Oatley Flora and Fauna Society have organised another exciting year of speakers and walks for 2020. Click here for OFF Program 2020
MEETINGS: Held 4th Monday of the month, 7.30 pm in Oatley RSL Sub-Branch Hall, building left of 23 Letitia Street, Oatley
PROGRAM 2020
FEBRUARY
24th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Regenerative farmer – Vince Heffernan raises livestock using biodynamic principles.
MARCH
Heathcote NP – medium walk to Heathcote Creek and Tarmaroo Ridge. Leader: Ian Pitt
23rd Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Rhonda Daniels – Sir Joseph Banks – his life & legacy (250 years post Cook’s voyage).
28th Saturday – Field day
Dharawal NP – search for koalas, explore O’Hare’s Creek. Leader: Sharyn Cullis
APRIL
27th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Erik Rakowski from RAID Moorebank- a Community Action Group fighting Intermodal.
MAY
3rd Sunday – Field day
Royal NP – hard walk from Bundeena to Marley Beach, then on to Loftus. Leader: Adrian Buzo
25th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Harry Burkitt – Give a Dam – on the proposed Warragamaba Dam wall height increase.
31st Sunday – Field day
Lime Kiln Bay – cryptogam field trip and workshop (limit 15). Leaders: David Eldridge, Heather Stolle
JUNE
22nd Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Peter Ridgeway – Conservation ecologist specialising in Cumberland Plain vegetation
28th Sunday – Field day
Sans Souci to Kogarah, easy walk following the wetlands and parks. Leader: Graham Fry
JULY
27th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
David Waterhouse – lifts the veil on the unique Wildlife of Northwest India.
AUGUST
2nd Sunday – Field day
Georges River NP – exploring, and appreciating the wildflowers. Leader: Karlo Taliana
24th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Dr Nathan Emery , Mt Annan Botanic Gardens – from where the cicada calls.
29th Saturday – Field day
Muogamarra Nature Reserve – open day for wildflowers. Leader: Liz Cameron
SEPTEMBER
28th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Geoff Innes dazzles us with the beauty and diversity of Svalbard and surrounds
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OCTOBER
4th Sunday – Field day
Georges River National Park – Alfords Point to
Mill Creek. Leader: Julian Sheen
26th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Kane Durrant – from Turtle Rescue outlining his crucial work in saving animals from urbanization.
NOVEMBER
1st-3rd Sunday-Tuesday – Field days
Patonga to Pearl Beach, overnight at Patonga; also walk in Bouddi NP. Leader: Adrian Polhill
23rd Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Dr Ian Wright returns – an advocate for keeping mining out of water catchments
DECEMBER
7th Monday – Christmas Picnic in Oatley Park
FEBRUARY
3rdAGM – 7.30pm Followed by members’ photos & supper
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