IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEMBERS

by | Jun 18, 2025 | urgent-notice

Please check SPAM in your email site regularly.  We are having an issue with our Renewal Notices going to SPAM and hence members are not aware that they are unfinancial when they do not renew. This is a recent problem that we are trying to overcome and we want you to...

Winter Newsletter Volume 34 No.2

by | May 30, 2025 | newsletter

                     President’s Observations   This week’s big wet has been a real dampener across NSW not sparing our activities, with a series of cancellations occurring. Please spare a thought for those who are much worse off. Just before the cold and wet came I...

New Guidelines for NSW National Park Camping Fees

by | May 30, 2025 | newsletter

NSW National Parks have just completed a survey of interested parties on the adjustment of fees for camping. Their premise is that “the current camping fee system has not been reviewed for many years and is not designed to manage issues experienced in modern...

First Aid Course for Walkers

by | May 30, 2025 | newsletter

Following the successful First Aid course for the Paddlers, Rambler walkers are being invited to submit their names for a First Aid Course to be held on the 11th or 18th July. The Group would pay 50% of the cost. The intent would be to do a general First Aid Course in...

Bucket List Tick

by | May 30, 2025 | newsletter

Having joined the Ramblers in 2009, I have been privileged to hear many stories of walks from the past that were serious, funny and sometimes both. Whenever we have been able to see Mount Carrialoo or walked past the turn off, the stories of ropes, cracks between...

Enquiry into e-bikes

by | May 30, 2025 | newsletter

Review of NSW State Government Response to NSW Upper House Inquiry into e-Scooters, e-Bikes and other     e-Mobility devices With the Illawarra Ramblers being one of the very few grass-roots participants in this inquiry we had been earnestly anticipating the NSW...

Have you been Spammed?!

by | May 30, 2025 | newsletter

There have been some problems with Gmail where emails from the club have been placed in Spam folders. This has caused a problem when reminders to pay membership dues are not being received in inboxes. Please check your folders to see if this has occurred. Apparently,...

Flora Newsome

by | May 26, 2025 | urgent-notice

Dear Ramblers, Some of you may have heard or seen the funeral notice for our long time very active recent member Flora Newsome. For more than 20 years Flora led walks and trips away sometimes to far flung places. Some members today fondly recall the 1997 New Zealand...

Bicycle NSW Insurance

by | May 1, 2025 | urgent-notice

Just a reminder to cycling members that if you are participating in our activities using an e-bike, insurance with Bicycle NSW is required. Renewals are due for many of us around this time of the year. Members are eligible for a 15% discount for which you need to...