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Christmas All Over
Club News
Christmas Party 1-3 December 2006
Thirty-one members attended the Christmas Party at Camp
Bornhoffen in the Numinbah Valley.
Most members arrived Friday night and seeing that there were
nearly seventy bunks available, we were able to spread out with
only 4 people sharing a room, instead of the usual eight.
Saturday was a bright sunny day and seeing that we had too
many members present for just one walk, it was decided to have
two. Barbara led the long walk, the Warrie Circuit, while Richard
led a shorter walk to Bushrangers Cave. So off we set in cars to
our respective starting points.
The Bushranger’s Cave group arrived back from the walk in time
for lunch. After a leisurely lunch there was an optional walk to
explore the camp grounds. This group found a viewpoint on top
of a small cliff, several waterfalls in the stream on the property
plus some tracks which headed further afield. A few decided to
have a swim in the stream but the water was decidedly chilly on
first entering.
Barbara’s group rejoined us late in the afternoon and it was time
to eat, drink and party.
The theme was Christmas and people got into their costumes.
Lynn Nicol was a stand out as a Christmas tree but
unfortunately when she sat down, she crushed her baubles.
Linda looking all boxed-in as a Christmas present while Kerry
and Trevor looked very pixieish.
Many thanks to Bob Gur, Trevor Cox and Wayne Thompson for
helping with the cooking in the large kitchen. They kept the
steaks and sausages coming while people helped themselves to
the plentiful supply of food members had brought along.
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Rochedale South
QLD 4123
Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
Phone No (07) 3341 7509
www.geocities.com/qldbwc
February 2007
Sunday again turned out to be a bright sunny day and people
slowly wandered back into the kitchen area from a night’s sleep
to make breakfast and restart the socializing.
Frank Bowling gave us a short fun quiz on bushwalking in the
mid morning. There was much waving of hands and shouting of
answers as Frank handed out chocolates for the correct
answers.
After the quiz it was time to clean up the hall, kitchen and bunk
rooms. It was pleasing to see everyone chip in to help. Slowly
people packed and left for home after a very enjoyable
weekend.
Many thanks to Barbara for organizing the event.
Photo Competition
The winners of the 2006 photo competition were announced at
the Christmas Party.
Nature. Gary Woodward for “Land Sea and Sky”.
Club Character. Trevor Smith for “Seeking the Oracle”.
Pictorial. June Greenaway for “Light at the End of the Tunnel”.
People’s Choice. June Greenaway for “Light at the End of the
Tunnel”.
Coffee Night 17 January 2007
Thirteen people turned up on this Wednesday night to enjoy a
coffee and a chat at Stones Corner. They must have thought we
would be a noisy bunch as we had a section all to ourselves!
It turned out to be a fun and social night out. Many thanks to
Danuta for organizing the event. Richard
 General Information The Management Committee
Meeting Place President Helen McAllister 3844 8464 (H)
Club Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at Vice President Gary Woodward 3245 2695 (H)
the East Brisbane State School, corner of Stanley Street and Secretary Lynn Nicol 3219 6228 (H)
Wellington Road, starting at 7:30pm. No meetings in January.
Treasurer Bob Gur 3345 3971 (H)
There is parking within the school grounds via the entrance off
Wellington Road. There is also parking along Wellington Road. Outings Officer Patricia Kolarski 3341 7509 (H)
Consult a street directory, as there are a number of one-way Membership Officer Lynne Cavanagh 3376 5053 (H)
streets in the area.
Editor Richard Kolarski 3341 7509 (H)
Tea/Coffee and cake/biscuits are provided after the meeting. A
Social Secretary Danuta Gur 3345 3971 (H)
coin donation would be appreciated.
Training Officer David Rae 3395 1838 (H)
Membership
Before a visitor can go on a walk, he/she must be a Member Other Voluntary Positions
(Probationary or Ordinary) or be a member of an affiliated club.
Equipment Officer Trevor Davern 0411 512 202
Membership of QBW lasts till the end of the Club’s financial year
which is on the 30th of June each year. Supper Convenor Margaret Smith 3886 3342 (H)
Probationary Membership Federation Rep Kerry de Clauzel 3209 7146 (H)
A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Member Federation Rep Richard Kolarski 3341 7509 (H)
on his/her first walk after signing the waiver form. There is no FMR Rep Frank Bowling 0419 715 719
fee payable to become a Probationary Member.
FMR Rep Barbara Makepeace 0421 784 783
However a Probationary Member must become an Ordinary
Member on his/her 2nd walk by filling out a membership form and
paying the membership fee. Campsite Monitors
Ordinary Membership Barbara Makepeace Ratatat Hut
Mt Barney
A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out a Spicer’s Double Peak Saddle
membership form and handing the form to a committee member
or walk leader and paying the membership fee. Kerry de Clauzel Throakban
Lower Portals
An Ordinary Member has the right to vote at an AGM or be
elected to a committee position. A Probationary Member has Richard Kolarski Running Creek Falls
neither of these rights. Christine & Cliff Harrison Mt Superbus
Members of Another Bushwalking Club Ann Kemp Spicers Peak
Members of another bushwalking club affiliated with the John Brunott Ballows
Queensland Federation of Bushwalking Clubs or another State
Federation are covered by the same Insurance as QBW. It is not
necessary for them to become a member of our Club to go on Past Events
our walks.

Equipment For Use Of Members

ITEM No Contact Ph No
Compasses 29 Dave Kenrick 3349 8238
EPIRBs 5 Frank Garland 3341 5207
GPS 4 Trevor Davern 0411 512 202
UHF Radios 12 Trevor Davern 0411 512 202
Abseil Gear Trevor Davern 0411 512 202
Back Pack 1 Trevor Davern 0411 512 202
Emergency Lights 6 Richard Kolarski 3341 7509
First Aid Kits 3 Richard Kolarski 3341 7509
Topo Maps 34 Richard Kolarski 3341 7509
BBQ At Grey Gum
Sunmap CD’s 1 Richard Kolarski 3341 7509
Breakfast BBQ 31 December 2006

Equipment for Sale Fifteen people attended this end of year function held at one of
the picnic areas on Mt Coot-tha.
Bivy Bags $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00
It was a fine sunny day and the area was popular. We saw many
These bivy bags are 2 metres by 0.9 metres and are bright
early walkers using the park. We even shared the park with a
orange in colour. They can be used as a pack liner and can
bike group who were also having a breakfast BBQ.
double as an emergency bivy bag.
After a meal of bacon and eggs over the wood fired BBQ most
Club Polo Shirts $20.00 each
were ready to tackle a walk. However the Kokoda Track proved
L, M and S size left only
to be a difficult one with all of us puffing and panting up the final
Space Blankets $2.50 each. steep section.
Light weight and take up no room at all. A must for all walkers!
A late morning tea at the Mt Coot-tha kiosk was a suitable
Ring Patricia Kolarski on 3341 7509 to purchase any of the reward.
above.
Many thanks to Patricia for putting on this event. Richard

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 Coming Events Training Quiz
DVD Slide Show Creation - Training Day 24 March 2007 This Month’s Question and Answer
On Saturday the 24th March I will be conducting a training How do you orientate a map using a compass?
session on how to create a DVD movie of your still photos or It is a good habit to orient your map before reading it.
movie clips.
To orientate a map means to make the map match what you see
The program that we will be using is Video Studio 10. Visit around you, so that what is in front of you on the ground is in
www.ulead.com for details on the software. With this program front of your position on the map; what is to the right of you on
you will be able to turn your photos into a professional looking the ground is to the right of your position on the map, and what
presentation with, titles, transitions, overlays, music and voice is to the left of you on the ground is to the left of your position on
over. This is a very simple program to use and all you need to the map.
bring along is:
To orientate a map without a compass, hold the map
A CD of photos or movies clips of your favourite walks. Most horizontally and rotate the map until its direction and features
file formats are catered for eg jpg, tif, mpeg4,avi Bring at correspond to the features you see around you.
least 200 photos
If you are unable to identify the surrounding features, you can
Notes on where the walk is so you can create the correct use the compass to orient the map. To do this:
annotation
1. Lay the map flat and place the compass so the baseplate side
Optional map of where the walk is. We can scan this in prior edge lies along the grid north line AND the Direction of Travel
to creating the DVD Arrow is also pointing to grid north.
USB stick - to transfer photos, music between computers 2. Rotate the map and compass together until the north point of
A CD of your favourite songs, preferably in mp3 format. I the compass needle is east or west of the index line by the
have over 2000 mp3 songs if you have none of your own. amount of the Grid/Magnetic angle shown in the map’s margin.
Blank DVD's. Bring DVD+RW ( to practice for multiple burns)
plus DVD+R (for the final burn)
A number of computers will be available but I will be limiting the
number of users to 2 per computer. If you have your own laptop
then you will not be restricted by the number of computers.
Your laptop will need:- Windows XP, min 512 mb RAM, fast
processor eg P4, Core 2 Duo 1.8ghz, DVD writer, 10gb spare
disk space
For lunch we will have a BYO BBQ
Venue:- 3 Urquhart Street Carindale for 10:00am start
David Rae - Training Officer

Pilgrimage 2007 24-26 August 2007

The Pilgrimage is the name of the annual gathering of the
Bushwalking Clubs of Queensland, who are affiliated to the
Queensland Federation of Bushwalking Clubs.
QBW is hosting Pilgrimage 2007 along with Ipswich
Bushwalkers Inc., Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc. and Orientating a Map
Logan and Beaudesert Bushwalkers.
Pilgrimage 2007 will be held at Kalbar Showgrounds. Kalbar is
Next Month’s Question:
near Boonah and just over an hour's drive from Brisbane.
How do you determine a grid reference?
More information available at
http://au.geocities.com/qldpilgrimage/index.html
Comings and Goings
Wilsons Promontory 8-16 September 2007 John M and Lynn N. leave early February for walking the
I am organizing an extended trip to Wilsons Promontory in Routebourn and Greenstone Tracks in NZ for 6 nights. After
south-east Victoria from Saturday 8 to Sunday 16 September these walks John is doing a guided tour of the North Island.
2007. Gary W, Linda H and Peter P are also off to NZ in February to
Richard and I will be driving down to Victoria, arriving on climb Mt Aspiring.
Saturday 8 and would be able to provide transport from Foster,
the closest point for public transport. I have information on public
transport from Melbourne to Foster. This would be done in New Members
reverse on Sunday 16 giving enough time to meet flights back to Pauline Fedoriw
Brisbane on the Sunday evening. Anyone working would need
to take holidays for the week 10 to 14 September. As at 30/1/2007 we have 115 financial members

There is a multitude of walks possible. We could do two three-

day throughwalks (to the lighthouse, and the eastern circuit via
Setters Cove). Or, one throughwalk to either of the above and
the rest day walks. This can be varied to fit the group.
Our base will be at Tidal River where we can camp or there is
basic cabin accommodation. This also is negotiable.
As this is a popular place to walk, I will be finalising camping
bookings and permits immediately after the March meeting.
For more information contact Patricia Kolarski 3341 7509.
Campsite Monitors
The planned meeting for Campsite Monitors in February has
been changed to Saturday, 17th of March. All campsite monitors
are asked to have a report on their designated site ready for the
meeting.
For more information contact Richard Kolarski on 3341 7509 or
Ann Tracey on 3391 3334 or
email: ajtracey@powerup.com.au

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 Queensland Federation of Bushwalking
Clubs News
Signing of the MOU
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and the
Queensland Federation of Bushwalking Clubs (QFBWC) signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 12th December
2006 covering bushwalking and bush camping in protected
areas.
Past Walks
Mt Ngungun and Coochin 2 September 2006
Five bushwalkers met up at Glasshouse Mountains Township on
a sunny humid day after a week of rain to walk up two peaks of
the Glasshouse mountains group.
A short distance away we started the walk up Mt Ngungun. The
first section of the track was well graded and easy going to the
cave area. From here the track became steeper and slippery in
places. We made our way along the rocky escarpment to the
top. A little cloud spoilt the 360-degree view. We enjoyed
morning tea just below the summit due to an invasion of flying
ants.
There were quite a few people traipsing up on our return to the
car park. Russell had a bit of luck and found a $2 coin on the
road. It was then a short drive to the entrance of Coochin
National Park.

Doug Watson of EPA and John Campbell

The President, Mr Campbell commented that the document
aims to nurture a co-operative approach to sustainable
bushwalking and bush camping in Queensland’s national parks
and state forests.
The MOU lays out a regularized and liberalised process of
access to public areas, applicable to all. Previously,
administration of access to these areas was sometimes seen as
being arbitrary, discriminatory and unnecessarily restrictive on
parks’ visitors, including bushwalkers. Mt Ngungun and Coochin
The MOU may be viewed on the QFBWC website at Following a foot track we made our way up the West peak. Then
www.geocities.com/qfbwc. made our way downhill to a saddle and scrambled up to the
For further information contact John Campbell on 3351 3107. East peak. We had a leisurely lunch overlooking Mt Beerwah
and Coonowrin. It was then a short walk following a ridge to a
Meeting between QPWS, NPAQ and QFBWC fire trail and back to the cars.
A benefit of the recently signed MOU was a meeting on 12 We then returned to the Glasshouse Mountains Township for
January 2007 re the use of Lamington National Park by refreshments at the bakery. Many thanks to Patricia, Margie,
bushwalkers. Russell and Nev for coming along. Noelene
The following non graded tracks are available for
bushwalkers: Piper Comanche D/W 16 September 2006
Fountain Falls – Middle Ridge Traverse Maiala National Park at Mount Glorious was the meeting place
Stinson wreck – Pt Lookout- Stretcher Track for this short walk on an overcast Saturday morning. All nine of
us arrived in good time and set off for the starting point.
Split Rock Malawa Track
It was an easy walk along a fire trail that changed into a clear
Morans Falls (bottom) Running Creek path on the track towards Mt D’Aguilar. At the turn-off marker we
Wagawn to Border Gates Commando trail headed East along a compass bearing until the start of a well-
worn path that led down a spur taking us directly to the wreck.
Cainbable Falls Trail Castle Crag
This was our morning tea spot.
Mystery Track
The following are closed
Talangai Caves due to cultural and engineering issues
Snake Ridge as it is a bristle bird habitat
Mt Gipps closed July to November
Tuckeroo closed July to November
Hazardous Tree Assessment
Bithongabel campsite open
Echo Point open
Nagarigoon closed. It is a Day Use Area only.
Tuckeroo campsite closed
Illingbah campsite temporarily closed pending assessment. Piper Comanche

Scott Antcliff, Operations Manager of South Coast District can Plenty of photos were taken before a light rain began to fall. This
be contacted by phone at 5520 960 or by email at was the signal for us to pack up and trudge back uphill. Slow
scott.antcliff@epa.qld.gov.au for more information. and steady and we reached level ground again.

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It was a short walk across rocky ground until we picked up the
path that would return us to the cars.
We had lunch back at Maiala before heading down to Samford
for a pleasant afternoon tea at the Patisserie. I can recommend
the passion fruit and lemon tarts.
Thanks to everyone who shared this relaxing short walk with
me. Patricia
Noosa Tracks 24 September 2006
Just perfect for a walk.
Met up at the Noosa National Park carpark and after a few
formalities we started our day by doing the Palm Grove circuit
track, which is an easy 1km walk commencing from the picnic
area. This track passes through rainforest with many Hoop
Pines and Piccabeen Palms.
It was then an easy stride down Tanglewood Track and up
Noosa Hill. A bit disappointing – no views due to the thick
vegetation. This is also a circuit so soon after we arrived back
down the hill and enjoyed a morning tea watching the sea.
The coastal track beckoned us on. The first part of the track is
well graded and suitable for wheel chairs and prams. However,
it then narrows and you need to watch out for exposed roots and
rocks. Stopping at some of the lookouts we enjoyed the
spectacular views.
Just as we were heading for Hell’s Gate we were alerted to the
fact that there was a pod of dolphins. Sure enough – what a
sight. We were delighted to witness a baby dolphin jumping for
joy. Lorraine was so engrossed that she forgot to take out her
new digital camera to catch the moment. Oh well.
Spent also a little time at Hell’s Gates which is always a
spectacular sight. It was difficult to move on. Down the
Tanglewood track again and on to Alexandria Bay. Yes, we
walked the beach rather than the track. Just for a change of
pace.
Back on the track it was pleasant under the rainforest canopy
and we were able to enjoy some lovely grass trees and
flowering bushes.
All too soon we were back at the crowded picnic area. The
amphitheatre was a good spot to have our lunch and recall our
day.
Thanks to all who joined us on this pleasant day. Welcome Pat,
a new member and her first walk with the Club. Danuta
Araucaria Circuit D/W 7 October 2006
We were a small group of five that set off from the Binna Burra
carpark on a pleasant walk in rainforest with some views at the
end. Initially the rainforest looked dry but as we progressed
further along it looked like there had been a recent shower of
rain.
Araucaria Circuit
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At Joalah Lookout we discovered two blue tongue lizards
sunning themselves. Out beyond the Mt Hobwee turnoff we
encountered two parties returning from the Lookout. We had
started out at 8.40am so these others must have had a really
early start. One group was a bit lost, looking for the
Bushranger’s Cave!
Our destination was reached well before lunchtime so we sat
around for a while admiring the view, checking out the
Christmas party location, Camp Bornhoffen, way below in the
distance. Some heavy clouds began rolling in over the top of
Wagawn so we decided to retreat to the Orchid Bower for lunch;
a shame the picnic table there had rotted to bits several years
ago.
An uneventful tramp back to the car and a quick clean up before
afternoon tea at the temporary café. Emmanuel headed towards
the Gold Coast while the rest of us returned home via Canungra.
Many thanks to Gerry, Redencion, Emmanuel and Harvey for
sharing this walk with me. And a special thanks to Harvey for
providing speedy transport from Canungra to Binna Burra.
Patricia
Lizard Point D/W 7 October 2006
Eight energetic walkers meet at Boonah at 6:45 am for a full day
trek to Lizard Point.
Lizard Point is at the eastern end of the Main Range with the
start being from Teviot Gap on the head road. The plan was to
head up through the rainforest, skirt the side of Mt Bell and
reach the ridgeline south of Mt Roberts.
Having been up this way twice before, I had memories of being
disorientated due to the thick vegetation and a steep climb. Well
luck was with us, we found a relatively easy ridge line leading up
to the Scenic Rim track and within 3.5 hrs we were at Lizard
Point.
We never got to the side of Mt Bell, much to Linda’s
disappointment – maybe someone in the future can lead an
exploratory walk and find the elusive Mt Bell. A leisurely hour
was spent having lunch while taking in the 270-degree views.
The walk back gave us better views of the Steamers as the
clouds had lifted. The track down was the steep track off the
side of Mt Superbus. Having reached the cars by 3:45pm the
mandatory coffee stop was made at Boonah an hour later.
David Rae
Boonoo Boonoo B/C 13-15 October 2006
The four of us not working on the Friday arrived at the
campground mid afternoon. There were only a few other
campers there, thankfully. A friendly possum tried to join us for
dinner. Malcolm turned up some time after 9pm that night and
very quietly put up his tent.
Scent-sational King Orchids
Saturday - Mount Prentice
Saturday morning and we were up and ready to walk by about
8am. Ken had already been wandering around bird spotting. We
drove along the road to the waterfall and found the start of our
walk.
There was a rough roadway down to the river but did not
continue across to the other side so we headed towards Mount
Prentice walking on a compass bearing but following Richard as
he tried to find the easiest, least scratchy path through the
scrub.
The area is very much like Girraween, being granite slabs and
gravel. We stopped near the top of Mt Prentice for morning tea
with a view across towards Bald Rock. A little further up and we
reached the small tower-like structure on top. A few photos and
a scramble around and we were ready to go exploring. Linda
had seen a couple of slabby knolls across on the next ridge so
off we went.
What a find: literally thousands of king orchids all over the place!
There were some pink rock orchids there also but were almost
lost among the creamy-yellow king orchid flowers. We had lunch
in among them and their perfume was almost overpowering.
Ken could hardly contain himself. “Come and look at this. I’ve
never seen anything like it!” said Ken about a hundred times.
Unfortunately, our photos just didn’t do the place justice. It has
to be seen to be believed.
After lunch we reluctantly left this special place and headed off
towards the second knoll where there was a communications
tower. Great views from here.
After that we took another bearing and headed back to camp for
a tidy-up and happy hour before dinner. Thanks to Richard,
Linda, Ken, and Malcolm for your company. Patricia
Sunday - Boonoo Boonoo Falls
Sunday was another beautiful sunny day. We went to Platypus
Pool first and were lucky enough to see a couple of platypuses
(platypi?) in the distance. One even surfaced just to the side of
us but submerged quickly when it found out it had company.
After lingering at the pool for a while we headed off to the falls.
There is a viewing platform overlooking the falls and some
informative signs. The falls were spectacular with a fair amount
of water flowing.
Boonoo Boonoo Falls
However we were keen on exploring the creek below the falls
and after some scrambling we reached the base of the falls.
Giant boulders at the base made it a great place to explore. Also
the deep pools looked inviting but no one actually went in for a
swim.
Linda had been here before on a through walk and told us of a
scenic rest stop near a small waterfall just “10 minutes”
downstream. After about half an hour we reached a shady spot
near a waterfall and had our lunch.
The trip back up was uneventful. Back at the campsite we
packed and headed home after another glorious weekend.
Thank you Linda, Ken, Patricia and Malcolm. Richard
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Hinchinbrook Island T/W 14 – 20 August 2006
This trip was to be a week exploring Hinchinbrook Island and to
walk up Mt Bowen. At Townsville airport I met up with Linda,
Mary, Gary and Chris. We drove to Cardwell and stayed
overnight at the caravan park. The following morning we drove
to the marina and met up with Mike from the Cairns Bushwalking
Club.
Chris and I had been up to Mt Bowen 2 years previously but had
no views due to low cloud cover. We were hoping for better
weather. Mike however has been to Hinchinbrook Island so
many times he has lost count. He was to be our guide and
though he was almost 70 years old, he was as fit, if not fitter
than the rest of us.
Looking to the north on Hinchinbrook Island
What followed over the next 6 days was glorious weather and
what is arguably the best walk in northern Queensland. Even
Mike said he had never had such prolonged good weather on
any of his previous trips and would rate this trip to Hinchinbrook
his best ever.
The walking though was hard and often through bush where
there were no trails. We had to take turns pushing our way
through undergrowth and we all ended up with scratches on top
of scratches on our arms and legs. However by alternating a
hard day with a relatively easy day, we had time to enjoy the
superb views every day.
Initially we spent some time exploring Nina Peak and Nina
Creek. We then began ascending along a creek, going through
sections of rainforest before breaking out onto the relatively
open and grassy ridgeline. From rocky outcrops we could see
the northern end of the island with its mangrove swamps and its
long curving beach, while to the south, Mt Bowen, at 1121
metres, beckoned.
It was then an easy walk to Mt Bowen where we stopped and
had the obligatory photo stop. We then continued on to the
Thumb, a peak to the south.
The Curse of the Crystal
Sitting on top of the Thumb, Mike gave
us some history on the area as he had
brought along an article about one of
the first ascents of the Thumb and Mt
Bowen way back in 1953. At the top of
the Thumb was a 3-inch diameter rock
crystal which had been placed there by
that bushwalking party.
We grimly heard about the "Curse of the Crystal". It went, "May
you lose your way, may you run out of water, may you get
tangled in the undergrowth and may the mozzies carry you away
if ever you remove this crystal." Suitably warned, we admired
the crystal and let it remain in its home on the Thumb.
We descended another ridge to the southeast and enjoyed our
final night on the island with clear views out to the ocean with
thousands of stars burning brightly above.
As we walked back along the beach to catch the ferry, we could
see the whole ridgeline of the mountain above us. It was a fitting
finale to our great adventure. Richard