Highlands	Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale
Thu	6	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Sat	8	Central Coast	Propagation Day 9.30 am at the Wildplants Nursery in the Old Pioneer Dairy Wetlands at South Tacoma. Come along and learn how to grow your favourite plants from cuttings. On this day we will be concentrating on propagating small, low growing plants e.g. Correa, Crowea, small Grevilleas, Chorizema, Micromyrtus, Eremophila, Brachycome, and any other ground covers or small plants If you have anything like this in your garden bring along some cutting material on the day preferably with the identification. We will get started at 9.30am and will be potting up new cuttings and then potting up any successful cuttings from our last propagation day.
Sat	8	Northern Beaches	Activity: 1.30-3.30 pm 'Christmas at Stony' Marianne Porteners. Find out how to make easy bush Christmas decorations followed by afternoon tea. Bookings essential for catering purposes. Contact Eleanor (02) 9451 1883 or by email: nece13 at bigpond.com
Sun	9	Central Coast	Plants in pots end of year dinner at 3 pm. This will be our end of year meeting and dinner to be held at Dot’s. We will discuss our next challenge. Also bring along or tell us of other success stories or failures. Please bring something to share for dinner
Mon	10	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Bird Walk (9:00 am start)
Wed	12	Coffs Harbour	Meeting 10am in the Display Room, Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speakers: Colin Broadfoot and Gwyn Clarke on Propagation
Wed	12	Menai Wildflower	Meeting: 7.30pm at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Wed	12	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Thu	13	Nowra	Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra.AGM and Speaker: Ken Forbes on 'Nostalgia and 20 Years of Nowra APS'
Fri	14	Central Coast	Meeting 7.30pm at Phillip House, 21 Old Mt Penang Rd, Kariong ($2 Entry Fee). Speaker: Anthony Gill on 'Plants and Insects'
Fri	14	North Shore	Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Margarita Clayton on 'Lomandras and Xanthorrhoeas'
Sat	15	Northern Beaches	Walk: 10am at Allenby Park Brookvale. The walk starts from Clearview Close behind Warringah Mall and follows Brookvale Creek through rainforest and a small waterfall
Sun	16	Central Coast	Bushwalk: Meet at Woy Woy Fishermen’s Wharf on The Boulevarde at 9.15 am for departure on the 9.30 am Central Coast Ferries service to Empire Bay. The trip will only take 30 minutes, travelling through this beautiful part of Brisbane Water. It is a short walk to the tennis courts, facilities and an entrance into Cockle Bay Wetland site. It is a nice little wetland forest to view but it is unlikely we’ll go more than a few steps into it because of the tide and mosquitoes. Cockle Bay Reserve is an endangered ecological community. We may see Swamp Mahoganies, Paperbarks and Mangroves.
Sun	16	North Shore	Walk: Appletree Bay. Meet 10.30 am near the footbridge beside the boat ramp at Appletree Bay.
Mon	17	North Shore	Walks and Talks (9.45am for 10.00am start; finish about 12.30pm; fee to cover costs $5): Leptospermums and Baeckeas (Myrtaceae)
Tue	18	Armidale And District	AGM & Native Plants Forum 7.30 pm plus - Plant Identification Quiz with John Nevin and Phil Rose
Tue	18	Newcastle	Garden Visit
Wed	19	Hunter Valley	Meeting 7.45pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant and Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed	19	Macarthur	Meeting 7pm at Jack Nash Club Rooms, Nash Place, Currans Hill
Wed	19	Sutherland	Meeting 8pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Sharon Bowen on 'Ecology of the Gymea Lily'
Fri	21	Sutherland	Opening Joseph Banks Reserve Stage 1 at 10.30 am
Sat	22	Tamworth	Meeting at 10am in Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room
Sat	29	Parramatta And The Hills	Meeting: 2pm at Gumnut Hall, Cherrybrook. AGM and Christmas party
Sun	30	Armidale And District	Markets in the Mall

December

Day	Date	Group	Event
Wed	3	East Hills	Meeting: 7.30pm at Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave Peakhurst. AGM and Christmas Party
Wed	3	Newcastle	Christmas Party
Thu	4	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Fri	5	Blue Mountains	Christmas party at 6pm
Sat	6	Armidale And District	Arboretum Working Bee 1 pm - 3 pm
Sat	6	Central Coast	AGM & End of Year Dinner
Sat	6	Nowra	Christmas party at 11am
Sat	6	Southern Tablelands	Christmas lunch and AGM
Sun	7	Armidale And District	Morning tea at Neil Wilson’s and then Christmas Lunch at Patrick Laher's new place in Uralla. A plant swap will be available
Sun	7	Coffs Harbour	Christmas Event
Sun	7	Hunter Valley	Christmas party 5pm
Sun	7	Southern Highlands	Christmas Party
Sun	7	Sutherland	Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Tue	9	Newcastle	Mid-Weekers Christmas party
Wed	10	Menai Wildflower	AGM and Christmas Function
Wed	10	Menai Wildflower	Working Bee 9am at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Wed	10	Parramatta And The Hills	Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Fri	12	North Shore	Christmas Party
Sat	13	Menai Wildflower	Propagation at IRFS nursery
Sun	14	Sutherland	Christmas Afternoon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela