2015 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 February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Sun 4 Blue Mountains Picnic and Short Walk at Mt York starting 11 am. Bring along your own picnic lunch, drinks and plenty of water. The site at Mt York was upgraded for the bicentenary of crossing the mountains so it will be of interest to see the cn=hanges since we last visited a couple of years ago
Wed 14 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation 10am at Bidjiwong Community Nursery
Sat 17 Menai Wildflower Propagation at IRFS nursery
Sun 18 Coffs Harbour Outing to Bongil Bongil National Park. This Park extends from Sawtell South to Mylestom. We will meet at 10 am in the carpark of the Coffs Harbour Butterfly House. This is on Pine Creek Way near Bonville. Contact Angela 0408605057 or home 026656125 if you are coming
February January | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Wed 4 Newcastle Meeting 7.30 pm at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Speaker: Stuart Blanch, the new CEO at the Hunter Wetlands Centre. His Research Thesis was on 'The effects of Grazing and Water Depth on Wetland Plants at Llangothlin Lagoon'
Thu 5 East Hills Meeting: Planning for 2015
Thu 5 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Dr Jodi Rowley on 'Fantastic Frogs'. Images and stories from her expedition in search of amphibians in Vietnam, the new speciesdiscovered, and the threats that they face. She’ll also sneak in some botanical images and stories of interest too
Thu 5 Southern Highlands Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale. Members discussion plus speaker: Jane Lemann
Fri 6 Blue Mountains Annual general meeting at 8pm in the Information Centre at Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. All members are encouraged to attend and have their say
Sat 7 South East Region Bush walk and social day: meet at 10.30am at the picnic area at Bodalla Park, a forested area situated off the Princes Highway, about 6km north of Narooma. We will take some easy strolls at a couple of local bushland areas. After morning tea we will take a walk around Mummaga Lake, observing the different plants and forest types, then return to the picnic area for lunch. Following lunch we will drive to the Box Cutting rainforest walk, where we will stroll among the shady gullies, learning more about plants which inhabit the rainforest. As parking is limited at the rainforest area, we will pool vehicles. Arrangements for this will be decided at lunch. Bodalla Park has just recently re-opened after some maintenance work, but you might do well to bring along a chair and even a small picnic table just in case. Please bring morning tea and lunch. Also comfortable walking shoes, hat and whatever else you might need to ensure you enjoy the day
Sat 7 Southern Tablelands Goulburn Wetlands walk
Wed 11 Coffs Harbour Meeting 7:30 pm at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker: Wayne Jeffery on 'Rainforest Plants Suitable for the Average Backyard'. There will also be a brief AGM for electing committee positions
Wed 11 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 6.30 pm. Speaker: Doug Rickard on 'Dirt for Dummies'
Wed 11 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 12 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Alan Stephenson on 'Sex life of an Orchid'
Fri 13 Central Coast Meeting at 7.00 pm for 7.300 pm start. $2 Entry Fee. Visitors are welcome. Venue: Phillip House, Old Mnt. Penang Road, Kariong. Speaker: Tony Wells on 'Native Plants – Mt Penang Gardens'
Fri 13 North Shore Meeting 7.30 pm for 8 pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Brian Roach on 'Gardening in Small Spaces'
Sun 15 Central Coast Bushwalk at Mt Elliott. Meet 8.30am at Katandra Reserve, Toomeys Road, Mount Elliott (Lisarow). This area is also known at St Johns Lookout and Picnic Area. The walk will finish by noon
Sun 15 Newcastle Outing: Sea-Shore Ramble at Swansea Heads. Leader Janet White. Meet at Reid’s Reserve, at the end of Lambton Pde Swansea Heads at 11 am
Tue 17 Armidale And District Native Plant and Garden Forum 7.30-9.30 pm at ASCA House, cnr Markham and Barney Streets, Armidale. Speaker: Tim Collins on 'Alice Springs Botanic Gardens'
Tue 17 Newcastle Outing: Blackbutt Reserve. Meet at Mahogany Grove carpark at 10:00 am. Leader: Sandra Mudford
Wed 18 Hunter Valley Meeting at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant & Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed 18 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Ralph Cartwrightrs who will present a slideshow based on a trip to the Central Australia via the Ghan from Adelaide, the Territory Nature Park in Alice Springs, the West McDonnell ranges and trekking along the Larapinta Trail.
Sat 21 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9am
Sat 21 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9am
Sat 21 Southern Tablelands Cuttings collection/propagation
Sun 22 Armidale And District Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
Sat 28 Central Coast Propagation Day starting 9.30 am at the Wildplants Nursery, Old Pioneer Dairy wetlands, South Tacooma
Sat 28 Southern Tablelands Cuttings collection/propagation
March January | February | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Sun 1 Blue Mountains Cleanup Australia Day. Meet anytime from 9 am - noon at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve entrance. Come and help clean up the rubbish in the areas and parks near the reserve
Sun 1 Southern Highlands Outing to Penrose Forest and Cafe. Meet 9.15am sharp for carpooling at Bowral Pool car park or drive to Penrose Cafe to meet at 10.00am
Mon 2 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Introductory Talk and Walk
Wed 4 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Speaker: Karlo Taliana on 'Western Wanderings - Botanical Adventures in WA'
Wed 4 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Committee meeting 6.30 pm and General meeting 7.30 pm Speaker: Jill Richardson on 'Bush Foods'
Wed 4 Sutherland Working bee: from 9am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Thu 5 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Dr Peter G. Wilson on 'Botanising in Singapore and Sabah'. Peter is the Principal Research Scientis tat the National Herbarium of NSW
Fri 6 Blue Mountains Meeting starting 8 pm in the Information Centre at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Speaker: Akos Lumintzer on 'Raptors and Reptiles of the Blue Mountains'
Sat 7 Armidale And District Arboretum (10am-5pm); picnic lunch; mulching
Sat 7 Parramatta And The Hills Meeting at Gumnut Hall at 2pm – speaker Peter Street : A scientific expedition to Kakadu and Pip Gibian/ Lesley Waite : DIY home propagation
Sat 7 South East Region Meeting 10.30 am at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens Princes Highway, about 5km south of Batemans Bay. Speaker: Peter Olde, leader of the Grevillea Study Group. After Peter's presentation, and lunch at the Gardens, we will travel to Moruya for a look at some Grevilleas growing at Mark and Carolyn Noake's garden, and then participate in a practical propagation session
Sat 7 Sutherland Working bee: 9.30am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Sun 8 Newcastle Outing: Garden Visits. Details will be givne at the March 4 meeting
Mon 9 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Plant Kingdom
Wed 11 Coffs Harbour Meeting 7:30 pm at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker: Eve Colley on 'Native Orchids'
Wed 11 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 6.30 pm. Speaker: Chad Beranek on 'Plant Frog Relationships'
Wed 11 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 12 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speakers: Gwen and Ken on 'Some of Tasmania's Little Secrets'
Thu 12 Southern Tablelands Propagation/working bee
Fri 13 Central Coast Meeting at 7.00 pm for 7.300 pm start. $2 Entry Fee. Visitors are welcome. Venue: Phillip House, Old Mnt. Penang Road, Kariong. Speaker: Jonathan Steeds on 'Easter Show Competition'
Fri 13 North Shore Meeting 7.30 pm for 8 pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Desi Quintans on 'Genetic Contamination of Moreton Bay Fig'
Sat 14 APS NSW Region Quarterly Gathering will be held in Caley’s Pavilion at the Ku-ringgai Wildflower Garden at St Ives in northern Sydney, hosted by the APS North Shore Group. The address is 420 Mona Vale Rd, St Ives. There will be talks from Peter Clarke on 'Pools to Ponds', Mark Abell on 'Native Plants for Your Pond', plus walks around the wildflower garden, plant sales and afternoon tea. Arrive anytime for a self-guided tour. Pick up a map at the new Visitors' Centre. 10.30 to 11 Teas and coffee available. Byo nibbles. 11 to 12 Guided bushwalk by Wendy Grimm - leaving from Caley’s Pavilion 12 to 1 Lunch. Bring your own. 1 to 2.30 Formal meeting 2.30 Afternoon tea, plants to buy, more walking or just a chat with another member
Sat 14 Nowra Propagation Day — at John & Jenny Kubale’s
Sun 15 Central Coast Walk 9.30am Milyerra Road Fire Trail, Brisbane Water National Park. The walk will start at the end of Milyerra Rd at the locked gate into the National Park
Mon 16 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Parts of the Plant - Flowers
Tue 17 Armidale And District Native Plant and Garden Forum 7.30-9.30 pm at ASCA House, cnr Markham and Barney Streets, Armidale. Speaker: Andrew Robson on 'Remote Sensing'
Tue 17 Newcastle Outing: Meet at the old tennis courts Teralba (opposite the Public School) at 10 am. Bring the usual chair etc. and enjoy the day. Contact: Angela Speering 4959 3895
Wed 18 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Subject: 'Spiders'
Sat 21 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9am
Sat 21 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9am
Sun 22 Coffs Harbour Outing 10.00am Cathedral Rocks N.P. Leader: Janice Fitzpatrick
Sun 22 Menai Wildflower Walk: Spit to Manly led by Pam Forbes with history, plants and views. Meeting options: Padstow Railway Station at 8.20am for 8,.27am train; Wynyard Park Bus Stand D by 9.20 to catch the 9.24am bus or the bus stop in the park on the south side of the Spit Bridge (west side of the road) at 10.00am.
Mon 23 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Parts of the Plant - Stem and Leaves
Sat 28 Parramatta And The Hills Walk 11am at Lake Parramatta. Enter from Lackey St via Bourke St, North Parramatta
Sun 29 Armidale And District Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
Mon 30 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Banksias (Proteaceae)
April January | February | March | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Wed 1 Newcastle Meeting 7.30pm at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Speaker: John Simpson on 'Estuarine Ecology'
Thu 2 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.30pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Neil Evers on 'The use of land and resources, flora and fauna on the Northern Beaches peninsula by Aboriginal people, both before and after European settlement'
Thu 2 Southern Highlands Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale. Slide presentation and talk: Warren Walker and his wonderful photos of native plants
Sun 5 Central Coast Bus Trip to the Hunter Botanic Gardens. Join the bus at Gosford Station (hospital side 8am) or Kariong about 8.15 am. Cost members: $10; non members $20. Bring morning tea and lunch. After lunch there will be a visit to Leanne Pattinson's garden at Cooranbong. The bus should get back to Kariong about 3.30 pm and Gosford by 3.45pm
Wed 8 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 7 pm. Speaker: Brian Roach on 'Natives for Pots, Courtyards and Small Gardens'
Wed 8 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 9 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Mary Furness on 'Photographing Flowers and Gardens'
Thu 9 Southern Tablelands Collection of propagation material - Thomford Rd.
Fri 10 Central Coast Meeting at 7.00 pm for 7.300 pm start. $2 Entry Fee. Visitors are welcome. Venue: Phillip House, Old Mnt. Penang Road, Kariong
Fri 10 North Shore Meeting 7.30 pm for 8 pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Ross Rapmund on 'From Seeds to Trees – Mmanagement of an Award-Winning Community Nursery'
Sat 11 Central Coast Garden Visits: 9 am Gini and Rens arden 12 Noorumba Rd Springfield. At morning tea pot water will be provided but it is BYO mug, tea/coffee and milk and sugar if required. Bring a chair, hat and mosquito repellent. After morning tea (about 11am) we will visit Audrey's garden at 11 Woodview Rd, Springfield. Lunch will be on Audrey's large verandah. Audrey will provide tea/coffee, milk and sugar, as well as hot water, so just bring your lunch and your mug. Chairs provided. Both hosts will talk about how their gardens have evolved.
Sat 11 South East Region Morning visit to the Lillypilly Rainforest area next to Black lagoon on Wallaga Lake at Bermagui.
Sat 11 Southern Tablelands Excursion to the Budawangs. Details by email
Sun 12 Blue Mountains Talk and Walk starting at 10am at Glenbrook Lagoon. Neil McGlashan will talk about 'History, Plant Life and Regeneration of Glenbrook Lagoon' as we walk around the lagoon
Sun 12 Newcastle Walk at Dangar Island in the Hawkesbury River. The ferry leaves at 10am from Brooklyn (parking can be difficult so leave plenty of time to spare)
Sun 12 North Shore Visit and Walk: Hornsby Council Nursery, Britannia St, Pennant Hills 10 am - noon. This follows Ross Rapmund's talk at the Friday meeting. Afterwards we can do a short walk around the Mambara Track in the adjacent bushland across the road and see if there is anything interesting flowering. Depending on the energy of the group the walk could be extended down to Byles Creek but the aim is to be finished by noon
Wed 15 Coffs Harbour Meeting 10 am at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker: Barry Kemp on 'Fungi'
Wed 15 Hunter Valley Meeting at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant & Old Rose Streets, Maitland. Speaker: Skye Moore on 'Hexham Wetlands'
Wed 15 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Gwen Harden on 'Rainforest Trees of Australia - Rockhampton to Victoria'
Thu 16 Nowra Working Bee Wirreecoo Garden at 9am
Sat 18 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 18 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Sat 18 Northern Beaches Visit to 'Botanica' at Royal Botanic garden, Sydney. Meet 11 am at the Lion Gate
Sat 18 Nowra Garden Visits starting 9.30 am. Meet for details 9 am to 9.15am at Kings Point Drive turnoff from the Princes Highway, 500m south of the centre of Ulladulla
Sat 18 Parramatta And The Hills Meeting at Gumnut Hall at 2pm. Speaker Mark Abell on 'Vertical Gardening with native Plants'
Sat 18 Sutherland Minnamurra day trip from 8:45 am. This day outing will incorporate scenic stops along the way. At Minnamurra there will be a choice of walks that will suit most of our members. Meet at the Sutherland Pool carpark at 8:45 am for car pooling.
Mon 20 Newcastle Outing to Mudgee till Wednesday 22. The return trip will be via Ulan hopefully visiting 'Hands on the Rock' and 'The Drip'
Tue 21 Armidale And District Native Plant and Garden Forum 7.30-9.30 pm at ASCA House, cnr Markham and Barney Streets, Armidale. Workshop/Presentation by Neil Wilson on Frost Damage - Causes and Prevention. This is Part 1 in Garden Design for the N.E. region
Sun 26 Armidale And District Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
Sun 26 Hunter Valley Outing to Pilchers Mountain. Meet in Paterson Park at 9am before driving on to Pilchers. Bring water and lunch
Mon 27 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Introduction to Fungi and Field Recording
Wed 29 Nowra ID Walk -- Moona Moona Creek, Huskisson. Meet Kinghorne St Nowra near the cemetery at 9 am, or the picnic area on Moona Moona Creek (drive in via Jervis St) at 9:30am. Non—walkers can relax and chat. Bring morning tea and lunch
May January | February | March | April | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Sat 2 Armidale And District Arboretum (10am-5pm); picnic lunch; planting Lomandra longifolia
Sat 2 South East Region Meeting at Verdigris, a specialist fern nursery at 286 Western Distributor Road Currowan. That is about 2.86 kms north along Western Distributor Road from its junction with the Kings Highway. (Travel along the Kings Highway for about 25 kms from Batemans Bay.) Dwayne and Kylie Stocks operate the nursery and will be available to discuss ferns, how they differ from angiosperms, their identification, propagation and different places in which they like to grow. Arrive at Verdigris for a 10.30am start. Purchases will be possible but only using cash. Visit Verdigris.com.au where available ferns are detailed. (This is a wholesale nursery so it is not usually possible to purchase ferns there.)
Sun 3 Blue Mountains Walk at Mt Hay. Leader Jill Dark. Meet 10am at the end of the bitumen on the Mt Hay Road
Sun 3 Central Coast Garden Visits. Meet at 10.15 am at Barbara and Andrew’s home at 83 Malison Street, Wyoming with your chair, mug, tea/coffee and nibbles (hot water, sugar and milk will be provided at both gardens – light milk only at Margaret and Graeme’s). Access the back garden via the top side gate. After morning tea drive to Margaret and Graeme's garden in Gosford
Sun 3 Southern Highlands Outing to Mt Annan. Subject: Bush Food with Robyn Davies
Sun 3 Southern Tablelands Fitzroy Falls West Ridge
Sun 3 Sutherland Working bee: 9.30 am-noon at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Mon 4 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Parts of the Plant – Fruits
Wed 6 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Speaker: Phil Trickett on 'Grafting Nnative Plants'
Wed 6 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Committee meeting 6.30 pm and General meeting 7.30 pm Speaker: Heidi Prichard on 'Fungi'
Thu 7 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.15 pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speakers: Lynne McNairn & Martyn Robinson on 'A Visit to the Warrumbungles After Fire'
Thu 7 Sutherland Working bee: from 9 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Fri 8 North Shore Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: David Wells on 'All you wanted to know about Brush Turkeys'
Sat 9 Central Coast Bushwalk proposed at Palmgrove Nature Reserve Somersby and Mount Penang Gardens
Sat 9 Central Coast Meeting at 1.300 pm for 2 pm start. $2 Entry Fee. Visitors are welcome. Venue: Phillip House, Old Mnt. Penang Road, Kariong. Speaker: Angus Stewart on 'New Kangaroo Paws'
Sun 10 North Shore Bushwalk from McKell Park. Contact Rae Rosten 94562111
Mon 11 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Eastern Mueller Track (bring lunch & water) return about 3pm
Wed 13 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 7 pm. Speaker: Lloyd Hedges on 'West Australia Trip (part 2)'
Wed 13 Nowra ID Walk - Off Yeriong Road. Meet Kinghorne St. near cemetery, Nowra at 9am; or 9.30am at Braidwood Rd , cnr Albatross Rd, or cnr Parma Rd. Please ring Chris (4448 8747) if you are coming
Wed 13 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 14 Coffs Harbour Outing 10.00am Native Plant Survey and Gardenmania Lunch
Thu 14 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Lesley McKinnon on 'Local Area Frogs'
Sat 16 Central Coast Wildplants Nursery Open Day at Pioneer Dairy South Tacooma
Sat 16 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 16 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Sun 17 Newcastle Bush walk to view scribbly gum heath and historic dam in the Morriset area. Meet 9.45am for 10am start at corner of Macquarie St and Wangi Road Morisset. There will be a short drive to the start of the walk. After the walk and another short drive to a nearby lakeside picnic area, have lunch with the kangaroos
Mon 18 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Eucalypts, Angophoras and Corymbias (Myrtaceae)
Tue 19 Armidale And District Native Plant and Garden Forum 7.30-9.30 pm at ASCA House, cnr Markham and Barney Streets, Armidale. Workshop led by Phil Rose on Garden Design (part 2) and frost Protection
Tue 19 Newcastle Working bee 10 am Botanic Gardens. Meet at Parry Place for morning tea and bring the usual light tools for weeding
Wed 20 Nowra Yallah TAFE visit. A tour of the gardens and regeneration areas at the Yallah TAFE to be led by John Gabriele. Arrive at the Yallah TAFE at 10am (leaving Nowra at 9am)
Wed 20 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Subject: 'IT Resources'
Sat 23 APS NSW Region Quarterly Gathering and AGM. Hosted by the East Hills Group at Oatley park and Peakhurst.
Sat 23 Armidale And District Garden Visits
Sat 23 Parramatta And The Hills PlantBank tour at Australian Botanic Garden, Mt Annan, at 11 am (along Cunningham Drive, about 2 km from the Narellan Road entrance) -bring your lunch
Sun 24 Coffs Harbour Outing 10.00am Rosewood Creek, Dorrigo N.P. Rain Forest and Fungi. Leader: Barry Kemp
Mon 25 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Plants, You & Climate Change
Wed 27 Hunter Valley Meeting 7.45 pm at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant & Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed 27 Nowra ID Walk - Berry Beach Sand Track—north. Meet at Chris' place, 146 Scott St Shoalhaven Heads at 9am or picnic area Seven Mile Beach at end of Beach Rd Berry at 9:30am
Sun 31 Armidale And District Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
June January | February | March | April | May | July | August | September | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Mon 1 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Ferns
Wed 3 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Trivia Night
Wed 3 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Committee meeting 6.30 pm and General meeting 7.30 pm Speaker: Peter Vaughan on 'Attracting Birds to your Garden'
Wed 3 Nowra Walk: Berry Beach Sand Track. Meet at Chris' place, 146 Scott St. Shoalhaven Heads at 9:15am or picnic area Seven Mile Beach at end of Beach Rd Berry at 9:45am. Enquiries, ring Chris ph 4448 8747
Thu 4 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.15 pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why
Thu 4 Southern Highlands Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale. Speaker: Sandra Guy on 'Native Flying Foxes' - with specimens
Thu 4 Sutherland Working bee: from 9 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Sat 6 Blue Mountains Meeting starting 10 am in the Information Centre at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Dick Turner will speak about and demonstrate vegitative reproduction of plants
Sat 6 Southern Tablelands Razorback Reserve
Sun 7 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Wed 10 Coffs Harbour Meeting 7:30 pm at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Members talks on 'My Plant Passion'
Wed 10 Nowra Walk: Thompson's Point, Nowra. Meet at Kinghorne St. near cemetery, Nowra at 9am
Wed 10 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 11 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker Hazel King on 'Garden Design'
Fri 12 North Shore Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Speaker: Sharon Bowen on 'Gymea Lilies'. There will also be a short presentation by Stuart Foggo on 'Powerful Owls'
Sat 13 Central Coast Bushwalk 10am at Crommelin Native Arboretum, Pearl Beach. (This walk will not go ahead if it is raining or extremely windy.) Go down the big hill into Pearl Beach Road. Turn right into Tourmaline Avenue which winds around a bit, then Opal Close. You will see blue & white signs saying ‘Tennis Courts & Arboretum’. Drive into the tennis courts car park and park there next to the open field just in front of the two tennis courts. We plan to have lunch on the open field. There are toilets at the tennis courts
Sat 13 Central Coast Meeting (after the bushwalk) at 1.30pm in Philip House, Old Mint, Penang Rd Kariong. Speaker: Angus Stewart on 'New Kangaroo Paws'
Sat 13 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 1 pm. Speaker: Mark Abel on 'Alpine Flora'
Sat 13 South East Region Outing to Reedy Creek and Morts Folly Roads Eurobodalla. Meet 10am at the intersection of the princes Highway and Eurobodalla Rd oppisite the Police Station.
Sun 14 Newcastle Outing to Old Great North Road - Devine's hill to Finches Line. Meet 9.15 am at Spencer across from Spencer Village Store, 4666 Wiseman's Ferry Rd Spencer
Sun 14 North Shore Bushwalk at Girrakool, Brisbane Water NP. Contact Mark Abell 0418 243 875
Mon 15 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Rainforests
Sat 20 Central Coast Wildplants Nursery Open Day at Pioneer Dairy
Sat 20 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 20 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Sat 20 Northern Beaches Re-visit Allenby Park Reserve Brookvale
Sat 20 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Bill Chestnut from Inverawe Native Garden
Sun 21 Armidale And District Garden visit to Pat Laher at 10.30 am - Solstice lunch; Uralla Top Pub at 12 noon
Sun 21 Hunter Valley Meeting 9.30 am At the Belcher residence, 215 Bolwarra Park Drive, Bolwarra Heights
Sun 21 Northern Beaches Re-visit Allenby Park Reserve Brookvale
Mon 22 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Showground Track (bring lunch & water) return about 3pm
Thu 25 Nowra Visit to Yallah TAFE for a tour of the gardens and regeneration areas at the TAFE. This will be led by John Gabriele. Arrive at the Yallah TAFE at 10am
Sat 27 Parramatta And The Hills Meeting in Gumnut Hall at 2pm – speaker Michael Batley on Bee Families of Australia and Michael Batley/Brodie Sutcliffe show us how to make Insect Hotels
Sun 28 Armidale And District Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
July January | February | March | April | May | June | August | September | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Wed 1 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Speaker Peter Olde on 'Local Grevilleas'
Wed 1 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Committee meeting 6.30 pm and General meeting 7.30 pm Members Night with various speakers
Thu 2 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.15 pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Show and Tell
Thu 2 South East Region Meeting 10.30 am at 765 Old highway, Narooma. The subject of the meeting is 'Ingredients sourced from Australian Plants for use in Agriculture and Food Production'
Thu 2 Sutherland Working bee: from 9 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Fri 3 APS NSW Region Annual Get-Together (hosted by the Blue Mountains group). Friday the Glenbrook Native Plant reserve, home of the Blue Mountains group, will be open for walks and plant purchases from 2 pm - 4.30 pm. A guided walk will start at 2.30pm. It will also be open on Saturday and Sunday 2 pm - 4 pm. The Blue Mountains Group Annual Seminar will be the focus of activities at Lapstone Public School at the base of the Blue Mountains on Saturday. Dinner on Saturday night will be at the Emu Plains Sports Club. On Sunday there will be possible a Garden Visit, Bird Watching and Bush Walks
Sat 4 APS NSW Region Annual Get-Together (hosted by the Blue Mountains group). Friday the Glenbrook Native Plant reserve, home of the Blue Mountains group, will be open for walks and plant purchases from 2 pm - 4.30 pm. A guided walk will start at 2.30pm. It will also be open on Saturday and Sunday 2 pm - 4 pm. The Blue Mountains Group Annual Seminar will be the focus of activities at Lapstone Public School at the base of the Blue Mountains on Saturday. Dinner on Saturday night will be at the Emu Plains Sports Club. On Sunday there will be possible a Garden Visit, Bird Watching and Bush Walks
Sat 4 Blue Mountains Seminar as part of the APS Get-together. The Seminar will be inheld in the Lapstone School Hall. On Sunday 5 July there will be a bird walk early in the morning followed by the option of one of two walks in the upper mountains or a garden inspection.
Sat 4 Southern Tablelands Indoor workshop - background to plant classification & aspects of propagation
Sun 5 APS NSW Region Annual Get-Together (hosted by the Blue Mountains group). Friday the Glenbrook Native Plant reserve, home of the Blue Mountains group, will be open for walks and plant purchases from 2 pm - 4.30 pm. A guided walk will start at 2.30pm. It will also be open on Saturday and Sunday 2 pm - 4 pm. The Blue Mountains Group Annual Seminar will be the focus of activities at Lapstone Public School at the base of the Blue Mountains on Saturday. Dinner on Saturday night will be at the Emu Plains Sports Club. On Sunday there will be possible a Garden Visit, Bird Watching and Bush Walks
Sun 5 Southern Highlands Visit to Philip Bodley’s garden, Burradoo. Bring your lunch
Sun 5 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Kareela
Wed 8 North Shore Plant Propagation at Kuringai Wildflower garden 1.30 pm - 4 pm
Wed 8 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 9 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker Lyn Clark on 'Berry School Native Nursery - Plants, Communities and Connections'
Fri 10 North Shore Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Speaker: Amelia Jones on 'Burning the Bush'
Fri 10 Nowra Visit to Berry School Nursery. Meet 9.45 am at Mark Radium Park, Cnr Proinces highway and Victoria St, or at the school entrance at 10am. Bring morning tea (hot water will be available) Lunch after visit.
Sat 11 Central Coast Bushwalk proposed at Chain Valley Bay
Sat 11 Central Coast Meeting (after the bushwalk) at 1.30pm in Philip House, Old Mint, Penang Rd Kariong
Sat 11 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 1 pm. Speaker: Phil Trickett on 'Grafting'
Sun 12 Hunter Valley Meeting 9.30am Miles residence 232 Bimbadeen Rd Stanhope
Sun 12 Newcastle Working bee and 55 tear celebratory BBQ at Parry Place in the Hutnter Region Botanic FGardens, 2100 Pacific Highway Heatherbrae
Sun 12 North Shore Bushwalk. Meet 10am at start of Towlers Bay Track on West Head Road, Terry Hills - an easy, level, 2 hour walk to the lookout over Lovett Bay. Contact: Bob Failes 9417 5217
Wed 15 Coffs Harbour Meeting 10 am at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. Members talks on 'Plants in Pots'
Wed 15 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Chris Lloyd on 'The Powerful Owl in Southern Sydney'
Sat 18 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 18 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Mon 20 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Plant Communities
Wed 22 North Shore Plant Propagation at Kuringai Wildflower garden 1.30 pm - 4 pm
Wed 22 Nowra Visit to Bomaderry Creek, west side. Meet 9 am at the end of Falcon Crescent, North Nowra. Enquires: Chris ph 44488747
Sat 25 Parramatta And The Hills Garden Tour
Sat 25 Sutherland Walk: Early Spring flowers off Bundeena Drive in the Royal National Park. Meet in the carpark, just past the first roundabout on the 'Mad mile' at Sutherland at 9.00 a.m. for a car shuffle or at 9.30 at the carpark on Bundeena drive
Sun 26 Armidale And District Markets in the Mall 8 am-12.30 pm
Sun 26 Coffs Harbour Outing 10.00am Red Rock Heath. Leaders: Gwyn & Geoff Clarke
Mon 27 North Shore Walks and Talks 9.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Bird Walk (9 am start)
Tue 28 Nowra Visit Mt Gibraltar Bowral Native garden. Meet 9.30 am at Corbett gardemns, Cnr Wingecarribee and Bendooley Streets, Bowral for morning tea, and then 10.30 am at the garden 4 Earl St Bowral. The plan is then to move on to Lake Alexandra Reserve Mittagong for unch and optional walks
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Day Date Group Event
Sat 1 Armidale And District Arboretum (10am-5pm); picnic lunch; mulch spreading and planting
Sat 1 Blue Mountains Weekend away at Port Macquarie to look at rainforest plants
Sat 1 South East Region Meeting: The Dreaming Track at Congo. Many plant species grow there including a number of terrestrial orchids
Sun 2 Blue Mountains Weekend away at Port Macquarie to look at rainforest plants
Sun 2 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka PlaceKareela
Mon 3 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Grevilleas and Hakeas (Proteaceae)
Wed 5 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Members Night
Wed 5 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. General meeting 7.30 pm. Speaker: Brian parry on 'The Cut-Flower Industry'
Thu 6 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.15 pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Russell Beardmore on 'A Guided Bird Walk Through the Warriewood Wetlands'
Thu 6 Southern Highlands Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale. Slide presentation and talk. Speaker: Sarah Cains on 'A Different Way of Seeing'
Thu 6 Southern Tablelands Group talk
Thu 6 Sutherland Working bee: from 9 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Sat 8 Central Coast Bush stroll at Van Dahls Trail, near Patonga
Sat 8 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 1 pm. Speaker: Matt Mo on 'Powerful owls - New Insights into their Behaviour'
Mon 10 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Acacias (Mimosoideae Fabaceae)
Wed 12 Nowra Walk: Hylands Lookout - Meet at Kinghorne St near the cemetery, Nowra at 9am, or at the corner of Braidwood Rd and Turpentine Rd at 9:30am
Wed 12 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 13 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Ruari Carolin on 'Botanical Nomenclature'
Fri 14 Newcastle Walk: 10 am start in Rankin Park at the end of Sygna Close
Fri 14 North Shore Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Speakers: Bob Failes and Jenny Lewis on 'Wattles' and 'Botanical Artists' (2 topics)
Sat 15 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 15 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Sun 16 Hunter Valley Meeting Mee residence, Morisset
Sun 16 North Shore Bushwalk at Neich Road Glenorie to see Acacia gordonii. Contact Barry Lees 9653 3691
Mon 17 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Boronias and other (Rutaceae)
Tue 18 Armidale And District Forum 7.30 pm; speaker Phil Rose on Evolution in Allocasuarina
Tue 18 Newcastle Mid-Weekers Walk: Munmorah State Recreation Area. Meet 10 am at the camping/picnic area on the road to Birdie Beach
Wed 19 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Shauna Chadlowe of the AWC on 'Returning Endangered Animals to NSW'
Sat 22 Armidale And District Trip to Gibraltar Range National Park (Anvil Rock) and others. Leave from Armidale information Centre Car Park at 8.30 am
Sat 22 Parramatta And The Hills Meeting in Gumnut Hall at 2pm – Eastern Banksia Cultivars with Karlo Taliana; then Brodie Sutcliffe demonstrates Eco Flower Arrangements
Mon 24 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Heath plants (Ericaceae)
Mon 24 Nowra Walk: Red Rocks Lookout, Cambewarra. Meet opposite Nowra sale yards, Moss Vale Rd at 9 am. Enquiries, Chris - ph 4448 8747
Sat 29 Northern Beaches Garden Visit: Jennifer's garden at Ingleside
Sat 29 Nowra Garden Visit to Sue, Greg and Rhona Patrick's property at 122 Oallen Rd, Oallen (about 10 mins out of Nerriga). Arrive 9.30 - 10 am. Bring Morning tea and lunch (hot water & chairs provided)
Sun 30 Armidale And District Markets followed by Wattle Day Lunch at Grand Hotel at 1 pm
Sun 30 North Shore Wildflower Art and Garden Festival 2015 at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 9 am - 4 pm. Entry free. Plant, flowers, walks, food, music and art displays. All parking is at St Ives Showground. There will be 2 busses running a shuttle service between the showground and the garden. (If requested plant and flower sales can be transporpted to the showground.) Sales are by cash only - there are no card facilities.
Sun 30 Sutherland Spring Walks at Joseph Banks Reserve
Sun 30 Sutherland Spring Walks at Joseph Banks Reserve
Mon 31 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Peas (Fabaceae)
September January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | October | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Wed 2 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Speaker: Susan Lewis on 'The Use of Natives and Exotics in Dried Form'
Wed 2 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Committee meeting 6.30 pm and General meeting 7.30 pm. Speakers: Olga Blacha and Jonathan Steeds. They run 'Sustainable Natives', a wholesale native plant nursery at Somersby
Thu 3 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.15 pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker: Jennifer Anson from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy on 'Bush Rat Reintroduction Program at North Head Sanctuary'
Thu 3 Sutherland Working bee: from 9 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Sat 5 Armidale And District Arboretum Get Together 1 pm - 3 pm
Sat 5 South East Region Garden visits: Narooma gardens of Margaret Lynch and Jenny and Peter John. Meet 10.30 am at 22 Beachview Close
Sat 5 Southern Tablelands Middle Arm Rd reserves - vegetation survey
Sun 6 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Mon 7 Central Coast Bus trip to Mt Annan departs Gosford (8 am) and Kariong at the Visitors Centre (8.20 am). Other APS members and friends welcome. $15 CC APS members $20 APS members, $25 non members of APS. Contact 4341 8675
Mon 7 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Orchids (Orchidaceae)
Wed 9 East Hills Hosting a visit to Sylvan Grove Native Garden from 10 am
Wed 9 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 7 pm. Speaker: Lloyd Hedges: 'WA Trip Part 2'
Wed 9 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery at 10am
Thu 10 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Members night
Thu 10 Southern Tablelands Propagation
Fri 11 Central Coast Meeting at 7.00 pm in Philip House, Old Mint, Penang Rd Kariong
Fri 11 North Shore Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Speaker: Paul Gibson-Roy on 'Creating Grassy Understories'
Sat 12 Blue Mountains Annual Spring Fair 10am-4pm at Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Art display, Glenbrook Historical Society Display, Local Arts and Crafts, Native Bees, Plant Sales, Guided and Self-guided Walks. Free admission
Sat 12 East Hills Stall with plant sales at East hills Girls Technology High School Fete
Sun 13 Blue Mountains Annual Spring Fair 10am-4pm at Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. Art display, Glenbrook Historical Society Display, Local Arts and Crafts, Plant Sales, Wood Turning, Guided and Self-guided Walks. Free admission
Sun 13 Central Coast Bushwalk Awabakal Nature Reserve, Redhead. Meet 10 am at Webb Park Beach Rd, Redhead (just before the Redhead Beach car park). The start of the walk is in Collier St
Sun 13 Newcastle Walk: Awabakal Wildflower Walk. This is a shared walk with the Hunter Branch of the National Parks Association. Please meet at 10am in the car park at the far end of Ocean St Dudley. It is possible to get there using the 322 bus. Bring morning tea, lunch drinking water, a hat and sunscreen
Sun 13 North Shore Bushwalk at Berowra. Contact Ros Mort on 9456 3717
Sun 13 Northern Beaches Stoney Range Spring Festival 9 am - 4 pm. Sale of native plants; Cultivation advice; Guided walks - insects, sculptures and bush tucker; Photographic exhibition and sculptures + Children's activities.
Sun 13 Southern Highlands Visit to Eileen Burnus's garden in Thirlmere
Mon 14 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Western Mueller Track (bring lunch & water) return 3pm
Tue 15 Armidale And District Native Plant and Garden Forum 7.30-9.30 pm at ASCA House, cnr Markham and Barney Streets, Armidale. Speaker Boyd Wright on 'Uses of Arid Zone Plants'
Tue 15 Newcastle Mid-Weekers Walk: Norah Head Heathland. Meet 10 am at the park on Bush St just before the roundabout which leads up to the Norah Head Lighthouse
Wed 16 Hunter Valley Meeting at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant & Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed 16 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Spring Flower Spectular with Flower Arranging and Trivia
Thu 17 Nowra Garden Visits: Tapitallee area. Meet for morning tea 9.15 am at the Boat ramp adjacent to Nowra Golf Club entry off Illaroo Rd (toilets available), then 10am at gardens in Hockeys Lane Cambewarra. After the 2 gardens in Cambewarra we will go onto Sandy Evans garden for lunch at 41 Lilly Pilly Lane Tapitallee. Hot water and toilet available. B.Y.O. lunch etc, and chair. Maps available at September meeting
Sat 19 Armidale And District Garden Visit
Sat 19 Central Coast Garden Visit starting at 10 am to Ann and Tom Raines' garden 71 Brush Rd, Wamberal.
Sat 19 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 19 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Wed 23 Nowra Plant ID Walk: Meet 9 am near tennis courts Nerang Road, Bomaderry. The walk will be on the east side of Bomaderry Creek. Enquiries, Chris—ph 4448 8747
Sat 26 Parramatta And The Hills Meeting in Gumnut Hall at 2 pm. Speaker: Doug Rickard: Dirt for Dummies (getting to know your soil)
Sun 27 Hunter Valley Outing to Barry Park, Fingal bay
Sun 27 Menai Wildflower Walk: To see Waratahs - contact Lloyd Hedges
Mon 28 Armidale And District Markets
October January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | November | December
Day Date Group Event
Thu 1 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.15 pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speaker Dr Hannah McPherson (Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney) on 'From Illawarra to Cape York'
Thu 1 Southern Highlands Book Sale, Plant Sale and afternoon tea meeting CWA Rooms
Thu 1 Sutherland Working bee: from 9 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Sat 3 Armidale And District Arboretum Get Together 1 pm - 3 pm
Sat 3 Southern Tablelands Joadja Nature Reserve
Sun 4 Blue Mountains Walk: Pippas Pass. Meet 10am at Blaxland Library for a morning walk along Pippas Pass. The walk is near a creek and there should be many native plants in flower at this time.
Sun 4 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Mon 5 Central Coast Bushwalk: Stroll along Bullimah Spur - see newsletter for details
Wed 7 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Speaker: Karl Schurr on 'Recent travels in Italy'
Wed 7 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Pre-meeting Dinner 6.30 pm and General meeting 7.30 pm Speaker: Martyn Robinson on 'Plant - Insect Interactions'
Thu 8 Nowra Berry and District Garden Festival (till Sunday 11th)
Thu 8 Nowra Meeting 7.30pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St Nowra. Speaker: Rob Vincent on 'Soils'
Fri 9 Central Coast Meeting at 7.00 pm (for 7.30 pm start) in Philip House, Old Mint, Penang Rd Kariong
Fri 9 North Shore Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Speaker: Helen Smith on 'Spiders in our area'
Sat 10 South East Region AGM and meeting at 'Thubbul', the home of Architect and author Phillip Cox. Afterthe AGM presentations will be made by Janet Hawley and Phillip Cox
Sun 11 Central Coast Garden Visits: Meet at 83 Mallison St Wyoming at 10.15 am. Approximately 11.30 am a second garden visit at 40 Etna St Gosford
Sun 11 Newcastle Garden Visits: Meet at 10 am at 8 Morinda Court Valentine. A second garden is also in Valentine.
Sun 11 North Shore Walk 10.30 am at Noremanhurst. Contact Sue Fredrickson. See newsletter for details.
Mon 12 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Waratahs and other Proteaceae
Mon 12 Southern Tablelands Propagation
Wed 14 Coffs Harbour Meeting 7.30 pm in the Coffs harbour Botanic Gardens Display Room. Speaker: Julie Worland on 'Native Plants and the Modern Nursery'
Wed 14 Menai Wildflower Meeting at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 7 pm. Speaker: Ralph Cartwright on 'Larapinta'
Wed 14 North Shore Plant propagation 1.30 - 4 pm at Ku-rin-gai Wildflower Garden. Contact: Margaret Hamilton on (02) 9488 5234
Wed 14 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery commencing at 10am
Thu 15 Nowra Working Bee from 9 am at Wirreecoo Wildflower garden
Sat 17 East Hills Propagation Day 1: 1 pm at the Meni Wildflower Group's propagation centre: Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Sat 17 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 17 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Sun 18 Northern Beaches Garden Visit in Belrose - see newsletter for details
Sun 18 Southern Highlands Proposed visit to Kimberley and Peter Martin’s garden Sutton Forest
Sun 18 Southern Tablelands Propagation
Mon 19 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Callistemons, Kunzeas and Melaleucas (Myrtaceae)
Tue 20 Armidale And District Native Plant and Garden Forum 7.30-9.30 pm at ASCA House, cnr Markham and Barney Streets, Armidale. Speaker: John Nevin on 'Collecting Specimens in the Field'
Wed 21 Hunter Valley Meeting at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant & Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Wed 21 Sutherland Meeting 8 pm at Gymea Community Hall, 39 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Speaker: Magaret Bradhurst on 'Orchids'. Also a speedy AGM
Sat 24 Parramatta And The Hills Visit starting 11 am to Stoney Range Regional Botanic Garden, 810 Pittwater Rd, Dee Why
Sun 25 Armidale And District Markets
Sun 25 Sutherland Walk: Dharawal National Park. Meet 9.30 am at Darke Forest. The walk is easy along a fire trail
Mon 26 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Grasses (Poaceae)
Wed 28 North Shore Plant propagation 1.30 - 4 pm at Ku-rin-gai Wildflower Garden. Contact: Margaret Hamilton on (02) 9488 5234
Fri 30 Newcastle November Weekend Away at Martin Faulding's place Callicoma Hill in the Upper Hunter. Note the weekend is in October , not November. Contact Karen Thumm on 0428 821 017
Sat 31 Armidale And District Mole Station Weekend
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Day Date Group Event
Sun 1 Armidale And District Mole Station Weekend
Sun 1 Blue Mountains Walk at Mt Wilson led by Dick Turner. Cars will leave from Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve at 9 am
Sun 1 Hunter Valley Inspection of Mt Anne escarpment
Sun 1 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Mon 2 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Some Common “Other Family” Dicots in KWG
Wed 4 East Hills Meeting 7.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). Speaker: Graham Fry on 'The Eden Project in Cornwall, England'
Wed 4 Newcastle Meeting at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Committee meeting 6.30 pm and General meeting 7.30 pm Members Night. AGM and three speakers: Kirk Hirsch on 'Orchids', Mark Abel on 'Pokolbin Mallee 'Eucalyptus pumila' and Lauren on 'Propagating Ricinocarpus'
Wed 4 Southern Tablelands Wetlands Garden Planting from 8.30 am
Thu 5 Northern Beaches Meeting 7.15 pm at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why. Speakes Richard and Penny Hunstead on 'The SW Corner of Western Australia'
Thu 5 Southern Highlands Meeting at 2pm in the CWA Room, Elizabeth St Moss Vale
Thu 5 Sutherland Working bee: from 9 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Sat 7 South East Region Garden visit 10.30 am at Brogo. We will be visiting the property of Graham and Denise Krake. Graeme will discuss Cultivation of Terrestrial Orchids. Also there is a rainforest walk, water gardening, Hakeas on display and aiscussion on their inclusion into the Grevillea genus.
Mon 9 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Leptospermums and Baeckeas (Myrtaceae)
Wed 11 Coffs Harbour Meeting at noon in the Coffs harbour Botanic Gardens. Speaker: Gwyn Clarke on 'Bells for Christmas'
Wed 11 Menai Wildflower Meeting (AGM) at the Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters starting 7 pm. Speaker: Pam Forbes on 'Flora and Archeology of Q. Station'
Wed 11 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery commencing at 10am
Thu 12 Nowra Meeting and AGM 7.30 pm Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra. Speaker: Gisela Chorley on 'Grasses'
Fri 13 Central Coast Meeting at 7.00 pm (for 7.30 pm start) in Philip House, Old Mint, Penang Rd Kariong
Fri 13 North Shore Meeting 8pm at Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. Speaker: Speaker: Edward Liew on 'Soil-borne Plant Pathogens in our Area'.
Sun 15 Central Coast Bushwalk and Sausage Sizzle 10 am at Kincumber Mountain Reserve. Park near the Mud Hut Function Centre and toilets. Lunch will start at about noon if you cannot make the walk. Bring chairs, lunch, drinks, insect repellant , hat and sunscreen
Sun 15 Southern Highlands Outing to the Canberra for APS Biennial Conference 2015. (Ends November 20)
Sun 15 Southern Tablelands Sustainability Festival
Mon 16 North Shore Walks and Talks 10.00am at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden St Ives. Subject: Snack Talks
Tue 17 Armidale And District AGM and Native Plant and Garden Forum 7.30 pm at ASCA House, cnr Markham and Barney Streets, Armidale. Quiz: Native Plants by Neil Wilson
Wed 18 Hunter Valley Meeting at Polish Hall, Corner of Grant & Old Rose Streets, Maitland
Sat 21 East Hills Propagation Day 2: 1 pm at the Meni Wildflower Group's propagation centre: Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong
Sat 21 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 21 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am
Sat 21 Northern Beaches Visit to Dundundra Falls
Sat 28 Parramatta And The Hills Meeting: AGM in Gumnut Hall at 2pm. Assorted memebrs will speak on 'A Year in My Patch' This will be followed by a Christmas Celebration. Bring along goodies to share
Sun 29 Sutherland Christmas Party at Joseph Banks Reserve
December January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November
Day Date Group Event
Wed 2 East Hills AGM and Christmas party 6.30pm Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, 909 Forest Rd Lugarno (opposite the Chivers Hill Lugarno shops). See the newsletter for details
Thu 3 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Fri 4 Blue Mountains Christmas Party - see newsletter for details
Sat 5 Central Coast AGM and End of Year Dinner 11.30 am. See the newsletter for details
Sat 5 Northern Beaches Christmas Lunch at Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why
Sat 5 South East Region Picnic at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens starting at noon
Sat 5 Southern Tablelands AGM & Christmas lunch
Sun 6 Coffs Harbour Christmas Event at noon in the Coffs harbour Botanic Gardens Display Room. See newsletter for details
Sun 6 Southern Highlands Christmas Party 10 am in the picnic shelter at Echo point, Bundanoon. We will walk in the bushland before lunch. Bring something to share
Sun 6 Sutherland Working bee: from 9.30 am at Joseph Banks Reserve Manooka Place, Kareela
Wed 9 Menai Wildflower Christmas Social Evening starting 6 pm
Wed 9 North Shore Plant propagation at Kuring-gai Wildfolower Garden 1 pm - 4 pm
Wed 9 Parramatta And The Hills Propagation at Bidjiwong Community Nursery commencing at 10am
Thu 10 Nowra Christmas Party at Berry Neach from 10.30 am. Bring Christmas party food to share
Fri 11 North Shore Christmas Party at 6.30 for 7 pm at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden. Please contact Sue Fredrickson 98752509 or Jan Williamson 98752262 if you wish to attend
Sun 13 Hunter Valley Christmas Party 7.45pm - see the newsletter for details
Sat 19 Menai Wildflower Propagation at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 1 pm
Sat 19 Menai Wildflower Working Bee at Illawong Rural Fire Brigade starting 9 am