Category Archives: Sydney

Forest Island and Bola Creek – Nature Walk – 9 February 2016

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant morning walk organised by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. On the walk was Brian, Esther and myself. We started walking around the Forest Island Loop. This is a pleasant easy graded walk … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Nature Walk – 6 February 2016

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dave Noble

I was heading to a meeting at Bardwell Park, so I combined this with a walk down Wolli Creek along the Two Valleys Track – from Bexley North to Turrella. I was mainly looking for fungi – but there was … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Nature Walk – 5 February 2016

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dave Noble

After finding some nice fungi and slime moulds in Sassafras Gully at Springwood, I thought it would be worth taking a walk down the Lane Cove Valley. I did indeed find a lot of Nature on display. I caught a … Continue reading →

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Landing Lights Wetland – A Visit on World Wetland Day – 2 February 2016

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

Brian Everingham had organised a visit to the Landing Lights Wetland in the Rockdale area for the National Parks Association to mark World Wetland Day. I joined his party. This wetland is just within the Cooks River Catchment. I had … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Nature Walk – 28 January 2016

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable afternoon walking along Wolli Creek between Bexley North and Tempe yesterday. I was mainly on the lookout for any fungi, but I also spotted a lot of lizards and a multitude of millipedes. It is very … Continue reading →

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Mill Creek and Georges River Paddle – 21 January 2016

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable day with Digi Dave paddling around parts of the Georges River. Digi Dave had his sea kayak and I was in my packraft. Our main objective was to see how far we could paddle up Mill … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Shame! Its well past time for Container Deposit Legislation

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Dave Noble

While on the Cooks River yesterday, I took this photo – I think it says a lot. This is about 2 km downstream of a council installed boom across part of the river that successfully collects an enormous number of … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 19 January 2016

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Dave Noble

What have the birds along the Cooks River been up to. I went along the cycleway on my bike and took my camera to find out. Here are some pictures –

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Powerhouse Museum Visit – 12 January 2016

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been many years since I had visited the Powerhouse Museum, and thought it was about time see what had changed, and also to compare the museum to the huge Deutsch Museum in Munich which I spent two very full … Continue reading →

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A Wet Day at Wolli Creek – 6 January 2016

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been raining in Sydney for a few days, and I was keen to get out. I was constantly checking the  weather radar seeing where it was raining, and on the day, it did look a lot less wet … Continue reading →

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