QUEENSLAND

BUSHWALKERS
CLUB Inc.

PO Box 2199
Sunnybank Hills
QLD 4109
Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
Phone No (07) 3341 7509
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Newsletter

October 2014

Pilgrims enjoy the Mt Greville view

Photo: Marion Laban

Club News
Social Day
27 September
Several club members enjoyed an alfresco lunch on a
perfect sunny Saturday at the Regatta Hotel, Toowong.
Check out Sandy's full report next month.

The event cost of $50 includes BBQ supplies.

Richard K is planning three walks: easy, medium and
hard. There really is something for everyone!
2014 Photographic Competition

Buy and Swap

4 November
A reminder that the 4 November QBW club meeting is
a Buy and Swap evening. Bring gear along that you no
longer need and give it a new life with someone else.

The Queensland Bushwalkers Club Photo Competition

is on again. There are four categories:

Walks Planning Day

9 November
Note your diary. The Kolarski's are hosting a walks
planning afternoon at 3pm on Sunday 9 November.
The venue is 74 Kallista Road, Rochedale.
Bring food and drinks for a BBQ and a fun social time.
Richard may be persuaded to share a photo or two
from his recent 33 day Spanish pilgrimage.
QBW Christmas Party Weekend 5-7 December 2014
Note your diaries for a December weekend of bushwalking and party time at Mt Nimmel Lodge near
Mudgeeraba. The dance night theme is 'Bush Glam'.
You can book a cabin, a tent site or bring a wagon.

Pictorial: Photographs of any broad natural scene.

Pictorial photographs can include for example creeks,
seascapes, waterfalls, mountains, rocky outcrops, and
clouds.
Nature: Photographs depicting flora or fauna,
excluding domestic animals. This category should also
exclude evidence of man. Examples of nature
photographs are birds, animals, native flowers, forest,
fungi, reptiles, insects etc.
Club Character: Photographs showing one or more
people participating in a bushwalking type of activity
and can be humorous.
Non-Club Bushwalk: Photographs taken on private
walks that fit the Nature or Pictorial categories.

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Limit of 5 entries per category per member (20 in total).

Entries must be digital images only. Sorry, no prints.
Images must have been taken on a Queensland
Bushwalkers Club event since the November meeting
2013. Photos must be saved as a JPEG image file with
no compression.

Your Name_Title_Location_Category_Image Number

eg:

I checked out their walk sheets and liked the idea of

leader photos at the top of page so you had an idea
who you were looking for obviously not necessary if
youve been into clubs for 10 15 years but essential
for newbies like Marion and I. With modern printers
and tablets, smart phones etc you can even make last
minute substitutions.
There was a very large contingent of campers, as well
as those living it up in the cabins / house. Maybe we
need to find out if Kalbar town can offer basic
accommodation to those who will only pilgrimage with
a touch of class. Kayaks and canoes were busy
Saturday morning and many people also wandered
around the campers asking about vehicles, camper
trailer features, tents and Mini-bagoes (or was that just
me!)

DavidJones_MtNorman_GirraweenNP_Nature _ 1.jpg
Photos must be titled this way or the entries cannot be
identified.
Hand your entries to Helen Macallister or a committee
member by the November 2014 club meeting, or post
to the club address (see above).

They spoke (pun) of bicycling activities but I never saw

anyone riding off; this is an essential addition to the
Kalbar program in my opinion. I think that an early
(8am) activity on Sundays is probably better socially
than a breakfast but we still will discuss logistics of that
for Kalbar.

The images may be produced from a digital camera or

a scanned image of a negative, print or slide.
Photos must be submitted on a clearly labelled USB
Memory Stick, CD or DVD. It will be returned to you.
Please do not email your entries.
Each photo needs to be titled as follows:

The winners will be announced at the Club Xmas Party.

The winners for each of the four categories are
decided by independent judging. There is also a
People's Choice award which you can vote for at the
Christmas Party.
Any questions call Helen on 3844 4866.

General News
Event Report - Pilgrimage 2014

We arrived at Pilgrimage 2014 at Camp Laurence

about 8.30pm. Thankfully others club members had
arrived much earlier in the day. Marion and I then just
had to find where they had put up our tent. Great job
fellas and many thanks.
Many little groups were still up around the camp
ground with the tinkle of wine glasses and the murmur
of conversation all around. I headed up to the main
building but was a bit disappointed to find that there
wasnt a large scale Program copy for people to see
(make note for Kalbar). In fact I treated the whole
weekend as a fact finding outing for me to see what
worked and what didnt. I can say that the bush band
and the dance Saturday night is a Must Have!

Thank you to Gold Coast Bushwalkers (with the help of

BOSQ) for a great weekend.
Robin Laban Prez of QBW
Tick Alert
It's tick season so check out the www.aabr.org.au
website to download the latest information on tick
avoidance, prevention, extraction and treatment.
Club Insurance
Marsh Advantage Insurance has provided QBW with
details of our insurance coverage through our affiliation
with Bushwalking Australia for the current financial
year. The Public Liability and Product Liability
insurance covers:
All activities of the Insured, now; administration,
participation in & promotion of Bushwalking Clubs
throughout Australia, All club related social & similar
activities reasonably associated with Bushwalking
Clubs including bushwalking, recreational walking,
walking, track / hut construction and maintenance,
canyoning / liloing, alpine walking (summer & winter),
canoeing / kayaking, boating/rafting, swimming,
cycling, rock scurrying and use of hand held ropes and
safety belay equipment as part of a bushwalk, snow
skiing, abseiling, caving, orienteering / rogaining,
leader training and other related instructions, rescue
training activities, voluntary work for various charities
and not for profit organisations, Property Owners /
Occupiers, the provision of canteen, social and
sporting clubs, first aid and any other occupation
incidental thereto.
Great Ocean Walk - Victoria
Bimbi Park at Cape Otway has accommodation info for
walkers doing the Great Ocean Walk in Victoria.
http://www.bimbipark.com.au/accommodation/index.html
General information about the walk:
http://www.greatoceanwalk.asn.au/
Free track notes:
http://www.bimbipark.com.au/great_ocean_walk_track_
notes/index.html

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Park Alerts
Be aware if you are planning a walk that this is the time
of year that authorities undertake bush burn-offs in
preparation for summer. Check the NPRSR website first.
The site also advises of formed track closures due to
storm damage etc.
David Groom 'Trees of the Forest' Art Exhibition
The Marks and Gardner Gallery and Cafe on Mount
Tamborine is featuring an exhibition by David Groom,
grandson of Arthur Groom. Bush walkers will
appreciate the rich natural scenery in David's work.
Many of his pictures are inspired by the environs
around Beechmont, near where he grew up at Binna
Burra. The gallery is at 69 Main Western Road, North
Tamborine and is open 9-4 Wed to Sun. The exhibition
is on till 19 October. The cafe out the back is also an
ideal spot to relax and refresh for a while after a walk.

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.

Lincoln Wreck

Past Walks

13 September

Eight walkers signed on for this walk. The forecast was

for fine weather and so it was. Initial rendezvous was
at Boonah. One vehicle took a slightly scenic route
from Brisbane but no time was lost.
The walk up Mt Superbus commenced from Teviot Gap
before 8am and the next two hours were all uphill. A
light mist, plenty of water and regular breaks prevented
overheating. The rabbit fence is long gone, but the
alignment is easy to follow. John and Justin showed us
a 'clearing' where army helicopters winched out the remains of the fence after they and other volunteers had
collected it together for removal.
Most of the walk is through unbroken forest, but a
small opening at The Knoll gave us some views along
the Main Range to the north. It was still cloudy. A stop
at the East Summit for morning tea gave time for us to
catch breath and record names in a book in a tin. But
there was no view here as a reward for our 800 metre
climb in altitude. Dave assured us that the remainder of
the walk was fairly level along the top of the ridge.

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.

October 2014
4-6

Sat-Mon Tree Tops (Border Ranges, NSW) B/C

Aileen Elliott
(7-8pm) 5427 9369

11-12 Sat-Sun

Tooloom Falls - Beehive &

B/C
Edinburgh Castle (Urbenville, NSW)
Norm Johnston
(a/h) 5541 2873

11

Sat

England Crk Left Branch (Mt Glorious) D/W

Richard Kolarski
3341 7509

12

Sun

Foresters Camp & Lyre Bird

D/W
Lookout Circuit (O'Reilly's)
Gail Cibilic
3200 9942

Sandy, Dave and Gerry negotiate a tree fall near Mt Superbus summit

18

Sat

Stockyard Crk Exploratory (O'Reilly's) D/W

Richard Kolarski
3341 7509

19

Sun

Mt Warning (Uki, NSW)

D/W
Robin Laban
(a/h) 3805 3300

26

Sun

Border Track Crossover

D/W
(Lamington NP)
Marion Laban
(a/h) 3805 3300

Sat

Coomera Circuit
Helen McAllister

Sat

Northbrook Gorge (Mt Glorious) D/W

Anne Kemp
3371 2707

November 2014
(Binna Burra) D/W
(a/h) 3844 4866

14-16 Fri-Sun

Goomburra (Main Range NP)

B/C
Helen McAllister
(a/h) 3844 4866

23

Sun

Stairway Falls via Bull Ant Spur D/W

(O'Reilly's)
Marion Laban
(a/h) 3805 3300

29

Sat

Love and Cedar Creek

(D'Aguilar NP South)
Anne Kemp

30

Sun

D/W
3371 2707

Warrie Circuit (Springbrook)

D/W
Patricia Kolarski
3341 7509

We found that sometimes there was a clearly worn

track, while at other times, especially through the fern
forests, we simply made our own way. However it was
always clear which way we had to go, as the land fell
away quite steeply on either side.
One exception was a detour to the North Summit,
marked by a rock cairn. This is marked on maps as the
true summit, but as we had a lot of walking yet to go,
we didn't deviate. Sometime after this track junction we
passed a lone bushwalker who had come from the
Emu Vale trail end and was attempting to get to the Mt
Superbus summit.
About two hours of fairly slow going through beautiful
forest and a couple rocky knolls brought us to the end
of the ridge. A small reccy located the campsite. Only a
few metres down the side of the mountain lay the remains of a Lincoln bomber that crashed there in 1955.
We noticed a plaque had been attached to the interior
of the plane in 2013 in memory of a nurse who was on
board the plane. Dave and John respectfully told the
story of the crash, identified parts of the plane and
compared the current state of the wreck to how it was
before the passing years and sadly some people

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caused its deterioration. John first walked to this site

about ten years after the plane crashed.

Bare Rock
20 September
We met at Aratula and reduced into two vehicles. We
found it was a popular day for Bare Rock walks as both
Logan Beaudesert and BBW walking club members
were also there. They preceded us up the hill.
The zig zag up the mountain revealed the extent of the
landslips that had closed the walking track after
Cyclone Oswald. Some of the boulders that have come
down are huge. In parts the slips are over 50 metres
across and the forest is gone. A lot of work has been
done to rebuild and redirect the walking path.
We inspected the mine shaft and admired the view
from Mt Cordeaux lookout. It was a fine and mostly
sunny day but not too hot. The lookout was a popular
spot for a morning tea break as we shared it and some
conversation with the other walkers.

After lunch at the campsite we geared up for the return

journey at 2pm. About half way back along the ridge
we again met the bushwalker we had passed earlier.
He was uncertain what he had achieved. This showed
how confusing this area can be, with several summits,
maps marked differently, few clearly defined tracks and
limited visibility through the forest. It emphasised the
benefit of having experienced leadership on the walk
and the value of a good map, compass and GPS.
The return walk went smoothly, so much so that Dave
allowed Justin and Michael to make a quick detour to
the North Summit. This is marked by one of the smallest rock cairns ever constructed. There is no view due
to the flat summit and thick forest. Justin took height
readings on his GPS to compare to the East Summit.
This proved puzzling as his GPS indicated that the
East Summit is higher. Food for debate...

As we skirted around Mt Cordeaux we met a carpet

python on the path which wasn't keen to move off. In
fact it behaved a little aggressively at first, but after
John tapped on the ground with a stick a few times it
slid away.
We passed three walkers returning down the mountain.
They were also from the Logan Beaudesert club and
had started their walk to Bare Rock at 2am in order to
see the sunrise. This they said was 'fantastic'.
Michael and Sandy made a quick 400m side trip to
check out Morgan's lookout. It provides a feasible
camping spot with a grassed area. But the view is not
as good as from Bare Rock so there was no
recommendation for the others to go there on the
return walk.

View from The Knoll

A rest at East Summit gave an opportunity to regroup

prior to the plunge down the mountain. The descent
was much quicker than the morning ascent. We just
made a short stop to admire a clear view of the Main
Range north from The Knoll. With no broken limbs but
fairly weary we were back at the cars by 4.20pm.
Thank you to Dave for your confident and competent
leadership, to John for very informative commentary
and to Gerry, Helen, Sandy, Marion and Justin for your
uplifting company. It was an excellent walk.
Michael Hoopmann
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View from Bare Rock

The BBW walkers vacated Bare Rock to enable us to

take the best seats and enjoy the view, and our lunch,
in the warm sunshine. All too soon we packed up and
retraced our steps. Just as we left the rock, we noticed
a beautiful flowering orchid a spring bonus.

venue. Mary along with some other helpful members

erected our tent amongst other Queensland
Bushwalkers members tents. A big thank you to
those that helped do such a good job of erecting our
tent for us. Thank you to Mary, Aileen and Norm, and
for your company during the weekend as well.
I checked out the walk sheets and signed in on a walk
that was close by and therefore not an early start. I
momentarily couldnt remember what was Bare Rock
and when I realised thought, so theyve finally fixed the
damaged track and opened up this wonderful walk.
The walk I signed on for was Mt Greville. My foot was
sore and unfortunately got sorer as the walk
progressed. It was an excellent walk however, and an
excellent way of meeting walkers from other clubs.
Our number for the walk was 13.

A highlight of this walk is the vista over Mt Mitchell and

the Main Range to the south on the return. Nearing the
carpark this scene is disturbed a little by the roar of the
road transports as they pass through Cunninghams
Gap. A good argument for a tunnel we thought...

As we packed to leave we were also disturbed by a

large 4WD towing a pop-top caravan that entered the
narrow carpark quite quickly. The driver realised it was
a dead-end and reversed back out across 2+ lanes of
highway narrowly missing at least one truck!
We had a much safer extraction from the Gap back to
Aratula where we enjoyed refreshments at a cafe prior
to the trip home.
Thanks to Helen for leading a picturesque walk in fine
weather and for the fine company of my fellow walkers
Julie, Jim, John, Margaret and Sandy.
Michael Hoopmann
Walk Report Pilgrimage 2014
Pilgrimage 2014 was held at Camp Laurence hosted
by BOSQ (Bushwalkers of Southern Queensland) with
the help of Gold Coast Bushwalkers.
As Robin and I worked on the Friday, we pre-arranged
for Mary to erect our tent earlier in the day, so that
when we arrived, it would not be a late night exercise,
after a days work and late night drive to arrive at the

Back to camp after 3.00pm and time to head for a nice

hot shower. Luckily, the wait was not very long and
there was copious amounts of hot water.
We sat by our camp having our dinner, relaxing by the
lake, and waiting for the evening activities. The bush
band soon arrived and everyone was participating and
having lots of fun dancing. I participated in one dance
then gave up due to the sore foot. Aileen had happily
been my partner.
I had opened a bottle of red and said to the others
someone else must have been helping me drink it,
because I possibly couldnt have drunk that much, but
then maybe I had as I was telling Norm and someone
else things from early motherhood days and I said to
Norm that I didnt know why I would be telling them all
about this. Norm, a true gentleman, said it was alright,
it was interesting??
There were copious amounts of supper laid on very
enjoyable. The culmination of the evening was handing
over the Boot to the club who are hosting Pilgrimage
2015, so Robin happily accepted the boot, agreeing for
Queensland Bushwalkers to be the host next year.
Sunday morn dawned and the morning activity was
abseiling. It was held in a gully not far from our camp
some walked there some drove some participated
and some went just to watch. I thought the abseiling
was a nice change to Sunday morning activities.
Thank you to BOSQ (with the help of Gold Coast
Bushwalkers) for a great weekend.
Marion Laban

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General Information
QBW Management Committee

President

Robin Laban

0417 991 149

Vice President

Mary Sherlock

3209 8514

Secretary

Marion Laban

0405 536 718

Treasurer

Gerry Burton

0408 793715

Outings Officer

Richard Kolarski

3341 7509 (H)

Membership Officer

Margie Rae

3395 1838 (H)

Editor

Michael Hoopmann

0401 527 017

Training Officer

Chris Breitenbach

0420 237 808

Social Secretary

Sandy Thomas

3711 4134 (H)

Back Pack for Hire

$5.00 charge

Bivy Bags For Sale

$3.00 each or 2 for $5.00.

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.
Space Blankets For Sale

$2.50 each.

Lightweight and take up no room at all. A must for all walkers!

Contact Richard on 3341 7509 for any of the above.

Reciprocal Walks with Other Clubs

Redlands Bushwalking Club
Only stipulation is that Redlands club members have priority
over visitors. Calendar is available at:
http://www.redlandbushwalkers.org.au/static/calendar.html

Other Voluntary Positions

Equipment Officer

Richard Kolarski

3341 7509 (H)

Supper Convenor

Noelene McCay

3889 0264 (H)

Bushwalkers of Southern Queensland (BOSQ)

Librarian

Mary Sherlock

3209 8514

BWQ Rep

Anne Kemp

3371 2707

BWQ Rep

Richard Kolarski

3341 7509 (H)

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/

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

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

Gold Coast Bushwalkers

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.

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.

Ipswich Bushwalkers Inc

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.

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

What Walk is This??

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.

Club Equipment
Compasses

Topo Maps

UHF Radios

Emergency Lights

Steripen

First Aid Kits

The above are for use by members at nil cost.

Clue: Think KIWI

Garmin GPS
QBW has 4 GPSs which have a 20 metre
contour topo map of the whole of Australia included.
PLBs with inbuilt GPS
QBW has 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.

Answer to the September puzzle: Conondale Range

Great Walk, Strangler Cairn at Booloumba Creek,
Conondale National Park.

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