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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 |
Tuesday
16 Mar 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
Hallam Valley Rd, Hampton Park. 10:00am – 3:00pm. Bush and waterbirds. Leader Rob Grosvenor. Melway 96 A3. Enter Hallam Valley Rd from South Gippsland Hwy. Continue to end of Hallam Valley Rd and park beyond gate (Melway 95 K3) GATE LOCKED AT 10:10 AM SHARP. Late lunch, no toilets. All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane, 9836 8692 |
Saturday
27 Mar 2010 |
Beginners’ Outing |
Newport Lakes followed by Jawbone Conservation Reserve. Meet at 10:00am in car park, off Mason Street, Melway 55 G3. Please bring lunch as this is a full day outing. Contact Hazel, info@melboca.org.au |
Tuesday
23 Mar 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: David Plant "Journey to the north coast". Contact info@melboca.org.au |
Wednesday
24 Mar 2010 |
Wednesday
Wanderings |
9:45 am. Willsmere-Chandler Park, Kew. Melway 45 F1. The parking area in Willow Grove is small, please park neatly. Toilets here. We will explore the Kew/Willsmere Billabong for Tawny Frogmouths, Yellow Robins and maybe Platypus. Please carry water if hot. Lunch about 12:30 pm back at the cars. Contact Celia, 03 5982 1314 |
Wednesday
24 Mar 2010
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Photography
Group Study Night |
7:30 pm National Office. Enter from rear door. An 'Ask & Share' night - $5 entry please to go to BOCA.
It will will need member's
participation to be a success. It is your chance to ask one specific question about your camera, lens, processing programs etc., or to share a tip that you have found works for you related to bird
photography. It may also be to share information about a piece of
equipment that you have found that others don't have and may find
useful, or even how you manage to record and photograph successfully
when a lot is happening. You could even share a special place which
you have found which is good for bird photography.
Please email your question, or a brief idea of the tip you will be
sharing to Sonja at bagpipe@bigpond.net.au so that she can organise the night and answers to the
questions.
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Sunday
4 Apr 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 |
Monday
12 Apr 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
Badger Weir, Healesville. 10:00am - 3:00pm Bushbirds. Leader: Ken Baker. Melway 278 K9. Enter park at end of Badger Weir Rd. Park near toilets. All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane, 9836 8692 |
Saturday
24 Apr 2010 |
Beginners’ Outing |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne. Meet at 10:00am in the Stringbark Picnic Area car park, Melway 133 K12. Contact Hazel, info@melboca.org.au |
Tuesday
27 Apr 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: Murray Bouchier "Victoria's Dry Country - a journey through the north-western region". Contact info@melboca.org.au |
Wednesday
28 Apr 2010
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Wednesday
Wanderings |
9:45 am. Pipe Bridge & Yarra Bend Park, Kew. Melway 30 J12. Enter Fairfield Park Drive off Heidelberg Road, Fairfield. Toilets here. We will walk across the pipe bridge and explore Yarra Bend Park, Kew, before returning to Fairfield Park. Boathouse for lunch at 12:30 pm. Please ring Fairfield Park Boathouse & Tearooms 03 9486-1501 the day before to check that the boathouse will be open & to make your own lunch booking. (If not open, BYO lunch!) For more info see web page www.fairfieldboathouse.com Contact Celia, 03 5982 1314 |
Sunday
2 May 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
11 May 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
Lillydale Lake, Lilydale. 10:00am – 3:00pm. Bush & water birds. Leader Elsmaree Baxter. Melway 38 G7. Enter from Swansea Rd and park in the left/first car park. Toilets available. All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane, 9836 8692 |
Saturday
22 May 2010 |
Beginners’ Outing |
Pound Bend, Warrandyte. Meet at 10.00am in the car park near the toilets. Melway 23 A11. Contact Hazel, info@melboca.org.au |
Tuesday
25 May 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: Jo Oldland "Birds Australia's 'Shorebords 2020' National Shorebird Monitoring Program". Contact info@melboca.org.au |
Wednesday
26 May 2010 |
Wednesday
Wanderings |
9:45 am. Yarra Bend Park/Bellbird Picnic Area, Kew. Melway 2D K6. Enter from Yarra Boulevard, Kew. Toilets here. This will be an upstream walk alongside the Yarra and return to the picnic area for lunch by cars. Marvel at the large camp of flying foxes on opposite bank of the Yarra. Contact Celia, 03 5982 1314 |
Sunday
7 Jun 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
16 Jun 2010 |
Weekdays Outing |
Birdsland Reserve, Belgrave Heights. 10:00am - 3:00pm. Bushbirds. Leader Ken Baker. Melway 84 B2. Enter from McNichol Rd (Melway 75 C12), park near toilets and picnic shelter. Parking limited. All welcome, no need to book. Contact Diane, 9836 8692 |
Wednesday
23 Jun 2010 |
Wednesday
Wanderings |
9:45am, Yarra Bend Park/A E Corben Oval, Fairfield. Melway 2D E7. Enter from Yarra Bend Rd off Heidelberg Rd. Toilets here. Today a longish walk downstream to the Koori Gardens, Dights Falls and return to the cars for a BYO lunch. Contact Celia, 03 5982 1314 |
Tuesday
22 Jun 2010 |
Monthly
Meeting & MELBOCA AGM |
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. A short MELBOCA AGM at 8:00pm will preceed the main meeting. Speaker: David Hollands "Owls, Frogmouths and Nightjars of Australia". Contact info@melboca.org.au |
Saturday
26 Jun 2010 |
Beginners’ Outing |
O'Donohue Picnic Ground, Sherbrooke Forest. Meet at 10:00am in car park. Melway 75 G3. Contact Hazel, info@melboca.org.au |
Wednesday
30 Jun 2010 |
Weekdays Outing
Joint Outing with Penboc |
Devilbend Reserve, Tuerong. Meet 10:00am at entrance to Bittern Reservoir on Hodgkins Rd, approx 2km from intersection with Derril Rd. Melway 153 B9. For drivers coming from Melbourne, turn off the Moorooduc Hwy along Old Moorooduc Rd in the direction of Tuerong and then after approx 250m turn left into Tuerong Rd. Drive to T-junction with Derril Rd, turn right and drive 3km to intersection with Hodgkins Rd. The walk will traverse remnant woodland, old open pasture and the reservoirs. Bring picnic lunch and chair. No toilet facilities. Those wanting to bring scopes must be prepared to carry them for at least a kilometre. Contact Penboc (Mornington Peninsula) 9789 0224 or Diane 9836 8692. |
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. BOCA Members can find out more by referring to The Bird Observer Calendar, a lift out supplement to The Bird Observer, or visiting the BOCA Website by clicking here. Non members are advised to 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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