2025
Oatley Flora and Fauna Society have organised another exciting year of speakers and walks for 2025.
FEBRUARY
17th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Matt Smith – Impact of kangaroos on Thick-billed Grasswren populations.
23rd §Sunday – Field day
Curracurrang Falls, Royal National Park.
Leader: Lesley Wylie
MARCH
17th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Lisa Albino – Radio-tracking Brush-tailed Phascogales – their tree usage and home range in a fragmented agricultural landscape.
30th Sunday – Field day
Manly Dam.
Leader: Graham Lalchere
APRIL
27th Sunday – Field day
Red Hand Cave, Blue Mountains.
Leader: Matt Allison
28th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Tim and Jenny Griffiths – Antarctica: a wild, white wilderness. Followed by social supper.
MAY
7th Wednesday – Field day
The Habitat Nursery, Ryde.
Leader: Susan Ghosn
19th Monday Meeting – 7.30 pm
Lucy Smithett – Greening our city, and Penshurst tree canopy.
JUNE
16th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Liz Cameron – Insects in our backyards.
29th Sunday – Field day
Centennial Park. Leader: Liz Cameron
JULY
21st Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Nic Clyde (Lock the Gate) – Status of coal and gas mining in NSW.
27th Sunday – Field day
Simmo’s Beach Recreation Reserve.
Leader: Lesley Wylie
AUGUST
18th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Judy Bush – Urban Environmental Policy.
31st Sunday – Field day
Two Valley Trail, Cooks River.
Leader: Vicki Bolling
SEPTEMBER
15th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Graham Fry – Costa Rica. Social supper.
28th Sunday – Field day
Wallumarra Track, Royal National Park.
Leader: Lesley Wylie
OCTOBER
20th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Rachael Gray – Sea lions at Kangaroo Island.
26th Sunday – Field day
Garawarra Farm, Royal National Park.
Leader: Deb Andrew
NOVEMBER
17th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Callum Fitzpatrick – The fertile island effect: how shrub size shapes dryland ecosystems.
30th Sunday – Field day
Sutherland to Woronora loop track.
Leader: Lesley Wylie
DECEMBER
1st Monday – Christmas Picnic in Oatley Park
FEBRUARY 2026
2nd 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