SGAP Gladstone Branch - 2012 Program

Below is a list of excursions and activities planned for 2012.

Visitors are welcome to attend up to three excursions before becoming a branch member.


Please register with Ruth Crosson on 4972 1447 for any excursions you would like to attend.

Participants are asked to bring a first-aid kit, food and drinking water and ensure that they have sufficient petrol for the day. Remember to bring your camera and a notebook.

Species lists are available for some areas by pre ordering by the Friday preceding the excursion.

Date	Location	Notes
2012
Jan Sun 15	Tondoon Botanic Gardens	10am Meet at BG’s Café Tondoon. Membership due. $5.00 Family or single. Order lunch. 10:30 Walk around Tondoon, check progress. 12:30 Lunch at BG’s. Raffle. 1:30 to 2:30 Guest Speaker in Visitor’s Centre 2:30 Meeting and AGM
Feb Sun 12	Mt Rollo Excursion	Steep gully 9am meet in front car park outside Tondoon front gate. Travel to Mt Rollo, about 4 kms. Lunch may be late when we get back to parked cars.
Mar Sun 4	Clean up Australia day	8:30am Registrations at shelter shed at Canoe Point. Brings sacks, though some will be provided. Bring gloves and drinking water. We clean up a large area in Tannum and Boyne Island. Lunch follows end of clean up, at about 11:30am
Apr Sun 15	Blackman’s Creek, Boyne Valley area.	8:30am  Meet  at Calliope Crossroads Service Station. Cars okay. BYO lunch. Leader is Brent
May Sun 20	Four Mile Scrub, Boyne Valley Road	8:30am Meet at Calliope Crossroads Service Station. BYO Lunch
Jun Sun 3	EcoFest at Tondoon	Set up Sat 2pm.  Sun from 8-am. Golding’s Tent usual area.
Jun Sun 17	State Forest 207 Targinnie	Some dirt road surfaces. Scrub areas. Brent leader. BYO lunch
Jun 17		Meet at junction of Yarwun, Targinne Roads on Port Curtis Way 9am. Travel convoy.
Jul Sun 15	“Shirley “ A property in Miriam Vale area	Scrub creek and high hill exc. BYO lunch in backpack. Meet 9 am in car park behind Visitor’s Information Centre Roe St. Miriam Vale. Cars okay. Dirt road surfaces. Travel in convoy.
Aug Sun 12	Round Hill headland and Old Nursery Botanic Garden. Agnes Water area	Meet 9am in car park behind Visitor’s Information Centre, Roe St. Miriam Vale Convoy to headland.  Afternoon excursion to ID species at the scrub area at Old Nursery
Sep Sun 9	Spring Creek or other. Mt Larcom area.	Scrub exc. Meet 9am at junction of Yarwun, Targinnie Rds. On Port Curtis way. Dirt surfaces, Cars okay. BYO lunch. Brent leader.
Oct Sun	CBC  / Observer Garden tours	By coach. Bookings essential.
Nov Sun 18	Garden visit to winner of CBC Large garden 2011	Kilmister’s at 22 Cathurbie St. Emmadale, New Auckland, West Gladstone. Arrive 10 am for tour. Lunch BYO noon to 1 pm.
Dec Sun 9	BBQ Breakfast BYO  at Tondoon arboretum area	9am.A walk will follow.
2013
Jan Sun 13	Tondoon Botanic Gardens	Meet 10 am at BG’s Café, Tondoon. Memberships $5-00. 10-30 am walk. Lunch 12-30. 1:30 pm Guest Speaker, Visitors Centre. Meeting & AGM 2:30 till 3:30.
Feb Sun 17	Garden Visit to Winner of Native Garden, Acreage Garden and Reserve Champion Garden	Meet at Tanners Property “ Elsewhere” Siding Road Beecher. Arrive at 10 am for guided tour with hosts Pam and Chris.  BYO lunch.
Mar Sun 3	Cleanup Australia Day	Canoe Point Tannum  meet 8:30 am to Register at shed on left.