With exception of January, most months of the year have a General Meeting with a guest speaker on the evening of the 2nd Friday of the month, followed by an excursion on the following day. There are other activities on occasions (e.g. Roadside clean-up, Swift Parrot surveys, Annual Bird count in December). Members and visitors are all welcome to attend, and there are usually no costs for individual activities.
Unless otherwise indicated:
– The General Meetings commence at 7.30pm in the Fellowship Room behind the Uniting Church, Lyttleton St, Castlemaine.
– Excursions depart at 1.30pm sharp from the car park next to Octopus building on Duke St in Castlemaine, opposite the Castle Motel.
CALENDAR FOR 2020
February 14th: Harley Douglas (Dja Dja Wurrung Corporation), Walking Together in Kalimna Park.
February 15th: Kalimna Park, with Harley Douglas
March 13th: Annual General Meeting, followed by Susan Lawrence (Latrobe University)
March 14th: Castlemaine Botanical Gardens Nature Reserve, with Karl Just
April 17th: Lana Austin (Monash University), Genetics of the Eastern Yellow Robin
April 18th: Bird Walk (to be confirmed)
May 8th: Elizabeth Newton (Trust for Nature), Trust for Nature
May 9th: Visit to a Trust for Nature property
June 12th: Rod Orr (Bendigo FNC) Plants of Fryers Ridge
July 10th: Euan Moore, Sub-Antarctic Tour
August 14th: Geoff Williams (Platypus Conservancy), Platypus Conservation
Wildflower Walks most Wednesday afternoons in September (9th, 16th, 23rd and 29th). They depart at 4pm from the car park opposite the Castle Motel on Duke St in Castlemaine (next to the Octopus building). An appointed leader will take us to an area in the surrounds of Castlemaine exhibiting a variety of flowering native plants at the time. We will spend about an hour at the location. Bring field guides, magnifying glass, camera etc., and appropriate footwear.
Roadside Cleanups take place on February 17th, May 11th, August 17th and November 16th.
