CANCELLED.  Excursion: Saturday 11th November, “Managing Remnant Vegetation” 

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Leader: Ian Higgins

Unfortunately, due to the high temperatures forecast for Saturday, we have decided to cancel our excursion to the grassland site. We will reschedule this important topic next year. However, members and visitors are reminded of two other CFNC activities this weekend as detailed in our previous updates: MONTHLY MEETING: Friday 10th November, 7.30pm, Uniting Church …

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Monthly Meeting:  Friday 10th November, 7.30pm, Uniting Church Chapel, Lyttleton St.

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Speaker: Sophie Bickford, Central Victorian Biolinks Alliance, “Community-connected Conservation across Central Victoria”

The Central Victorian Biolinks Alliance’s vision is to restore and reconnect large landscapes across public and private land in Central Victoria to halt environmental and species decline. Partnerships with community environment groups extend from the Grampians across to the Australian Alps and from the Dividing Ranges to the Murray River. Executive Director Sophie Bickford will …

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Roadside Clean-up: Monday 13th November, 9am

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Help keep our stretch of the Pyrenees Highway clean!

Come along and help do our bit for the community.  More hands, quicker work.  And you never know what treasure you might find! Meet: 9am near Tait’s Decorative Iron, corner of Willy Milly Rd and Pyrenees Highway, Castlemaine.   Bring: Gloves, water, sturdy footwear. Garbage bags and safety vests supplied. Contact: Geoff Harris (mob 0418 …

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Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 27th September, 4pm “The Monk”

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Leader: Noel Young

A beautiful walk circling up the Monk will be our next Wednesday Wildflower Wander. We will enjoy those wildflowers that emerge later in the spring season, maybe even including some stunning spiders! Meet: at the Octopus (opposite the motel in Duke St) ready to leave at 4 pm, returning by about 5.30 pm. Bring: Sturdy …

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Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 20th September, 4pm, Boronia and Olearia in Muckleford Forest

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Leader: Peter Turner

Our September Wednesday Wildflower Wanders will continue this week with a visit to a hillside of Sticky Boronia Boronia anemonifolia in the Box Ironbark Forest near the Red White and Blue mine site. Nearby is a fine display of Cypress Daisy-Bush Olearia teretifolia. Meet: at the Octopus (opposite the motel in Duke St) ready to …

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Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 13th September, 4pm, Youngman’s Track

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Leaders: Peter and Rosemary Turner

Join us for another beautiful Wildflower Wander this week.  We will see the rare Goldfields Grevillea (Grevillea dryophylla), a large bank of the locally rare Dusty Miller (Spyridium parvifolium), as well as many other wildflowers including native orchids. Meet: at the Octopus (opposite the motel in Duke St) ready to leave at 4 pm, returning …

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Excursion: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th September, “Special double field trip near Ballarat”

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Saturday, Leader Roy Pails, Private Wildlife Sanctuary; Sunday, Leader Emily Noble, Clarkesdale Orchids and Birds

Saturday 9th – meet at 3pm at a private fenced wildlife sanctuary at Berringa (40mins SW Ballarat) for a tour of the sanctuary, then an early picnic tea before viewing grazing free-roaming nocturnal animals (Rufous Bettongs, Bandicoots etc) until about 8pm. Sunday 10th – meet at 9.30am for an orchid/bird walk in Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary …

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Monthly Meeting:  Friday 8th September, 7.30pm, Uniting Church Fellowship Room, Lyttleton St.

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Speaker: Jane Rusden, “Birding in SA Desert country”

Combined Castlemaine Field Naturalist Club and BirdLife Castlemaine District annual presentation Going bush, watching and photographing birds and then making art about them, is talented local nature artist Jane Rusden’s idea of the perfect day. Jane will talk about her time in remote desert landscapes, namely Nature Foundation’s Witchelina Reserve in outback SA, studying and …

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Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 6th September, 4pm, Kalimna Park

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Leaders: Peter and Rosemary Turner

During September each year, we arrange late afternoon excursions on Wednesdays to nearby sites to enjoy the wonderful wildflower show in our local Box-Ironbark woodlands. Meet: at the Octopus (opposite the motel in Duke St) ready to leave at 4 pm, returning by about 5.30 pm. Bring: There are a few rough spots along the …

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SEANA Camps 2023

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The South East Australian Naturalists’ Association (SEANA) organises two camps each year where Field Naturalist groups from around SE Australia gather to explore a new region and meet fellow naturalists.  The host club organises a range of activities led by their local experts. SEANA Autumn Camp – Port Campbell, April 28-30.  Hosted by Timboon Field …

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