MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
General Meetings we hold at least six meetings a year and these are held on the first Tuesday of the month in Briggs Hall, at the Senior Campus of Scotch Oakburn College, 85 Penquite Road, Newstead, beginning at 7.30pm. Visitors are most welcome. For more information on our program see below or contact the Program Co-ordinator.
Committee Meetings are held two weeks prior to the General Meeting. If there is anything that you would like considered, please contact a committee member.
John Skemp Memorial Lecture is held as a tribute to John Skemp in May near the anniversary of his death. The lecture is given by an invited speaker an expert in their field of natural history.
Annual General Meeting is in October and is held at either Scotch Oakburn College or the John Skemp Field Centre at Myrtle Bank.
Field Trips are usually held during a weekend following the General Meeting. Until further notice, members should make their own travel arrangements to participate in club outings, contact the Program Co-ordinator, if you require further details.
Monthly Short Walks are of easy grade and will be held on the Thursday following the General Meeting. Meet in the carpark at the walk location at 10am.
Skemps Days meet at the property from 10.00am onwards for a social day where we take leisurely walks on the nature trails and participate in other activities. Visitors are welcome and should contact a club member for directions to the property.
Please note that the program is subject to alteration at short notice. This webpage will be updated as changes occur, notification will be sent by email and details given at the general meeting. Please contact the Program Co-ordinator if you have any questions about the details provided and to confirm/notify of attendance.
Tuesday Working Bee from 9.30 - 3pm at the John Skemp Forest Reserve a 62 ha property at Myrtle Bank. If you would like to help with ongoing weeding, track maintenance, and other jobs, please contact Noel Manning on 0458 030 767.
Program: January - December 2024
DATE |
DETAILS |
|
| January Sunday 21 |
Field
Trip |
Survey of Inter-tidal Zone at Low Head. Meet at the viewing platform at 2pm to walk out with the tide on East Beach. |
| January Saturday 27 | Community Volunteering |
Ragwort Raid, meet at Nunamara Memorial Hall at 9am. (Tamar NRM event) |
| January Saturday 27 | Skemps Day |
Meet at the property from 1.30pm to look for Dragonflies & Damselflies with Nigel Forteath (cancelled due to the weather) |
| February Saturday 3 |
Field Trip |
Dragonflies & Damselflies at Four Springs with Professor Forteath, meet in the car park at 10.30am |
| February Tuesday 6 |
General Meeting |
Future Planning for the Club |
| February Thursday 8 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Dragonflies and birds. Meet at 10am in the carpark under Perth Bridge for a river walk |
| February Sunday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Walk and talk - Insect hunt. Gate open at 10am. |
| March Sunday 3 |
Community Volunteering |
Clean-up Australia Day event on Newnham Creek with members of Litter Free Launnie, from 3.30-5.30pm. Contact Karen Manning for further details. |
| March Tuesday 5 |
General Meeting |
Member Speakers - Dave Allan and Katie Fuller, Travels Around the Sun - looking at the Earth's orbit, declination angle and the Equation of Time, and how these relate to navigation |
| March Thursday 7 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Birds in the Gorge - Trevallyn carpark |
| March Sunday 24 |
Skemps Day |
Federation Corridor removal of remaining fence & plant guards |
| March Friday 29 to April Monday 1 |
Field Trip |
Invitation to members from TFNC to join them on one or more of their day exursions at the Mt Cameron Field Study Centre, see email forwarded 20 March |
| April Tuesday 2 |
General Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Simon Fearn an Entomologist from QVMAG speaking on Christmas Beetles Supper - Andrew Smith |
| April Thursday 4 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Duck Reach Power Station (cancelled due to unavailability of the usual enthusiastic members) |
| April Fri 12 & Sat 13 | Overnight Field Trip |
An opportunity to see a project monitoring the environmental health of Mt Roland and a visit to Erriba to discuss land under private conservation covenant |
| April Thursday 25 |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| April Saturday 27 |
Skemps Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring on Skemps Creek |
| May Tuesday 7 |
General Meeting |
John Skemp Memorial Lecture Member Speaker - Geoff Shannon from Birdlife Tasmania - How we use our hobby to protect the things we love without spoiling our time with nature Supper - Kirsten Seaver & Helen Tait |
| May
Thursday 9 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Native Point Nature Reserve at Swan Bay for birds |
| May
TBC |
Field Trip |
With Geoff Shannon |
| May Thursday 23 |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| May Saturday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Visit and review the Conservation Covenant areas on the property |
| June Tuesday 4 |
General Meeting |
Guest Speaker - To be confirmed |
June |
Monthly Short Walk |
Hollybank Forest Reserve |
| June Thursday 20 |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| June Sat29/Sun30 |
Skemps Day |
Ferns and Bryophytes |
July |
Meeting |
No meeting this month |
July |
Field Trip |
QVMAG Planetarium session |
July TBC |
Field Trip |
Platypus House at Beauty Point |
July |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| July Sat27/Sun28 |
Skemps Day |
National Tree Day - Planting and/or tree maintenance |
| August Tuesday 6 |
Social Evening |
Venue to be confirmed |
| August Thursday 8 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Corra Linn Gorge |
| August TBC |
Field Trip |
Lilydale Falls, fungi and ferns |
August |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| August Sat31/Sep1 | Skemps Day |
Track clearing on the property |
| September Tuesday 3 |
General Meeting |
Workshop on Technology, List Maps & Nature Apps |
| September Thursday 5 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Machens Reserve at Kings Meadows |
| September TBC |
Field Trip |
3 reserves crawl (Carr Villa, Cheltenham and Kate Reed) for spring wildflowers |
September |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| September Sat28/Sun29 |
Skemps Day |
Flowers and Birds - Learning and Education, using Apps from workshop practical |
| October Tuesday 1 |
Annual General Meeting |
Election of Office Bearers, followed by General Meeting |
| October Thursday 3 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Punchbowl and Queechy Lake Reserves |
| October TBC | Field Trip |
Tom Gibson Reserve for wildflowers |
October |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| October Sat26/Sun27 |
Skemps Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring on Skemps Creek |
| November |
Community Volunteering |
Tamar NRM's Catch-it-in-the-Catchment |
| November Tuesday 5 |
General Meeting |
Member Speaker - Jeff Campbell - Native orchids |
| November Thursday 7 |
Monthly Short Walk |
APS Garden at Heritage Forest |
| November TBC (mid) |
Extended Field Trip |
Based in the North West - Catch up with fellow field naturalists, visit Burnie Penguin Observation Centre, Edible Garden Wynyard, Fossil Bluff, Sisters Beach Banksia Reserve, Kaydale, Leven Canyon, Rocky Cape Rocks |
November |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| November Sat23/Sun24 |
Skemps Day |
Spring clean at the John Skemp Field Centre |
| December Tuesday 3 |
General Meeting |
Members night - The Year That Was Supper - Club members |
| December Thursday 5 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Windsor Garden Precinct |
| December Sunday 8 |
Skemps Day |
Members Christmas Get-together, walk and talk day. Bring lunch and a small plate of food to share at afternoon tea, hot drinks available |
General and Technical Feedback | Last update 14 April 2024
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