Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park’s wildflowers showcase the link between nature and culture in the Sydney sandstone landscape. Brilliant displays of waratahs, banksias, grevilleas and wattles thrive […]

November-December in the GeoRegion is the flowering time on Hawkesbury Sandstone ridgetops for dwarf apple Angophora hispida. “Dwarf apple” seems like a strange name for a plant whose copious […]

The first weekend of December 2025 and the fire danger rating for Sydney is forecast as extreme. Why? Because rainfall in the last two months has […]

Spring notionally begins on September 1, Wattle Day. The golden wattle, Acacia pycnantha is the National floral emblem and incorporated in the country’s coat of arms. […]

A tiny circle only 10mm across in a fragment of silty mudstone. The distinctive pattern is highlighted by iron oxide and is clearly biological. It was […]

Welcome to the Ku-ring-gai GeoRegion, a large area of 440km2   just 40 minutes north of the Sydney CBD. Fascinating rock formations, stunning viewpoints, coastal, forest and […]

We are currently putting together a series of Guided Walks and Talks to introduce people to why the Ku-ring-gai GeoRegion is so special to Sydney and […]