Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc.

PROGRAMME

November 2006 - April 2007

(Subject to alteration by notification at General Meetings)

NOTE:
Meetings will be cancelled on any nights when POWER RESTRICTIONS in the area are in force.
Field excursions will be cancelled on days of TOTAL FIRE BANS in the proposed excursion areas.



8th November (Wednesday evening)   GENERAL MEETING NO. 544.
Speaker – Heather Ducat - “Antarctica”

11th November (Saturday)        EXCURSION: Beenak
Meet at Shiprock Falls at 1.30pm, 14.4 kms along Lusatia Park Rd (from Warburton Hwy).
Leader – Peter Rogers

3rd December (Sunday)            RFNC 45th Anniversary Lunch
Pound Bend Picnic Area – Warrandyte State Park (Melways 23 A11) BYO picnic lunch – starting 12 noon

13th December (Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 545.
Christmas Meeting – Members night – also wrap-up from Phillip Island weekend.
Members please bring a plate of supper.

10th January (Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 546. Outdoor Meeting
6.00pm, Jumping Creek Reserve – Warrandyte State Park (Melways 24 A9), BYO picnic or BBQ tea.
4.30pm walk with Hazel for those that can make it. Meeting 7.15pm.
In case of total fire ban, meeting will be at 13-15 Tacoma St Park Orchards.

13th January (Saturday)            EXCURSION: Point Cook Coastal Park
Meet at 10.30am in first carpark on the left off Beach Car Park. (Melways 199 E3)
Leaders – Hazel & Alan Veevers

14th February (Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 547.
Speaker – Alan King - “Hattah needs water”

24th February (Saturday)        EXCURSION: Mushroom Reef
A joint excursion with Peninsula FNC. Meet at 11.00am at Golf Links Rd Flinders. (Melways 261 K11)
Leader – Judy Smart (PFNC) & Alison Rogers (RFNC)

9/10/11/12th March (Friday - Monday)    WEEKEND AWAY
SEANA Autumn Campout hosted by Geelong FNC
Information and booking forms from Lynn Smith.

14th March (Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 548.
Speaker – Trevor Blake “Natural History of Inland Australia”

18th March (Sunday)            EXCURSION: Ada Tree
Meet at 10.30am in the Starling Gap Car Park (Melways 628 A5)
Leader – Graeme Fernandes

11th April (Wednesday evening)        GENERAL MEETING NO. 549.
Speaker – Dr. Noel Schleiger “Gold in Victoria – 1851 to the present time”

15th April (Sunday)            EXCURSION: Murrundindi
Meet at Devlins Bridge on Melba Hwy, 8km past Glenburn at 10.30am.(Melways 610 Q10).
Leader – Peter Rogers