Excursions and Meetings Program 2008
Please register for all excursions
Sun 2 March Meet 8am at Canoe Point, Tannum Sands, Clean up rubbish in the area of bushland, parkland, beach and river, sports fields. BYO Lunch. Visit the Wetlands, view tree planting, bird spotting. 2pm meet at Tannum Nursery, about 3 relocate to Esplanade, walk along paths, survey landscaping of area, afternoon tea.
Sun 13 April Meet 9am at front carpark Tondoon. Travel 7 km to property of Keith and Vicky. Walk in bushland & visit scrub. BYO food for all day.
Sun 4 May Meet 10am in Siding Road, Beecher. Look for balloons and SGAP, indicating where to turn in to property of Tom and Paula. This is a second acreage property which joins Beecher State Forest. Compile species list. BYO lunch. Bird spotting.
Sun 1 June Ecofest at Tondoon. Family day lots of entertainment. SGAP will have a display, book and plant sale. Set up from 7:30am.
Sun 8 June Meet 9am Gardens cafe Tondoon. Visit by SGAPS with Lawrie Smith - this is buy at cafe or BYO lunch. Walk around Tondoon with Lawrie and Brent.
Sun 20 July Meet 9:45am at Lt Larcom Cafe. Raglan Street Mt Larcom. Lyn Field's bush tucker morning tea. Billy tea and damper, $5.00. Display and talk on Bush Tucker by Lyn. Bring specimens. 11am we move to Scrub Creek with Bev or Cheryl. BYO Lunch and afternoon tea.
Sun 17 August Meet 9am Road House on Fingerboard Ropad, on your right on rise. Leave Gladstone by 7:45 am to be on time. Meet George and Glenis. Travel in sedan ok, need full fuel tank. We will visit Round Hill National Park - rainforest. May visit other vegetation in area.
Thur ?? September Meet the judge night - dinner and speaker
Sun ?? September Meet 9am garden awards
Sun ?? September Meet at pickup for coach tour of prize gardens. Bookings essential with Secretary of Civic Beautification Committee 4978 1957
September CANCELLED Qld State conference at Kingaroy
Sun 19 October Meet 9am at Rest Stop, Raglan Street, Mt Larcom. Travel in convoy to view scrub. BYO food for all day.
Sat 25 October Meet 6pm Tondoon 20th Anniversary dinner, charge applies. Bookings - Tondoon 4971 4444.
Sun 16 November Meet 9am at fishing carpark on the south side of the Calliope River, just past the Power Station. Excursion to Wiggins Island - mangroves and other vegetation. BYO insect repelleant and food, all day.
Sun 14 December Meet 10am at 230 Morcom Street, Calliope - visit 5000 trees planted by John in the past 3 years. BYO lunch.
Sun 18 January Meet 10am at Gardens Cafe Tondoon. Morning Tea. Pay membership 2009 $5.00. Walk around Tondoon. Lunch 12pm to 1pm. Meeting follows 2pm to 3.30pm. AGM - appoint 3 officers for 2009.
Sunday 15 February Meet 10am at Kiosk on left in Spinnaker Park Gladstone. Morning tea. Look at landscaping and compile species list as we walk around the trails. Lunch 12 to 1pm in shelter ? Relocate to the Parkland Marina Soundshell area. Walk along bank of Auckland Creek. Compile mangroves list, from mouth to past University. You might see rabbits.
Sunday 1 March Meet 8am at Canoe Point - Clean Up Australia Day BYO Lunch. Afternoon, look at revegetation of dune around area, by coast care group.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Monday, June 25, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Interesting Links:
The May 2007 ABC 'Gardening Australia' has a large supplement by NGIA (the Nursery and Garden Industry Association) and they feature plans for an Aussie Kitchen Garden - see link:
Aussie Kitchen Garden
The following is a Victoria based site for sustainable gardens - you can subscribe free to their monthly on-line magazine:magazine
This site also has ideas for a native garden:Native Plants
The May 2007 ABC 'Gardening Australia' has a large supplement by NGIA (the Nursery and Garden Industry Association) and they feature plans for an Aussie Kitchen Garden - see link:
The following is a Victoria based site for sustainable gardens - you can subscribe free to their monthly on-line magazine:
This site also has ideas for a native garden:
Sunday, February 18, 2007
SGAP Gladstone Calendar:
Thursday 1 March:
Meet 2pm at Tondoon Visitors - set up display
Sunday 4 March:
Clean up Australia Day, meet 8 am at Canoe Point
1pm Garden visit at Pacific Ranch
2:30pm bushland visit
Sunday 8 April:
Property visit - "Stowe Park" - Calliope
Meet 8:45am in front of hall, Stirrat St, Calliope
Biodynamics talk
Sunday 20 May:
Meet 9am at Benaraby Service Station
Travel to Turkey Beach, Bush walk of 1 and a half Km.
Sunday 3 June:
Ecofest at Tondoon Gardens
Set up 4pm Sat and from 7am Sunday
Bush Tucker display and walk by Lyn Field
Sat 9, 10, 11, June:
50th anniversary of SGAP Qld at Brisbane.
Dinner, garden visits, history of SGAP book launch
Sunday 24 June:
Meet 10am at Tondoon Gardens (Admin area)
Propogation workshop and guest speaker.
Sunday 8 July:
Meet at 9am at Visitors Information Centre, Miriam Vale.
Travel to a property in the area (full fuel tank required)
Sunday 19 August:
Meet at 9am at Road House on Agnes Water and Fingerboard Rd
Travel to Deepwater property. Camping overnight on Saturday available (BYO everything)
Full fuel tank required
September (Date to be announced)
Garden awards - Judges dinner, talk and morning tea, coach tour of winning gardens - book early!!
Sunday 18 Oct
Meet at 22 Cathurbie Crt, New Auckland. Garden visit (winner of Novice garden 2006)
Sunday 19 Nov
Meet at 10am at Tondoon Gardens (admin). Visit to extra land aquired for Tondoon extension. Bird spotting, creek and eucalypt woodland
Sunday 9 Dec
Meet at 10am at Lake Awoonga for break up. Talks, weed spotting, lunch.
Thursday 1 March:
Meet 2pm at Tondoon Visitors - set up display
Sunday 4 March:
Clean up Australia Day, meet 8 am at Canoe Point
1pm Garden visit at Pacific Ranch
2:30pm bushland visit
Sunday 8 April:
Property visit - "Stowe Park" - Calliope
Meet 8:45am in front of hall, Stirrat St, Calliope
Biodynamics talk
Sunday 20 May:
Meet 9am at Benaraby Service Station
Travel to Turkey Beach, Bush walk of 1 and a half Km.
Sunday 3 June:
Ecofest at Tondoon Gardens
Set up 4pm Sat and from 7am Sunday
Bush Tucker display and walk by Lyn Field
Sat 9, 10, 11, June:
50th anniversary of SGAP Qld at Brisbane.
Dinner, garden visits, history of SGAP book launch
Sunday 24 June:
Meet 10am at Tondoon Gardens (Admin area)
Propogation workshop and guest speaker.
Sunday 8 July:
Meet at 9am at Visitors Information Centre, Miriam Vale.
Travel to a property in the area (full fuel tank required)
Sunday 19 August:
Meet at 9am at Road House on Agnes Water and Fingerboard Rd
Travel to Deepwater property. Camping overnight on Saturday available (BYO everything)
Full fuel tank required
September (Date to be announced)
Garden awards - Judges dinner, talk and morning tea, coach tour of winning gardens - book early!!
Sunday 18 Oct
Meet at 22 Cathurbie Crt, New Auckland. Garden visit (winner of Novice garden 2006)
Sunday 19 Nov
Meet at 10am at Tondoon Gardens (admin). Visit to extra land aquired for Tondoon extension. Bird spotting, creek and eucalypt woodland
Sunday 9 Dec
Meet at 10am at Lake Awoonga for break up. Talks, weed spotting, lunch.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Waterwise articles:
"Effective watering in the garden" - by Keith Townsend
This is an excellent article on pages 4 - 5 of the Land for Wildlife newsletter (see link below)
"Waterwise and Waterless gardens" - by Merv Hodge
Also an excellent article on pages 6 - 7 of the same newsletter (see link below)
Land for Wildlife Queensland Summer 2007
"Effective watering in the garden" - by Keith Townsend
This is an excellent article on pages 4 - 5 of the Land for Wildlife newsletter (see link below)
"Waterwise and Waterless gardens" - by Merv Hodge
Also an excellent article on pages 6 - 7 of the same newsletter (see link below)
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Kroombit Tops excursion
Members met at 7:30am for the two hour trip to Kroombit Tops National Park. Those who owned 4WD vehicles offered spare seats to other members as the track can be rough and muddy.
A brief stop at around 9:30am to meet up with other members who had camped overnight, and we were off again to the site of the 'Beautiful Betsy' crash. This took about 2 hours and soil and vegetation changed quite dramatically at times.
At the crash site, there was excellent signage, and a surprising amount of wreckage scattered around.
After lunch, members stopped at a heath community and identified a number of plants.
Tomas found some interesting leaves!
This pretty little tree is OLACEAE Notelaea microcarpa
After a long hot and dusty drive, members were glad of the cool breeze, amazing view and afternoon tea at the Kroombit lookout.
Members met at 7:30am for the two hour trip to Kroombit Tops National Park. Those who owned 4WD vehicles offered spare seats to other members as the track can be rough and muddy.
A brief stop at around 9:30am to meet up with other members who had camped overnight, and we were off again to the site of the 'Beautiful Betsy' crash. This took about 2 hours and soil and vegetation changed quite dramatically at times.
At the crash site, there was excellent signage, and a surprising amount of wreckage scattered around.
After lunch, members stopped at a heath community and identified a number of plants.
Tomas found some interesting leaves!
This pretty little tree is OLACEAE Notelaea microcarpa
After a long hot and dusty drive, members were glad of the cool breeze, amazing view and afternoon tea at the Kroombit lookout.
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