QUEENSLAND

BUSHWALKERS
CLUB Inc.

PO Box 2199
Sunnybank Hills
QLD 4109
Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
Phone No 0478 239384
http://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/

Newsletter

September 2015

Sunset from Huntley Saddle (see report p.2)

Photo: Robin Laban

Club News
From the editor

Membership Now Due

Welcome to the September newsletter.

Membership is now due. It costs $30.00 and lasts till

30/6/2016. A membership form can be downloaded from
http://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/membership

This is a bumper edition with a couple of walk reports

and the annual general meeting reports. As a result, a
wrap-up account of the Pilgrimage held in mid-August
will be published next month.
Enjoy your reading and see you on the trail!
Michael H
Reminder Of Annual General Meeting
The club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) is on Tuesday
5 August 2014 at Little Kings Hall, corner of Carl and
O'Keefe Streets, Buranda. The AGM will follow the usual
monthly club meeting which starts at 7:30 pm.
The nine management committee positions which will be
up for election are:
President
Treasurer
Editor

Vice President
Membership Officer
Social Secretary

Secretary
Training Officer
Outings Officer

If you would like to nominate yourself or another person

for a position, please fill in the nomination form (see p5)
and bring it to the meeting.
To vote at the Annual General Meeting you must be a
financial member of the club and attend the meeting.
The other positions to be filled are: Supper Convenor,
Equipment Officer and two delegates for Bushwalking
Queensland Inc. No nominations are necessary.

The form and fee may be handed in at the AGM.

First Aid/CPR Training
A few members recently did a refresher course at St
John's Ambulance, Fortitude Valley.
Everyone in the club is encouraged to consider doing a
First Aid course as the skills are very valuable. Perhaps
organise with others to do it as a group.
If you wish to book with St John's phone: 1300 360 455
QBW will reimburse leaders for the course up to 50-100%
of the cost depending on the number of walks they have
led in the past financial year.

General News
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage 2015 was a raging success with 91 attendees.
Once the AGM is out the way, Robin may find time to
write a report of the event for publication in this newsletter
meantime you can read one account of it on page 9 of
the Fassifern Guardian newspaper dated 19 August.
Raffle winners were: Lynley Murtagh, BBW (Framed
Panorama); Michelle Jackson, GCBW (Binna Burra
voucher); Anna Bransdon, BBW (Binna Burra voucher);
and Peter Rollings, YHA (Take a Walk books).

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Coming Walks
Any person wishing to come on a club walk must contact
the walk leader first. The leader will organise the meeting
place and car pooling and has full discretion on who can
come on the walk.
Nominations close 9:00pm on the Wednesday prior to a
weekend trip or by 9.00pm on the Monday before
Wednesday trips.
More details are available in the club calendar.

September 2015
2

Wed

Mt Hennessy explore (Gatton)

D/W
Richard Kolarski
0422 429 717

4-8

Fri-Mon

Green Gully (Walcha)

Sandy Thomas

X/T
0403 821525

5-12

Sat-Sat

Flinders Ranges (SA)

Neil Douglas

X/T
3875 1090

Sat

Warrie Circuit (Springbrook)

D/W
Margie Rae
3395 1838

Sun

Augie's Loop (Mt Nebo)

Patricia Kolarski

D/W
3341 7509

12

Sat

Ship Stern (Binna Burra)

Margie Rae

D/W
3395 1838

13

Sun

Vinegar Hill (Gatton)

Patricia Kolarski

D/W
3341 7509

19-20 Sat-Sun

Glen Rock (Gatton)

Patricia Kolarski

B/C
3341 7509

19

Sat

Mt Barney-Barney Gorge(Rathdowney)D/W
Richard Kolarski
0422 429 717

26

Sat

West Canungra Creek Cct (O'Reilly's)D/W

Michael Hoopmann
0401 527017

26-27 Sat-Sun

Paddys Knob (Boonah)

John & Julie Shera

T/W
0403 308407

27

Sun

Piper Comanche & Hanging Valley

(Mt Glorious)
D/W
Gerry Burton
0408 793715

3-5

Sat-Mon Sundown NP (Stanthorpe)

B/C
Sandy Thomas
0403 821525

October 2015
10-11 Sat-Sun

Rat-a-tat Hut (O'Reilly's)

John & Julie Shera

T/W
0403 308407

Proposed Outings

SA/VIC
Neil Douglas (tel: 3875 1090) is offering two one-week
long outings to the Flinders Ranges (SA) in September
and the Grampians (Vic) in November.
See the March QBW newsletter for more details.
NSW
Sandy Thomas is organising to do the Green Gully walk
in Oxley Wild Rivers NP in NSW starting 4 September.
Groups are limited in size to six members, and the walk
currently has one vacancy.

Past Walks
Mt Huntley Saddle

1/19 July 2015

T/W

On the Thursday, just before our walk, it had

apparently snowed at Spicers Lodge. The Friday, was
very windy and very cold, however we were not
deterred as the winds were expected to be light on
Saturday, which it turned out to be.

John and Julie drove out Friday night, when the wind
was howling as they drove through Cunninghams Gap.
They camped just short of Lemon Tree Flat in the
valley and the temperature on Saturday morning was
minus 6 degrees.
The rest of the through walkers arrived to meet them
about mid morning. The road to Lemon Tree Flat was
recently graded so was easy by comparison to the last
couple of years.
The eight of us, John, Julie, Mary, Matthew, Yvette,
Aileen, myself (Marion) and Robin, set off after parking
the cars. We climbed the gate and started our slight
ascent up a recently mowed road. The cleared area
was very easy walking until we crossed a little creek.
The aim of our walk was to tape the track where it has
become almost impenetrable in an endeavour to
encourage other walkers to use the route and
somewhat open it up. At one stage we had to climb
over a barbed wire fence, which was quite hard.
Scooting under it meant risking being stung by stinging
nettle.
We located the old road that follows a ridge up to a cliff
line, where it is easy to climb up the cliff.
The old road has a few large fallen trees across it now
and seems unbelievable that it was not that many
years ago when we were able to drive up it, albeit in 4wheel drive only and driver being of fearless character.
Nevertheless, our last difficult section was the
overgrowth where we walk along the top of the cliff line
until you reach Huntley Saddle. The section of
extreme overgrowth here is where there was a
massive landslide in January 2013.
We soon set up camp,
Mary, Yvette and Matthew
showing off their new
chairs. We walked to our
high spot for magic time
taking in the setting sun
before heading back to our
camp to have our evening
meal.
We didnt stay up long, all
climbing into our warm
snug sleeping bags for a
well earned nights rest.
The following morning we
packed up camp. It was
decided Robin needs to
through walk more, as he had to keep asking me which
compression bag to pack each item into etcetera
etcetera.
While Robin and I opted to walk down the way we
ascended the day previously, everyone else headed
north to Swan Knoll before descending to Lemon Tree
Flat. It was a new experience for Matthew and Yvette
to walk through the rainforest section between Huntley
Saddle and Swan Knoll with its intriguing razor back.
Thanks to everyone who came on this most enjoyable
through walk.
Marion Laban

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Tasmania Trek (Part 1) - Walls of Jerusalem

Sitting on a log looking down the valley from Dixons Kingdom Hut is a peaceful experience. The chill of the night
air is settling into my bones and I know I will sleep well. The massive cliffs of the surrounding hills are bathed in
soft light as the sun sinks lower and casts shadows on the cushion plants that
populate the surrounding low lying landscape and Bennetts wallabies have
come out to feed on the tender shoots of grass. I feel blessed that I can
experience this amazing scenery.
Today we caught a bus from Launceston to the start of the walk. On the way
we stopped at Deloraine for coffee and cake at the Green Frog bakery.
Whilst partaking of our goodies two delightful older ladies entered the shop.
One was dressed in the most beautiful cardigan which she informed us was
part of her costume when she was an edelweiss dancer, both were delightful
and wished us well. Paul our bus driver was very informative but expressed
concern regarding the state of the road into the National Park parking area.
It is amazing the weight of your pack when you first put it on after a lengthy
bus ride. I felt my knees would buckle and I wouldnt be able to walk a 100 meters. However, once you warm up
you take the weight in your stride and head forth on your adventure. After about 2 hours of steady walking uphill
over rocks, tree roots and packed earth we reached Trappers Hut where we stopped for lunch. The sky was very
blue with no clouds in sight and I sweated on the long climb up. There was some shade from the surrounding
trees but without much in the way of a breeze, it reminded me of home and was nothing like the weather we
encountered last year.
On leaving the hut we continued climbing to the saddle and then walked over undulating ground to Wild Dog
Creek which we reached about 3 pm. We passed beautiful lakes known as
Solomons Jewels and stopped to replenish our water supply and take photos.
The best walking was between Wild Dog Creek and Dixons Kingdom with the
most incredible scenery. After a sharp climb up through Herods Gate we
encountered a duckboard covered track which traversed the landscape between
the pristine waters of Lake Salome and the massive cliffs of the West Wall. This
was an enchanting vista as we followed the contours of the land and marvelled at
the natures raw power. We dropped our packs for a short trip to the magical Pool
of Bethesda with 1,000 year old pencil pines before starting the climb up through
Damascus Gate between The Temple and Solomons Throne before dropping
down to Dixons Kingdom. The track down was like walking along a paved walkway through a pencil pine forest.
The rocks were flat, well-spaced in parts and easy walking. We arrived at our camp site around 5pm and set
about preparing camp and dinner.
The night of the possum attack resulted in a disturbed nights sleep but all food intact. I woke at about 9.30 pm to
a disturbance inside the hut. It sounded like something had knocked one of our camp stoves off the table. On
investigating 2 very large possums were very close to feeding off Norm and my food sacks which we had left
hanging in the hut. I hadnt realised possums grew so large and how far they could reach. I transferred the food
bags to a tree outside and extended the length of wire hoping it was now out of reach but to no avail. The
possums soon found it. After waking Norm and giving him his food sacks I went to bed with my food beside me in
the tent. Not long afterwards I heard Richards voice as possums were trying to get into Gerrys tent. I then heard
a noise and realised the possums had come under the fly of my tent and were scratching at the side intent on
getting my food. After yelling and banging I ended up putting my food in my sleeping bag and finally got to sleep.

It took just on 2 hours for us to make the short climb up Mt Jerusalem. The walk is relatively easy but the views
are incredible. We could see all the way to Herods Gate and Lake Solomon. The morning was overcast with a
few periods when the sun broke through the clouds. Looking in the other direction you see multiple lakes and
small bodies of water on the Central Plateau. The 360 degree views are well worth the effort and the reflections
in the rock pools we passed and the diverse foliage made this an enthralling start to the day.
On returning to camp we had a cup of tea before returning to Damascus Gate and the steady climb up The
Temple. This walk has a clearly defined track of well-placed rocks which form a stairway to the top. The views
were again 360 degree and incredible. On the distant horizon we tried to identify Frenchmans Cap using the
GPS but realised we didnt know the topography well enough to be absolutely certain. The colours and shapes of
the rocks and plant foliage meld together to make a stunning display and the impact on ones senses is
indescribable. Gerry and I returned to camp while Richard and Norm climbed Mt Solomon. They later informed
us that it was relatively easy and took only an hour.

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That evening 2 very friendly gents arrived to camp overnight. One of them had lived in Ipswich for a while and
worked at the RAAF base at Amberley. Robin is a chemist and lives in Tassie. They offered to take our rubbish
out which we all appreciated.
The next morning we started the walk to Meston Hut where the Hut is only a
short walk to the lake. We started walking to Lake Ball just after 8.30am.
When we woke the morning was very cold with a strong wind and fast
moving clouds. We all thought it might develop into rain or even snow. But
by the time we reached Lake Ball the sky had cleared and it was a lovely
morning with a cool breeze in exposed areas. The walk down to the lake
was through some thick scoparia and we were glad for long pants and
gaiters. The going was slow as there was no defined track.
On reaching the lake we found a track which took us high up the side to
Lake Ball Hut. The track was uneven with tree roots, various size rocks and
patches of dried bog. We took a rest stop at the hut then continued on to
the end of the lake where we stopped for morning tea. This was a lovely area that looked like a water garden.
The water was pristine and small fish were visible in the shallows. After
leaving the lake we walked over an undulating track before a very steep
drop down to the track junction at Lake Adelaide around 11.30. We then
followed a clearly defined path the length of the lake. Our progress was
slowed by the overgrowth of vegetation and in parts the track climbed
steeply to bypass rocky outcrops that dropped into the lake. Tree roots
hindered our progress and the sun was hot as we approached lunchtime.
Lake Adelaide is a large body of water and it took us about 2 hours to
reach the stream at the end which we then followed to reach Lake
Matson. This was lovely walking over very spongy ground covered in
sphagnum moss. I imagine in wet weather this would be ankle deep
mud but thankfully for us it wasnt. The approach to Lake Meston looked like a sandy beach and we stopped to
take in the beauty of our surroundings. It was then the final climb up to the track beside the lake that lead to the
hut.
Through the Never Never
Today, I am spent. We left Meston Hut at about 8 am for the walk through the Never Never. There was a clearly
defined track that took us up the side of the lake and then dropped to an undulating dry forest with small streams
meandering underground. There was evidence of wombats from the scats that were on the ground. We passed
a small unnamed lake on our left then continued on to Junction Lake Hut. There was a sign pointing us in the
direction of the hut which is located in a clearing beside a crystal clear stream. We took time to have a look
inside and give our backs a rest.
After leaving the hut the track became indistinct and we had to battle through a forest of old tea trees until we
found a faint track over a clearing of sphagnum moss. Richard, thankfully had a GPS file which he had obtained
from a fellow bushwalker and this proved invaluable in guiding us through the Never Never. After a while we
could hear the sounds of water rushing down river and soon came to Clarke Falls where the track going to the left
went down to the falls and the track to the right took us higher up a ridgeline to a Walkers Registration Box.
The walk that followed took us through nearly every type of terrain imaginable. Soft short grassy meadows like
an English countryside, muddy bogs, steep downhill rooted tracks, dense tea tree
forested areas, under and over fallen trees and between the branches of twisted old
trees, beside calm flowing streams where the rocks glistened with dappled light and
across sphagnum moss covered paddocks. On a clear section of track I fell when I
stepped into a patch of thick mud. My boot sank into the mud and the momentum
of walking resulted in my falling backwards in slow motion without injury. It was
difficult walking in sections with the dense foliage of low lying shrubs pushing at
your legs as you tried to move forward. The sphagnum moss is soft to walk on but
you sink and need more effort to take each step. We stopped to rest frequently but
it was a long day. We finally came out near Hartnett Falls around 3 pm and
dropped our packs and walked down to look at the top of the falls before starting the walk to Bert Nichols Hut. On
returning to the track junction we started the hard slog up the ridge and I was glad to reach the top. After about
23 kms I was ready for a wash, dinner and bed in relatively quick succession.
After a sleep in and a relaxed breakfast we started the final leg of our journey to Narcissus Hut. It was an
enjoyable walk and we took the time to photograph wild flowers instead of rushing to a time line. When we
arrived at Narcissus Hut we had to wait for workmen to finish in the hut at 5.30pm before we could set up camp.
The hut is being modernised and would make an excellent base camp for a return journey as there are a number
of day walks that can be accessed in the area. Sitting beside the river having lunch and a cup of tea with a good
book is a very relaxing past time, but the march flies were something fierce. After a relaxed evening which
included trying to spot the elusive platypus, we woke in time to catch the ferry to Cynthia Bay where we stayed for
2 nights. This gave us time to do our laundry and refresh while we practiced putting up our tents in the common
room just in case we encountered bad weather on our next walk.

Aileen Elliott
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QBW ANNUAL REPORTS 2014 / 2015

PRESIDENTS REPORT 2015 QLD BUSHWALKING CLUB INC.

I want to commence my report by asking for your vote of thanks to the committee that has assisted me
throughout the past 12 months Mary, Marion, Margie, Richard, Chris, Michael, Gerry and Sandy. Please
show your appreciation of their work with your applause.
Take the planning of 2015 Pilgrimage out of it, and we had a very quiet year? Not trueWe still had at least
7 social bike rides, 6 overnight camps, groups doing various Australian regional and overseas trips and we
had our Christmas party.
The 2014 Christmas party at Mt Nimmel lodge was wonderfully crazy but attended by only a hard core group
of revelers. 2014 Pilgrimage at Camp Laurence on Lake Moogerah was also low in our clubs attendance but
high in comraderie and fun.
Supper is available after our monthly meetings thanks to Mary and Noelene and a new Zip boiler supplied
by Little Kings; we want to continue to keep our club casual/friendly with this mingling time after the
meetings.
Margie with Memberships, Chris with training and Marion as Secretary have all fulfilled their roles but
Richard is exceptional as outings officer trying to fill the calendar, for when he doesnt have a member
leading he steps in to lead something himself usually exploratory??
Sandy has got into this social bike riding this last year and groups have tackled Qld Uni, Regatta hotel,
Sumner park to Botanic gardens, Karawatha forest park, Wynnum to Cleveland point, West End riverfront
and Wyaralongs Mt Joyce bunkhouse.
Michael Hoopmann, our media officer / editor has continued to gather, paste, type, photo edit and generally
bring together the monthly newsletter which YOU can support by offering any items for future publication
you canphotos or script.
Gerry has organized us better with a balance sheet monthly report and improved the Excel spreadsheet to
make the job easier. Vice president Mary has stepped in those couple of time I couldnt personally lead here,
and done a great job.
The base camps of Rummery Park at Minyon falls and Border ranges NP and Woodenbong were
memorably good camps and all managed to be just over the NSW border!!!!
We still retain the $30 membership charge so I once again encourage you to tell friends and family to give
our group a go .its a cheap way to meet others and be introduced to group walks in areas less frequented
by tourists.
I have enjoyed the past 12 months especially Pilgrimage now that its over and look forward to the next
12 months club activity...
Robin Laban

Nomination Form For Committee Position

I wish to nominate

...........................................................

For the position of

..............................................................

Nominator

..........................................................

Seconder

.........................................................

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2014-2015 Treasurer's Summary Report

INCOME & EXPENDITURE 2014/2015

1/7/2014 30/6/2015
Opening Bank Balance as at 1/7/2014

$2,773.23

Income

Membership Fees
Bank Interest
Christmas Party
Donations
Sundry Income
Pilgrimage Registrations 2015

$1950.00 Number of members

$5.31
$700.00
$150.00
$0.00
$1050.00

Total Income

$3,434.02

Expenses
Post, Stationery, Copying
Equipment General
Christmas Party Expense
Donations/ Gifts
Government Charges
Insurance
Training
Camping Fees
Sundry Expenses
Pilgrimage Expenses 2015
Total Expenditure
Closing balance

$283.30
$59.97
$591.60
$0.00
$48.25
$692.48
$65.00
$0.00
$120.00
$8.96
$1,869.56
$4,758.98

Less to be banked

0.00

Plus : Unpresented cheques

0.00

Closing Bank Balance 30/6/2015

$4,758.98

Notes:
Donation to Little Kings Movement for hall use during 2015 was not made until July 2015.
Pilgrimage expenses still to be paid.
Geraldine Burton
Treasurer
Queensland Bushwalker's Club Inc.

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2014-2015 Outing Officer Report

Number of Day Walks 73
Number of Base Camps 11
Number of Through Walks 6
Number of Socials 9
Number of Cycle Events 3
Leader
Richard Kolarski
Aileen Elliott
Helen McAllister
Marion Laban
Patricia Kolarski
Norm Johnston
Sandy Thomas
Gerry Burton
Margie Rae
Robin Laban
David Kenrick
Anne Kemp

Number of Kayak Events 1

Number of Extended Trips 1
Number of overall leaders 22
Number of leaders leading 5 or more walks 8

Walks Led
26
11
9
9
9
8
8
5
4
4
3
2

Leader
Chris Breitenbach
Dave Rae
Gail Cibilic
John Morris
John Shera
Julie Shera
Mary Sherlock
Michael Peel
Neil Douglas
Ralph Hales

Walks Led
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Richard Kolarski (Outings Officer 2014/15)

2014-2015 Editor Report

11 newsletters were published in 2014/15.
There has been a conscious effort to confirm whether the newsletter meets it's purpose and how best to
present information. Readers do look for walk reports both for 'hard' information about the degree of
difficulty, logistics and facts about walks, and simply for the enjoyment of reading about other people's
adventures. Walk reports will remain a standard feature of the newsletter, and contributions from club
members are always welcome. A big thank you to those who found the time and creative energy to
contribute this year. Generally as editor I haven't felt a needed to write articles to fill up the newsletter and I
am hopeful that this will continue.
A few innovations have been tried in the newsletter format but the potential to move to a web format has not
yet been explored.
Also efforts to expand the collection of club members' walk stories on the QBW website are yet to
commence, but remain on the 'to do' list.
Since pictures are worth a thousand words, members have been regularly encouraged to take photos and
forward them with walk reports (realising that it is not always easy to take photos on a challenging walk!!)
I am thankful for the positive feedback I have received from members and the support I have received from
the President and committee in my editorial role.
Michael Hoopmann (Editor 2014/15)
2014-15 Social Secretary Report
This year has been an interesting one with bike rides and walks included as part of our social outings. We
have had lunch on the river/bayside, coffee at botanical gardens, dinners in the bright lights and great bbqs
at our quarterly planning meetings.
I have endeavoured to provide a variety of options to be inclusive of all membership tastes.
The Christmas party has been a challenge again this year with less venues available to suit our needs, but
has been booked for 4-6 December at Bigriggen Park near Mt Barney.
The Pilgrimage was a fantastic weekend and the ultimate social activity for club and interclub members.... a
job well done by the planning team.
The great thing in social activities, just like hikes, is that the people who come along have a great time and
continue to forge friendships and build memories together.
Thanks to those who came along and contributed their suggestions for activities and venues.
Sandy Thomas (Social Secretary 2014/2015)

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General Information
QBW Management Committee

Garmin GPS

President

Robin Laban

0478 239 384

4 GPSs which have a 20 metre contour topo map of the whole

of Australia included.

Vice President

Mary Sherlock

3209 8514

PLBs with inbuilt GPS

Secretary

Marion Laban

0405 536 718

Treasurer

Gerry Burton

0408 793 715

Outings Officer

Richard Kolarski

0422 429 717

5 PLBs with inbuilt GPS. The PLBs will be made available at

each club meeting and will need to be returned at the following
club meeting.

Membership Officer

Margie Rae

3395 1838 (H)

Editor

Michael Hoopmann

0401 527 017

Training Officer

Chris Breitenbach

0420 237 808

Social Secretary

Sandy Thomas

0403 821 525

Contact Robin Laban on 0478 239 384 to book a loan of these

items.

Reciprocal Walks with Other Clubs

Redlands Bushwalking Club

Other Voluntary Positions

Equipment Officer

Richard Kolarski

0422 429 717

Supper Convenor

Noelene McCay

3889 0264 (H)

Librarian

Mary Sherlock

3209 8514

BWQ Rep

Anne Kemp

3371 2707

BWQ Rep

Richard Kolarski

0422 429 717

Insurance Hotline

Only stipulation is that Redlands club members have priority

over visitors. Calendar is available at:
http://www.redlandbushwalkers.org.au/static/calendar.html

Bushwalkers of Southern Queensland (BOSQ)

1300 723180

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

BOSQ allows financial members from other bushwalking clubs

affiliated with Bushwalking Queensland to join in BOSQ
activities without having to become members of BOSQ or pay
visitor fees. This will be with the agreement of the activity leader.
Members of BOSQ will have priority for nominations.
Calendar is available at http://www.bosq.bwq.org.au/

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

Probationary Membership

Gold Coast Bushwalkers

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.

Gold Coast Bushwalkers may admit as honorary members

financial members of bushwalking clubs which are affiliated with
BWQ. This dispensation will be at the discretion of the
Management Committee.

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.
An Ordinary Member has the right to vote at an AGM or be
elected to a committee position.
Members of Another Bushwalking Club
Members of another bushwalking club which is affiliated with
Bushwalking Queensland Inc. (or an interstate Federation) and
who are covered by the same insurance do not need to become
a member of our club to go on our walks. However QBW
members will have priority if there is a limit on numbers.

Ipswich Bushwalkers Inc

Intending walkers must contact the leader in advance. The
newsletter also contains a full description of the grading system
and a list of Committee members and their contact numbers.
Calendar available at www.ipswichbushwalkers.bwq.org.au

Did you know?

The meanings of the following Indigenous names
(with language group) are:
Enoggera (Turrubul) - song and dance
Goodna (Yuggera) - dung
Indooroopilly (Yuggera) - gully of leeches

Club Equipment
Compasses

Topo Maps

Steripen

First Aid Kits

Jumpinpin (Yugambeh) - pandanus root

The above are for use on loan by members at nil cost.

Contact Richard Kolarski 0422 429717 to obtain these items.

Kalbar (Yuggerabul) - dead / whitened trees

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