North Shore - Zoom meeting & talk: APS NSW trip to the NSW Central West

Members Sue Fredrickson, Jan Williamson, Hugh Jones & Tania Lamble will talk about the four-day trip in early April attended by 8 members of APS North Shore group and 36 other members of APS NSW.

The trip’s primary purposes were to look at various sites from a conservation perspective and to meet the people who are trying innovative ways to responsibly protect and enhance the biodiversity of their sites.

Seven sites were visited, ranging from mixed farms - hazelnuts and sheep, sheep and cattle and crops to a conservation area where the previous farm has been encouraged to revert to natural endemic vegetation and conditions. Burrendong Arboretum and a rare minerals mining site at Toongi, where biodiversity offsets are part of the project, were also visited. The group members found it a most informative and inspirational trip. Tired, but happy with plenty to think about, was the general response by all attendees. It was also a wonderful opportunity to meet other APS NSW members, the dedicated people on the land and to help to bridge the city/country gap.

The meeting will see images and discuss what the presenters saw and heard on their travels. Bruce Usher, a professional photographer and group member, will also give a short aesthetic photographic presentation from the trip.

Open to APS NSW members from other groups.

Registration essential. Contact Sue Fredrickson at paulandsuefreddo@bigpond.com or 0401362921 for a zoom invitation.

Andrew Knop and the group at his property 'Mottlecah',

near Dubbo. Photo Sue Fredrickson.