Anne’s story

by | Sep 5, 2021 | urgent-notice

Cyclists and paddlers in the Illawarra Ramblers Club have probably already met Anne Royters.  She and her husband, Tony have been regular and enthusiastic participants in our cycling and kayaking activities for a few years.  During this time Anne has also been dealing...

Spring 2021 Newsletter

by | Aug 29, 2021 | newsletter

President’s Report Hello Fellow Ramblers Usually at this time of the year I would be welcoming you to a full complement of activities for what is probably one of the best times of the year to enjoy the great outdoors.  But as we all know Covid has rather put a...

Illawarra Ramblers Inc Annual General Meeting

by | Aug 29, 2021 | newsletter

The AGM has been rescheduled (with fingers crossed) if Covid allows!   When:             10.00 am Saturday 13th November, 2021 Where:           Rhododendron Gardens, Mount Pleasant Directions:      From Princes Hwy in Fairy Meadow, turn into Balgownie Road, then...

Something for Club Members to Consider!

by | Aug 29, 2021 | newsletter

This year’s committee are asking members to think about and consider if you would be able to serve the club as a committee member. We will definitely need a new Membership Secretary and someone to learn the role of Publicity Officer. If everyone takes a turn we can...

Covid walking

by | Aug 29, 2021 | newsletter

As we all know, Covid has been an interesting time. I have walked around more of my LGA (Local Government Area for those of us who miss Glady’s daily pep talks!) than ever before! For the next newsletter, we are asking for members to send in a report and photos of any...

Kimberley to Broom via the Gibb River Road

by | Aug 29, 2021 | newsletter

An account by Robyn Sim who, along with a few other Ramblers, joined a tour of the Kimberley in June. I flew into Kununurra via Darwin just as NSW was reporting new cases of COVID & WA was getting ready to shut its border. It had been a tense time at home leading...

Bushwalking NSW AGM Invite

by | Aug 13, 2021 | urgent-notice

We received the following notice from Bushwalking NSW regarding their upcoming AGM with a request that we circulate the invitation to all our members:   August Annual General Meeting The Barrington to Boonah Trail At 7pm for 7:30pm on Tuesday 17th August, 2021...

Keeping in Touch

by | Aug 1, 2021 | keeping-in-touch

Dear fellow Ramblers, Because this latest Covid lockdown looks like dragging on for some time to come, I wanted to just keep in touch and encourage everyone to take advantage of exercising outdoors with just one other person which is still allowed. We have had twelve...