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BUSHWALKERS
CLUB Inc.
PO Box 2199
Sunnybank Hills
QLD 4109
Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
Phone No (07) 3341 7509
http://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/
Newsletter
November 2013
Club News
Girraween Pilgrimage
Sunday 15th Sept 2013
Club Presidents Report
It's now really easy to pay for your membership fees or the
Christmas party. Our interim treasurer Helen McAllister has
made arrangements so that members can deposit payments
directly into the club's bank account, either online or at your
local branch. The details are:
Account name: Queensland Bushwalkers Club Inc
Account number: 20421276
BSB: 124057
Reference: Surname of person making payment.
It is essential that at least your surname appears in the
'Reference' field, otherwise the treasurer will not know whose
payment it is.
Of course, cheque or cash payments are also still welcome.
Note that whichever way you pay, you will still need to complete
and lodge the membership renewal form with the club.
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30 November 2013
Members
As at 31 October we have 54 financial members.
New members are very welcome. Why not introduce a friend to
the club? Membership renewals are also acceptable. Fees are
still only $30.00 for a whole year. Download a form from:
http://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/membership
Club Equipment
General Information
QBW Management Committee
Compasses
Topo Maps
UHF Radios
Emergency Lights
Steripen
President
Robin Laban
Vice President
Mary Sherlock
3209 8514
Secretary
Marion Laban
Treasurer
Helen McAllister
Garmin GPS
QBW has 4 GPSs which have a 20 metre
contour topo map of the whole of Australia included.
Outings Officer
Richard Kolarski
Membership Officer
Margie Rae
Editor
Michael Hoopmann
$5.00 charge
Training Officer
John Shera
Social Secretary
Sandy Thomas
These bivy bags are 2 metres by 0.9 metres and are bright
orange in colour. Use as a pack liner or emergency bivy bag.
$2.50 each.
Equipment Officer
Richard Kolarski
Supper Convenor
Noelene McCay
Librarian
Mary Sherlock
3209 8514
BWQ Rep
Anne Kemp
3371 2707
BWQ Rep
Richard Kolarski
Meeting Place
Club meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month starting at
7.30pm. There is no club meeting in January.
Meetings are held at the Little King's Hall on the corner of Carl
and O'Keefe Streets, Buranda. Entry is via the gate on Carl St.
There is parking within the grounds and in Carl Street.
Tea/coffee and cake/biscuits are provided after the meeting.
A coin donation would be appreciated.
Membership
Probationary Membership
A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Member
on his/her first walk after signing the Acknowledgement of Risk
form. No fee is payable to become a Probationary Member.
A Probationary Member must become an Ordinary Member on
his/her second walk by filling out a membership form and paying
the membership fee.
Ordinary Membership
A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out and
signing a membership form, having a proposer sign the form
and handing the form with the membership fee to a committee
member or walk leader.
The proposer may be a friend who is a member of the club, a
QBW walk leader, the Membership Officer or one of the
committee members.
YHA Bushwalkers
Members of other BWQ affiliated clubs can join up to three
walks per calendar year. Calendar is available at:
http://sites.google.com/site/yhabushies/outings
Family Bushwalkers
There is a $5 temporary membership fee per adult.
Phone: (07) 3878 3293
Past Walks
November 2013
John and Lynn are doing some walks in northern NSW and
approached the club asking if anyone would like to join them.
The walks are already underway, but you may be able to catch
them after 7 November for the Bongil Bongil NP, or Red Rock to
Sawtell walks.
If so, phone 0417 611810 or email info@takeawalk.com.au
February 2014
2014
Coming Walks
Any person wishing to come on a walk must contact the leader
of the walk first. The leader will organise the meeting place and
the car pooling. The leader has full discretion on who can come
on the walk.
Nominations close 9:00pm on the Wednesday prior to a
weekend trip. For Wednesday walks, nominations close 9.00pm
on the Monday before.
More detailed information is available on the club calendar.
November 2013
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Sun
9-10
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Southbank (Walk/coffee/swim)
Sandy Thomas 3711 4134 / 0403 821 525
23-24 Sat-Sun
Mt Ballow
Peter Weallans
(Boonah)
0429 950 352
23
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24
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30-1
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28 September 2013
Four QBW members Gerry, Bob, Dave and myself, and a visitor,
Kurt, met up at Canungra on a bright sunny Saturday.
We were going to walk up to Noowongbill Lookout, but not by
the usual way where you had to scale a small cliff break. There
used to be a vine hanging down to help steady yourself up this
cliff break but after years of use it had finally given way. We
were going to go up an alternate ridge and then return via a
completely different way. None of the others had gone this route
before.
We drove up to the Binna Burra information centre and donned
our packs.
It was an easy walk down the Illinbah Track to Gwongoorool
Pool. We crossed Coomera Creek downstream from the pool
and began the ascent on the other side.
There was no track and we had to skirt round fallen trees and
bits of vine jungle. Gerry did a great job of getting scratched as
she was wearing shorts. I don't think we had enough band aids
to cover all the scratches.
Kurt was a visitor and carrying a heavy pack as he was in
training. He made the walk look easy as we sweated, panted
and grunted our way up. Maybe we should have added our
packs for him to carry too?
We finally got up to the ridgeline of the Darlington Range and
had a rest at the rock cairn there. It was then a relatively level
walk to Noowongbill Lookout. There were great views despite a
large tree having fallen right over the lookout spot.
After some photos and a rest we continued on just past the
usual descent. We then ploughed through some bush to get to a
different ridge. Some of the grass was very thick and we felt we
were walking on air before getting to more solid ground and the
descent ridge.
It was then down, down, down, including a steep grassy slope to
negotiate round.
We got down to Coomera Creek about a kilometre upstream
from the pool. It was an easy rock hop down to the Illinbah Track
and then up to the cars.
Afternoon tea was at Canungra to finish off a great day.
Many thanks to my co-walkers for an enjoyable outing.
Richard
T/W
D/W
T/W
December 2013
1
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Fri-Sun
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D/W
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