Excursions

For our June excursion, we will search for fungi with Joy Clusker who will give us tips on identification and where to find fungi. Since autumn has been dry, we will travel south to cooler, damper forests for a better chance to find a good range of fungi. So we will meet earlier than usual […]

Our May excursion will be along the Coliban Channel starting at the historic outlet of the Back Creek Syphon.  We will follow the route described in “Castlemaine Bird Walks” by club member Damian Kelly.  As well as birds, we hope to see some early flowers as plants respond to recent rainfall.  The walk is mainly

Join us for our rescheduled walk in the Castlemaine Botanical gardens to remember and celebrate George Broadway. This walk was cancelled in March due to the hot weather. We will follow the route mapped by George for his brochure highlighting the interesting collection of trees in the gardens, and finish with a gathering over afternoon

Unfortunately, due to the high temperatures forecast for Saturday, we have decided to cancel our walk in the Botanical Gardens. We will reschedule this important event to celebrate George Broadway to Saturday April 13th at 1.30pm. However, members and visitors are reminded of our AGM and Monthly Meeting as detailed in our previous update –

Join us for a walk in the Castlemaine Botanical gardens to remember and celebrate George Broadway. We will follow the route mapped by George for his brochure highlighting the interesting collection of trees in the gardens. Meet: 1.30pm. We will meet at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens (not at The Octopus) by the Rose Garden adjacent

Join us for an easy walk along a gently undulating track from the Leanganook picnic ground to the impressive Dog Rocks. Spectacular views and cool, tall forest. Some early wildflowers. We will return to the picnic ground for afternoon tea. Approx. 3km return, but turn back when you like. There is a toilet block at

On this excursion, we will learn how the MULGA project aims to document and ensure long-term protection of eucalypts that were growing before 1852 (pre-European settlement) in Maldon. These trees are of significant environmental and historical significance. MULGA secretary Bev Phillips will describe how to identify the four indigenous Box trees in Maldon – Grey,

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

Our July excursion will be to the Gower area of the Maldon Historic Reserve.  The purpose of the visit will be to look at some of the vegetation plots established by Ern Perkins around 2009 to monitor the effects of bush fires and fuel reduction burns on the native vegetation.  We will remeasure one or