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QUEENSLAND

BUSHWALKERS

CLUB Inc.

PO Box 2199

Sunnybank Hills

QLD 4109

Email [email protected]

Phone No (07) 3345 9543

http://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/

Newsletter October 2012

Baxter Lookout

ClubNews

Map and Compass Training

When Sunday 7 October at 12 mid-day

Where 16 Ramita Street Holland Park West.

There will be a training session in the use of map and compassfor Club members.

Following a short talk on theory there will be time to use a mapand compass and follow a short course.

Bring along your own compass if you have one, otherwise acompass will be supplied.

Please ring Richard at 3345 9543 if you are coming so thatsufficient compasses and maps are available.

Walks Planning Day and BBQ

When Sunday 7 October at 2.30pm

Where 16 Ramita Street Holland Park West

All walk leaders and members are invited to come along andplan the walks for the next few months.

The Club has many resources available for members who wouldlike to lead a walk. Maps, brochures and experienced leaderswill be on hand to help any novices.

For those would would like to lead an easy walk in an urbansetting, there is information available on the Club website athttps://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/leaders/urban-walks

For graded track walks in National Parks there is a list with thedistances and times of each walk at

https://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/leaders/national-park-walksFor those off track walks for experienced bushwalkers, thepassword protected Walks Database is available.

For information on how to access the database, [email protected]

Pilgrimage 2012 7-9 September 2012

About 15 QBW members attended the Pilgrimage which washosted by the Redlands Bushwalking Club. Overall about 130bushwalkers attended from over 15 clubs.

Member began arriving on the Friday afternoon and afterregistering and being tagged began putting up their tents in theshade of some large trees near the creek.

There was a large kitchen and hall available and on the Fridaynight members were able to have a light supper of soup, coffee,tea and munchies. It was also a chance to put your name downfor a walk.

Redlands ran a Trivia Quiz that night and members wereentertained by a Scottish poem and the chance to try somehaggis. It was tasty but it was probably better not to know what

the ingredients were!There were nearly 20 walks available to do on the Saturday andthe weather was just perfect, with blue skies and not too hot.

After returning from the various walks we were able to have ahot shower and then have happy hour or two. For those whoordered a meal it was a sumptuous feast with plenty left over forseconds. For those with any energy left there was a barn danceto finish off the day.

Sunday and still Redlands were active with a sausage sizzle andgames. QBW won a prize for having the most members at thePilgrimage apart from the hosts.

The president of Bushwalking Queensland, John Marshall, gavea talk on how Bushwalking Queensland was the voice of

bushwalkers and that regular meetings were held with variousgovernment departments.

Many thanks and congratulations to Redlands Bushwalking Clubwho put on a great Pilgrimage. The variety of events andactivities showed they had put in a lot of time and effort.

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General InformationMeeting Place

Club meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month starting at7.30pm. There is no Club meeting in January.

Meeting are held at the Little King's Hall on the corner of Carland 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. Acoin donation would be appreciated.

MembershipProbationary Membership

A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Memberon his/her first walk after signing the Acknowledgement of Riskform. No fee is payable to become a Probationary Member.

A Probationary Member must become an Ordinary Member onhis/her second walk by filling out a Membership Form andpaying the membership fee.

Ordinary Membership

A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out andsigning a Membership Form, having a proposer sign the formand handing the form with the membership fee to a committeemember or walk leader.

The proposer may be a friend who is a member of the Club, aQBW walk leader, the Membership Officer or one of thecommittee members.

Only an Ordinary Member has the right to vote at an AGM or beelected to a committee position.

Members of Another Bushwalking Club

Members of another bushwalking club which is affiliated withBushwalking Queensland Inc. (or an interstate Federation) andwho are covered by the same Insurance do not need to becomea member of our Club to go on our walks. However Clubmembers will have priority if there is a limit on numbers.

Reciprocal Walks with Other ClubsRedlands Bushwalking Club

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

Bushwalkers of Southern Queensland (BOSQ)

BOSQ allows financial members from other bushwalking clubsaffiliated with Bushwalking Queensland to join in BOSQactivities without having to become members of BOSQ or payvisitor fees. This will be with the agreement of the activity leader.Members of BOSQ will have priority for nominations.Calendar is available athttp://www.bosq.bwq.org.au/

YHA BushwalkersMembers of other BWQ affiliated clubs can join up to threewalks per calendar year. Calendar is available at:http://sites.google.com/site/yhabushies/outings

Family Bushwalkers

There is a $5 temporary membership fee per adult.Phone: (07) 3878 3293

Gold Coast Bushwalkers

Gold Coast Bushwalkers may admit as honorary membersfinancial members of bushwalking clubs which are affiliated withBWQ. This dispensation will be at the discretion of theManagement Committee.

Ipswich Bushwalkers IncIntending walkers must contact the leader in advance. Thenewsletter also contains a full description of the grading systemand a list of Committee members and their contact numbers.

Calendar available atwww.ipswichbushwalkers.bwq.org.au

The Management CommitteePresident Helen McAllister 0419 684 319

Vice President Robin Laban 0408 753 052

Secretary Marion Laban 0405 536 718

Treasurer Patricia Kolarski

John Hinton

3341 7509 (H)

3343 3724(H)

Outings Officer David Kenrick 3349 8238 (H)

Membership Officer Geraldine Burton 3376 9454(H)

Editor Richard Kolarski 3345 9543(H)Social Secretary vacant

Training Officer vacant

Other Voluntary Positions

Equipment Officer Richard Kolarski 3345 9543(H)

Supper Convenor Noelene McCay 3889 0264(H)

Librarian Mary Sherlock 3209 8514

BWQ Rep Anne Kemp 3371 2707

BWQ Rep Richard Kolarski 3345 9543(H)

Club EquipmentCompasses Topo Maps

UHF Radios Emergency Lights

Steripen First Aid Kits

The above are for free use by members.

Garmin GPS. QBW has 4 GPSs which have a 20 metre contourtopo map of the whole of Australia included. Some of these areon permanent loan to members.

PLBs with inbuilt GPS The Club has 5 PLBs with inbuilt GPS.The PLBs will be made available at each Club meeting and willneed to be returned at the following Club meeting.

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 brightorange 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 3345 9543 for any of the above.

Editors Pic

Long Creek Falls

New Members

As at 5/9/2012 we have 69 financial members

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Special Coming Events

QBW Christmas Party Fri, 30 Nov Sun, 2 Dec 2012

Well here it is again another year has just about gone and timefor our annual Christmas Party. This year we have bookedCamp Laurence which overlooks Moogerah Dam.

This is an idyllic landscaped area which has great views of thedam and surrounding peaks. It has a big kitchen and hall with abig verandah overlooking the dam and lots of trees. There are 3cabins plus dormitories with 8 bunks in each. An amenities block

is is separate from the accommodation but close by.We need a minimum of 30 persons to get the best value, so ifyou haven't joined us before please consider this weekend.

What to Bring

You will need to bring your own toiletries, bed linen, blankets,pillow and towels.

Bring along a salad or some food to share plus of course yourfavourite liquid refreshments. The meat will be provided by theClub. Vegetarians will be catered for too.

Closer to the date we will have a catering form for you to notewhich goodies you will be bringing to share.

With Lake Moogerah at our doorstep, if you have a canoe,kayak or similar you are welcome to bring it along.

Cost

The cost will be $50 per person for the weekend. The cost is thesame whether you stay one night or two.

What's Happening

We have a fun time, usually with a walk on the Saturday and inthe evening it is party time with lots of food, a BBQ, quizzes,photo competition results and photo presentation of past walks.

There will be a Dress Up competition. This year the theme isPyjama Party. Prizes to be won for best male and female.

We will once again have the $10 Christmas Gift giving this year.It proved popular last year so could all members coming to theweekend please bring a gift approx value $10. Wrap in

Christmas paper and suitable for either male or female.How to Get There

Camp Laurence is located on five hectares on the western bankof Lake Moogerah. The centre is approximately 1 hours drivefrom Brisbane. It is easy to find as you turn left into LakeMoogerah Rd, (Spicers Gap road) just west of Aratula and turnleft into Ski Zone Road and then St Lawrence's Road.

So please put this date in your calendar and hoping you cancome along.

There will be a walk sheet out at the meetings for you to registerand to preferably pay the $50 to me before the event.

Any questions please call me 3219 6228. Lynn

Notices

The Otago Youth Adventure Trust/Rotary Club ofMilton Tramping Club Inc

We undertake the "Freedom Walks", where we use the veryadequate Department of Conservation Huts, carry all our owngear & food (we supply food), and do our own cooking etc.

We are a Tramping Club, and as such, as we operate on PublicLands, are required (by law) to run our trips at "cost recovery''only, and hence can offer these adventures at very moderatecost.

Trips include the Milford Track, Hump Ridge Track, Kepler

Track, Borland Lodge Cycle, The Otago Central Rail Trail,Routeburn/Greenstone Track, Catlins-Tautuku Lodge, Mt

Aspiring Lodge, Huxley Lodge, Sutton Camp.

Full information about us, and the trips, contacts,,costs anddates, etc, is on our Website www.otagorotarytrusttramps.org.nz

Coming Walks

Any person wishing to come along on a walk must contact theleader of the walk first. The leader will organise the meetingplace and the car pooling. The leader has full discretion on whocan come on the walk.

Nominations close 9:00 pm on the Wednesday prior to aweekend trip. For Wednesday walks, nominations close 9.00 pmon the Monday before.

Enoggera Creek Explore

Wednesday, 3 October 2012 M T4 F4

Leader Richard Kolarski 3345 9543

An exploratory walk along a tributary of Enoggera Creek. Theremay be some walking in the creek, so wear old boots orsandshoes. Also wear protective clothing in case of scunge.

We will meet at the Walkabout Creek Centre on Gap CreekRoad at 7.00am.

Lower Ballanjui (Binna Burra)

Saturday, 6 October 2012 M T4 F4

Leader John Morris 3277 3253

Graded track walk at Binna Burra.

Girraween T/W

Sat-Sun, 6-7 October 2012 M T6 F5

Leader Neil Douglas 3875 1090

Petrol: $50.00 Number limit: 8

Meet: 8:00am Sat Girraween Park HQ

Water: 2 litres each day (camping at water Saturday night)

This year the Girraween TW is planned to go to some areas notvisited for well over 10 years.

From Park HQ we'll follow the graded track out to The Sphinxand Turtle Rock, then head off track to the Wallangarra Ridge

with its huge granite boulders.Then we'll try to find a way that's not too rough down to theWallangarra water supply dam. From the dam we'll follow the4WD road that runs through the park as far as where it crossesRacecourse Creek at the foot of Billygoat Hill, where there's anice place to camp. If there's time we may visit the intriguing oldRound House along the way.

On Sunday we'll climb The Twins / Mt. Dolly Parton beforedonning packs and heading to the Underground Creek, possiblytraversing the Aztec Temple if people want to. Then we'll do aside trip to the Bald Rock Creek cascades before heading to theRoberts Waterhole carpark.

The walk ends with a 4 km roadbash back to HQ, unless a carshuffle can be arranged.

Hopefully there will be good wildflowers this year after all thesummer and early winter rain

Ironbark Gully Circuit

Wednesday, 10 October 2012 S T4 F4


This walk will mostly be on dirt roads and walking pads.

Suitable for beginners and there will be time to do somenavigation, either with map and compass or GPS.

Meet at Ironbark Gully 7.00am.

Wivenhoe Dam Short Walk + Lunch

Saturday, 13 October 2012 S T3 F3

Leader Aileen Elliott after7pm 5427 9369

An easy Social Walk.

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Bike Ride (BOSQ) Sandgate to Scarborough 55kmapprox.

Sunday 14 October 2012 Easy mainly flat

Leader Tony Perry 3269 4846 or 3269 8385.

Meet: Sandgate railway station 7:00am (train leaves Roma St at

6:15am)

Due to some interest we have been able to slot this popular rideinto this years agenda. This is an easy scenic ride, taking in theSandgate & Redcliffe foreshores. Last time we saw dolphins

leaping and parachutists doing something similar.Morning tea at Scarborough is open to suggestion, as our lastvenue only just OK. Come along for an easy half day in thesaddle.

Oakey Ck South Branch (Mt Mee)

Sunday, 14 October 2012 M T5 F5


A walk never done before by QBW. Oakey Creek is in D'AguilarNational Park in the Mt Mee section, near the Gantry.

The entrance and exit of this walk has been checked but not theactual creek walk. Expect to be walking in the creek with naturalobstacles such as steep terrain and fallen trees.

We will meet at Samford at 7.00am. Not suitable for beginners.

Stinson Wreck (Beaudesert)


Leader David Kenrick 3349 8238

A walk up to the Stinson Wreck via Christmas Creek

Mt Coot-tha


Leader Gerry Burton 3376 9454 or 0408 793 715.

Meeting Time: 7.30AM

We will be meeting at the entrance to the JC Slaughters Fallspicnic area (do not go all the way to the end).

The plan is to walk along parts of the Pinnacle Track, PowerfulOwl Trail, Eugenia & Fairy Wren Circuits, Jacksonia & maybethe Kokoda (depending on how people feel).

Mount Hobwee (Binna Burra)

Sunday, 28 October 2012 L T4 F4

Leader Aileen Elliott after 7pm 5427 9369

Graded track walk. It is 18.2km return.

Byron Creek Circuit (Mt Mee)

Wednesday, 31 October 2012 M T5 F5


An exploratory walk into Byron Gorge from the east. We will begoing past a few waterfalls so plenty of time to cool off if it is hot.

Not suitable for beginners.

Bare Rock (Cunninghams Gap)

Saturday, 3 November 2012 M T4 F4

Leader John Morris 3277 3253

Graded track. 12.4 km return.

Coomera Creek Descent (Binna Burra)Sunday, 4 November 2012 M T7 F5


We will descend into Coomera Creek via the Mystery Track andthen go downstream to Gwongoorool Pool and exit via a graded

track. May need to use a rope on the steep sections of theMystery Track.

Meet at Canungra 7.00am. Not suitable for beginners.

Apple Tree to Purlingbrook (Springbrook)

Sunday, 4 November 2012 S T4 F4

Leader Patricia Kolarski 3341 7509

(See database - Springbrook, Little Nerang Ck Pools and Falls)

This is a walk of 9.4km mostly along the Gold Coast Hinterland

Great Walk. After a short car shuffle we will walk along the GreatWalk track down to Little Nerang Creek, then downstream for1km. This will involve some creek walking on rock slabs, mostly(not rock hopping on rocks or small boulders).

We then return to the Great Walk track and follow it up to the topof Purlingbrook Falls.

Past WalksByron Gorge 4 August 2012

Byron Gorge is a circuit walk in the Mt Mee section of D'AguilarNational Park, taking in Mt Byron and a walk up Mt Byron Creekthrough a small gorge.

There were seven of us who gathered at Samford early on aSaturday morning as it had the potential to be a long day if therocks were slippery. After organising the cars we drove up to theGantry at Mt Mee and after a short stop there, drove another 5kilometres on dirt roads to get to the start point.

The track initially was on a forestry road and it took us to the topof Mt Byron. There were views from some rocky lookout pointstowards Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams.

The road disappeared soon after and we followed a faint walkingtrack down a ridge towards Byron Creek. The track was steep inplaces with some views of the gorge to our left. One sectiondown a gully was quite steep and loose and we had to take carenot to dislodge any rocks.

Byron Gorge

We reached Byron Creek and there was no water flowing but as

we ascended the creek we came upon some pools and runningwater. The rocks were fairly dry as we rock hopped up. Some ofthe boulders in the creek were as big as houses though, makingan impressive sight.

There were several waterfalls to negotiate and finally after afairly difficult walk round one small waterfall I decided that itwould be better to walk up a ridge which should take us to aforestry road.

It was a steep ascent and we had to make our own path up theridge. The walk and the heat were taking their toll on us. Ourspirits revived when we got to the dirt road. It was then an easyamble back to the cars after a long day.

We had our afternoon tea at the Gantry as it was quite late andany coffee shop would be some distance away, even if it wasstill open.

Many thanks to my fellow walkers to completed a tiring butsatisfying walk. Richard

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Baxter Falls and Lookout 5 August 2012

This walk takes in part of the Sunshine Coast Great Walk.Eleven of us met up in Landsborough before taking the scenicdrive through Montville to Flaxton.

We started walking from Flaxton along the Great Walk andheaded to the Flaxton Walkers Camp before continuing alongthe Great Walk downhill to Baxter Falls where we had a timelymorning tea.

Then we retraced our steps to the Camp before turning westalong a firetrail ending up at a rocky lookout with views

north/west towards the Kenilworth area. This was a lovely spotfor lunch and a general relax.

Our walk finished with a return to the cars. A lovely afternoontea was enjoyed at the bakery opposite Landsborough RailwayStation.

Thanks to those who came along with a special thanks to thedrivers. Patricia

Long Creek Falls 12 August 2012

This walk was advertised at short notice and it was good to see12 hardy souls front up for a relatively little known walk along theQueensland N.S.W. border fence.

It was a day for the four-wheel drives. We left Maccas. at about

7.35 am and headed south towards Rathdowney beforebranching left and heading down the Lions Road towardsKyogle. After 15 minutes we turned right into Tartars CreekRoad, travelled about two kms, and then turned left into PhilpRoad.

Philp Road starts steadily uphill towards the range that is theQld NSW border. It becomes both scenic and breathtaking asthe climb develops with views to the west, to Mount Lindesayand Mount Barney. These views are quite different and worth adrive, with or without walk. The climb is not for the timid driver.

We arrive at a locked gate at about 8.20 am. We de-car andhead for the border fence, a walk of about four hundred meters.

Turning left onto the fence and down, up-down, down-up (mainlydown). At around 10.00 am we reach a point on the fence wherewe look back onto Long Creek Falls. Its a pretty impressiveview into the falls, but hard to capture on camera. Morning teawas cool and breezy, with falling water as a sound backdrop.

Here the real leaders take command (John, John and Dave)! Ateleven we climb 50 meters back up the slope, hop the fence intocockroach country and descend down a steep but not-too-slippery bank before landing in Long Creek, some 30 metersabove the falls. Some rock-hopping involved but no wet feet. Acouple of places we shimmied around the edges of minor falls(Kolarski-style manoeuvres adopted)

Tempting as it was to climb down the falls (a drop of about 30-35 meters) we elected to head back upstream. Theres anotheradventure to be had here, with ropes and abseiling. A chance tofollow Long Creek down the falls and climb back onto to ridgeen-route to Richmond Gap (the old Lions Road tick gate).

We spent some three hours wandering steadily upstream. LongCreek is surprisingly easy to negotiate. John Dutch did find atricky log crossing that required a couple of steps of faith. Ofequal interest was the terrain to the south. Whilst we didntventure far from the creek, the land was surprisingly level.Perhaps we were on Levers Plateau, or the edges thereof, anddidnt realise.

It was always a relatively short uphill climb north to the BorderFence, so that when coffee was mentioned, the fence was thefocus. Dave Kenrick, purist navigator that he is, was keen toreach the head of the creek, so as to emerge near the avocado(was avocado, but now a finger lime) orchard.

Hwever, there was no stopping the stampede for the fence.Though Gerry made sufficient noise to wake the nakedschizophrene with the shotgun but thats another story thegallant men got her over the fence, and the race for the coffeewas on.

To appease Dave a democratic decision (taken before Dave andLeader arrived) was made to visit the finger lime orchard via thefence. The orchard is some 2 km to the west, towards MountLindesay. Views from the clearing are to the north and make theextra distance worth the effort. After viewing and photographing,we trudge back along the fence to be de-gaitered and en-carredbefore a refreshing drive down the range to civilisation andcoffee at Maccas.

A day with plenty of variety, and promise for future walks.

Shame about the group photo, but Ill name the starters.

The Sheras (John, Julie and Justin) Maid Marion, Geraldine asher mother likes to call her, Gil of Larapinta fame, Mary of thesame fame, David Sullivan (one of the gallant gentleman) andDave Kenrick (the navigator), Dutch John and BobHammelswang (my mate).

Im enjoying the social side of these outings so much that I thinkIll organise a walk without the walk. Norm Johnston

Mt Eerwah 25 August 2012

Mt Eerwah is one of the peaks near Eumundi. It had beenwalked once by QBW many years ago so it was time to check itout again.

There was only Gil, Bob and myself so we drove up in one car.We found Mt Eerwah Road easily but it was the start of the walkwhich was more difficult to find. Finally we found a small trackcoming from an overlooked car park beside the road.

The track from the car park looked like it was well used and wefollowed it as it went up and down three gullies. There was evena rope someone had tied to a tree to help walkers get up anddown one steep gully.

The track then wound round the edges of private property andthen began the ascent. It was steep and rough with somelantana but again it looked like it was well used.

Kings of the Mountain

At one section where there was a bit of exposure there wasanother rope to hold on to. Finally on the top ridge we walked tothe summit. There were views to the east and west and aWelcome sign so we knew we had made it.

After morning tea at the summit we walked back down to thecars. It was only a short walk overall and so to fill in the day wewent to the Eumundi markets. We had to park about 500 metres

away as the streets were just jam packed with parked cars.Bob took the opportunity to by some presents for relatives, Gilbought himself a belt and I enjoyed some free reggae music.

Many thanks to Gil and Bob for their company. Richard

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Queensland Bushwalkers Club

2012 Photo Competition

The Queensland Bushwalkers Club Photo Competition is onagain. Entries of digital images only. Sorry, no prints.

Images must have been taken on a Queensland BushwalkersClub event since the November meeting 2011.

There are 3 categories:

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, excludingdomestic animals. This category should also exclude evidenceof man. Examples of nature photographs are birds, animals,native flowers, forest, fungi, reptiles, insects etc

Club Character: Photographs showing one or more peopleparticipating in a bushwalking type of activity and can behumorous as well as serious.

5 entries allowed per category per member (limit of 15 in total).

Photos must be saved as a JPEG image file with nocompression. Make them the maximum resolution from yourcamera and they will be resized to suit viewing.

The images may be produced from a digital camera or ascanned image of a print or slide.

Photos must be submitted on a CD or DVD, or USB MemoryStick (named, which can be returned).

Please do not email your entries.

Each entry photo needs to be titled as follows:

Name_Title_Location_Category_Image Number.jpg

eg. Patricia Kolarski_MtNorman_GirraweenNP_Nature_1.jpg

Photos must be titled this way or the entries cannot be identified.

Hand your entries to Patricia Kolarski or post them to 74 KallistaRoad, Rochedale, 4123 by the November Club meeting 2012.

The winners will be announced at the Club Xmas Party.

Besides the winners in each category which will be decided by apanel of judges, there will also be the People's Choice award.

Any questions call Patricia on 3341 7509.

Bushwalking How To Video Series

Caro Ryan, a member of 3 different clubs in Sydney, as well asBushwalkers Wilderness Rescue Squad, has put herprofessional experience as a TV/Video Producer to work toproduce a professional series of How To Bushwalking Videos.

The first video is "How to Pack" and is now available.

She's currently editing further segments such as Basic Food,

Collecting Water, Waterproofing your Pack and lighting acooking fire, with more to come.

Caro Ryan is at www.lotsafreshair.com

Immune Boosting BushwalkingSix hours of bushwalking has a powerful immune boosting effectaccording to Japanese research. They actually found thatcommuning with nature increased cancer fighting natural killercells. They also found that bushwalking is a natural stressreliever, helping alleviate depression and anxiety as well asdecreasing blood pressure.

Another study, in which people spent two nights at a hotel in thecountry and went bushwalking for three leisurely strolls whilethey were there, showed that the cancer-fighting part of theirimmune system increased. The author of the study, Li Qing ofTokyos Nippon Medical School, also noted that the increasecould still be observed 30 days later.

It seems obvious that bushwalking promotes well-being, but itsalso great that research is being done on such a free-of-side-effects therapy. With concrete evidence of bushwalking havingan immune boosting effect, the enormous value of our forestsmay be appreciated by more people.

More info at http://hhcc.com.au/immune-boosting-bushwalking/

What is a Club Walk?

To assist leaders and clarify to all members what a Club walk is,the committee has decided the following constitutes a Club walk.

1) The walk is approved by the Outings Secretary. If the OutingsSecretary is not available, then it is to be approved by anothermember of the committee.

2) The walk is advertised in the Club calendar or on the Clubweb site as soon as practical.

3) In fairness to all members, vacancies on the walk must existat the time of notification for listing as a Club walk.

4) There is a minimum number of 4 people on the walk.

5) The nominated walk with the nominated leader is the officialwalk. Any member not starting the walk with the nominatedleader or not intending to do the nominated walk is not on theClub walk

6) The nominated walk may be changed on the day of the walkby the leader due to safety concerns, weather, lack of numbersor other reason. The leader is to notify the Outings Secretaryabout the change as soon as practical but does not need to doso before the walk commences.

7) The nominated walk may be cancelled by the leader due tolack of numbers by the cut-off point, weather, fire bans, safety orother reason. The leader is to notify the Outings Secretary aboutthe cancellation as soon as practical.

(For campsite monitoring, if there are less than 4 people thenpre-outing rules as below apply.)

Club Pre Outings

Pre-outings are covered by our Insurance Policy and many of

our members are doing them in preparation for a future walk.These requirements must be met however.

1) The Outings Secretary is to be notified of the intended pre-outing not more than a month prior to the pre outing.

2) The Outings Secretary will make a note of the approximatedate of the pre outing and the leader's name.

3) Minimum numbers for a pre-outing are:

One member, but only if there is no significant walking, but justto check campsite, road conditions, mileage etc.

2 members for a maintained graded track pre-outing.

A minimum of 2 experienced members for walking off amaintained graded track. However if only 2 or 3 members are ona pre-outing off a maintained graded track then a PLB must betaken. If 4 or more members, then a PLB is optional.

In all cases it is expected that a relative or friend is aware thatthe pre-outing is on and will contact a committee member incase of any delay in return.

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