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This calendar page is for listing events associated with native plants in NSW (It is not complete as I don't have access to all Group calendars). If you have an event that is not listed, as long as it is connected with native plants and would be of interest to people in NSW, let me know and I will include it here. To find out more about any particular event, go to the contact for the appropriate group in the District Groups page.
(abbreviations used: BG - Botanic Garden, NP - National Park, NR - Nature Reserve, NPA - National Parks Association, NPWS - National Parks and Wildlife Service, SRA - State Recreation Area)
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| group | day | event |
| North Shore | alt.Wednesdays | Bush Regeneration 9.15am |
| Tuesdays | Walks and Talks, Kuring-gai Wildflower Garden 10am - 12pm (noon) $4 Contact Hillary Davidson for details - 9987 4737 |
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| Nowra | Thursdays | Working Bee -Huskisson Garden 9.00am |
| Thursdays | Weekly rambles and Plant Identification Walk | |
| Central Coast | monthly | Bushwalk |
| 2nd Mondays | Katandra Reserve Bush Regeneration 9am | |
| St George | Sunday monthly | Binnamittalong Working Bee 1.00pm |
| Sutherland | 1st Sundays | Working Bees, Joseph Banks Gardens, Kareela 9.30am |
| Parramatta- Hills | Wednesday - 2nd Wednesday of each month Propagating-10am- Bidjiwong Nursery,back of Ted Horwood Reserve,Baulkham Hills off Renown Road. |
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Group |
Date |
Day |
event |
| Northern Beaches | 1 | Friday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Stoney Range Flora Reserve, Dee Why |
| Armidale | 2 | Saturday | Markets in the Mall |
| Blue Mountains | 3 | Sunday | 12th Annual Seminar - A Grand Botanical Adventure: Responses to Native Plants in the First Hundred Years of European Settlement @ Blaxland Neighbourhood Centre |
| North Shore | 5 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Acacias (Mimosaceae) |
| East Hills | 6 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave, Peakhurst |
| Newcastle | 6 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm, Wetlands Centre, Speaker |
| Southern Highlands | 7 | Thursday | Meeting, Speaker To be confirmed |
| Central Coast | 8 | Friday | Meeting 8.00pm @ Lions Community Hall, Russell Drysdale St., East Gosford. |
| City / St George | 8 | Friday | Meeting 6:30pm @ Committee Room, Rockdale Town Hall, Bryant St & Princes Hwy Rockdale |
| North Shore | 8 | Friday | Meeting 8pm, Speaker: Dr Barry Conn, Plants of New Guinea |
| North Shore | 10 | Sunday | Bushwalk |
| North Shore | 12 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Heath plants (Ericaceae) |
| Menai | 13 | Wednesday | Meeting 7.30pm @ Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Parramatta/Hills | 13 | Wednesday | Propagation @ Bidjiwong Community Nursery, Ted Horwood Reserve, Renown Road, Baulkham Hills 10am |
| Nowra | 14 | Thursday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra |
| NSW Region | 15 | Friday | Members meeting @ Ermington Community Centre, River Rd Ermington All members welcome |
| North Shore | 16 | Saturday | Australian Plants Identification Course - 4 Saturdays, 9am-1pm |
| Armidale | 19 | Tuesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Tree Group Woodland Centre, Armidale |
| City / St George | 19 | Tuesday | Binnamittalong Working Bee 9am |
| Newcastle | 19 | Tuesday | Midweekers Myall Lakes, Johnson Hill track |
| North Shore | 19 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Boronias (Rutaceae) |
| Hunter Valley | 20 | Wednesday | Meeting: 7:45pm @ The Polish Hall, Cnr Grant & Old Rose Sts, Maitland |
| Macarthur | 20 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living, 1 Mt Annan Drive, Mt Annan |
| Sutherland | 20 | Wednesday | Meeting 8pm @ Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Road, Gymea |
| Coffs Harbour | 20 | Wednesday | Birds Richard Jordan |
| Harbourside | 22 | Friday | Meeting 7.45 pm @ Lane Cove Tennis Club, Central Park, Kenneth St, Lane Cove (near River Road). |
| Tamworth | 22 | Friday | Meeting 8pm Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room, Speaker: Bill Hardin, Seed collecting |
| Coffs Harbour | 23 | Saturday | Weekend Outing Diamond Head Laurieton [CB] |
| North Shore | 26 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Hakeas and Grevilleas (Proteaceae) |
| GA live | 29 | Friday | Aug 29-31 Fri-Sun ABC Gardening Aust Live-Homebush Bay |
| North Shore | 30 | Saturday | Festival of Wildflowers at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden at St Ives |
| Tamworth | 30 | Saturday | Garden Walk – Baids McIntyre – Hakeas |
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Group |
Date |
Day |
event |
| North Shore | 2 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Peas (Fabaceae) |
| East Hills | 3 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave, Peakhurst |
| Newcastle | 3 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm, Wetlands Centre, Speaker |
| Northern Beaches | 5 | Friday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Stoney Range Flora Reserve, Dee Why |
| Armidale | 6 | Saturday | Markets in the Mall |
| Southern Highlands | 7 | Sunday | Visit to Sylvan Grove Native Garden |
| North Shore | 9 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Orchids (Orchidaceae) |
| Menai | 10 | Wednesday | Meeting 7.30pm @ Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Parramatta/Hills | 10 | Wednesday | Propagation @ Bidjiwong Community Nursery, Ted Horwood Reserve, Renown Road, Baulkham Hills 10am |
| Central Coast | 11 -14 | Thursday-Sunday | The Springtime Flora Festival @ Mt Penang |
| Nowra | 11 | Thursday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra |
| Central Coast | 12 | Friday | Meeting 8.00pm @ Lions Community Hall, Russell Drysdale St., East Gosford. |
| City / St George | 12 | Friday | Meeting 6:30pm @ Committee Room, Rockdale Town Hall, Bryant St & Princes Hwy Rockdale |
| North Shore | 12 | Friday | Meeting 8pm, Speaker: Doug Beckers, Coastal Heath |
| Tamworth | 13 | Saturday | Garden Walk - Warwick and Gwen Bowden, Bill and Sonya Hardin and Sharon Taylor's gardens |
| North Shore | 14 | Sunday | Bushwalk |
| Armidale | 16 | Tuesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Tree Group Woodland Centre, Armidale |
| Newcastle | 16 | Tuesday | Midweekers Nelson Bay / Fingal Bay |
| North Shore | 16 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Waratahs and other Proteaceae |
| Hunter Valley | 17 | Wednesday | Meeting: 7:45pm @ The Polish Hall, Cnr Grant & Old Rose Sts, Maitland |
| Macarthur | 17 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living, 1 Mt Annan Drive, Mt Annan |
| Sutherland | 17 | Wednesday | Meeting 8pm @ Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Road, Gymea |
| City / St George | 20 | Saturday | Binnamittalong Working Bee 9am |
| Sutherland | 20 | Saturday | Walk @ Royal National Park - Uloola |
| Tamworth | 20 | Saturday | Vegetative propagation – Bill and Sonya Hardin – More details later |
| Tamworth | 20 | Saturday | Vegetative propagation – Bill and Sonya Hardin – More details later |
| Coffs Harbour | 21 | Sunday | Fortis Creek |
| North Shore | 23 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Longer Walk (bring lunch & water) – return approx. 2:30 pm |
| Harbourside | 26 | Friday | Meeting 7.45 pm @ Lane Cove Tennis Club, Central Park, Kenneth St, Lane Cove (near River Road). |
| Tamworth | 26 | Friday | Meeting 8pm Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room |
| City / St George | 27 | Saturday | Outing, 1pm |
| Tamworth | 27 | Saturday | Plant Sale and Flower show – Rotary Expo – Botanic garden |
| Sutherland | 29 | Monday | Trip to Warrumbungles |
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Group |
Date |
Day |
event |
| East Hills | 1 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Peakhurst South Primary School Library, Monterra Ave, Peakhurst |
| Newcastle | 1 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm, Wetlands Centre, Speaker |
| Northern Beaches | 3 | Friday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Stoney Range Flora Reserve, Dee Why |
| Armidale | 4 | Saturday | Markets in the Mall |
| FJC Rogers Seminar | 4 | Saturday | FJC Rogers Seminar, Eremophilas hosted by The Wimmera Growers of Australian Plants - contact Maree Goods on 03 5383 2229 |
| Tamworth | 4 | Saturday | Garden Walk – Jeff and Joan Esdaile and Tony Croft's gardens |
| Southern Highlands | 5 | Sunday | Visit to two local gardens, one entirely native, one mixed. |
| Menai | 8 | Wednesday | Meeting 7.30pm @ Illawong Rural Fire Brigade Headquarters |
| Parramatta/Hills | 8 | Wednesday | Propagation @ Bidjiwong Community Nursery, Ted Horwood Reserve, Renown Road, Baulkham Hills 10am |
| Nowra | 9 | Thursday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Nowra Town Band Hall, 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra |
| Central Coast | 10 | Friday | Meeting 8.00pm @ Lions Community Hall, Russell Drysdale St., East Gosford. |
| City / St George | 10 | Friday | Meeting 6:30pm @ Committee Room, Rockdale Town Hall, Bryant St & Princes Hwy Rockdale |
| North Shore | 10 | Friday | Meeting 8pm, Speaker: Nancy Pallin & Neroli Lock, The Blue Gum High Forest Saga: where from and where to from here? |
| North Shore | 12 | Sunday | Bushwalk |
| North Shore | 14 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Hibbertias and Climbers |
| Hunter Valley | 15 | Wednesday | Meeting: 7:45pm @ The Polish Hall, Cnr Grant & Old Rose Sts, Maitland |
| Macarthur | 15 | Wednesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living, 1 Mt Annan Drive, Mt Annan |
| Sutherland | 15 | Wednesday | Meeting 8pm @ Gymea Community Centre, Gymea Bay Road, Gymea |
| Coffs Harbour | 15 | Wednesday | Daisy Family Barry Kemp |
| City / St George | 18 | Saturday | Binnamittalong Working Bee 9am |
| Tamworth | 18 | Saturday | Seed Propagation – Bill Hardin - Panorama Rd |
| Armidale | 21 | Tuesday | Meeting 7:30pm @ Tree Group Woodland Centre, Armidale |
| Newcastle | 21 | Tuesday | Midweekers Watagans |
| North Shore | 21 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Grasses (Poaceae) |
| Harbourside | 24 | Friday | Meeting 7.45 pm @ Lane Cove Tennis Club, Central Park, Kenneth St, Lane Cove (near River Road). |
| Tamworth | 24 | Friday | Meeting 8pm Tamworth Botanic Garden Meeting Room, Speaker Hughie Mitchell, Orchids |
| City / St George | 25 | Saturday | Outing, 1pm |
| North Shore | 28 | Tuesday | Walks/Talks, Callistemons, Kunzeas, and Melaleucas (Myrtaceae) |
