Sydney Speleological Society in Burwood, New South Wales | Community organisation

Sydney Speleological Society

Locality: Burwood, New South Wales

Address: Shop C9, 49 George Street 2134 Burwood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sss.org.au

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21.01.2022 WE HAVE CLOSED TEMPORARILY To help control the spread of COVID-19, Australians have been asked to strongly reconsider all non-essential travel. Therefore, we h...ave temporarily closed our cave tours, hotel, restaurant and cafe, until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by our temporary closure. If you have enquiries, we are still answering our general phone number, 1300 76 33 11. Remember that you can still purchase gift vouchers for cave tours and accommodation, for the future. Our vouchers are valid for 3 years.

19.01.2022 One of the first after-lockdown Sydney Speleological Society trips to Jenolan National Park administration still does not permit caving, therefore it's time for... surface works. The entire gorge of Jenolan is full of caves, from small shelters to huge systems. Many of their entrances were never properly mapped and even nowadays it remains a bit challenging. My own satellite-recorded track shows 2 or 3 outliers up to 300 m away from the actual path. Nice to see the nature is recovering after the devastating bushfires. We spotted only a single rock wallaby, but there are (too) abundant evidences, that there are many mammals eating really well. The fourth photo: a small cave was flooded, perhaps, during the massive rainfalls in February. Ash particles mark the water level near the ceiling. The last two photos show the Devil's Coach house. The other day the creek was running underground, but then most of the rocks collapsed. Only a huge chamber (70 meters high!) remains nowadays. The trail looks so far from the ceiling...

17.01.2022 Situated atop Carlotta Arch not only has this guy survived the fires of December 2019, but it also has the best view around. And able to catch a 'moontan'

15.01.2022 A visit to examine the Karst of Limeburners Flat

14.01.2022 Please Stay at Home Everything at Jenolan is closed. So, please don't drive to Jenolan over Easter. To help control the spread of COVID-19, the Government has ...introduced a ban on travel as well as a wide range of other measures relating to social isolation and distancing. On 2 April 2020, the NSW Government announced these restrictions would remain in place until the end of June 2020, subject to further notice. In keeping with these measures and our commitment to visitor and staff safety, Jenolan Caves remains temporarily closed, including our cave tours, Caves House, restaurant and café. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We offer flexibility in booking arrangements. Our staff are happy to assist you by arranging alternative dates for travel, offering a voucher valid for up to three years or providing a refund for any cancellations. If you require assistance, please call us on 1300 76 33 11 or visit our official website, https://www.jenolancaves.org.au/.

14.01.2022 Yesterday trip to a nice cave on private land. Some formations and lots of small bats (the eastern horseshoe bat, couple of photos in the end). Squeezes connect several small chambers, and the bats sometimes almost smash in the face. Recent weeks were pretty rainy, but the cave was dry and moderately dusty. A line of organic debris marks a past water level as high as 1.5 m above the ground. Mapped and photodocumented the cave from the entrance to the end. Still more work is ...needed. The air flow is very weak there, so it was very nice to enjoy the fresh air full of wildflower smells after the cave. A lot of thanks to the landowner!

12.01.2022 The excavation of sediment from the 'Blue Lake is now progressing well after some months of difficulty commencing due to the heavy rains

11.01.2022 A great surface work trip to the Borenore Karst reserve with Sydney Speleological Society. A relatively small outcrop of marbles and limestones span 6 km along... Boree creek. These rocks date back to Silurian times when this area was a shallow sea close to an island arc. Later volcanic activity turned the sedimentary limestones to marbles. These relatively hard rocks form a rough terrain full of various scale karst features. A number of caves and sinkholes including a huge arch give home for many swallows and bats, as well as other animals. These days the bush is full of spring flowers, such as delicate early Nancies, a farmost relatives of well known lilies. We located entrances to several caves and found an undocumented one. A productive and fun day overall.

11.01.2022 A weekend of surface work at Borenore catching up on the SSS surface records

11.01.2022 Medlow Bath Sunset

11.01.2022 I'm not going to be there, because caving in North island of NZ. Should be a good talk night.

11.01.2022 My first PanoPhoto underground.

09.01.2022 Happy Easter everyone! We hope you're having a great Easter at home, we miss you but please #stayhome and #staysafe and we'll see you when we can We would lov...e to hear your favourite memories and see favourite photos from Easter at Jenolan, comment, tag us or even check in . #SeeAustralia @Australia #NewSouthWales @visitnsw @nswnationalparks #NSWParks @sydney @bluemountainsaustralia #visitbathurst #bluemtsaus #unearthcentralnsw #experience_oberon #bucketlist #westernadvocate #lithgowtourism #watchthisinstagood #travel #naturephotography #animalphotography #caves #nswenvironmentandheritage #oldbuilding #oldhotel #australia #earth #aroundtheworld #natureaddict #worldheritage See more

08.01.2022 Hopefully more caves will be opened for visiting soon and we will be able to go underground!

07.01.2022 The Sydney Speleological Society is very proud to congratulate our President, John Bonwick, on the occasion of his being awarded the honour of the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to caving and karst study. John is a co-founder of the society and has been a member since 1954. We take the opportunity to thank John for his contribution to Australian caving and speleology and wish him many happy years of involvement ahead.

05.01.2022 Our new membership year has just begun and our first trip for 2020 to Jenolan Caves was a great day exploring the Karst. Why not join up for a year to enjoy the benefits of being a member of the Sydney Speleological Society including exclusive access to our monthly Journal as well as unlimited access to scheduled trips to Karst areas that can only be visited under NPWS permits. Our new membership fees are just $70 for single members of $100 for Families. Visit https://www.sss.org.au/Shop/Shop_Membership.htm to join immediately or write to [email protected] if you have any questions.

04.01.2022 Karst is not the only process to form caves. Any weak rock surrounded by harder material can result in a cavity that can fit a human. Mount Canobolas rises by 5...00 m above the surrounding plains. This extinct volcano formed 11 to 13 Myr ago. Along with the other older volcanoes up to Queensland and younger ones down to Victoria it forms a long igneous chain. It is a trace left while Australia continent drifted northward atop the East Australia hotspot. Lava flows and domes of different composition ranging from basalts to rhyolites form the slopes of this shield volcano. Tuffs separate those lava flows. Boree creek - the one that flows through the Borenore karst reserve - starts near the summit of the mount Canobolas. It flows down till it reaches the end of one lava flow and the water falls down to the surface of another lava flow. A large cave which can fit tens of people formed right at the surface of the second lava flow. Highly likely it formed in tuffs, a much weaker rock than basalts. It is nearly impossible to enter the cave without a shower. A fog of small droplets carried by winds remains at the entrance at all times. These hard volcanic rocks were used by the Aboriginal people to make their tools. All this area was important for them and the religious rituals still kept going in the 1930s. The name of the mountain means "two shoulders" and reflect the two summits of the mount. There are very few high mountains in this area, so it also sustains endemic plants and animals. Even the landscape here is much more alpine than any other one around. Rich volcanic soils around the volcano support agriculture and winery in the region. Try to find all people lurking in the photos! Some of them look really small! That was the second day of the Borenore surface work trip with the Sydney Speleological Society.

04.01.2022 Yarrangobilly last weekend

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01.01.2022 ANNOUNCEMENT On 5 June, we will reopen our hotel, Chisolm’s Restaurant and Caves Café. While our caves will remain closed for a little while longer, we look... forward to welcoming back our overnight guests. There is plenty to do above-ground in our World Heritage listed precinct, from the charm of Caves House to the chance to see some of Australia’s most iconic or rare wildlife in their natural habitat. Our priority is always the safety of our guests, staff and other visitors. Due to COVID-19, we will be re-opening in a controlled and responsible way. For now, this means we ask you to please book ahead of travel and call us on 1300 76 33 11 or visit our website for other important travel information.