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Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment issue regular newsletters.You can be a regular newsletter recipient and support the cause.Click here (32kb pdf file) to download a membership application form.
Presentation to Parliament by Michael Regan, MP, of the petition from 12000 people objecting to the Lizard Rock proposal; History of land grants to Aboriginal Land Councils; Annual General Meeting-July 2023: (683kb)
First private member’s speech in Parliament by Michael Regan, MP, concerning the proposal for the Lizard Rock area.-June 2023: (499kb)
Forum “Mosquitos and Ticks”; Update on Lizard Rock proposal; Who owns the beach?-January 2023: (359kb)
Forum: “Lizard Rock Proposal; Update on recent proposal to housing in the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment”; Outdoor Activities; Conservation Zones Review.-November 2022: (1072kb)
Forum: “Ku-ring-gai GeoRegion Project”; Annual General Meeting for Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment; Update on recent proposal to housing in the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment.August 2022: (844kb)
Forum: “Aboriginal Heritage of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment”; Recent proposal to develop housing in the catchment; inequitable situation regarding Aboriginal Land Councils; Wakehurst Parkway issues – wildlife fences, flooding, width.-May 2022: (1735kb)
Forum: “The Pan Gnammas, Rock-gardens, Rainforests and Conifers of the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment“; Northern Beaches Council Documents – available for comment; Feral Foxes; Native Water Birds.-February 2022: (2868kb)
Forum: “Fishing Bats and Water Rats (Rakali)”; Geological Names Board Proposal for renaming sites in Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment; Blue Plaques Program – nomination for plaques to honour George Caley and Daniel Moowattin; Grevillea Caleyii named after George Caley.-November 2021: (860kb)
Forum: “Environmental Studies in Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment”; Annual General Meeting of Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment; Local Environment Plan; Floodproof plans for Wakehurst Parkway; Ingleside Place Strategy; Frenchs Forest Place Strategy; Membership fees-August 2021: (899kb)
Forum: “Aboriginal Art and Occupation Sites of the Northern Beaches”; Floodproof plans for Wakehurst Parkway; Explorative Walk; Ecoppaddle; Bush regeneration-April 2021: (988kb)
Forum: “Wonderful Wildlife near Narrabeen Lagoon”; Ecopaddle; Clean Up Australia via kayak; Walk and Weed; Bush regeneration-January 2021: (748kb)
Forum: “Fantastic Flora of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment”; Good news about proposed land conservation; Walk and Weed events; Bush regeneration-October 2020: (1606kb)
Annual General Meeting; Announcing 1yr free membership; Bush regeneration is able to be held but not other forums or outdoor activities due to Covid-19 restrictions.August 2020: (671kb)
Reports from the Feb 24, 2020 “Secrets of the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment” forum and the Feb 28th Nightime walk; Notice of future forum on “the Aboriginal heritage of Wheeler Creek Valley” on a date to be set after the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted; Information about the planning processes being undertaken by Northern Beaches Council; Outdoor Activities – Cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions.April 2020: (1,077kb)
Forum Feb 24, 2020 – “Secrets of the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment: Discoveries so far in the 21st Century”; An Aboriginal Place declared; Advance notice of May 25 forum; Outdoor Activities – Night-time wildlife walk, bushwalking and bush regeneration.February 2020: (754kb)
Forum Feb 24, 2020 – “Secrets of the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment: Discoveries so far in the 21st Century”; Night time Wildlife Walk; Bushland at risk from Development Proposal; Outdoor Activities – Kayaking, bushwalking and bush regeneration-January 2020: (673kb)
Forum Nov 25, 2019 – “Environmental Aspects of Mona Vale Road widening and the Northern Beaches Hospital roadworks upgrades”; Local Stategic Planning Statement – Towards 2040 – now on exhibition; Ecopaddle – Narrabeen Lagoon circumnavigation; Bush at Risk?September 2019: (566kb)
Forum Aug 26, 2019 – “Future Planning for Northern Beaches”; Photos of Narrabeen Lagoon; Annual General Meeting; Open Space proposal for Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment.June 2019: (954kb)
Forum Feb 25, 2019 – “Possums, Gliders and Mammal Surveys”; Narrabeen Lagoon Floodplain Risk Management Plan; Outdoor activities.January 2019: (289kb)
Forum Nov 26, 2018 – “Impacts of Transport in the Catchment”; Advance news – February 2019 Forum on Possums, Gliders and Fauna Surveys; Spotlighting Report, Outdoor activities.November 2018: (295kb)
Forum Nov 26, 2018 – “Impacts of Transport in the Catchment”; The joys of bushwalking, Outdoor activities.October 2018: (306kb)
Forum Aug 27, 2018 – “Creeks in the Catchment”; Winner of Allan Dawes’ painting; Bush regeneration in Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment; Outdoor activities.July 2018: (416kb)
Forum May 28, 2018 – “Local Aboriginal History”; Damage by Mountain Bikers; Aboriginal Signage Launch; Painting donated by Allan Dawes to be drawn in May; Outdoor activities.April 2018: (398kb)
Forum Feb 26, 2018 – “Protecting Powerful Owls”; Report from January Wildlife Walk; Outdoor activities;
Painting donated by Allan Dawes-February 2018: (811kb)
Forum Feb 26, 2018 – “Protecting Powerful Owls”; Report from November Spotlight Walk; Outdoor activities; Apps for recording wildlife observations-December 2017: (1299kb)
Forum Nov 27 – “Ambhibians and Reptiles of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment”;
Recent wildlife sightings; Outdoor activities including the new Wildlife Walks offered by Jayden Walsh-October 2017: (1007kb)
Forum Aug 28 – “Meet the Candidates”; Annual General Meeting; Advance notice for November 29 – Ecosystems of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment; Award for Jenny Harris; Illegal land clearing; outdoor activities-August 2017: (1124kb)
Forum May 29 – “Aboriginal caring for country”; Meet young Aboriginal people – Larissa Cooper and her team – who are doing bush regeneration in the catchment and caring for Aboriginal heritage sites; May closure for repairs of Narrabeen Lagoon walkway between Bilarong Reserve and Deep Creek.May 2017: (915kb)
Forum Feb 27 – Animals under threat; Celebration of Aboriginal Place Dedication for Moon Rock area; Ecopaddle; Clean Up Australia Day February 2017: (2141kb)
Forum Nov 28: Narrabeen Lagoon State Park and Crown Land issues; Narrabeen Spring Celebration photos; Cover your load; Bats and Coastal Lagoons; Outdoor Activities October 2016: (2129kb)
Forum: Blackout Narrabeen – Building resilience; Narrabeen Spring Celebration; Narrabeen State Park.July 2016: (1398kb)
Forum: Aboriginal arts and crafts; Narrabeen Spring Celebration; Outdoor activities; Solar power – new battery technology.May 2016: (874kb)
Forum: Live Animals and threatened species; Narrabeen Spring Festival; Trees at Risk; Clean Up Australia; Outdoor activities; Tramshed upgrade.February 2016: (843kb)
Our catchment – looking back, looking forward; Follow up from August workshop; Spring outdoor activities, Roadkill and Wildlife Seminar.September 2015: (431kb)
Our catchment – positives and negatives; Photos from Aboriginal Activities night; Painting draw; Navigational markers for Narrabeen Lagoon; Pollution action; Winter outdoor activities; Litter in Deep Creek catchment.June 2015: (1290kb)
Aboriginal cultural night; Environmental grants; Newly elected local politicians; Progress towards Park; Narrabeen Lagoon Circuit walk open; Painting Draw scheduled for May.April 2015: (1175kb)
Meet the Candidates Forum; Clean Up Australia, Wetlands Australia; Pollution in Lagoon; Lagoon Health; Sustainability event; Warringah Citizen of the Year; Lagoon Circuit walk opening date.February 2015: (999kb)
Meet the Candidates Forum; Clean Up Australia, Multi-purpose Trail; Outdoor Activities; Date for Painting draw.January 2015: (1734kb)
Park Management Forum in November; World Parks Congress Field Trips; Berry Reserve Market Stall; Bushfire preparations; South Creek Bridge; New Secretary; Outdoor Activities; Clean Up Australia; Art donated for a prize.October 2014: (1435)
Forum – Narrabeen State Park and World Parks Congress; Your new committee; The next year for FoNLC; Caring for our catchment; Outdoor activities; Native beesSeptember 2014: (1147kb)
Bugs and Beetles forum; Annual General Meeting; Unique catchment – new genus of cicada; Thank you Tony for 8 years of dynamic leadership; Catchment protection – where to now?; Free bushwalks and kayak tours; Your committee at work.July 2014: (1033kb)
Narrabeen State Park is here!
Let’s celebrate!
Photos of the State Park announcement; Guringai heritage forum; Planning Laws; Bridge fencing competed; Autumn activities; Unique catchment – ancient fossils at Beacon Hill.April 2014: (1369)
Dredging Forum; More hedging on dredging; Good thinking solves bridge issue; meeting with politicians; Narrabeen State Park; Summer activities December 2013: (1469kb)
Gai-mariagal Aboriginal Owned National Park – how would this work? – Forum; Repairing mountain bike damage; Progress on Multi-purpose trail; Water Quality of Lagoon; Dredging Forum; Outdoor activities October 2013: (1363kb)
Pictures from the Past – Forum; Plans for the Future; Gai-mariagal Aboriginal Owned National Park; Warringah LEP; Outdoor activities August 2013: (8086kb)
Secrets of Aboriginal past – Forum; Black Swans on the Lagoon; Proposed changes to NSW Planning Laws; Questions to Brad Hazzard,MP and his answers; Outdoor activities April 2013: (8086kb)
Narrabeen 2050 Forum; New committee; New walk around the Lagoon; Outdoor activities Oct 2012: (1456kb)
Meet the Candidates Forum; AGM; State Park held up; Dredging update; A tale of two bridges; Wildlife in the catchment; Walkway from Dee Why to Narrabeen; Outdoor Activities Aug 2012: (373kb)
Aboriginal Heritage Forum; Dredging for information that is already available; Bridges for the walkway; Walkway weeds; Outdoor Activities May 2012: (1077kb)
Frogs and Fish February Forum; Narrabeen State Park progress; Walkway signage; Outdoor Activities Feb 2012: (1776kb)
“What’s in the Water?” forum; February 2012; forum dates for 2012; Walkway progress; Oxford Falls saved from overdevelopment; Save the Styx goes blue; Friends Wish List for 2012; Summer Activities Jan 2012: (1254kb)
“Support your Sport” forum; Fish forum February 2012: Walkway progress; Warringah LEP 2009; Bushland bulldozing; New committee; Spring Activities Oct 2011: (325kb)
“Future of Lagoon & catchment” forum; Bush regeneration news: Award for Narrabeen Lakes Primary School; Land and Environment Court ruling; Opportunity for recreational groups; Exploring tidal waters Aug 2011: (1095kb)
“Future of Lagoon & catchment”; Walkway bridge; Land and Environment Court; Biodiversity surveys Jun 2011: (892kb)
Aboriginal Heritage of Narrabeen area; promises from politicians; Oxford Falls Regional Crown Reserve Plan of Management; Northern Beaches Exp; end of Part 3A; final stages of $1.9m grant Apr 2011: (2348kb)
Candidates’ Challenge; developers encircle catchment;bush regeneration; dredging saga Mar 2011: (1194kb)
State Park Rally; bush regeneration progress; pygmy possum; first sod turned on Lagoon walkway Oct 2010: (436kb)
Transport – past, present, future; new bush regeneration project; how safe are the ospreys? Aug 2010: (585kb)
Threats from the Sea; Call for State Park; Mayor keeps promise on dredging May 2010: (956kb)
Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment DVD, Can bush and bikes co-exist?, To dredge or not to dredge the lagoon, Land and Environment Court refusal for Red Hill proposal, Funding needed for continuation of major works Feb 2010: (1652kb)
Preparing for Bushfire – Name of Narrabeen Lagoon – Community input needed – Planning for continuation of major works.Oct 2009: (1456kb)
Sustainability Forum – major works program – committee in action Aug 2009: (2422kb pdf file)
Minister Keneally puts 10yr hold developments – $4m from Federal Government walkway Jun 2009: (4724kb pdf file)
Planning Issues Forum – Red Hill proposal – Ospreys – Oxford Falls Regional Crown Reserve Apr 2009: (3281kb pdf file)
Biodiversity forum – Sid Longish proposal – Mullet Creek – Koi Fish Farm Feb 2009: (1653kb pdf file)
Forum 7 – Threats to Lagoon, Aboriginal Land Claim, Belrose Tip to be sold Nov-Dec 2008: (320kb pdf file)
Forum 6 – National Park for catchment?; Community festival, rare mollusc found. Sept 2008: (284kb pdf file)
Forum 5 – meet Warringah candidates, Catchment Wildlife Survey, Middle Creek Management Plan commissioned Jul 2008: (324kb pdf file)
Forum 4 – project works report, local MPs get involved, Dept of Lands ignores minister Apr 2008: (2055kb pdf file)
Forum 3 – Crown Land issues, Plans of Managements -South Creek and Bilarong Reserve Feb 2008: (226kb pdf file)
Narrabeen Lagoon Restoration Project, Fence reduces road kill, Warringah Council LEP Dec 2007: (203kb pdf file)
Forum 2 – Outlines of Urban Sustainability Grant project, Lagoon Walkway proposal Oct 2007: (205kb pdf file)
Activities program, Rob Stokes, MP, to speak at 2nd Anniversary, Metropolitan Strategy Aug 2007: (271kb pdf file)
Workshop on catchment issues, Oxford Falls Crown Reserve, Action to reduce Road Kill May 2007: (159kb pdf file)
Urban Sustainability Grant, Aboriginal community support, Lagoon History collection Mar 2007: (212kb pdf file)
Bike impacts – suggested reuse for Belrose Tip, Ingleside development, Road Kill research Dec 2006: (117kb pdf file)
Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment
is associated with National Parks Association of NSW.
