Our society maintains a busy monthly meetings program over most of the calendar year.
All Talk Nights and General Meetings are held in Burwood, NSW.
Members and visitors are welcome to attend our Talk Nights, General Meetings, the two
Barbeque-Party events each year and the Annual Dinner of the Sydney Speleological Society.
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SSS Meeting Hall:
Woodstock Centre
22 Church Street, Burwood, NSW 2134 Phone Number: (02) 9745 3555 The meetings are somewhere in the building, up- or downstairs. Room varies each month depending on the centre's activities. |
Before Meetings Dinner:
Kwok Doo Restaurant
185c Burwood Rd, Burwood, NSW Phone Number: (02) 9747 3592 From 6 p.m. onwards several members always eat pre-meetings meals at the Kwok Doo. Ask for the Speleo's table! |
All meetings start at about 8:15 p.m.
Supper is provided at the end of all our meetings.
A paltry charge of $4.00 is levied per person at the meetings to help defray supper &
meeting hall costs. Please pay at the door and sign the attendance book!
Members are encouraged to show their slides at the General Meetings on the projector that
is usually provided
The Talk Nights are illustrated presentations from the World of Speleology. SSS members, distinguished representatives of other caving societys, members of regional caving area management authorities and scientists from tertiary educational institutes are among the speakers on these evenings. On odd occasions we also show caving videos, and anything that might be of interest to our members.
General Meetings usually cover society business, progress reports, trip planning, news, etc... New caving slides and videos are also presented from time to time.
Barbeques are usually held on Saturdays at member's homes in the West of Sydney at the foot of the Blue Mountains. The one in December is our "official" Christmas Party and the one in April or May is the Winter BBQ. Although some food, and soft drinks are served at these events visitors are expected to bring their own meat and drink. These evenings serve as purely social events but visitors usually show caving slides and videos. On the Sunday following the BBQ event some members alway go bush walking in The Blue Mountains. For details of these events please refer to the Journal of the Sydney Speleological Society
The Annual Dinner of The Sydney Speleological Society is the most formal
event in the society's calendar. This is an occasion when old members and
friends of the society gather with the active membership to talk about caving,
renew old acquaintances, hand out certificates of appreciation for exceptional
work done within the Society and last but not least enjoy an interesting talk
about one of the many specialist fields of speleology. A three-course dinner is
served with soft drinks, tea and coffee. The society also arranges a raffle with
great prizes! This event is usually held in September on a Friday night at the
Burwood RSL in Burwood, NSW. Details of this event are published in
the Journal of the Sydney Speleological Society.
For any inquiries about meetings and bookings for the Annual Dinner please
E-mail the Society.
General Meetings - 2008 |
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Date: |
Notes: |
Thursday 31st July 2008 |
(AGM) |
Thursday 28th August 2008 |
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Thursday 25th September 2008 |
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Thursday 30th October 2008 |
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Thursday 27th November 2008 |
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Thursday 11th December 2008 |
(Early) |
Thursday 29th January 2009 |
Committee Meetings - 2008 |
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Date: |
Notes: |
Thursday 17th July 2008 |
At the home of Ross & Christine Ellis - Telopea |
Thursday 14th August 2008 |
At the home of John Bonwick - Emu Plains |
Thursday 11th September 2008 |
Location T.B.A. |
Thursday 16th October 2008 |
At the home of David Fisher |
Thursday 13th November 2008 |
At the home of John Bonwick - Emu Plains |
Thursday 4th December 2008 |
At the home of Tomas Santa (Early) |
Thursday 15th January 2009 |
At the home of Tomas Santa |
Talk Nights - 2008 |
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Date: |
Notes: |
Monday 14th July 2008 |
Bats. Around Sydney and In caves, By Margaret Turton (Australasian Bat Society) |
Monday 11th August 2008 |
Timor Caves, By Jodie Rutledge The New Timore Caves book produced by NHVSS can be purchased tonight!!! |
Monday 8th September 2008 |
The Karst Conservation Unit, By Stephen Meehan |
Monday 13th October 2008 |
Furry Vomit and Dark Holes: Telling the Untold Stories of South-Eastern Australian Mamels, By Fred Ford |
Monday 10th November 2008 |
A Caving Talk, By Julia James (On something really interesting - More details later) |
December 2008 |
No talk this month |
January 2009 |
No talk this month |
February 2009 |
T.B.A |
March 2009 |
T.B.A |
Talk Nights - Unconfirmed |
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2008 (2009?) Sometime |
360 Virtual tour of Carlsbad Caverns National Park By CD provided by Ross Ellis |
2009 Sometime |
Kanangra Boyd Karst Areas, By John Wylie |