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MELBOCA and other BOCA Branches in the Melbourne area offer an extensive range of activities for BOCA Members. Non-members are welcome but we ask you to consider joining BOCA if you plan to attend more than three activities. To join BOCA click here. Many activities are free and no booking is required unless specifically stated below. Courses/workshops, study meetings, camps and tours usually incur a fee and require booking. Where bookinga are required, unless stated otherwise, bookings should be made through BOCA National Office.
Members may seek further information on any activity by contacting the activity organiser listed in the latest issue of The Bird Observer Calendar, a lift out supplement to The Bird Observer, or by contacting BOCA National Office.
Though BOCA has no formal health requirements for participants in BOCA outdoor activities, it is expected that participants will know their own physical limitations and not attempt to participate beyond these. All outings require participants to have appropriate footwear and clothing for the weather conditions likely to be encountered and to carry water, sun screen and insect repellent as may be necessary.
All outdoor activities are cancelled on days of Total Fire Ban.
MELBOCA ACTIVITIES |
Date |
Activity |
Details |
Sunday
1 Aug 2010 |
Yellingbo Birdwalk |
Yellingbo Reserve. Melway 305 G11. Take Warburton Hwy to Woori Yallock, turn right to Yellingbo. At Yellingbo, turn right towards Seville, then left into Macclesfield Rd. After 2.5km turn right at large pine trees. Gate opens 10:00am, walk starts 10:30am. Toilets available. Bring lunch and gumboots. Contact Maryanne, 0402 283 080 |
Tuesday
17 Aug 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne. 10:00am – 3:00pm. Bush birds. Leader Pat Bingham. Melway 133 K12. Turn from South Gippsland Fwy into Ballarto Rd then into Botanic Drive. Meet in Stringybark Picnic Area. Toilets available. All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane, 9836 8692 |
Tuesday
24 Aug 2010 |
Monthly
Meeting |
8:00pm at Evergreen Senior Citizens Centre, 45 Talbot Ave, Balwyn, not far from Balwyn Library. Melway 46 E8. Good street parking nearby. Entry by $4 donation. Speaker: Paul Sinclair, "Remaking connections between people and nature." Following the Guest Speaker, John Barkla, BOCA President and Member of BOCA/BA Working Group investigating the Proposal for a Possible Amalagamation of BOCA and BA will speak on this subject. This is your opportunity to hear the latest developments, which are of importance to every BOCA Member. Contact info@melboca.org.au |
Wednesday
25 Aug 2010 |
Wednesday
Wanderings |
9:45am. Dights Mill & Weir, Clifton Hill. Melway 2D A6. Small parking area, please park neatly and& double up in cars where possible. Crossing the creek, we look again at Dights Falls before walking upstream along Merri Creek and return for lunch back at the cars. Contact Celia, 03 5982 1314 |
Wednesday
25 Aug 2010 |
Photography Group |
Study Night at National Office (enter via rear door), 7:30pm start. Damian Kelly and Rodger Scott make a presentation
titled "Getting Organised". Learn how to organise your files, storage
etc. There will probably be an opportunity to ask questions after the
presentation. Contact Sonja 98465380 or info@melboca.org.au |
Saturday
28 Aug 2010 |
Beginners’ Outing |
Yellow Gum Park, Plenty. Meet at 10.00am in the car park. Melway 10 F5. Contact Hazel, info@melboca.org.au |
Wednesday
1 Sep 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
Warringine Creek, Bittern. NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE. 10:00am – 3:00pm. Bushbirds. Leader Joan Peters. Melway 164 G2. Park off roadside near ranger’s station on west side of Frankston-Flinders Rd, north of Kinfaus Estate. Nearest toilets Hastings. All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane, 9836 8692 |
Sunday
5 Sep 2010 |
Yellingbo Birdwalk |
Yellingbo Reserve. Melway 305 G11. Take Warburton Hwy to Woori Yallock, turn right to Yellingbo. At Yellingbo, turn right towards Seville, then left into Macclesfield Rd. After 2.5km turn right at large pine trees. Gate opens 10:00am, walk starts 10:30am. Toilets available. Bring lunch and gumboots. Contact Maryanne, 0402 283 080 |
Wednesday
22 Sep 2010 |
Wednesday
Wanderings |
9:45 am. Yarra Bend Park/Walmer St., Kew. Melway 2D F10. Park near Sir Arthur Rylah Oval off Walmer Street, Kew. Toilet here. A walk down Walmer Street towards Yarra Bend Park and the Capital City Trail. BYO picnic lunch, chairs. Contact Celia 03 5982 1314 |
Saturday
25 Sep 2010 |
Beginners’ Outing |
Karwarra Australian Plant Garden, Kalorama. Meet at 1:00pm in the car park by the entrance. The garden is behind the sports oval at Kalorama Park. Melway 120 B9. Contact Hazel, info@melboca.org.au |
Monday
27 Sep 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
Long Forest Reserve and Lake Merrimu. 10:00am – 3pm. Bush and waterbirds. Leader Graeme Hosken. Mel 329 C11. From Western Hwy take Long Forest Rd to Canopus Circuit. Beware of traffic on hwy turn. Reserve entrance is on Canopus Circuit. Park by entrance and on road. Nearest toilets at Merrimu Reservoir picnic area (Mel 328 J6). All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane 9836 8692 |
Tuesday
28 Sep 2010 |
Monthly
Meeting |
8:00pm at Evergreen Senior Citizens Centre, 45 Talbot Ave, Balwyn, not far from Balwyn Library. Melway 46 E8. Good street parking nearby. Entry by $4 donation. Speaker: Grainne Maguire, "The challenges of protecting our beach birds." Grainne will speak about the vulnerability of our beach-nesting birds becuase of the increase of beach users. We look forward to hearing about the measures being taken to protect the nest sites and the part the public can play in this. Contact info@melboca.org.au |
Sunday
3 Oct 2010 |
Yellingbo Birdwalk |
Yellingbo Reserve. Melway 305 G11. Take Warburton Hwy to Woori Yallock, turn right to Yellingbo. At Yellingbo, turn right towards Seville, then left into Macclesfield Rd. After 2.5km turn right at large pine trees. Gate opens 10:00am, walk starts 10:30am. Toilets available. Bring lunch and gumboots. Contact Maryanne, 0402 283 080 |
Tuesday & Wednesday
19 & 20
Oct 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
2 Day Overnight Outing to Anglesea area. Arrange your own accommodation. Bush and waterbirds. Leader Leonie Robbins. Melway 514 F7. Meet at the beach/river car park near toilets at 1:30pm Tuesday and 8:30am Wednesday. Convoy driving to different locations. Bring afternoon tea and picnic dinner for Tuesday and morning tea and picnic lunch for Wednesday. Final birdcall about 2:00pm Wednesday at Ironbark Basin picnic area. All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane, 9836 8692 |
Saturday
23 Oct 2010 |
Beginners’ Outing |
100 Acres Reserve, Park Orchards. Meet at 10:00am in the car park to the right at Domeney Reserve, Knees Road. Melway 35 E9. Contact Hazel, info@melboca.org.au |
Tuesday
26 Oct 2010 |
Monthly
Meeting |
8:00pm at Evergreen Senior Citizens Centre, 45 Talbot Ave, Balwyn, not far from Balwyn Library. Melway 46 E8. Good street parking nearby. Entry by $4 donation. Speaker: Will Steele, "Wetlands and wetland birds of south-eastern Melbourne". Will is the Senior Wildlife and Wetlands Scientist with Melbourne Water, and will give us the results of the ongoing surveys of the south-eastern wetlands undertaken by MELBOCA. This is sure to be of great interest to all. Contact info@melboca.org.au |
Wednesday
27 Oct 2010 |
Wednesday
Wanderings |
9:45 am. Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Burnley. Melway 59 B1. Toilet here. A shortish walk through a revegetated area then upstream along the Yarra. BYO chairs and enjoy picnic lunch back at cars. Contact Celia 03 5982 1314 |
For more details of MELBOCA Photography Group activities go to the Photography Group Page on this website.
For more information about any listed activity, phone the contact person or email MELBOCA at info@melboca.org.au
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OTHER BOCA ACTIVITIES |
BOCA Branches and Affiliates also organise activities Australia wide. To view the The Bird Observer Calendar, a lift out supplement to The Bird Observer, click calendar or contact BOCA National Office by clicking here or phoning 03 9877 5342, Mon to Fri 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
For a direct link to BOCA’s Melbourne Bayside Branch BAYBOCA's activities click here
For a link to BOCA's Mornington Peninsula Branch Penboc's activities click here and then select 'Activities' from the menu.
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