The document provides details for an October outing by a group to Bellingen. It will include visits to three locations: 1) The Rose Patch garden, a 4 hectare property transformed from farmland into a magnificent garden featuring roses, daylilies and more. The group can have morning tea here. 2) The North Bank Community Garden, where the group plans to arrive around 11:30am for their second stop. 3) Lunch at the Old Butter Factory Cafe in Bellingen. Contact information is provided for those needing transportation or with questions.

1. October Outing
Thursday 6th October
This month we are heading out to Bellingen. First, meet at the Botanic Gardens in time for
departure at 9:30am if you are looking to car-share. Otherwise meet at the first stop at
10:15
First Stop - The Rose Patch 63 Reids Road, Bellingen
Until 1987 this 4 ha garden was part of the Kethel's dairy farm and the only existing plants
besides grass and bracken fern were a clump of Callicoma in the gully and a mature
Tallowood and an Ironbark. What had been difficult terrain for farming turned out to be
an asset for the creation of an interesting garden with hills lending themselves to natural
display areas. Ulrieke & Ian Kethel operate the property as a B& B and they have created
a magnificent garden that features roses, day lilies and hippeastrums which they also sell.
We can have morning tea in this beautiful garden. Ulrieke has kindly offered to make hot
water available.
DIRECTIONS: From Bellingen town centre:
Turn right into Bridge Street
Cross river and follow to left as Bridge St becomes Hammond Street;
At roundabout, take 3rd exit to Wheatley Street, which after a distance becomes North
Bank Rd, travel about 1km;
Turn left into Hydes Ck Rd, travel about 2.5 km;
Turn right into Reids Rd, - look for Rose Patch @ number 63

2. Second Stop - North Bank Community Garden, 100 Northbank Rd Bellingen.
We are planning to arrive here around 11:30am. This should be easy to find given we
drove past it on the drive out to the Rose Patch.
Lunch - Old Butter Factory Cafe, Cnr Waterfall Way & Doepel Street Bellingen
Looking forward to an enjoyable day. See you then. Please give one of the program
committee gals a call if you need a lift or have any questions.
Sue Young. 0413 883 831
Jane Durler 6656 1041
Pat Roser 6690 2511
Margaret Franks