PO Box 2199
QUEENSLAND
BUSHWALKERS
CLUB Inc.
Newsletter
Great Western Tiers, Tasmania in January 2017 (see report p.3)
Club News
From the editor
Welcome to the June newsletter.
This edition contains the latest news about Pilgrimage,
updates to the walks calendar, developments in the
wider world of bushwalking and two excellent walk
reports. You will even be introduced to the largest land
dwelling slug in Australia!
There's plenty to get involved in so get out there and
make the most of our mild winter. We'd love to see
more members out on walks, and especially get to
know people who are new to the club.
Enjoy your reading and see you on the trail.
Michael H
Qld Government Air Rescue DVD
A 16 minute DVD produced by QGAir Rescue on how
to be prepared for a helicopter rescue was shown at
the May club meeting. You can also see it online – just
go to Youtube and search for QGAir Rescue.
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Sunnybank Hills
QLD 4109
Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
Phone No 0478 239384
http://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/
June 2017
Photo: Aileen Elliott
Walks Planning 21 May
Dave and Lyn Kenrick hosted a very enjoyable
afternoon of walking, walks planning and bbq-ing at
their home on Sunday 21 May. To be precise, the
walking was actually in Dave's greater back yard,
otherwise known as the Mt Gravatt Outlook Reserve.
Dave led Aileen, Mary, Sandy and Michael along an
alternating off and on track walk around the mountain,
with a brief visit to the summit to look at the view (and
to feel slightly superior to those who drove to the top.)
On our circuit we noted fauna (particularly birds) and
flora, and checked out some lesser known caves and
lookouts. Very occasional glimpses of CBD office
towers reminded us that despite our proximity to the
centre of a capital city we could still enjoy an extended
walk in a natural bush environment.
Dave timed our return perfectly to coincide with the
arrival of the bbq attendees. The selection of salads,
sides and condiments made for a very enjoyable meal.
Along the way, leaders added a number of walks to the
calendar for the next two months. Dave later fired up
his expresso machine for a beaut coffee with crema.
A big thank you to Dave and Lyn for hosting.
On Mt Gravatt Photo: Michael H
Pilgrimage Presentation 6 June
YHA is proposing to do a presentation about the 2017
Pilgrimage at the next QBW club meeting on Tuesday
6 June. Come along with any questions you may have.
First Aid Training
Please consider doing a First Aid course. These skills
can be vital in an emergency anywhere. The club may
assist with your training costs so do ask about this too.
Christmas Party weekend 24-26 November
Our Christmas party weekend for 2017 is booked for
Mt Nimmel Lodge, Mudgeeraba on 24-26 November.
This is a week earlier than normal so note your diary.
Membership
The club currently has 50 members. Membership dues
for 2017-18 are due from 1 July. Thanks to astute
book-keeping by our Treasurer Gerry, the annual fee
will remain at $30 which is great value.
General News
Pilgrimage 2017 8-10 September
Dates: Friday 8 Sept (noon) to Sunday 10 Sept (noon)
Take a Walk Info Evening 8 June
On 8 June John and Lyn Daley are hosting an info
evening about their upcoming walks. RSVP by 5 June.
See website for details: www.takeawalk.com.au .
Diabetes Qld Fundraiser Walk 14 July
A Diabetes Qld/BWQ fundraising walk will be held on
the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail from 14 July. See:
https://bushwalk.qld.wordpress.com/2017/04/27/fun
draising-for-diabetes-qld/ .
National Park Alerts
The Coomera Circuit in Lamington National Park that
was damaged by ex-Cyclone Debbie is now open.
Tracks still closed include West Canungra, Toolona,
Albert River, Caves, Illinbah and Ships Stern circuits.
If you plan to walk or camp at a National Park, check
on the following site for the latest access, transport and
conditions: https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/park-alerts/
This web page also has links to the Bureau of
Meteorology and Queensland Transport for road info.
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. If possible
provide leaders with plenty of forward notice if you wish
to nominate for a walk or to change your plans.
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.
June 2017
3 Sat Mt Tibrogargan (Glasshouse Mts) D/W
Michael Hoopmann 0401 527 017
4 Sun Mt Wagawn lookouts (Binna Burra) D/W
Patricia Kolarski 0448 526 618
6 Tues Club meeting 7.30pm (Buranda)
Robin Laban 0433 268 390
9-11 Fri-Sun Cressbrook Dam (Crows Nest) B/C
Margie Rae 0478 239 384

Venue: Killarney Showgrounds, Willow St, Killarney 10 Sat Beginners session (Meadowbrook)SOC
Robin Laban 0433 268 390
Cost: $50.00 per person (early bird) 17 Sat Rosewood Bike Ride (Rosewood) B/R
Registration: Email or post a completed registration Aileen Elliott 0457 144 012
form to YHA Bushwalkers. Pay on-line or by cheque. 18 Sun Pages Pinnacle (Mudgeeraba) D/W
Patricia Kolarski 0448 526 618
Contact is Lynn Docchar on 0411 811 241 or see:
http://www.yhabrisbanebushwalking.org.au/Publicinfo/ 24 Sat Lizard Point (Boonah) D/W
Killarney-Downloads.html Michael Hoopmann 0401 527 017

Otago Youth Adventure Trust walks - NZ 2018 July 2017

Bookings are now open for walks in New Zealand in 1 Sat
2018 with the Otago Trust. The Trust is a charitable
organisation and does low cost walks and bike rides. 2 Sun Box Forest Circuit (Green Mts) D/W
These include Hump Ridge, Milford Track, Kepler Helen McAllister 0419 684 319
walks and Alps 2 Ocean (Mt Cook to Oamaru) ride. 4 Tues Club meeting 7.30pm (Buranda)
See http://www.otagorotarytrusttramps.org.nz for more. Robin Laban 0433 268 390
8 Sat Mt Greville (Aratula) D/W
National Bushwalking Standards
Margie Rae 0431 379 979
The DRAFT Australian Adventure Activity Standards
were recently released for comment. An email has 15 Sat Ships Stern (Binna Burra) D/W
Margie Rae 0431 379 979
been sent to all members. If you haven't received this
email please advise the editor at qldbwc@yahoo.com .

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 Proposed Walks
Flinders Ranges 3-9 September 2017 X/T
(Mt Remarkable NP and Wilpena Pound)
Leader: Neil Douglas Tel: 3875 1090
Varied itinerary with full details in the March newsletter.
Past Walks
Northbrook Mountain and Eagles Nest 22 April
My walks should come with a warning that the weather
gods will not smile on the day.
When I last led this walk, we started out with fine
weather but were drenched on the return hike up
Lawnton Road. This time, the forecast was for rain
early morning but clearing toward the afternoon.
I met Helen, Bob, and Peter at Samford and we
travelled to Maiala where we met with Aileen, and
where the rain began bucketing down.
However, we decided to go ahead and continued on to
Lawton Road where we donned our rain attire before
heading off down the hill. As we left the road and
started the short but steep climb up the walking pad to
the first knoll, the rain began to ease off to a light
drizzle, and we felt reassured that we would remain
relatively dry.
The views from the knoll were obscured by the
mountains mists, so we stayed there only briefly before
following the walking pad to the second knoll,
overlooking Kipper Creek. Here we stopped for
morning tea, but unfortunately the swirling mists and
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clouds did not clear sufficiently to let us enjoy the views
to the bay.
We followed the path as it wound its way around the
rocky outcrops on the mountain to the summit of
Northbrook, marked by the survey mark.
The forest glistened in the damp and looked very green
and fresh. The varied fauna included lichens,
staghorns, Hoya vines in flower and grass trees. At one
point we sighted an unusual greyish slug, about 10cm
long, with a red triangle shape on its back, and a red
border on its foot. Later research revealed it is actually
named the Red Triangle slug and is the largest land
slug in Australia.
We left the peak and followed the track, which turns
into an old logging trail, to the remote Northbrook
Mountain bush camp on the ridge. From there, it is a
short walk to England Creek road, which meets up
again with Lawton Road at the water tank.
Another few kilometres on, we reached the turn-off to
Eagle Nest, above Northbrook Gorge & Creek. It is a
short 15 minute walk out to where we stopped for
lunch. Again we were fortunate to have some views
despite the weather.
After lunch it was back on the road again for the hour
long walk up the hill to the cars.
Thanks to all for your company.
Gerry
(Photo credits: Gerry Burton)
Tasmania 2017 - Part 2 (continued from last month)
Over the course of our time at the hut a number of visitors arrived to spend various amounts of time on the
plateau. Our most intriguing visitor was a dog that we found on returning from a walk. He was sitting on the
verandah of the hut with no humans in sight. He was very friendly with a collar and tags and eventually his
owners who were day trippers appeared from Lady Lake. As they departed the dog fell in behind but chased
the wallabies as they retraced their steps. We didn’t see wallabies around the hut for a few days afterwards.

The weather cleared after lunch and we took an afternoon walk to Dales Head which is out on the escarp-
ment overlooking Deloraine. The walk initially takes you through a boulder field which was easy to find our
way through. The views of the landscape below with the clouds hanging heavy overhead were awesome.
The next morning we awoke to another glorious Tassie day. It was up early and day packs ready for a hike to
find the third hut on the plateau - Whiteleys Hut. Richard knew the general direction of the hut but not the
specific location. On the wall of the Lady Lake hut was a map with directions to various walks in the area.
Richard had also done some research in anticipation of future walks and had downloaded basic tracks to his
GPS.
Once again it was cold when we started out with ice on
the verandah and rails of the hut and visible on some of
the tarns. This was in contrast to weather at home as
Bert had received an email from his wife with a photo of
the temperature gauge on his verandah. If I remember
correctly it read 47 degrees.
Daylight was spreading over the plateau as we walked
and the sunlight on the vegetation and lakes was ma-
gical. We could see Ironstone Mountain in the distance
as we skirted Favolla Lake and weaved our way
through tarns and incredible rock formations. We came
to an open area where Richard expected to find the hut
but tracks were not clear and the hut hard to find. We
located the toilet first and then followed a worn track to
the hut.
The hut was built in 1967 by Reginald Bernes and Norm Whiteley using iron that they carted on horseback
from the original Lady Lake hut that had burnt down. Reginald had a land lease in the area and grazed
sheep. He invited Norm to also bring his sheep and over time they cut down timber and started to build the
hut. They got sand from one of the lakes, brought
up cement to make the floor, they made beds and
an outside camp oven and brought stuff up on
horseback or by foot making it a home away from
home.
Today the hut is very basic even by Lady Lake
standards but if the weather turned really foul it
would certainly be preferable than sitting it out in a
tent.
After morning tea we continued on to climb Iron-
stone Mountain. This was certainly a challenge as
it it involved climbing over numerous boulder fields
on both the ascent and descent. The boulders
were of varying size and finding a route where you
could step without falling between the deep cracks
required concentration and good balance.

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The views were the reward for this endeavour and as we climbed and descended we could look at the hut
and the many lakes in the distance. The distant mountains were enticing and it made us wonder whether it
was possible to walk from the Walls of Jerusalem National Park through to Lady Lake. Once we safely
reached the bottom beside Lake Ironstone we had to climb through fallen tree branches to cross a stream to
reach the far side of the lake. It was then a matter of following the edge of the lake to Lake Watson where
we stopped for afternoon tea.

This was an ideal spot with clear blue water, a pencil pine and a soft grassy area to sit, relax, enjoy the sun,
great company and reflect on how great it is to be alive. We then enjoyed the return journey to the hut.
When we arrived back a group of local fellows had arrived and were in the process of setting up their tents.
They planned to stay for 4 nights and had been to the hut in the past. One of them stayed in the hut, so we
made room for him on the bottom bunk. They also cooked in the hut and we sat around chatting until we all
retired for the evening.
Friday morning presented us with cold, miserable
overcast weather with intermittent showers. It was a
great day to enjoy the shelter of the hut as we read,
drank hot tea and soup to keep warm and chatted to
the locals. The highlight was a rainbow that arced
across the plateau in the late afternoon.
Saturday, our final day was again glorious and we
prepared to leave the hut early to walk to Dale’s
Head to enjoy the views from the escarpment.
We followed the now familiar path up onto the higher plateau and turned in the same direction as Whiteleys
Hut. However this morning we needed to head further to the left. There was ice on the tarns and frost on the
cushion plants. We took care to try and avoid stepping on the fragile cushion plant as it is easily damaged
and takes a long time to regenerate.
We again had to negotiate small boulder fields as we
climbed up the ridge to the escarpment but the views from
the top were worth it. (See front page photo) The rock
formations are a balancing act of one rock on top of
another and you expected at any moment for one to
crumble. Tree roots cling to crevices in the rock and
sunlight danced on the plant foliage as clouds drifted
overhead. The valley below was a patchwork carpet of
colours contrasting with the distant mountains that blend
with the sky.
This is a timeless landscape and mere mortals are
controlled by time and deadlines. With this in mind we
made our way back to the hut so that we could pack and
descend to plateau in time to meet Patricia.
A big thanks to Patricia for her willingness to drive us to
and from our destination. Thanks also to Richard, for
without his adventurous spirit I for one would not be able to participate in these glorious walks. Thanks also
to Mary and Bert for your companionship and encouragement.
Aileen Elliott
(Photo credits: Aileen Elliott)

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 General Information Club Equipment
QBW Management Committee Compasses Topo Maps
Steripen First Aid Kits
President Robin Laban 0478 239 384
The above are available for loan by members at nil cost.
Secretary Marion Laban 0405 536 718
Contact Mary Sherlock 0457 990 067 to obtain these items.
Treasurer Gerry Burton 0408 793 715
Garmin GPS
Outings Officer Helen McAllister 0419 684 319
5 GPSs which have a 20 metre contour topo map of the whole
Membership Officer Patricia Kolarski 0448 526 618 of Australia included.
Media Officer Michael Hoopmann 0401 527 017 PLBs with inbuilt GPS
Training Officer Vacant 5 PLBs with inbuilt GPS. The PLBs will be made available at
Social Secretary Julie Woodyatt 0458 477 332 each club meeting and will need to be returned at the following
club meeting.
Other Voluntary Positions Contact Gerry Burton on 0408 793 715 to book these items.
Equipment Officer Mary Sherlock 0457 990 067
Supper Convenor Mary Sherlock 0457 990 067 Reciprocal Walks with Other Clubs
Librarian Nolene McCay 0488 490 264 Redlands Bushwalking Club
BWQ Rep Gerry Burton 0408 793 715 Only stipulation is that Redlands club members have priority
over visitors. Calendar is available at:
BWQ Rep Richard Kolarski 0455 879 785 http://www.redlandbushwalkers.org.au/static/calendar.html
Bushwalkers of Southern Queensland (BOSQ)
Insurance Hotline 1300 574 980
BOSQ allows financial members from other bushwalking clubs
Meeting Place affiliated with Bushwalking Queensland to join in BOSQ
Club meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month starting at activities without having to become members of BOSQ or pay
7.30pm. There is no club meeting in January. visitor fees. This will be with the agreement of the activity leader.
Members of BOSQ will have priority for nominations.
Meetings are held at the Little King's Hall on the corner of Carl Calendar is available at http://www.bosq.bwq.org.au/
and O'Keefe Streets, Buranda. Entry is via the gate on Carl St.
There is parking within the grounds and in Carl Street. YHA Bushwalkers
Tea/coffee and cake/biscuits are provided after the meeting. Members of other BWQ affiliated clubs can join up to three
A coin donation is appreciated. walks per calendar year. Calendar is available at:
http://sites.google.com/site/yhabushies/outings
Membership
Gold Coast Bushwalkers
Probationary Membership
Gold Coast Bushwalkers may admit as honorary members
A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Member financial members of bushwalking clubs affiliated with BWQ.
on his/her first walk after signing the Acknowledgement of Risk This dispensation will be at the discretion of the Management
form. No fee is payable to become a Probationary Member. Committee. https://sites.google.com/site/goldcoastbushwalker/
A Probationary Member must become an Ordinary Member on
his/her second walk by filling out a membership form and paying
Ipswich Bushwalkers Inc
the membership fee. Intending walkers must contact the leader in advance. The
newsletter also contains a full description of the grading system
Ordinary Membership
and a list of Committee members and their contact numbers.
A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out and Calendar available at www.ipswichbushwalkers.bwq.org.au
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. Who Knew??
The proposer may be any current member of the club.
1. The scientific name for the Red Triangle slug
An Ordinary Member has the right to vote at an AGM or be
elected to a committee position.
isTriboniophorous graeffei.
2. The Queensland Museum states they are
Members of Another Bushwalking Club
usually 7 cm long while Wikipedia claims they
Members of another bushwalking club which is affiliated with
Bushwalking Queensland Inc. (or an interstate Federation) and can get up to 14 cm.
who are covered by the same insurance do not need to become 3. Most of these slugs are creamy grey colour,
a member of our club to go on our walks. However QBW
members will have priority if there is a limit on numbers. but totally red and totally yellow specimens
Payments are found on Mt Cordeaux, while a bright
Pay fees or other items direct to the QBW club account at:
pink variety is on Mt Kaputar.
BSB: 124-057 4. The red triangle contains its breathing pore.
Account No: 20421276
Account Name: Queensland Bushwalkers Club 5. It is Australia's largest native slug.
Reference: Include your name and what the payment is for – 6. It leaves circular or scalloped marks on
eg “RSmith member fee”.
smooth barked Eucalypts as it feeds on algae
Website growing on the surface.
Additional information is available on the club website at URL:
https://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/ 7. Commercial applications are unknown but
the slug will eat the mould off bathroom walls.

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