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Cleanup paddle postponed
Due to wind forecast for 30km the Cleanup is postponed again. It will now take place on 17 July. Paddle tomorrow is at Mullet Creek, on the water at 0830 hours. Gerry
Cleanup paddle postponed
Due to bad weather, the Plastic Free Cleanup paddle has been postponed to Thursday 10 July.
Activity Register
Dear Leaders, The Acknowledgement of Risk and Obligations of Members has been updated. Bushwalking New South Wales has advised that, for insurance purposes, our Activity Registers and other forms must be updated accordingly and implemented by 1 July. The new Activity...
First Aid, fun, facts, food
Welcome to the First Aid course for Illawarra Ramblers cyclists, walkers and any paddlers who missed the course held earlier this year. Join us for an exciting day of First Aid, fun and facts! Date: Friday July 18, 2025 Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm Location: Shellharbour...
Plastic Free Cleanup Day
Fiona Nettings at Wollongong Council has contacted the Illawarra Ramblers paddling group to ask if we could participate in the Plastic Free July cleanup on 3rd July. The request is to pick up rubbish on the shores of Gooseberry and Hooka Islands - part of our...
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Please check SPAM in your email site regularly. We are having an issue with our Renewal Notices going to SPAM and hence members are not aware that they are unfinancial when they do not renew. This is a recent problem that we are trying to overcome and we want you to...
Winter Newsletter Volume 34 No.2
President’s Observations This week’s big wet has been a real dampener across NSW not sparing our activities, with a series of cancellations occurring. Please spare a thought for those who are much worse off. Just before the cold and wet came I...
New Guidelines for NSW National Park Camping Fees
NSW National Parks have just completed a survey of interested parties on the adjustment of fees for camping. Their premise is that “the current camping fee system has not been reviewed for many years and is not designed to manage issues experienced in modern...
First Aid Course for Walkers
Following the successful First Aid course for the Paddlers, Rambler walkers are being invited to submit their names for a First Aid Course to be held on the 11th or 18th July. The Group would pay 50% of the cost. The intent would be to do a general First Aid Course in...
Bucket List Tick
Having joined the Ramblers in 2009, I have been privileged to hear many stories of walks from the past that were serious, funny and sometimes both. Whenever we have been able to see Mount Carrialoo or walked past the turn off, the stories of ropes, cracks between...