Three days notice must be given to the Leader if you want to participate in any of the walks

Saturday February 4 Abseiling Skills Day Beginners

Open to Club Members Only. Basic Abseiling Technique and using equipment to safe guard steep obstacles. There will be half hour walk each way in hilly bushland.
Leader John 66834509 Outdoor Recreation Cert.4, Instructor Abseiling on Natural Surfaces and Instructor Rock climbing on Natural Surfaces.

Saturday February 11 Abseiling Skills Day Advanced
Open to Club Members Only. Building on abseiling skills and basic rock-climbing technique
Leader John 66834509 Outdoor Recreation Cert.4, Instructor Abseiling on Natural Surfaces and Instructor Rock climbing on Natural Surfaces.

Sunday 12th Feb Evans River paddle
Meet at Woodburn park at 12:30pm or 12noon if you would like lunch in the park. Aim to finish before 5pm
The aim is to make a relatively easy one way paddle by car shuffling and catching the tide downstream to Evans where the keen paddlers will be rewarded by fish and chips (or whatever else takes your fancy) in the park overlooking the River. We will make a few pit stops along the way for drinks, nibbles and to explore the wildlife.
The paddle can be broken into 2 or 3 groups. An easy paddle will start from the golf course and be about 14km. Keener paddlers can start at the Pacific highway and portage over the Fabridam (if it’s up) – 19km. The Gung-ho can start at Woodburn - 22km. I’ll be starting from the Golf course. To get perspective.
Notes: High tide at Woodburn 1.6m at 1pm. Low tide at Evans is at 5:30pm. The tide at Woodburn is 1hr45mins behind the Evans Head. For perspective the last trip to Evans was about 10km with bad weather and a severe headwind. If the weather looks bad this time we may alter the starting and finishing points to make life easier.
Some canoes are available for borrowing - just ask. Leader Ian S. 66261212 (Work Only) 0432114055

Saturday February 18 Club First Aid Course
Senior First Aid Course run by St John’s Ambulance. This is a one day course plus pre course work to be completed online beforehand. Venue: Lismore Workers Club. Time: 9.30 – 5.30pm. Cost $120 with a discount of $10 per year of membership up to a maximum of $60. Organiser Tina 66298339

Sunday Feb 19 Brindle Creek Walk
Rainforest walk on track to Antarctic Beach Picnic area then return to cars via road. Walkers will encounter hazards such as tree roots, rocks and possible fallen trees along the track which follows the creek up. A pretty walk with two waterfalls along the way. Steep climb to Picnic Area. Approx 12 km Grade 2 Leader Stephanie 0422313090

Wed February 22 Tallow Creek and Arakwal NP
Meeting for coffee at Suffolk Park. We follow a sealed footpath behind the shoreline which will take us over Tallow Creek to Byron High School. We then enter Arakwal National Park and walk along a fire trail. A short beach walk follows before re-entering Arakwal NP where we will walk to the Water Tower and the Viewing Area of Arakwal NP. After a short scenic street walk we will re-enter Arakwal NP and walk across Arakwal to Cape Byron Headland Reserve at Tallow Beach for lunch and a swim. We will then do the Lighthouse circuit and pick up cars at Captain Cooks Car Park and drive back to Suffolk Park for afternoon tea at Gaggin Park. A car shuffle will be necessary. Distance 14km. Grade 2  Leader: Ian 66847733

Sunday February 26 Mt Nardi, Mt Matheson,Pholis Gap, Mulgum Creek Falls
A mostly leisure track walk from Mt. Nardi Car Park down and around Mt.
Matheson and then back to Pholis Gap Lookout along the new work done by the NPWS. From there we will return to the top of Mt Nardi along the western face via the old and overgrown Googarna Road. The grade 1 walk emerges on Newtons Road about 400m down the road from the car park. For the more adventuresome there will be an off track detour from Googarna Road to Mulgum Creek and the top of Mulgum Creek Falls before the same return. The grade 1 is about 7km and the off track grade 3 is about 2.5km.
Leader Shane 66244493 0427557823

Wednesday February 29 Club Meeting Lismore Workers Club
Presentation by Beverley of her trip to Hokkaido, Japan