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

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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Leaders: Peter and Rosemary Turner

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

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

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

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

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

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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Leaders: Peter and Rosemary Turner

SEANA Camps 2023

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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CANCELLED End-of-year Picnic: Tuesday 13th December, 5pm

Sadly, the weather forecast is not looking good for a picnic in the gardens next Tuesday, so we have decided to cancel this event. However, we had a very successful Members’ Night last Friday with a wonderful smorgasbord of presentations. A selection of members’ photos will be included in the February Castlemaine Naturalist. The committee

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Castlemaine Botanical Gardens

Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 21st September, 4pm, Boundary Road, Walmer State Forest

This year is proving to be an excellent year for wildflowers in our region including some special displays of native orchids seen on our first two wildflower wanders this month. Our third wildflower wander is on 21st September, when we will wander along Boundary Road and adjacent bushland in the Walmer State Forest.    Meet:

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Leaders: Geraldine Harris and Noel Young

Excursion: Saturday 14 May 10am ALL DAY –

Seeding Victoria Inc. is a not for profit, charitable organisation that manages several seed banks in Victoria. For our May excursion, we will be privileged to have a tour of Seeding Victoria’s seed bank at Creswick as recently featured in the ABC’s Gardening Australia. Dan Frost who manages this seed bank will explain how seed

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Seeding Victoria’s seed bank and La Gerche trail, Creswick