2024
Oatley Flora and Fauna Society have organised another exciting year of speakers and walks for 2024.
FEBRUARY
19th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Dr Margot Oorebeek, Co-ordinator, ACT-Yass Birds on Farms BirdLife Australia project from 1995 until now; it includes Moorlands.
25th §Sunday – Field day
The Spit to Manly walk (10 km, swimming optional). Leader: Lesley Wylie
MARCH
16th §Saturday – Field day
Kayak or walk along on Wingecarribee River near Bowral; picnic lunch. Leader: Adrian Polhill
18th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Brendan Alting (UNSW postgraduate & OFF grant recipient) – Interactions of mammal and reptile predators in a mixed-use coastal ecosystem.
APRIL
15th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Vanessa McPherson & Prof. Michael Gillings (Macquarie University) – Fungal biodiversity.
28th §Sunday – Field day
Grays Point to Audley Loop via Hacking River. Leader: Lesley Wylie
MAY
20th Monday Meeting – 7.30 pm
Dr Dan Bickel (Australian Museum) – Flies – an example of the unending diversity of our planet’s biota.
26th §Sunday – Field day
Red Hands Cave, Glenbrook. Leader: Matt Allison
JUNE
17th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Andrew Scott – Building Bridges to Boorowa – an urban-rural tree-planting partnership.
30th §Sunday – Field day
Malabar Headlands loop track (6 km). Leader: Lesley Wylie
JULY
15th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Rob Dixon, Georges Riverkeeper – looking after our waterways.
21st §Sunday – Field day
The Convict Trail in Dharug NP – Devine’s Hill walk from Wiseman’s Ferry. Leader: Liz Cameron
AUGUST
19th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
A/Prof Katherine Moseby (UNSW) – Building behavioural resilience in bilbys, quolls and stick-nest rats.
25th §Sunday – Field day
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve, Jamberoo.
Leader: Deb Andrew
SEPTEMBER
16th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Jonathan Saunders (Ecologist, NPWS) – habitat restoration at Canowindra.
29th §Sunday – Field day
Bottle Forest Trail, Heathcote NP (leisurely stroll to see waratahs in flower). Leader: Lesley Wylie
OCTOBER
21st Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
OFF members’ travel tales, illustrated.
27th §Sunday – Field day
Lake Eckersley, Heathcote NP. Leader: Ian Pitt
NOVEMBER
18th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Dr Gilad Bino (UNSW) – Platypus in Royal NP
24th §Sunday – Field day
Auburn Botanic Gardens. Leader: Kim Wagstaff
DECEMBER
2nd Monday – Christmas Picnic in Oatley Park
FEBRUARY 2025
3rd Monday – AGM – 7.30pm Followed by members’ photos and supper
FEBRUARY 6th Monday – AGM – 7.30pm
MEETINGS: OFF meetings with monthly guest speakers are held at the Oatley Uniting Church Hall. We also conduct these meetings on-line, using the video conference application Zoom. Details can be found in the Newsletter published prior to each meeting.
You can download ZOOM for free via this link: https://zoom.us/ or from Play Store (Google) or App Store (Apple). You should run a test before meetings to ensure you can connect on the night. Please login before 7.30pm: You will receive an invitation prior to meetings or use the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3742141020?pwd=i_daK5memiUVeVb7bERgr5WgKybj2w
YOUTUBE: OFF presentations and earlier movies can now be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd_PLK8og40D0ekuYAys3lQ