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| 26-28 Feb, Tue-Thu |
Day paddles on Jervis Bay |
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| jcrocker |
 Aim to explore the North-Eastern shores of Jervis Bay from a starting point on the Western side (Callala Bay preferred, but flexible). Possible destinations include Honeymoon Bay and the coastline towards Point Perpendicular, depending on weather conditions. We will be in the area from 25 February to 1 March and would plan to make arrangements the day before paddling, to take account of the weather. Most days would involve a round trip of at least 16km. Some experience paddling in open water essential and PFDs compulsory.
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| 26 Feb, Tue 10:00AM |
Faulks and Blakemans Lookouts |
| Grade:3/6 |
Length |
10km |
100m |
Southern Highlands Branch |
| Martyn M. |
 Good views over Upper Kangaroo Valley. Indistinct track in places, fallen trees, creek crossings.
Map: Bundanoon 89281S Limit: 15.
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| 26 Feb, Tue 9:30AM |
Manly Heritage & Manly Creek |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
6km |
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Sydney Branch |
| (Jean’s Group) Margaret B. |
   Urban hills and steps. Explore the remains of Old Manly around Ivanhoe Park including gargoyles, Dalley Castle and the Stone Kangaroo. Return to Pittwater Road to catch the 199 bus to Nolan Reserve and walk Manly Creek to Manly Lagoon and return to Manly along the waterfront. Chance of a swim. If the weather is too hot, we will return to the waterfront and just stroll to Manly Lagoon. Return to city by ferry.
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| 27 Feb, Wed 8:00PM |
Arnhem Land: Aboriginal Culture and Wildlife |
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Southern Sydney Branch |
| Peter V. |
      Gary Schoer will take you on a journey to Arnhem Land where you will be immersed in Aboriginal arts, crafts and survival skills. Cruising through the Arafura Swamp will reveal a wide diversity of bird and other wildlife. Most adventures are accompanied by local Aboriginal people who reveal insights as to how they continue to keep alive the food and medicine traditions learnt over eons of time.
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| 27 Feb, Wed 9:00AM |
Bendalong to Cunjurong Point |
| Grade:2/6 |
Length |
5km |
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Milton Branch |
| Wendy |
 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 |
Kenobi Canyon, Jedi Point and Double Decker Cave |
| Grade:6/6 |
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Sydney Branch |
| Yuri B. |
Park on Wolgan Road at GR 430 221, cross Wolgan River, use Glowworm Tunnel Track for a while, then climb to the top cliff line and traverse underneath it via Penrose Cave to Kenobi Canyon. Next, climb up to the plateau, visit Jedi Point, then walk to the top of the ridge and north to about GR 438 215. Descend to the bottom of Hole-in-the-Rock gully. Traverse under the cliffs to Double Decker Cave, then descend back towards the cars via Double Decker Gully. About 9km. Scrambling and exposure.
Location: Wollemi NP
Map: Ben Bullen 89314S and Mount Morgan 89311S
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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 |
| 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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