APS NSW AGM and gathering

APS NSW Quarterly gathering and Annual General Meeting, Kurnell.

Saturday, 15 May 2021 

• Kamay National Park. 9 am - 12 noon
• Marton Community Hall, 1 - 3pm for AGM and talk by Dan Clarke

Banks-Solander walk, Kamay National Park

Program:

9am - 12 noon: Banks-Solander walk, Kamay National Park

Guided walks along the Banks-Solander track. This well-maintained track begins at the Kurnell Visitor Centre and offers an easy 700m walk that features many of Australia’s plants that were first collected and described in the area by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, during their eight day visit to Botany Bay in April 1770. 

Take a virtual tour of the Banks-Solander track on Google Street View Trekker

Walks will begin between 9 - 10 am. Meet at the Kurnell Visitor Centre, Kamay National Park

12  - 1pm Lunch 

Bring your own and enjoy it on the foreshore of Botany Bay (great for plane spotters). Food can be purchased at Kurnell Visitor Centre (limited), Silver Beach Cafe and Milkhouse Kurnell. 

Meet at the Marton Community Hall, 92-94 Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell. 

1 - 1:30 pm: APS NSW Annual General Meeting

Annual report here

Agenda here

1.30 - 2.30 pm: Dan Clark on the plant that Banks and Solander collected

Dan Clarke will talk about the plants that Banks and Solander collected and described during their visit to Botany Bay. Dan is a well-known environmentalist consultant, and APS NSW Conservation Officer. Dan is a very entertaining speaker with an extensive  knowledge of the flora of the Kamay National Park and surrounds.

2.30pm: Afternoon tea provided by the Sutherland Group of APS NSW.

$5 entry fee  which covers afternoon tea and associated costs.