Dalmeny Narooma bushwalkers have had a busy couple of weeks starting with their 35th anniversary walk and picnic on May 26.
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Spokesperson for the walkers, Jan Thomas said they followed the route of the original walk back in 1986, up Bell Ridge Road from Dalmeny, west of the highway, up to Kianga Forest Road.
"There the walkers explored around the Belle of Australia Reef Mine which was an underground gold mine, before returning to a lovely cake made by long time member Norma Ryan, and a picnic at George Noble Park," Ms Thomas said.
The bushwalkers had an early start on Thursday to meet up with walk leader Gail Drury at Bermagui Co Op to walk Cowdroys Beach and Baronda Head in Mimosa Rocks National Park.
Gentle but persistent rain did not deter Gail and nine other bushwalkers from enjoying the bush tracks in the southern section of the park," Ms Thomas said.
"The walk, slightly longer than the planned 14kms due to blocked vehicle access, weaved through attractive spotted gum and Burrawang forests with weeping she oaks glistening in the rain.
"The highlights included seeing Nelson Creek and Cowdroys and Gillards Beaches, reminding us what a unique and relatively pristine part of the south coast this area is," she said.
The Dalmeny Narooma Bushwalkers held their AGM on Saturday and now they are affiliated with Bushwalking NSW the club is as strong as ever with more than 100 current members registered.
The present committee were re-elected and two new life memberships were given out to Steve Deck, for all the walk organising he has done for the club in the past few years and Wendy Selby, the secretary, for the organising, emails, of affiliating with Bushwalking NSW, the new constitution and everything else.
"Both these life memberships were well deserved, stalwarts of the club, their input into jobs beyond what we might expect and ways of improving our club.
"Well done and thank you Steve and Wendy," Ms Thomas said.