by Penny Howes | Feb 8, 2026 | items-for-sale
Trek Verve+ electric bike – $1,300 ono Purchased new in 2018 (original cost $2,699). Excellent condition and recently serviced. Tall frame (18.5″ / 47 cm). Includes gel seat and brand-new battery charger (purchased March 2025). Always stored...
by Pam Hayes | Jan 5, 2026 | urgent-notice
Welcome to 2026! Hoping this year is a time of fun and companionship for all Ramblers. The fun will continue throughout the year and so the committee wishes to draw your attention to an activity planned by Helen Wilson in August. She is calling for expressions of...
by Anne Murdoch | Dec 3, 2025 | urgent-notice
The Ramblers Christmas Party is almost upon us. The evening will be packed with good food, drinks, lots of entertainment and lucky door prizes. We’re starting a bit earlier this year to ensure we can get through the evening without finishing too late. Doors...
by Pam Hayes | Nov 29, 2025 | newsletter
President’s Report Welcome to summer! The weather has been a guessing game lately, but the Ramblers continue to hike, paddle and ride. First of all, my apologies for not making it to the AGM. I was in Western Australia with my 2 sisters enjoying the wildflowers....
by Pam Hayes | Nov 29, 2025 | newsletter
Wollongong Council are offering an opportunity for users of the lake and its surrounds to take part in a program that will give participants an understanding of the lake ecology. Participants can then put forward a project to help protect Lake Illawarra and make it a...
by Pam Hayes | Nov 29, 2025 | newsletter
As a walker in the Ramblers I don’t get to meet many paddlers or cyclists so I thought I should introduce myself, having accepted the illustrious role of President of the Ramblers! I’m a country girl, raised on a dairy farm in the Bega Valley and so used to roaming...
by Pam Hayes | Nov 29, 2025 | newsletter
Some members may have noticed that the website is occasionally difficult to access or very slow. Penny has done a lot of work on this and the committee has agreed that it is time for our website, now 11 years old, to be rebuilt. Hosting Australia have hosted our...
by Pam Hayes | Nov 29, 2025 | newsletter
Illawarra Ramblers received an email updating us about the Grand Pacific walk. Google AI kindly offered me a summary which I am, as Editor, gladly using because my end of year brain is not functioning fully! If you would like to read the full article I can send it to...
by Pam Hayes | Nov 29, 2025 | newsletter
A new walking track is opening next year in the Whitsundays. Details are below: Formed between 19,000 and 6,000 years ago when rising sea levels ‘drowned’ an ancient mountain range, the Whitsunday Islands now stand as breathtaking peaks surrounded by turquoise waters...
by Penny Howes | Nov 26, 2025 | urgent-notice
We have set up new Illawarra Ramblers Club email addresses to be used by members when making enquiries, submitting Activity Registers or sending photos Membership Secretary – for general enquiries about our activities, memberships or assistance...
