Morning paddle from the Ski Way Park Oak Flats each Thursday for the Summer Period.

Starting point is weather dependent. Contact leader for details.

Easy coastal ride.  Cycle path and best beach scenery.  Mostly flat and relaxing ride.  A couple of stops and a leisurely coffee at Thirroul Beach Pavillion.  The ride ends at Thirroul.

Note: there has been a spill in the Friday Ferals party room and we have some new leaders! Policies remain unchanged … for now.

Walk around Comerong Island. We will walk along the beach for 5km. The tide will be on its way out so the sand should be easier to walk on. Then there is 7km walk along tracks through beautiful scenery and diverse eco systems and a chance for a swim in the Crookhaven River.

Lots of great scenery and flat paths most of the way to  happy coffee at Thirroul.

Ride from Skiway Park anticlockwise around Lake Illawarra. Mainly shared pathways. Ride in group through two roundabouts on Northcliff drive and on pathway past Kembla Grange racecourse. Coffee at the Passionate Palette at Forest Grove.

Walk from the southern edge of Shellcove to Bass Point and then on to Bushrangers Bay for morning tea.  Walking on sand, rock shelves and pebbles with some scrambling over rocks.

Morning paddle from the Ski Way Park Oak Flats each Thursday for the Summer Period.

Starting point is weather dependent. Contact leader for details.

Calling any Rambler who has the time to come to Boonerah Point on Reddal Parade at 8.30am to help clean up around the Lake. Some gloves and bags will be provided but bring your own gloves if you can. I am arranging for council to pick up the rubbish. Coffee at the end in Oak Flats if desired!

Members of the Paddle group are planning to do a clean up of Hooka Island on Clean Up Australia Day.

I have a boat arranged to move rubbish back to Berkeley Harbour.

Paddlers are required to Paddle to the Island and pick up the Rubbish.

So far I have 8 participants more are welcome.

A cycle ride visiting and swimming at many of our city’s great pools, Austinmer, Bulli, Woonona, Bellambi, Towradgi, the Men’s Pool and Port Kembla (or the Port’s safe surfing beach).

Riders may come for the ride and not swim. Swimmers may come for the swim and not ride. That is come by car. Coffee drinkers my come to Bulli Beach Cafe for coffee 9:30-9:45 and neither swim nor ride.

Bring lunch to eat after the last swim.

Come by train to Austinmer. The all stations from Port Kembla train arrives at 8:31. Return by train if that suits you, most likely on the 2:55pm train. Please register. If there is a strong southerly wind the route will be reversed and you will be notified. Change into dry clothes for trip home.

Train to Cronulla station, walk through Gunnamatta Park to the NEW elevated boardwalk at Hungry Point and enjoy the superb views across Port Hacking to Bundeena and Minbar. Continue along coast to Bass & Flinders Point, Glaisher Pt. to Shelly Beach. Train home.

We will start at the Bullawarring Track head at Waterfall and head down to Lake Toolooma, a dam that use to supply water to the steam engines up at Waterfall. Onwards, through the old scout Camp Coutes site until we cross the Old Hwy then across the Cawley Bridge over the M1 Mwy. We will stop and check out an old rail viaduct, still in use by the current rail alignment, just off the fire trail before descending into an old rail cutting that leads into the now defunct Cawley rail tunnel (one of six in the region) which will bring us out to the now disused Cawley rail station (it is actually used as an informal skate park). We will then move onto Helensburgh Stn and a quick look into 2 more disused rail tunnels. The plan is to catch the train back to Waterfall but due to unreliable weekend track work outages we may organise a car shuffle when the weekend track outages are clearer. All on track/fire trail except for a small section into the old rail tunnel.

Combined walk with Shoalhaven Bushwalkers

Riding from Caringbah Station towards Woolooware Bay and its mangroves. on towards Captain Cook bridge. Coffee at Ramsgate,  bayside to Kogarah, over President Avenue’s new bridge on new path to the Cooks River bypassing Wolli Creek en route to Dulwich Hill, the new Greenway to Iron Cove Bridge then Anzac Bridge with a planned diversion/stop for lunch at the new Fish Market. Sydney Harbour foreshore all the way to Walsh Bay. Uphill onto the Harbour bridge and on to Milsons Point. If there is any interest we could do a ferry ride from Luna Park to Circular Quay and onto the train from there or Martin Place where we would be nearly guaranteed a  seat for the ride home.

Beecroft Weapons Range Currarong. Starting at the Lighthouse Road/Fishermans Beach track junction, we’ll walk into Fishermans Beach. From here, we’ll traverse rock platforms to Little Target Beach and Target Beach (possible short creek crossing to get onto Target Beach). From here we’ll go to Silica Cove, look at the ship wreck before it completely rusts away, before returning to Honeymoon Bay. There’ll be an optional off-track option to traverse into Honeymoon Bay from Lashies Point. Swimming/Snorkelling opportunities at Silica Cove for those with a penchant for immersing themselves in cold, salty water. Short car shuffle at the start and finish.

This is a combined walk with the Shoalhaven Bushwalkers.

Series of grade 3 to 3½ walks over four days including Namadgi NP, Tidbinbilla NR and Mulligans Flat NR. Suggested accommodation is at a tourist park which is best to book early. Hard limit of 16 walkers applies so won’t be long till a waiting list develops. Autumn should be nice in Canberra.

FULLY BOOKED

Paddling Lake Yarrunga from Tallowa Dam up the Shoalhaven River to Fossickers Flat; camping the night there, and then paddling to Hideaway Camping area on the Kangaroo River; camping there the night, and then paddling back to Tallowa Dam.

A paddle to see beautiful scenery and to introduce those new to kayak camping to the equipment required and the joys involved!

4 great rides.  Some variants on previous Newcastle rides and some brand new.

Limited numbers so you will need to decide soon.  Contact Peter Aubourg for further details.

Train and light rail to Glebe. Morning coffee at Glebe. Wander the pretty streets of Glebe to the renovated tram sheds. Then walk around Blackwattle Bay to the new fish market for lunch. Walk back to central station via the Goods line.

Train to Circular Quay. Ferry to Manly. Ride on bike paths, shared paths, bike paths on road & near Curl Curl, onroad.  Ferry back to Circular Quay with train from there, or Martin Place. Coffee oceanfront at Dee Why. Please bring lunch to eat lakeside.

Change trains at Town Hall. The  train from Kiama leaves Albion Park at 7:33 and Thirroul at 8:08

This ride done a number of times before has been added to with the upgrade to the Long Reef access. This is a great all day outing, in the programme just before daylight saving ends.

Starting at Tocumwal, after a car shuffle to leave vehicles in Moama, paddling for 5 or 6 days down the Murray to Moama through the Barmah National Park.  Camping will be by the river with all requirements to be carried by participants.  Possible exploration of Barmah Lake.

7 nights staying on picturesque waterfront at Scarborough with rides along Moreton Bay Cycleway including Redcliffe foreshore, Nudgee Beach, Boondall Wetlands, Manly and also Bribie Island

Three days of walks on the Central Coast based at Umina. Various grade 3 walks – Brisbane Water NP,  Bouddi NP, Ku-ring-gai Chase NP. Contact leader for details.

All members are invited to attend the 2026 Annual General Meeting at the Towradgi Bowling Club.  The meeting will be followed by lunch.

More details will be provided nearer the time.

If you have any queries, please contact Anne Murdoch (see Members List).