For Prospective Members:

Sample Program

Information for New Members

Membership Application Form

Waiver

Introductory Walks Form

Current Newsletter

Guidelines for Walkers

General Information

The South Coast Bush Walking Club (SCBW) is based in Wollongong. The Club has about 70 members from Wollongong, Southern Sydney, Kiama and the Southern Highlands. The SCBW is a member of The Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW Inc and the Club has insurance policies with the Confederation. Membership is open to people 18 years and over and prospective members require an average degree of fitness to do the grade 4 activities. Most of the activities take place on weekends. Membership fees are $30 annually and are due 1st January each year. A new program and newsletter are sent to members by email every 3 months

Meetings

Meetings are held each quarter at the Edmund Rice College on Mt Keira Rd and are listed in the program. Members are encouraged to attend meetings regularly to meet fellow walkers and to catch up on club news. Meetings are followed by a guest speaker and supper.

Activities

The Clubs activities include day and overnight walks, extended walks, interstate and overseas walks, canoeing, abseiling, canyoning and some mountain bike activities. Much of the walking is off-track which means navigating a route through the bush, along creeks, across rivers and climbing up and down ridges. Getting off-track allows for the exploration of some unique environments that are truly beautiful. The Club tries to car pool to travel to an activity and petrol costs are shared. All members should be prepared to take their turn at using their vehicle. Participants need to book in for each activity as numbers may be limited. Party sizes are kept small as the SCBW practises minimal impact bush walking and is an environmentally friendly club. What is packed in, is packed out.

How to Join

Please read or print off the Information for New Members, Walker Guidelines and Sample Program. Anyone wishing to join the club must first become a Prospective Member and complete two Introductory Walks. To apply for membership, please print off and complete the Membership Application and Risk Waiver Forms and send with $20  to cover insurance to: The Secretary, The South Coast Bushwalking Club Inc, PO Box 102, Wollongong East 2520.

If you are not able to open or print the above forms, the please contact the Secretary as they can be emailed or posted to you.

After your membership application is received, you will be sent the current Introductory Walks Program. Prospective membership is for 3 months from the date of application and your first two activities should be completed within this period before you are eligible for full membership. Your Introductory Walks Completion Form, which also can be printed off, needs to be taken with you on your first two activities and signed by the leader of these activities. Should you then wish to become a full member, this completed form should be forwarded to the club secretary together with $10 to cover the full annual membership fee.

Club Contacts

For any further information email the Secretary on the email address shown below or phone 4271 3305 or 4285 9465. Please note that you cannot cut and paste the email address as it is a graphic image. This has been done to prevent spam. Also please note that the characters at the end of the first part of the address are a zero and a one.