Birdlife Bass Coast Program 2020

Any changes to the program will be available on our webpage http://www.birdlife.org.au/group-events/birdlife- bass-coast/ or email [email protected]. We usually have spare binoculars that you can borrow, but please let us know beforehand if you need them so that we can ensure that there are some available.

Outings are held on the morning of the second Saturday and the afternoon of the fourth Friday of each month. We suggest that you bring lunch to Saturday outings that are not close to where you live. Events are cancelled on days of TOTAL FIRE BAN. Events may also be cancelled at the last moment due to bad weather and we can’t always contact individuals to let you know. Please contact the outing leader if the weather is wet or windy to check. For your own safety, wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Remember that snakes and stinging insects share these locations. The times shown in the program are the times that we move off from the meeting place.

January 2020 Saturday January 11th Stockyard Point, Jam Jerrup 10am - noon Turn left off Bay Rd, Jam Jerrup and meet at the end of Foreshore Rd. Note that we will be walking along the beach on the soft sand for quite some distance, so a medium level of fitness is required. Contact: Penny 0400 591 915 or [email protected] Friday 24th January Campbell Street Bush and Baxter’s Wetland, 2pm-4pm Meet at the Guide Park car park at the western end of Graham St, Wonthaggi. We’ll drive in convoy from there. Contact: Nola 0418 348 392 or [email protected] February 2020 Saturday 8th February Koala Conservation Centre, 8am – 10am 1810 Phillip Island Rd, Phillip Island (opposite A Maze N Things) Meet in the carpark, Phillip Island Tourist Road. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, numbers limited Contact: Penny 0400 591 915 or [email protected] Friday 28th February RACV resort, -Inverloch Rd, Inverloch 2pm – 4pm Meet in the small carpark on the beach side of the Cape Paterson-Inverloch Rd nearest to the resort entrance, Inverloch. Contact: Gordon 0419 005 424 or [email protected] March 2020 Saturday 14th March Arawata area 10am - noon Please contact us for meeting point information. Contact: Penny 0400 591 915 or [email protected] Friday 27th March Fishers Wetland, Phillip Island 2pm – 4pm Samuel Amess Drive, Churchill Island. Parking area on left hand side of road before you get to Churchill Island. Contact: Gil 0416 118 393 or [email protected] April 2020 Saturday 11th April Bald Hills Creek Wildlife Reserve 10am-noon Meet at the Bald Hills carpark, Bald Hills Rd, Tarwin Lower. Contact: Penny 0400 591 915 or [email protected] Friday 24th April , Wonthaggi 2pm-4pm Meet in the carpark on the State Coal Mine Access Road, off Garden St, Wonthaggi. Contact: Nola 0418 348 392 or [email protected] May 2020 Saturday 9th May Annual General Meeting, Phillip Island 10am Chisholm Room, Koala Conservation Centre, Phillip Island Tourist Rd, Phillip Island. Guest speaker TBA. Contact: [email protected]

Friday 22nd May King Rd Water Treatment Plant, Corinella 2pm-4pm Meet at the entrance to the water treatment plant on King Rd, Corinella. Contact: Penny 0400 591 915 or [email protected] June 2020 Saturday 13th June Royal Botanic Gardens – Cranbourne Gardens, Ballarto Road Cranbourne Meet at the Stringybark Picnic Area car park. Contact: Gil 0416 118 393 or [email protected] Friday 26th June Ayr Creek, Inverloch 2pm-4pm Meet at the corner of Abbott Street and Surf Parade, Inverloch. Contact: Gordon 0419 005 424 or [email protected] July 2020 Saturday 11th July Desalination Plant Wetlands, Wonthaggi 10am – noon Meet in the Desalination Plant car park off Lower Powlett Road, Wonthaggi. Contact: Gordon 0419 005 424 or [email protected] Friday 24th July Powlett River Beach and Bush 2pm-4pm Meet in the Echidna car park (off Tea Tree car park road) to right off Mouth of Powlett Road, between and . Contact: Penny 0400 591 915 or [email protected] August 2020 Saturday 8th August Oswin Roberts Reserve, Harbison Road, Rhyll, Phillip Island 10am-noon Meet in the Oswin Roberts car park on Harbison Rd, Rhyll Contact: Sue 0417 139 590 or [email protected] Friday 28th August Anderson to Bass Rail Trail 2pm-4pm Meet in the car park at the Anderson roundabout. Contact: Gil 0416 118 393 or [email protected] September 2020 Saturday 12th September Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower area 10am-1pm Meet in the carpark at the boat ramp at the end of River Drive, Tarwin Lower. Car pooling is possible from there to the Tarwin Lower Flora and Fauna Reserve and then to the jetty and the bird hide at Venus Bay. Contact Lorraine 0402 210 020 or [email protected] Friday 25th September Outtrim area 2pm-4pm Meet in the carpark of the Recreation Reserve, Outtrim. Contact: Nola 0418 348 392 or [email protected] October 2020 Saturday 10th October and Weekend camp - Western Treatment Plant and Serendip Sanctuary Sunday 11th October Our weekend camp will be in the Werribee area. You are welcome to attend either Weekend camp one or both days. Saturday will be at the Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, and Sunday at Serendip Sanctuary at Lara. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Please contact [email protected] for more information. Friday 23th October NO OUTING. Phillip Island Grand Prix weekend. November 2020 Saturday 14th November Morwell National Park, Kerry Rd (off Jumbuk Rd.), Jeeralang Junction 10am-1pm Meet in the car park off Kerry Rd. Contact: Gordon 0419 005 424 or [email protected] Friday 27th November Ventnor foreshore – arrival of Short-tailed Shearwaters 6pm onwards Meet at the end of Devon Avenue, Ventnor. Bring a meal to eat (and maybe a chair or cushion) while watching the Shearwaters come in to their burrows at dusk. Contact: Gil 0416 118 393 or [email protected] December 2020 Saturday 12th December Rhyll foreshore, Phillip Island 10am-noon (bird walk) Meet at end of McIlwraith Rd, Rhyll Noon onwards (Christmas Contact: Helen 0428 169 280 or [email protected] breakup lunch) Christmas breakup lunch – BYO food, drinks, chairs and join us for a picnic.