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    <title>Australian Plants Society NSW upcoming events</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blue Mountains - Bushcare 2026 (3 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Join the Blue Mountains District Group of the Australian Plants Society NSW for a morning of bush care at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. This is a great opportunity to contribute hands-on to the care of local native vegetation while enjoying time with fellow members and volunteers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Bush care runs twice a month&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;on the first and the third Saturday. O&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;pen to both novice and experienced bushcarers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For more information, email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blue.mountains@austplants.com.au"&gt;APS Blue Mountains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="163" data-end="257"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;Morning tea provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="241" data-end="257"&gt;All welcome.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Additionally, the reserve is the home of the APS Blue Mountains group and its nursery, and both are open to the public 12 noon - 4 pm Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blue Mountains - Bushcare 2026 (17 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Join the Blue Mountains District Group of the Australian Plants Society NSW for a morning of bush care at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. This is a great opportunity to contribute hands-on to the care of local native vegetation while enjoying time with fellow members and volunteers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Bush care runs twice a month&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;on the first and the third Saturday. O&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;pen to both novice and experienced bushcarers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For more information, email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blue.mountains@austplants.com.au"&gt;APS Blue Mountains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="163" data-end="257"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;Morning tea provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="241" data-end="257"&gt;All welcome.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Additionally, the reserve is the home of the APS Blue Mountains group and its nursery, and both are open to the public 12 noon - 4 pm Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blue Mountains – Walk: Dargans Arch, Bell (31 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-start="1263" data-end="1328"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Join Blue Mountains APS for a walk to Dargans Arch near Bell.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1263" data-end="1604"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Dargans Arch is a striking sandstone formation set within bushland characteristic of the upper Blue Mountains. The area supports a range of native plants adapted to cooler conditions and rocky soils, making it an interesting location to explore both geology and vegetation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1606" data-end="1732"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This walk provides an opportunity to enjoy the natural setting while taking time to observe plant communities along the track.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;span data-start="1739" data-end="1748"&gt;When:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Saturday 31 October 2026 &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1739" data-end="1813"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Time:&amp;nbsp;Details to be confirmed&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1815" data-end="1888"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-start="1815" data-end="1825"&gt;Where:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="1825" data-end="1828"&gt;
Dargans Arch, Bell&lt;br data-start="1846" data-end="1849"&gt;
(Meeting point details to be confirmed)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1890" data-end="1979"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-start="1890" data-end="1900"&gt;Notes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="1900" data-end="1903"&gt;
Tracks may be uneven in places. Please wear sturdy footwear and bring water.&lt;br&gt;
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Contact:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:blue.mountains@austplants.com.au"&gt;blue.mountains@austplants.com.au&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Only Open 12-4pm Wed, Sat &amp;amp; Sun.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austplants.com.au/event-6546899</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blue Mountains - Bushcare 2026 (7 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Join the Blue Mountains District Group of the Australian Plants Society NSW for a morning of bush care at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. This is a great opportunity to contribute hands-on to the care of local native vegetation while enjoying time with fellow members and volunteers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Bush care runs twice a month&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;on the first and the third Saturday. O&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;pen to both novice and experienced bushcarers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For more information, email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blue.mountains@austplants.com.au"&gt;APS Blue Mountains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="163" data-end="257"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;Morning tea provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="241" data-end="257"&gt;All welcome.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Additionally, the reserve is the home of the APS Blue Mountains group and its nursery, and both are open to the public 12 noon - 4 pm Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <link>https://austplants.com.au/event-6546694</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blue Mountains - Bushcare 2026 (21 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Join the Blue Mountains District Group of the Australian Plants Society NSW for a morning of bush care at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. This is a great opportunity to contribute hands-on to the care of local native vegetation while enjoying time with fellow members and volunteers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Bush care runs twice a month&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;on the first and the third Saturday. O&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;pen to both novice and experienced bushcarers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For more information, email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blue.mountains@austplants.com.au"&gt;APS Blue Mountains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="163" data-end="257"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;Morning tea provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="241" data-end="257"&gt;All welcome.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Additionally, the reserve is the home of the APS Blue Mountains group and its nursery, and both are open to the public 12 noon - 4 pm Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <link>https://austplants.com.au/event-6546694</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blue Mountains - Bushcare 2026 (5 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Join the Blue Mountains District Group of the Australian Plants Society NSW for a morning of bush care at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve. This is a great opportunity to contribute hands-on to the care of local native vegetation while enjoying time with fellow members and volunteers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Bush care runs twice a month&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;on the first and the third Saturday. O&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;pen to both novice and experienced bushcarers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For more information, email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blue.mountains@austplants.com.au"&gt;APS Blue Mountains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="163" data-end="257"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;Morning tea provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="213" data-end="238"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="241" data-end="257"&gt;All welcome.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Additionally, the reserve is the home of the APS Blue Mountains group and its nursery, and both are open to the public 12 noon - 4 pm Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blue Mountains – Christmas BBQ (5 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-start="222" data-end="279" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Join Blue Mountains APS for our annual Christmas BBQ.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;This is a relaxed social afternoon to celebrate the year, catch up with fellow members, and enjoy the festive season together. More details will be shared closer to the event.&lt;br data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
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&lt;span data-start="464" data-end="473" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;When:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="464" data-end="521" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Saturday 5 December 2026&lt;br data-start="500" data-end="503" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
&lt;span data-start="503" data-end="512" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Time:&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;4:00pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="523" data-end="662" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-start="523" data-end="533" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Where:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="533" data-end="536" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
Glenbrook Native Reserve Information Centre&lt;br data-start="579" data-end="582" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
Great Western Highway&lt;br data-start="603" data-end="606" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
(Opposite Glenbrook Cinema &amp;amp; Visitor Information Centre)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="664" data-end="711" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-start="664" data-end="676" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Details:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="676" data-end="679" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
Further details to be confirmed.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="713" data-end="863" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-start="713" data-end="725" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="725" data-end="728" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
&lt;a data-start="728" data-end="760" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;blue.mountains@austplants.com.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br data-start="760" data-end="763" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
or phone / leave a message on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-start="793" data-end="811" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;(02) 4739 8597&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="811" data-end="814" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
(Open 12:00–4:00pm, Wednesday, Saturday &amp;amp; Sunday)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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