2026
Oatley Flora and Fauna Society Conservation Society have organised another exciting year of speakers and walks for 2026.
FEBRUARY
16th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Tom Hunt – Story of Carbon
22nd Sunday – Field day
Patonga to Pearl Beach. Leader: Shayne Burrell
MARCH
16th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Amelia Jeffery (OFF grant recipient) – Dingo behaviour in a human-disturbed landscape.
22nd Sunday – Field day
Box Vale Mine Walking Track, Mittagong. Leader: Graham Lalchere
APRIL
20th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Waterfall to Heathcote. Leader: Sue McGrath
26th Sunday – Field day
Jen Baxter – East Africa travels. Followed by Social supper.
MAY
18th Monday Meeting – 7.30 pm
Courtney Adams (OFF grant recipient) – Numbats and extreme heat.
24th Wednesday – Field day
Red Hands Cave. Leader: Matt Allison
JUNE
15th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Helen Lewis – Circular Plastics Illawarra.
21st Sunday – Field day
Whale watching. Leader: Sonia Baxant
JULY
19th Sunday – Field day
Wolli Creek Valley. Leader: Vicki Bolling
20th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Nikki Leung – Native bees in Oatley Park.
AUGUST
17th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Geoff Innes – Northwest Passage. Followed by Social supper.
Tba Sunday – Field day
Oatley Park – short walks for small groups. Leader: Nikki Leung
SEPTEMBER
21st Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Jan Kreibich (OFF grant recipient) – Climate change impacts on the Murrumbidgee River.
27th Sunday – Field day
Spring wildflowers. Leader: Robyn Stahel
OCTOBER
19th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Deb Andrew – Shorebirds of southern Sydney.
25th Sunday – Field day
Bird watching in Royal NP. Leader: Deb Andrew
NOVEMBER
16th Monday Meeting – 7.30pm
Sonia Baxant & Melina Amerasinghe – Travels in The Stans. Followed by Social supper.
22nd Sunday – Field day
Riverboat Postman cruise, Hawkesbury River. Leader: Graham Fry
DECEMBER
7th Monday – Christmas Picnic in Oatley Park
FEBRUARY 2027
Tba 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