Wes Sweet’s Walks

Wes was a teacher at Coniston for many years and a very keen bushwalker.  With his lovely wife Betty he led many many walks for National Parks Association in the Illawarra in the 1980’s and 1990’s.  He was a very popular and competent leader. He made notes for each...

Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs)

The club has two PLBs available for loan to leaders who are undertaking activities in areas where normal communications may not be available.  Understanding how a PLB works will assist in thinking through where and when to activate the device.  The National Parks...

Topographical Maps

Some members may be interested to know about the Spacial Information eXchange, an online mapping tool developed by Land and Property Information (NSW).  The SIX website has available topographical maps for NSW and ACT of a scale used by bushwalkers.  You can view and...

Great Koala Park Exploration

On May 12, in conjunction with NPA and Ramblers, Helen Wilson is organising a trip away for 7 nights to northern NSW.  Expressions of interest are required by 6 April and there is a limit of 12, so if you are interested, contact Helen ASAP to book in and obtain full...

Autumn 2018 Newsletter

  We can now look forward to the cooler months of Autumn and once again, have a program full of activities.  There are plenty of reasons to keep fit and active during 2018 and no excuses for giving up any New Year’s resolutions. We also have a number of new...

Safe Practice Guidelines – Cycling

The same principles of safe practice apply to all activities.  We need to: Be capable of doing the activity Have proper equipment including a first aid kit Stay with the group Be aware of where others are, especially those behind us. By not complying with the above,...