Northern Beaches District Group

Activities

What we do

The Northern Beaches Group meets regularly

at Stony Range Botanic Garden where the beautiful Staghorn (Platycerium bifurcatum) on the right is growing.

Currently, Russell Beardmore has the task of organising the presentations for these monthly meetings. They are a fascinating range of expert talks, photographic displays and Show & Tell sessions which are described in our newsletter 'Caleyi'.

Anne Gray keeps our schedule of monthly outings intriguing with a mix of bushwalks and garden visits. The Quarterly and Get-together events of the Australian Plants Society are also well attended by our members.

We enjoy both the excursions and the morning tea or lunch that follows which gives us a relaxing debrief and social time with fellow members.

Sadly, the following Schedule of Meetings and Activities has been seriously curtailed by the CORVID-19 control regulations regarding gatherings. I will update the cancellations when they become definite. Hopefully we will be able to resume our activities later in the year. D.D.

APS NORTHERN BEACHES GROUP SCHEDULE 2020

Month	Meeting Programme	Activities
February	Thursday 6^th 7.00 pm Committee Meeting 7.30 pm Plant family Conny – Euphorbiaceae 7.45 pm Show and Tell	Saturday 15^th Walk at Taronga Zoo to view the native plant landscaping
March	Thursday 5^th 7.00 pm AGM 7.45 pm Presentation by Harry “Visit to Patagonia”	Cancelled
April	Cancelled	Cancelled
May	Cancelled	Cancelled
June	Thursday 4^th 7.30 pm Plant family To be announced 7.30 pm Presentation by Dan Clark APS Region Conservation Officer	Sunday 21^st Anne’s or Harry’s garden (?)
July	Thursday 2^nd 7.00 pm Committee Meeting 7.30 pm Plant family To be announced 7.45 pm Show and Tell	Saturday/Sunday 18^th/19^th (?) Lyrebird Track, Manly Dam or Cromer Heights
August	Thursday 6^th 7.15 pm Plant Family To be announced 7.30 pm Presentation by Sean Grainger	Saturday/Sunday 22^nd/23^rd
September	Thursday 3^rd 7.30 pm Plant family To be announced 7.30 pm Presentation by Dan Smailes Native Bees	Saturday 12^th Quarterly gathering Menai Group at lllawong Sunday 20^th Stony Range Festival
October	Thursday 1^st 7.00 pm Committee Meeting 7.30 pm Plant family To be announced 7.45 pm Show and Tell	Saturday/Sunday 17^th/18^th Ted and Nancy Shaw’s garden
November	Thursday 5^th 7.15 pm Plant family To be announced 7.30 pm Presentation To be announced	Saturday and Sunday 14–15^th Get-together NSW Southern Highlands Group in Bowral

Local Gallery

Actinotus helianthi

Image; Russell Beardmore. Taken at North Curl Curl.

An eastern species that grows in shallow, sandy soil . A bit tricky in cultivation.

Epacris longiflora

Image; David Drage

A local favourite found in sand, cliff faces, heath and woodland margins.

Platylobium formosum

Image; David Drage. Taken at Katandra Wildflower Reserve.

Local species. Straggly, hardy understorey species up to 2.5m. Bright flowers in Spring.

Enquiries to: northernbeaches@austplants.com.au