🚘 Berry Island, Balls Head, Coal Loader, Blues Point & Lavender Bay 🎄🦜 🚘

🚘 Father’s Day (and carers) Special Event 🕺🏾 🚘

📝 FOR YOUR SAFETY & ENJOYMENT, PLEASE READ BELOW DESCRIPTION FULLY BEFORE YOU CLICK ‘Attend’!
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🗓 DATE: Sunday, 7 September 2025.
⏰ MEETING TIME: 10am.
🚊 MEETING POINT: Wollstonecraft station - Platform 1 near the toilets.
🗺️ Please use Google maps for exact location, not Meetup maps!
☕️ Cafe located at Platform 2.
🚆 END POINT: Milsons Point station.

🥾 DISTANCE: 13km - point to point.
🥾 GRADE: Easy/mostly Moderate on a relaxing pace, not snail pace!
💪🏽 Reasonable fitness recommended due to uneven rocky surfaces, creeks crossing, ups and downs hills and steep stair climbs. Tracks expected to be wet and muddy in few sections.
📝 NOTE: few get-out points that you may leave at anytime.

📸 WHAT TO EXPECT:
🚶🏼‍♀️This is a beautiful walk mostly under the shades with stunning harbour views at our own backyard with bushlands, reserves and lush forests along Sydney Harbour foreshore through Berry Island and Balls Head Reserve.
🤳 Plenty of photo stops from the moment we hit the bush tracks from Wollstonecraft station.

🧺 We will have a morning tea to celebrate Father’s Day at Berry Island Reserve.

🚶‍♂️After morning tea, we’ll continue our adventure on the island.

🥪 Our lunch stop will be at Coal Loader Cafe front lawn tucked behind the Community Garden.

NOTES:
🥫You may browse The Coal Loader Artisans Market during lunch break.
☕️The cafe most likely very busy with long queues!
🧺 Picnic area on the lawn to enjoy your BYO packed lunch with a lovely view across the harbour. There’s a tunnel nearby for a great selfie!

🤳 The magnificent harbour view continue towards Blues Point, McMahons Point, Wendy’s Secret Garden at Lavender Bay and finally, our final stop at Milsons Point station via Luna Park.

⚠️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ⚠️
📝 DISCLAIMER:
Attending this event is voluntarily at your own risk. Organiser/s accepts no liability of any kind including injuries, accidents, misadventure etc during and after this event.
For full disclosure on Public Waiver, please refer to Meetup Terms and Conditions and the front page of this group on ‘About Us’.
✅ You must adhere and follow instructions from your organiser/s at all times during this event.
✅ You must assess your own fitness and ability before participating in this event.
✅ You are responsible for looking after your own health, safety and belongings.
✅ You must also take care not to put other people at risk.
✅ Keep well back from cliff edges at all times, especially when taking photos.
✅ If you do not wish to be photographed (randomly or group photos), please DO NOT join this event. Easy!
https://www.artslaw.com.au/information-sheet/street-photographers-rights/
✅ Limited facilities on the trails, so please come well prepared.
✅ Please be mindful and respectful to members and guest/s from diverse background. This is not a dating group.
❎ NO pets including service dogs are permitted on my walks. You may join pet friendly walking group instead.
✅ If something’s come up, please Edit your RSVP to ‘Not Going’ asap at least by 7pm the day before. It’s only take a second!
❎ Late cancellation or No Show would not be tolerated. You will forfeit an opportunity to join my future events!
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🎒WHAT TO BRING:
👕 Comfortable outfit for the weather preferably hiking gear. Jeans or cotton t-shirt may not be suitable for this walk.
🥾 Waterproof hiking boots or good grip walking shoes highly recommended due to muddy tracks and creek crossings.
💦 At least 1.8L of water, Hydralyte
or sports energy drinks.
🥪 Snacks and PACKED LUNCH.
🧢 Hat, sunscreen, insect repellent and hand sanitiser.
⛑ Basic First Aid kit.
🧥 Light raincoat just in case of wet weather.
🤩 Great sense of fun and adventure!
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💵 GRATUITY:
$5 CASH for this event. Please bring correct change on the day to speed up the meet and greet.
📱Or PayID to my mobile 0405038557. Ref: (your Meetup name) & Berry Island.
Please TEXT me receipt of payment.

💰 I will make a donation in honour of my father to:
Heart Foundation
https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/

Diabetes Australia:
https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/

💵 You may also make a donation to these worthy causes or any charity of your choice.

🚊 Check Opal Trip Planner for public transport services, weekend trackwork etc.
https://transportnsw.info/

⏰ If you’re running late, we don’t wait!
It’s rude and disrespectful for turning up late!

📲 Any questions, please send me a TEXT message well before the starting time.
❗️Note that I DO NOT answer calls or text messages on the day after meeting time.

✅ Be punctual and be prepared!

🎄Let’s explore and enjoy the great outdoors!

Norra 😎
📱0405038557 (TEXT & PayID only)