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From the editor Membership
Welcome to the May newsletter. The club currently has 58 members.
The heat of summer is finally relenting and the walking Membership fees for 2018/19 are $30. Please send
has become a bit easier. Members are appreciating the your payment to Helen or by direct transfer into the
variety of walks on offer, from beginners to medium. A club bank account. Payment details are on page 4.
number of our regular walk leaders have had important The same membership form is used whether you are a
priorities elsewhere lately that have reduced their new member signing up or a current member wishing
ability to lead walks, so it's been great to see others to renew – it is on the club website. Please complete
step up to fill those spaces. the form, sign it and either post, email a scanned copy
Eight members enjoyed a beaut Easter base camp at or hand it to Helen at a club meeting or on a walk.
Kwiambal National Park in NSW and all returned safely The club email is qldbwc@yahoo.com.
after the 5 hour drive. The spectacular gorge scenery, Notices
weathered granite shapes and companionship around
the campfire made it a memorable experience. We'll The May monthly club meeting is now on 30 April at
bring you a writeup in more detail soon. 7:30pm at Little Kings Hall, Carl St, Buranda.
This month I've delved into the archives for a few walk The annual general meeting at which committee and
reports since early this year. And importantly, note that office holders are elected is normally in August, but this
the May club meeting has been moved to 30 April. year will be in September, in conjunction with the
regular monthly meeting.
Enjoy your reading and see you on the trail.
A weekend basecamp dedicated to the memory of
Norm Johnston will be held on 15/16 June. It will
Michael H include a dinner and an ascent of Mt Maroon.
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General News held over those days, with the bonus feature of an
early rising to see the sunrise on New Years Day.
Closure of Green Mountains campground
The Green Mountains campground will be temporarily A track walk to Mt Mathieson was completed by the
closed from 7 May to the end of 2019. This is to allow time I arrived. Next day was a bit more adventurous,
work on the Green Mountains Camping Area sometimes off-track walk to a knoll on the Spicers Peak
Ecotourism Revitalisation Project. The day use area west ridge. This writeup is mostly about that walk.
will remain open during this period. For more info see:
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/tourism/ecotourism/green-
mountains/ .
Combined Clubs Campout – 'CCC' 2019
The bushwalking clubs of Central Queensland are
holding the annual Combined Clubs Campout and
you're invited. The venue is Kooyalee Girl Guides
camp 15km north of Rockhampton and the camp runs
from 3pm Friday 3 May to 2pm Monday 6 May. A full
program can be emailed to you on request.
Pilgrimage 2019
A reminder that Pilgrimage this year is planned for the
long weekend of 27-30 September at Camp Laurence
on the shore of Moogerah Dam near Aratula.
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ants joined us. The top of the ridge offered an easy to happen I would have to make it happen, so I put it on
follow footpad with a steady descent to the west so we the walk calendar.
readily agreed to use that as our return route. When
we met the park boundary we turned north and A reccy of the mountain with John B on a particularly
plunged down the steep slope through open woodland warm and humid day, showed me that even though the
until we met a vehicle track towards the valley base. elevation is a very modest 230 metres, it is sufficient to
Along the way we saw a koala in a tree. There was a raise both a sweat and the heart rate. As can be the
bit of lantana but not enough to cause concern. case on a walk with John, our talk covered a number of
topics and eventually moved from items of topographic
interest to the more intriguing question of why is Mt
Cotton deemed to be a mountain rather than a hill.
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General Information Club Equipment
QBW Management Committee Compasses Topo Maps
Garmin GPS First Aid Kits
President Michael Hoopmann 0401 527 017
Vice President Lynn Sawtell 0419 686 559
5 GPSs which have a 20 metre contour topo map of the whole
Secretary Lynn Nicol 0400 705 041
of Australia included.
Treasurer Aileen Elliott 0457 144 012
PLBs with inbuilt GPS
Outings Officer Patricia Kolarski 0448 526 618
5 PLBs with inbuilt GPS. The PLBs will be made available at
Membership Officer Helen McAllister 0419 684 319 each club meeting and will need to be returned at the following
Media Officer Michael Hoopmann 0401 527 017 club meeting.
Training Officer Vacant Contact Gerry Burton on 0408 793 715 to book these items.
Social Secretary Sandy Thomas 0403 821 525
Reciprocal Walks with Other Clubs
Other Voluntary Positions
Equipment Officer Gerry Burton 0408 793 715 Redland Bushwalkers Club
Supper Convenor Mary Sherlock 0457 990 067 The only stipulation is that Redland club members have priority
Librarian Noelene McCay 0407 658 023 over visitors. Calendar is available at:
http://www.redlandbushwalkers.org.au/static/calendar.html
BWQ Rep Gerry Burton 0408 793 715
BWQ Rep Richard Kolarski 0455 879 785
Bushwalkers of Southern Queensland (BOSQ)
Members of other BWQ affiliated clubs can join up to three
Insurance Hotline 1300 574 980 walks per calendar year. This will be with the agreement of the
Meeting Place activity leader. Members of BOSQ have priority for nominations.
Calendar is available at http://www.bosq.bwq.org.au/
Club meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month starting at
7.30pm. There is no club meeting in January. YHA Bushwalkers
Meetings are held at the Little King's Hall on the corner of Carl Members of other BWQ affiliated clubs can join up to three
and O'Keefe Streets, Buranda. Entry is via the gate on Carl St. walks per calendar year. Calendar is available at:
There is parking within the grounds and in Carl Street. http://sites.google.com/site/yhabushies/outings
Tea/coffee and cake/biscuits are provided after the meeting. Gold Coast Bushwalkers
A coin donation is appreciated.
Gold Coast Bushwalkers may admit as honorary members
Membership financial members of bushwalking clubs affiliated with BWQ.
Probationary Membership This dispensation will be at the discretion of the Management
Committee. https://sites.google.com/site/goldcoastbushwalker/
A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Member
on his/her first walk after signing the Acknowledgement of Risk Ipswich Bushwalkers Inc
form. No fee is payable to become a Probationary Member. Intending walkers must contact the leader in advance. The
A Probationary Member must become an Ordinary Member on newsletter also contains a full description of the grading system
his/her second walk by filling out a membership form and paying and a list of Committee members and their contact numbers.
the membership fee. Calendar available at www.ipswichbushwalkers.bwq.org.au
Ordinary Membership
A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out and Feature Pic
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 any current member of the club.
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.
Payments
Pay fees or other items direct to the QBW club account at:
BSB: 124-057
Account No: 20421276
Account Name: Queensland Bushwalkers Club
Reference: Include your name and what the payment is for – A base camp isn't all hard work!
eg “RSmith member fee”. Photo: Michael H
Website
Additional information is available on the club website at URL:
https://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/
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