Speaker: Brendan Sydes “The importance of community groups and citizen science for protecting and restoring our natural environment”
The meeting will commence with the 2026 AGM.
Meeting papers are available from the following links:
- 2026 AGM Agenda and Minutes of the 2025 AGM
- Annual Report and Financial Report 2025/26; and
- CFNC Committee Nomination form
All positions on the committee will be open, so you are strongly encouraged to consider joining and becoming more involved with the operations of the club. Members with a range of skills and interests are very welcome.
For more information, please contact the Secretary. Completed forms should reach the Secretary (castlemainefnc@hotmail.com) before the AGM.
In the interests of time, this month there will be no Observations segment. Instead, send your reports to newsletter.cfnc@gmail.com for the April Castlemaine Naturalist.
Our guest speaker’s presentation will follow the AGM. Brendan is an environmental lawyer and former Executive Director of Environmental Justice Australia. He is the National Biodiversity Policy Adviser to the Australian Conservation Foundation, and a Board of Management member for several environmental not-for-profit organisations. Brendan is a regular contributor to iNaturalist and passionate about biodiversity conservation at landscape scale.
The evening will conclude with a birthday cake to celebrate our 50th anniversary!