Dates:  Thursday 1 May – Wednesday 7 May

A deposit of $100 is required to save your place and once the final number of attendees is known (a week before commencement) we will advise you of the remaining amount to pay.

Pay deposit via Humanitix.

Venue: Wellington Forest and Collie region

Activities: Wellington Discovery Forest Centre – Potters Gorge – Wyvern Road Nature Reserve – Coalfields Museum – Westralian Conservation Park – Harris Dam – Harris River Winery. Guided Tour of Collie Mural Trail featuring Flora and Fauna, Wildflowers – Birds – Fungi – Snails – Ring-tailed Possums.

Accommodation: Our accommodation for the 6 nights will be the Wellington Forest Cottages and Conference Centre, situated 31 km southwest of Collie. https://wfccc.com.au/cottages/

We have reserved 4 cottages. Three with inside toilet, one with outside toilet.
Each cottage has 3 bedrooms:
– Master bedroom has 1 double and 1 single bed
– Bedroom 2 has 3 single beds (no bunk beds)
– Bedroom 3 has 2 single beds

Options: stay 6 nights or weekend only (2-3 nights). We will do our best to accommodate your request for a single room but cannot guarantee. Move in from 2pm on Thursday 1 May. Depart by 10am Wednesday 7 May.

The final cost per person can only be determined once we know the final number of attendees, but we estimate $60-$65 per person per night.

What’s included in the cost
– Accommodation
– Use of Conference Centre
– Guided tour of Collie Murals and Arboretum

What’s not included
– Entry to Collie Coalfields Museum
– Hire of canoes/kayaks

Non-members are welcome but will be charged an extra $75 or they can spend the same amount and join the Club.

Bring: your own bedding- sheets, blankets, pillow case and towels, as well as food. We will make a couple of visits to Collie where you will be able to restock.

Contact: Don Poynton for any questions and further information. If you have a medical condition we should be aware of please provide information directly to the organizer at natsnorthernbranch@gmail.com