Program listing
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| 27 Feb, Wed 9:00AM |
Bendalong to Cunjurong Point |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
5km |
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Milton Branch |
| Paul B. |
  Walk from the campsite entrance around the point above Red Head joining Bendalong Beach, Inyadda Pt and Manyana Beach to Cunjurong Pt. This is a mix of beach and road. There is a minor (optional) scramble. Coffee at Cunjurong Point Café. Car shuffle.
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| 27 Feb, Wed 9:15AM |
Cremorne to Balmoral |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
11km |
75m |
Sydney Branch |
| Hildegard S. |
 Beautiful harbour and city views. Some stairs.
Location: Sydney Harbour NP
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| 27 Feb, Wed 1:00PM |
Kamay-Botany Bay National Park |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
5km |
100m |
Southern Sydney Branch |
| Brian E. |
 Bird-watching and photography around the southern section of Kamay-Botany Bay National Park. Various locations visited.
Location: Kurnell Limit: 10.
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| 28 Feb - 3 Mar, Thu-Sun |
Canberra Cycling |
| Grade:3/6 |
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Sydney Branch |
| Rob & Jayne G. |
  Option to meet 7pm, Thursday evening for dinner at local restaurant (need to book). Riding Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Up to approx. 40 - 60kms each day; with possible 530m elevations - 530m descents. Cycling various day trips, mainly bike paths, around Canberra and Queanbeyan. Planning to stay at Alivio Tourist Park, O’Connor which has a pool, tennis court, powered and unpowered sites (unfortunately they no longer have tent sites). Opportunity for site seeing too. Come for all or selected days. No Helmet No Go!
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| 28 Feb, Thu 12:03PM |
Pearl Beach – Umina |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
8km |
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Sydney Branch |
| (Jean’s Group) Zenia P. |
 Walk Pearl Beach to Ettalong along beaches. Possible swim at Pearl Beach Pool. Possible wet feet at beach inlet at Umina Beach. Bus return to Woy Woy Station. Late finish. Train return to city from Woy Woy.
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| 1 Mar, Fri |
Exploratory bushwalk or non-abseiling canyon |
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Sydney Branch |
| Yuri B. |
 Depending on the weather, either a walk exploring the amazing country in the Wollemi/Mugii Murum-ban or a non-abseiling/swimming canyon walk will be offered. Put this date in your diary and watch Short Notice Walk announcements for exact details. Grade 5 or 6.
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| 1 Mar, Fri 8:49AM |
Lapstone Zig Zag |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
10km |
120m |
Sydney Branch |
| Allan P. |
 Generally, downhill from Glenbrook to Emu Plains walking through some old railway cuttings and over Knapsack Bridge. Some steps, not many. That is, unless you want a better view of the Knapsack Bridge from below or find the mysterious vertical shaft.
Location: Glenbrook
Map: Penrith 90303N Limit: 20.
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| 2 Mar, Sat 8:00AM |
Galong Creek Canyon |
| Grade:5/6 |
Length |
10km |
400m |
Sydney Branch |
| Mark G. |
The middle reaches of Galong Creek hold a wonderful canyon full of cascades and small waterfalls as well as numerous pools you'll want to swim in. This is a very open style canyon with lots of scrambling and people coming should be competent in this activity! Rock scrambling and steep walk down from Tin Pot Hill.
Location: Blue Mountains NP
Map: Jenolan 89303N Limit: 12.
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| 2 Mar, Sat 9:30AM |
Stanwell Creek |
| Grade:3/6 |
Length |
9km |
200m |
Illawarra Branch |
| Helen W. |
Explore Stanwell Creek starting at the mouth in Stanwell Park, under the viaduct and return via Wodi Wodi Track. Some off-track and scrambling in the creek bed.
Location: Illawarra
Map: Appin 90291S Limit: 12.
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| 2 Mar, Sat 9:00AM |
State Council meeting |
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Branch |
| NPA NSW Office |
 (NEW!!!) Friday evening welcome
An informal welcome dinner will be held on Fri 1st March at the residence of Pat and Allen Schultz, 177 Brown Street Armidale. Arrive from 5.30 pm onwards, dinner served at 6:30pm. Armidale NPA members will be providing home-made dinner (please make a donation).
For those arriving by train, the location is near Armidale Railway Station (scheduled arrival is 5:35pm). Lifts will be available from the station if required.
Saturday agenda outline
9am - Preliminary
9:15am - Conservation
10:45am - Morning tea
11am - Members & activities
11:20am - Strategy & governance
12pm - Finance & administration
12:30pm - Lunch
1:20pm - Afternoon forum I
2:45pm - Afternoon tea
3pm - Afternoon forum II
4:50pm - Conclusion
5pm - Close
Saturday evening & Sunday activity
There will be a Saturday evening meal, either at a restaurant or same location as Fri evening. Details to be advised. A short excursion is being planned for Sunday morning.
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| 2 Mar, Sat 10:10AM |
Watsons Bay – Nielsen Park |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
5km |
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Sydney Branch |
| (Jean’s Group) Fran C. |
 Watsons Bay - Nielsen Park via coast and Christison Park. Swim. Bus return to city. Streets, paths, ups & downs.
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| 3 Mar, Sun 8:40AM |
Barrenjoey to Gerringong: Section 3 |
| Grade:3/6 |
Length |
30km |
600m |
Sydney Branch |
| Bandula G. |
Incorporating the soon to be world famous Manly to Bondi Walk, we have planned a series of bi-weekly walks from Barrenjoey to Gerringong. Come join us in this historic & epic adventure. 16 walkers took part in section 2, Collaroy to North Head with 11 who completed the 22 km 400 m elevation route. Congratulations! This week we walk from Manly to Circular Quay. Walk as much or as little as you wish. There are various exit points. Slippery sections.
Location: Sydney Harbour
Map: Manly Limit: 15.
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| 3-5 Mar, Sun-Tue |
Pilliga Coal Seam Gas Tour |
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Armidale Branch |
| Pat S. |
 Would you like to learn more about the coal seam gas exploration in The Pilliga, between Coonabarabran and Narrabri? Santos is operating on an exploration licence with 53 exploratory coal seam gas wells, mostly on public land in Pilliga East State Forest.
Armidale Branch of NPA gathered community support in the past to stop destruction of The Pilliga for industrial charcoal, and again to have large parts reserved as National Park and Conservation Areas. We plan to visit some of the beautiful areas, as well as areas being damaged by coal seam gas mining and its infrastructure.
Tentative Itinerary (this will change depending on the time participants have available)
Day 1: Meet at Pilliga Bore Baths - camp at the bore baths ($5 night) or stay at Pilliga Pub (2 family rooms available, budget accommodation). Relax in the warm artesian pool. Dinner at Pilliga Café (about $25) or self-cater.
Day 2: Leave 9am. Visit the Forest Discovery Centre, Baradine; Sculptures in the Scrub at Dandry Gorge; the Sandstone Caves. Stay at Pilliga Pottery. Accommodation: bed in shared room $30/person/night, or camp $10. Pat will book for the whole group. Woodfired Pizza dinner (about $20) or self-cater. Blue Wren Café offers alcohol, cappuccinos, meals, snacks.
Day 3: Self-cater breakfast (the Blue Wren Cafe breakfast is served too late).
Purchase packed lunch $10-12 or self-cater lunch. Leave Pilliga Pottery 8:30am. An activist may lead the tour. Visit the coal seam gas wells; Bibblewindi plant; see how much forest gets cleared for each well; visit rehabilitated evaporation pond and well sites; see the forest fragmentation caused by pipelines and roads; see forest areas where more wells are planned; view Leewood plant from the gate. We may drive to Wando near Leard Forest for views of the mines in Leard Forest if time permits. Return to Armidale or head home.
Join just for a day or the whole trip. For more information or to register contact Pat. Carry drinking water, fill up with fuel in Narrabri before starting the tour, and passing through Narrabri ending the tour. I use almost a full tank of fuel on the tour in a Subaru Forester, there is no fuel available for long distances in The Pilliga. It is more convenient to self-cater breakfast and lunch and snacks each day. Car sharing and rail travel can be organised.
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| 4 Mar, Mon 9:01AM |
Bedford Creek Pools |
| Grade:3/6 |
Length |
12km |
350m |
Sydney Branch |
| Allan P. |
Visit Rocky Towers Lookout and Pyramid Falls. Then explore Bedford, Lester and Willawong Pools on Bedford Creek. Rock scrambling and creek crossings.
Location: Hazelbrook
Map: Katoomba 89301S Limit: 20.
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| 5 Mar, Tue 10:55AM |
Dora Creek + pancakes at Warnies Cafe |
| Grade:1/6 |
Length |
5km |
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Sydney Branch |
| (Jean’s Group) Dianne E. |
 Easy flat walk on streets following Dora Creek and return for lunch break. Then train to Warnervale for pancakes and coffee at Warnies Café and train return to city.
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| 5 Mar, Tue 9:30AM |
Macquarie Rivulet Circuit |
| Grade:4/6 |
Length |
9km |
400m |
Southern Highlands Branch |
| Mike M. |
From the bottom of Macquarie Pass follow an old Bullock Track up to Clover Hill Rd. Turn down at Canyoners Track to Macquarie Rivulet and follow back to car park. Slippery, steep, off-track, scrambling on narrow rough track.
Location: Macquarie Pass NP Limit: 16.
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| 5 Mar, Tue 9:10AM |
Parramatta River |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
11km |
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Sydney Branch |
| Shirley H. |
| Walk around Abbotsford Bay, Hen & Chicken Bay, to Cabarita Wharf. Carry morning tea, lunch & water for the day. Streets, pathways & reserves, some steps. Moderate pace.
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| 5 Mar, Tue 7:15PM |
Powerful Owls |
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Branch |
| General Community Event |
 Have you heard an owl hooting in the night near your place? Chances are there may be one not too far from you ... and not just any owl, but our largest and one of our most magnificent owls, the Powerful Owl. Although a threatened species, Powerful Owls are making themselves known in Sydney, and keeping them in urban spaces is a crucial part of maintaining healthy ecosystems. Dr Beth Mott will talk about the role of these top predators in urban ecosystems, why the Sydney Basin owl population is so important, and what we can do to help protect and increase the number of owls in our urban areas. There's so much we can do at small and large scales to help owls stay with us, so come along and have a hoot! Hosted by STEP, Friends of Berowra Valley and the Powerful Owl Coalition.
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| 6 Mar, Wed 10:09AM |
Emu Plains to Emu Plains |
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Length |
3km |
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Sydney Branch |
| (Bob Shayler’s Group) Bob S. |
| WOW (Worn Out Walkers) level ramble, option to extend. Walk includes Art Gallery.
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