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QUEENSLAND

BUSHWALKERS

CLUB Inc.

PO Box 2199

Sunnybank Hills

QLD 4109

Email qldbwcya!oo"com

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Newsletter December 2015

QBW at Green Gully (Report p.8) Photo: !oopmann

ClubNews

"rom the e#$tor

-#lcom# (o (!# bum)#. /!.is(mas #di(ion D#c#mb#.QB- n#wsl#((#."

-# !a# qui(# a #w ino.ma(i# local and in(#.s(a(#walk .#)o.(s and (!# la(#s( .#mind#. abou( (!# no( (ob# miss#d QB- /!.is(mas Pa.(y"

E#.yon# !a# a !a))y3 sa# and oyul /!.is(mas

s#ason and w#ll all k##) walkin, in(o (!# $#w 5#a.6Enoy you. .#adin, and s## you on (!# (.ail"

$chael !

QBW %hr$&tma& Party

Do not m$&& the &oc$al e'ent o the year * +holelot o un, -reat memor$e&, -oo# t$me& +$th r$en#&.

Date: / December 78.idaySunday:

enue:Bi,.i,,#n 7(!.ou,! ;a(!down#y (u.n .i,!( on(oBoona! .oad3 a(#. 0 onlin# 7).##..#d:3 cas! o. c!#qu#What you -et:2 ni,!(s accommoda(ion3 an ##nin, oamus#m#n(+#n(#.(ainm#n(3 and BBQ m#a("7Pl#as# b.in, a salad (o s!a.#:

heme:@.abian $i,!(s"

3ou nee# to br$n-* @ c!ai.3 lin#n and )illow3 cu(l#.yand c.ock#.y3 ood and d.ink3 and a w.a))#d ,i( (o (!#alu# o ?10 o. S#c.#( San(a"

*ccommo#at$on* Bunk .oom3 do.mi(o.y o. (#n("

*cce&&* Aa(#s s!u( a( &)m on 8.iday ni,!("

Wal4& Plann$n-

;ic!a.d will !old a walks )lannin, s#ssion a( (!#/!.is(mas )a.(y" /om# alon, wi(! you. su,,#s(ions o.walks3 o. o#. (o l#ad on# you.s#l"

General News

*polo-y re #ate o %%* *G 6'en$n-

C!# las( QB- n#wsl#((#. ad#.(is#d (!# Oxl#y /.##k/a(c!m#n( @ssocia(ion @A o. onday 29 $o#mb#."( s!ould !a# .#ad onday 2' $o#mb#." @s #di(o.3 sinc#.#ly a)olo,is# o. any incon#ni#nc# o.

disa))oin(m#n( (!is !as caus#d"@s #..o.s lik# (!is may !a))#n .om (im# (o (im# 7 am!uman6: am only (oo !a))y (o b# no(iii#d (o mak# aco..#c(ion and u)da(# (!# n#wsl#((#. acco.din,ly"

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7ature %on&er'at$on *men#ment *ct 12

C!# -ildli# P.#s#.a(ion Soci#(y o Qu##nsland !asal#.(#d clubs (o ).o)os#d ,o#.nm#n( am#ndm#n(s (o(!# $a(u.# /ons#.a(ion @c(" C!# ,o#.nm#n( is callin,o. submissions w!ic! a.# du# on '0 $o#mb#. 201>"C!# ).o)os#d @c( will mainly .oll back am#ndm#n(smad# by (!# ).#ious ,o#.nm#n( and includ#s*

" ;#ins(a(#m#n( o (!# cons#.a(ion o na(u.# as (!#sol# ob#c( o (!# @c(

" ;#ins(a(#m#n( o na(ional )a.k 7sci#n(iic: as a classo ).o(#c(#d a.#a

" ;#ins(a(#m#n( o cons#.a(ion )a.ks and .#sou.c#s.#s#.#s as s#)a.a(# class#s o ).o(#c(#d a.#as"

" ;#moal o a ).oision (!a( am#ndm#n(s (omana,#m#n( )lans didn( .#qui.# consul(a(ion in som#a.bi(.a.y si(ua(ions

" ;#moal o a ).oision .#la(in, (o (!# ,.aFin, o s(ockon na(ional )a.ks"

P#(#. O,ili#3 P.#sid#n( o -ildli# Qu##nsland

b#li##s (!a( (!# ).o)os#d am#ndm#n(s a.# w#lcom#bu( don( suici#n(ly add.#ss all (!# c!an,#s .#qui.#d"@ u.(!#. lis( o )oin(s o. consid#.a(ion in a ollowu) bill!as b##n dis(.ibu(#d" 8o. u.(!#. ino.ma(ion con(ac(-ildli# Qu##nsland on '221 01943 www"wildli#"o.,"auo. con(ac( QB- o. a co)y o (!# ull #mail .om-ildli# Qu##nsland"

ndiidual submissions may b# #mail#d (o (!#,o#.nm#n( a( a#c)a.liam#n("qld",o"auby onday'0 $o#mb#."

201 P$l-r$ma-e Date %la$mer

B.isban# Bus!walk#.s is !os(in, (!# 201< Pil,.ima,#"( will b# !#ld on 2/91 uly

C!# #nu# is Ba#en Po+ell Par4, 8 %a&h *'enue,;amor# alley" C!is is a scou( acili(y wi(! cam)si(#s3do.mi(o.i#s and 4 b#.(! .ooms3 la.,# !all and ki(c!#n" (is a 10 minu(# walk (o Samo.d"

S(on# (!# /.ows bus! band is book#d o. Sa(u.day"

C!# sc!#dul# is #x)#c(#d (o #a(u.# walks in (!# (Alo.ious a.#a"

8ull d#(ails will b# )ublis!#d clos#. (o (!# ##n("

"&&9 + 041& 0 >'> o!nsinclai."o.,"au

Comn! Wal"s

@ny )#.son wis!in, (o com# on a club walk mus(con(ac( (!# walk l#ad#. i.s(" C!# l#ad#. will o.,anis#(!# m##(in, )lac# and ca. )oolin, and !as ulldisc.#(ion on w!o can com# on (!# walk"

$omina(ions clos# 9*00)m on (!# -#dn#sday ).io. (oa w##k#nd (.i) o. by 9"00)m on (!# onday b#o.#-#dn#sday (.i)s"

o.# d#(ails a.# aailabl# in (!# club calen#ar"

December #$%&/ "r$/;un B$-r$--en =ma& Party (Rath#o+ney) B>%

H#l#n c@llis(#. 0419 2>

19 ;un Gap %ree4 "all& (*ratula) D>W$o.m Go!ns(on 1'00 >>4 1'< 7w:

1/1@ We#/hu Po$nt Pure (Goomburra) >W;ic!a.d ola.ski 0422 429 %1%

20 ;un Bally ounta$n ;unr$&e (u#-eeraba) D>W

;ic!a.d ola.ski 0422 429 %1%

'ast Wal"s

P$per %omanche A !an-$n- alley 2@ ;ept D>W

( is som# (im# sinc# l#d (!is walk3 so my a)olo,i#so. (!# d#lay in .#)o.(in,3 bu( a(#. b#in, nam#d Is!am#d a( (!# las( m##(in, by ou. !a.dwo.kin, #di(o.3 (!ou,!( !ad b#((#. ,#( (o i("

@s i( !ad b##n som# y#a.s sinc# !ad las( b##n (o (!#w.#ck3 !ad a((#m)(#d a solo #x)lo.a(o.y som#

mon(!s ).#iously3 bu( alas d#s)i(# (!#.# b#in, #nou,!)ink (a)# on (.##s o. a )a.ad#3 and wand#.in, in (!#wild#.n#ss o. a w!il#3 (!# only (!in, o in(#.#s( (!a( s)o((#d was a wild )i," So ,a# u)3 I w#n( !om#"

8o.(una(#ly3 Go!n Hin(on I Da# #n.ick (ook )i(y onm# I w# s#( o on a s#cond #x)lo.a(o.y #x)#di(ion3 Ilo I b#!old w# ound (!# w.#ck o (o (!# l#( o w!#.# !ad b##n lookin, on my ).#ious (.i)" C!anks (o Da#I Go!n o. (!#i. nai,a(ional #x)#.(is# I c!a.min,com)any as usual3 ##n (!ou,! Go!n w!in,#d a bi(abou( all (!# wai(aw!il#"

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So on (!# day o (!# oicial club walk3 w# w#.# abl# (oind (!# w.#ck 7w!a(Js l#( o i(: qui(# #asily3 ##n(!ou,! som#on# !ad b##n u) I .#mo#d a lo( o (!#(a)# in (!# m#an(im#" Hain, > )#o)l# wi(! APSJsm#an( w# w#.# su.# (o do so"

( (ook only abou( an !ou. (o walk (o (!# Pi)#./omanc!# w!ic! c.as!#d in a.c! 19%% du.in, badw#a(!#.3 killin, (!# )ilo(" -# s(o))#d (!#.# and !admo.nin, (#a a( (!# si(# I b#o.# !#adin, u) (!# (.ack3

(akin, a sli,!(ly di#.#n( I mo.# o#.,.own .ou(#"-# (!#n (ook a s!o.( di#.sion u) (!# !ill (o (!# la.,#cai.n3 o. (!# b#n#i( o (!os# w!o !ad no( b##n (!#.#3b#o.# s#((in, o o. Han,in, Kall#y"

@,ain3 Da#3 Go!n I !ad b##n (o Han,in, Kall#y on(!# day o ou. #x)lo.a(o.y3 bu( w# !ad (ak#n a mo.#c.oss coun(.y .ou(#3 wi(! a #w mo.# u)s I downsac.oss s##.al ,ulli#s3 and wi(! consid#.ably mo.#scun,#" !ad d#cid#d (o (ak# an #asi#. I l#ss scun,yway down a s!o.( .id,#"

On .#ac!in, (!# bo((om o (!# .id,#3 w# (u.n#d .i,!( Iollow#d (!# c.##k o. abou( a kilom#(.# un(il w#

.#ac!#d (!# cascad#s w!#.# w# !ad lunc!" C!is was#.y #asy walkin, (!.ou,! som# ).#((y )alm ,.o#s"

@(#. (!# walk back (o (!# ca.s3 w# s(o))#d o. co##b#o.# !#adin, !om#" C!anks (o all o. you. com)any"

Gerry Burton

"l$n#er& Pea4 (a-a$n) 1@ ctober D>W

8lind#.s P#ak !as qui(# a dis(inc( ou(lin# and can b##asily id#n(ii#d .om (!# ( Lind#say and /unnin,!amHi,!ways" ( is )a.( o (!# 8lind#.sAoolman

/ons#.a(ion Es(a(# mana,#d by (!# )swic! /i(y/ouncil and was .#c#n(ly clos#d o. con(.oll#d bu.ns"

@ )o)ula. !al day walk3 (!is )#ak !as a #.y s(##)s(a.( (o (!# (.ack and w# wan(#d (o b#a( (!# !#a( o (!#day" -alk#.s m#( a( (!# 8lind#.s Plum Picnic a.#a o(!# 5aman(oBoona! ;oad a( %am" -# s(a.(#d minusa.y w!o su#.#d a mao. (y.# ailu.# on (!# !i,!wayno( a. .om !#. !om#3 w!ic! was sa#ly .#sol#d bu(l#( !#. missin, (!# ou(in,"

C!# i.s( )a.( o (!# asc#n( l#ads (!.ou,! a .ocky sc.##

slo)# and (!#n u) (!.ou,! ,.assy3 o)#n #ucaly)(a.#as" (s im)o.(an( as you s(o) o. a b.#a(!#. (o lookback and s## (!# i#w ac.oss (o ( Blain# and (!#)addocks b#low" @s you ,#( !i,!#. i(s qui(# #asy (o)ick ou( (!# a.(iicial skysc.a)#.s o B.isban# ci(y as

w#ll as (!# mo.# na(u.al on#s o (!# Sc#nic ;im"

Go!n o)(#d o. a bi( lon,#. b.#a(!#. and s#((l#ddown (o wai( in a s!ady s)o( and a)).#cia(# (!# i#w"H# la(#. .#oin#d us on ou. d#sc#n("

C!# ,.ou) con(inu#d (o (!# summi( ac.oss a .ocky.aFo. back3 a sc.ambl# u) a s!a)#d ,ully and a Fi,Fa, u) (!# las( bi( o (.ack (o (!# now bu.n( ou( !#li)adand on (o (!# s!ad# o (!# communica(ions acili(i#s"-# .#s(#d (!#.# o. mo.nin, (#a and (!# '

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and down (o ski.( a.ound obs(.uc(ions" Sandy m#( asnak# in (!# ,.ass 7li(#.ally: alon, on# )a.(icula.lyawkwa.d s#c(ion bu( b.a#ly s(#))#d a.ound i("

@( (!# mos( w#s(#.n )oin( w# l#( (!# clis b#!ind andb#,an (.ackin, down a na..ow .id,#" Ou. lunc! b.#akwas (ak#n in a ,ym)i# (.## o.#s( wi(! d#ad l#a#sco#.in, (!# ,.ound and ##.yon# b#in, #.y ca.#ul (osi( on som#(!in, (o ).o(#c( (!#i. .#a. #nds .om (!# s(ill)ainul l#a#s"

Kin# o.#s( and .ocky ou(c.o)s o.c#d us o (!# (o) o(!# s)u. a( (im#s bu( w# mana,#d (o k##) ,oin, in (!#.i,!( di.#c(ion b#o.# b.#akin, ou( o (!# o.#s( in(oo)#n cow )addocks" C!# .#mainin, d#sc#n( was on#.y sli))#.y ,.ass b#o.# .#ac!in, (!# ( Lind#say!i,!way o. a s!o.( walk u)!ill (o (!# ca.s"

C!anks (o @il##n3 B#.(3 Bob3 Aail3 A#..y3 H#l#n3 a.y3$o.m3 $o#l#n# and Sandy o. oinin, m# on (!is walk"@ s)#cial (!anks (o (!# d.i#.s"

Patr$c$a

6#$nbur-h %a&tle ooloom "all& / Woo#enbon-ount ?$n#e&ay 2/25 ctober 2015 B>%

@ ,.#a( w##k#nd o Mama(#u.J moun(ainclimbin,3mix#d wi(! a bi( o N,lam)in, a( -ood#nbon,"

@((#nd##s* a.y S!#.lock3 @il##n Ellio((3 BobHamm#lswan,3 B#.( d#Kos and l#ad#. $o.m"

Sa(u.day mo.nin, w# ,a(!#.#d a( %"00 am3 a( $o.mJs

)lac#3 /o.sa S(.##(3 B#aud#s#.(" -# ca.)ool#d in (woca.s and s(o))#d o. a w## b.#ak a( ;a(!down#yb#o.# !#adin, (o (!# bas# o Edinbu.,! /as(l#"

C!is (im# (!#.# was no conusion abou( (!# .oadl#adin, on(o (!# .id,# u) (o Edinbu.,! /as(l#" -# ca.)ool#d a( (!# ba..i#. b#o.# d.iin, (!# inal '4 km"

-# comm#nc#d (!# climb a( a.ound &"4> am3 andw#.# lucky (o !a# a cool day"

Hi( (!# (o) and (!# Mbookin(!#(inJ a( a.ound 10"'0 am3!ad mo.nin, (#a and w#n( #x)lo.in," -# ollow#d (!##sca.)m#n( (o (!# sou(! and (!#n (u.n#d #as( (o ,#((!# #x(.a i#ws"

@,ain3 w# couldnJ( s)o( (!# (.i," )oin(" -# !#ad#dback (o coll#c( ou. )acks a( (!# .ocky ou(c.o) 7(!#Mbookin(!#(inJ:"

-# !#ad#d back down (!# .id,#3 coll#c(#d (!# ca.sand !#ad#d (o -ood#nbon, w!#.# w# l#( a #!icl#3and book#d a m#al a( -ood#nbon, Ho(#l"

Bad mo# )u((in, i# bus!walk#.s in (!# on# #!icl#65ou. l#ad#. mana,#d (o s!a.# !is #m#.,in, lu i.uswi(! @il##n and B#.(" So..y6

7C!#y say (!# b#s( way (o aoid ca(c!in, a i.us is (o#a( )l#n(y o .aw ,a.lic" (Js no( so muc! (!# m#dicinal

b#n#i(3 bu( (!a( noon# will com# wi(!in > m#(.#s o (!#bad b.#a(!6:"

@ quick (.i) sou(! (o =.b#nill# and (!# back .oad (oCooloom 8alls" C!# .oad was clos#d o. lo,,in,3 bu( w##n(u.#d on (o Li((l# Cooloom 8alls o. a la(# lunc!" $oswimmin, on (!is occasion" C!# !o( s!ow#.s a(-ood#nbon, was a b#((#. ).os)#c(" Ou. (.i) back (o-ood#nbon, was on a back .oad wi(! i#ws o (!#o(!#. sid# o Edinbu.,! /as(l#"

Ho( s!ow#.s3 a walk (o (!# !o(#l3 a .#s( in .on( o CKb#o.# a #.y (as(y m#al and d#sul(o.y walin, b#o.#w# (u.n#d in(o ou. (#n(s"

Sunday*

/am) b.#akas( and a s!o.( (.i) back (o m##( Pa(.iciaand !#. (#am o day(.i))#.s

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ount ?$n#e&ay c$rcu$t /S#cond im).#ssions*

7C!is is Pa(.iciaJs walk:

C!# walk .om /ollins Aa) (o (!# oun( Lind#say climbwas #asy,oin, and a )l#asan( su.).is#" 8ollowin, (!#main(#nanc# .oad is so muc! #asi#. (!a( (!# bo.d#.#nc#" A#((in, (!.ou,! (!# #nc# 7und#. (!# swin,,a(#: was also #asi#. o. all #xc#)( Pa(.icia3 w!o (!.#wa .ock a( !#.s#l"

C!# las( s#c(ion u) (!# .abbi( #nc# (o (!# c#n(.# o (!#.id,# w!#.# (!# #nc# (u.ns .om no.(! (o #as(3 was a(as(# o (!in,s (o com#" C!# C"4 8"4 (u.n#d quickly in(oa C"% 8">6 C!#.# is a d#ini(# bu( s(##) climb u) (o (!#cliac#3 and muc! lon,#. (!an ).#iously .#call#d"7On c!#ckin, my ac(s (!# ).#ious isi( was 12">y#a.s youn,#. and (!# m#mo.y !as a way o makin,(!in,s #asi#.:"

o.nin, (#a was (ak#n on (!# only l##l ,.ound3 ana..ow s!#l and ai.ly dam)" -# s(.u,,l#d u) a s!o.(dis(anc# b#o.# m##(in, (!# cliac#"

C!in,s s(a.(#d (o im).o#" -# (u.n#d l#( and mo#d

alon, (!# bas# o (!# cli" C!# (.ack was .#la(i#ly l##land (!# way ).#dic(abl# wi(! (!# #xc#)(ion o a '0m#(.# ,.assy s#c(ion (!a( n##d#d ca.# and would !a#b##n (.#ac!#.ous in (!# .ain"

@(#. (!# ,.assy slo)# w# ound (!# .#mains o (!#n#((in, #nc#3 cau,!( ou. coll#c(i# b.#a(! and !#ad#ddown (!# .id,# usin, (!# old #nc# as a ,uid#" C!#d.o) down (!# .id,# was s(##) bu( (!#.# w#.# )l#n(y o(.##s (o swin, .om3 and (!# occasional (!o.ny b.anc!(o k##) us al#.("

C!# o.#s( (u.n#d in(o a ,.assy .id,# and w# #noy#d

i#ws back (o /ollins Aa) and $S-" C!# .id,# o)#n#dou( (o a s(#ady d.o) (!.ou,! cl#a.#d coun(.y3 (o a,#n(l# ,ully b#o.# w# a..i#d a( (!# oun( Lind#sayHi,!way" C!# walk alon, (!# .oad was s!o.(#. (!an#x)#c(#d and a ,ood winddown"

@ c!an,# o ,#a.3 und#.a.m a))li#d and o (oaccas B#aud#s#.( w!#.# w# a..i#d a.ound '"1>)m"

7orm ohn&ton

?$n#e&ay Gap to R$chmon# Gap @/8 7o'ember B>%

ember&: a.y S!#.lock3 Pa(.icia ola.ski3 $ol#n#cay3 #lly Goyc#3 Bob Hamm#lswan,3 $o.mGo!ns(on3 and ou. n#wlyoin#d m#mb#. .om $"S"-"3Lau.i# Law.#nc#"

-# w#.# disa))oin(#d (o los# (wo o ou. numb#.(!.ou,! illn#ss and inu.y3 bu( n##.(!#l#ss i#ld#d a,.ou) o #i,!( !a.di#s w!o b.a#d (!# ).os)#c( os##.# (!und#.s(o.ms3 (o do (!# N,a(#(o,a(# o Sou(!Eas( Qu##nsland"

C!#.# w#.# a cou)l# o com).omis#s 7a.ia(ions: on(!# o.i,inal )lan" -# s(a.(#d .om Lind#say Aa) .a(!#.(!an /ollins Aa)s3 (!#.#by sain, 4> kilom#(.#s owalkin, abou( an !ou. and !al in (im#"

-# also walk#d a.ound bo(! oun( Al#nni# and oun(Cann#. 7#xc#)(ions w#.# ma#.ick a((!#w and

)a.(n#.inmisc!i#3 a.y" $o dis(anc# was sa#d bu(w# (ook (!# al(i(ud# bum) ou( o (!# middl#"

@( %"00 s!a.) w# ill#d /o.sa S(.##( wi(! #m)(y ca.sand s#( sail in (wo ca.s o. Lind#say Aa)" S)#cial(!anks (o Pa(.icia and $ol#n# o. ac(in, as d.i#.s and).oidin, (!# ou. w!##l d.i#s #ss#n(ial o. (!# .oadsd.i#n"

@ s!o.( w## s(o) a( ;a(!down#y3 and w# !#ad#d o.Lind#say Aa)" Old oun( Lind#say ;oad l#a#soun( Lind#say Hi,!way imm#dia(#ly sou(! o Pal#n/.##k P.ison 8a.m" C!# .oad was in .#asonabl#condi(ion consid#.in, .#c#n( .ain3 #xc#)( (!# c.ossin,a( (!# (o) !o.s# )addock"

$ol#n# is (o b# con,.a(ula(#d o. almos( .#ac!in, (!#bo.d#. ,a(# wi(!ou( #n,a,in, ou.w!##l d.i#" Pa(.iciais (o b# comm#nd#d o. k##)in, !#. cool w!#n o.c#d(o s(o) a( an incon#ni#n( mud!ol#"

So..y3 ,i.ls6 C!# u.y is s(ill ou( on w!ic! #!icl# 7P.adoo. 8o..#s(#.: is (!# b#((#. mudlin,#."

Quick cu))a cou.(#sy o Lau.i# and you. l#ad#.3 and

w# w#.# o a( abou( &"4> am"

/ouldnJ( !#a. (!# b#llbi.ds o. (!# (#am c!a((#.3 so(!in,s w#.# lookin, ,ood"

Ou. i.s( d#(ou. was a( (!# oo( o oun( Al#nni# w!#nw# (u.n#d l#(3 c.oss#d a ,a(# and w#n( c.osscoun(.y7som# ma,niic#n( )!o(o o))o.(uni(i#s lookin, back (obo(! Lind#say and Ba.n#y: (o a s#clud#d la,oon w!#.#you. l#ad#. l#a.n#d y#( a,ain (!a( you canJ( (ak# a(im#d ,.ou) )!o(o by ).#ssin, (!# ono bu((on" C!#la,oon wi(! )alms and oun( Al#nni# in (!#back,.ound is a coll#c(ibl# )!o(o"

Ou. su))o.( (#am l#( us !#.# and !#ad#d back (o (!#i.#!icl#s" -# ound (!#m la(#. on (!# w.on, sid# o (!##nc# a( (!# in,#. lim# a.m so you. l#ad#. assum#s(!#y didnJ( ,#( los( on (!# way back (o #!icl#s anddidnJ( ,#( bo,,#d .#c.ossin, (!# )addock" ( is.#)o.(#d (!a( (!#y ound (!#i. way back (o ;a(!down#yand Bu(c!Js 7.#nam#d .om Bu(c!#.y: /a"

-# s#( o u) a s!o.( s(##) .oad (o (!# bo.d#. #nc#"So now w# a.# six3 (!# )ac# is )ickin, u) and (!#(#m)#.a(u.# .isin," -#J.# c.uisin, now3 #noyin, (!#la(s bu( ##lin, (!# .is#s" -# .#ac! oun( Cann#. a(12"00 )m and #l#c( (o !a# #a.ly lunc!"

Hal !ou. )ass#s w!#n a#.ick a((!#w and

isc!i#ous a.y 7 I o. s!o.(: disob#y (!#i.l#ad#.Js lawul command and (ak# o u) (!# #nc#3 (!#!a.d way" So now w# a.# ou."

Bobby ,o#s lookin, o. a (.##" $ow w# a.# (!.##6

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C!# ci.cui( a.ound Cann#. is wo.(! d#sc.ibin," -# d.o)s!a.)ly o. abou( >0 m#(.#s b#o.# l##llin, ou( andm#and#.in, (!.ou,! #.y )l#asan( o.#s( wi(! anumb#. o ,#n(l# ,ully c.ossin,s"

-# a..i# a( a lus! #nc#d )addock wi(! a ,oodco#.in, o w!i(# clo#." Lau.i# is a )a.((im# ,.aFi#.7cano# ins(.uc(o.+ sc!ool (#ac!#.+ ad#n(u.#.:" ( was(!# )as(u.# (!a( #xci(#d !im .a(!#. (!an (!# sc#n#.y"

Bob is back wi(! us and !asnJ( ,on# wi(! (!# I Jsa(#. all"

C!.ou,! (!# )addock and o#. (!# n#x( ,a(#" -#m#and#. a,ain (!.ou,! o.#s( (o (!# bo.d#. #nc#"C!#.# was i.(ually no climb back (o (!# #nc# and3 lo3w# b#a( I (o (!# unc(ion by (!# l#n,(! o a(.#kkin, )ol#" @nd now w# a.# six"

$o(!in, l#( (o ac!i## bu( (o mak# -ild oun(ains in(im# o. (!# suns#("

Pl#n(y o wildli# (o ins)#c(" @ land mull#(3 #c!idna7sadly3 d#c#as#d: a bi, and #.y u,ly can# (oad (.yin,(o inil(.a(# $S-3 s##.al (i,!(lycoil#d )y(!ons a,ains(

(!# n#((in, o (!# #nc#3 a no(so!#al(!y bu( dis(inc(lyma.k#d .o,3 sc.ub (u.k#ys always .unnin, a!#adalon, (!# #nc#3 )l#n(y o youn, ,oannas3 mos( ow!ic! (.i#d d#s)#.a(#ly (o )us! (!.ou,! (!# #nc# andan old ,oanna (!a( kn#w !ow (o climb (!# wood#n#nc# )os( and s(.ik# a )os# on (o) so !# couldnJ( b#s##n bu( !# could"

-a(#. was b#in, consum#d a( an ala.min, .a(#" C!#!yd.oly(#s w#.# mo.# in d#mand (!an (!# sw##(s and(!# old #llas s(a.(#d (o c.am) on (!# u)!ills"

C!# bi, di))#. 7a s!a.) and #.y s(##) JdownJ ollow#d

by a s!a.)7#.: and s(##)7#.: Mu)J was n#,o(ia(#d wi(! amix(u.# o ca.# and )ain and MloJ w# s## (!#m6

$ol#n# and Pa(.icia !a# um)#d s(a(#s and a.# in$S-6 $##. mind3 w# can now ind ou. way !om# and(!# dis(anc# is ini(#"

@nd now w# a.# #i,!(6

-# walk )as( (!# in,#. lim# a.m wi(! an #a. cock#do. (!# s!o(,un blas(3 bu( (!# ,uns a.# sil#n(" -#mak# (!# sa#(y o (!# cano)y a( (!# o(!#. #nd" 8#a.did no( ).##n( a #w s(ol#n )!o(os on (!# way(!.ou,!"

@,ain3 w# #noy i#ws o oun(s Ba.n#y and a.oonand o(!#. i#ws (o (!# no.(! and w#s("

@ )l#asan( su.).is#" Pa(.icia ,uid#d us (!.ou,! (!#bus! on a s!o.(cu( .om (!# aocado a.m3 (o (!#Mlock#d ,a(#J and (!# #!icl#s"

Sadly (!# sunni#s los( on !#. way ou( did no( a))#a.on (!# way back"

@ quick (.ans#. (o -ild oun(ains3 boo(s o and a cu)o (#a (!a( b#a(s a b##. any(im#" 7C!anks (o locallandown#.s ;ic!a.d and Susan o. (!# w#lcom# and!os)i(ali(y:

@ !o( s!ow#.3 !#al(!y #,#(a.ian su))#.3 .#s(ul sl##)in (!# @.am#s3 a ,#n#.ous cook#d b.#akas( and w#s#( o a( a.ound &"4>am" B#in, d.o))#d a( (!# (o) by(!# su))o.( #!icl#s mad# a bi, di#.#nc# a( (!# o(!#.#nd o (!# day"

C!#.# w#.# (wo d#(ou.s*

@ d.o) .om (!# co.n#. o (!# #nc#3 down (o (!# sou(!100 m#(.#s (o (!# Nbi, c#da."

@ um) o#. (!# #nc# and s!o.( (.a#.s# in(o (!# !#ado Lon, /.##k 8alls" C!anks a((!#w o. l#adin, a.y

and Bob (o (!# #.y #d,#"#lli# and you. l#ad#. .#s(#d (!.ou,! (!is on#"

o.nin, (#a a( (!# (o) o Lon, /.##k 8alls and (!#n(!# lon, slo, (o ;ic!mond Aa)"

-# w#.# lucky wi(! (!# w#a(!#." C!# on# w#((in,s!ow#. occu..#d w!#n w# s(o))#d a( a (.acksid#s!#l(#. o. lunc!3 a.ound 12"'0)m" ( s!ow#.#d a,ainas w# bundl#d in(o ou. #!icl#s a( ;ic!mond Aa)3 anda,ain w!#n w# w#.# so.(in, ,#a. a( /o.sa S(.##(3B#aud#s#.("

$o(wi(!s(andin, s##.# (!und#. s(o.ms in (!# a.#a3 w#

dod,#d (!#m all"

@..i#d a( ;ic!mond Aa) on sc!#dul# a( '"00)m" -i(!.ain )#ndin,3 (!#.# was no (im# o. c!an,in, disc.##(lyb#!ind (.##s and #!icl#s" C!# )assin, s(.#am o#!icl#s !ad a di#.#n( i#w o (!# local wildli#6

Back (o Bu(c!Js /a# a( ;a(!down#y o. (!# co## andcak#s by '"'0)m3 and back (o /o.sa S(.##( by 4"00)m3w!#.# w# #x)#.i#nc#d ou. only .#al w#((in, .ain"

C!anks all o. (!# com)anions!i) and s)#cial (!anks (oPa(.icia and $ol#n#"

7orm ohn&ton

7e+&la&hic!a#l P##l oin#d (!# .anks o QB- walk l#ad#.s.#c#n(ly w!#n !# l#d a ,.ou) a.ound /oom#.a /i.cui("-#ll don# ic!a#l and w# look o.wa.d (o many mo.##noyabl# walks"

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Green Gully Wal4, Walcha, 7;W (%ontC#) / Part 2

Day '" 14km Hain, !#a.d s(o.i#s o (!# l#,#nda.y c.##k walk3 (!#.#was a s#ns# o an(ici)a(ion as w# )ack#d u) on (!# (!i.d day and l#(A.##n Aully Hu(" 7Go!n S was (!# only on# o ou. ,.ou) (o !a# don#(!# walk b#o.#: @cco.din, (o som# (.ack no(#s3 (!is was (o b# (!#!a.d#s( day o (!# walk" @cco.din, (o o(!#.s w#d al.#ady don# (!#!a.d#s( )a.( on day 2" ( .#ally d#)#ndson !ow muc! you lik# walkin, down).#ci)i(ously s(##) slo)#s wi(! li((l# (o

!an, on (o3 o. !ow #noyabl# you ind i((o walk in wa(#. o. #x(#nd#d s(.#(c!#s"-# all !ad a di#.#n( )#.s)#c(i#"Eac! day !ad i(s c!all#n,#s"

ni(ially w# ollow#d a #!icl# (.ack in(o (!# ,o.,# o. s##.al kilom#(.#s"C!# i.s( c.##k c.ossin, a..i#d wi(!in 400 m#(.#s" -# ski))#d o#. .ocks o.abou( (!# i.s( !al doF#n c.ossin,s3 bu( (!#n ,a# u) k##)in, d.y and us(walk#d (!.ou,! (!# wa(#." C!# day was sunny and as w# wa.m#d u) i( wasqui(# .#.#s!in, (o !a# (!# occasional s)las! ac.oss (!# c.##k" C!is mo#d(o a w!ol# n#w l##l w!#n w# a..i#d a( (!# na..ow#s( )a.( o (!# ,o.,#"

n A.##n Aully /anyon (!# .ock walls a.# l#ss (!an 10 m#(.#s a)a.( wi(! ala.,# )ool b#(w##n (!#m 7s## )a,# 1:" -# w#.# ,oin, (o ,#( w#( .#,a.dl#ss3so w!il# w# all (ook a mo.nin, (#a b.#ak on (!# .ocks3 s##.al o (!# ,.ou)#n(#.(ain#d (!# o(!#.s by s(.i))in, down and um)in, in" @lb#i( #.y b.i#ly" (was qui(# b.isk" C!# ##lin, o d.yin, o on a wa.m .ock in (!# sun wass#nsa(ional" @ .#al communin, wi(! na(u.# mom#n("

Bu( only !al (!# ,.ou) was doin, (!# communin, (!# o(!#. !alwis!#d (o k##) walkin, so all (oo soon w# d.#ss#d3 )ack#d andmo#d on" Som#(im#s (o ou. l#( w# cau,!( ,lim)s#s o C!# ;ocks!i,! abo# us3 w!#.# w# !ad sa( a( lunc!(im# (!# ).#ious daylookin, ou( o#. (!# ,o.,#" @(#. a cou)l# mo.# b#nds o (!# c.##kw# ound a la.,# ca# wi(! swa.ms o b##s !o#.in, a.ound i("

On (!# o(!#. sid# o (!# wa(#.!ol# w# w#.# ,.##(#d by a (wo m#(.#lon, .#d b#lli#d black snak#" @(#. all (!a( #xci(#m#n( (!# day s#((l#din(o a .!y(!m o .#,ula. c.##k c.ossin,s w!ic! con(inu#d a(#. w#.#,ain#d (!# #!icl# (.ail" E#n(ually3 wi(! ou. boo(s b#,innin, (o ##l!#ay w# )ull#d ou.s#l#s u) ou( o (!# c.##k on# las( (im# and saw(!# n#x( !u( (!.ou,! (!# (.##s" C!#.# was s(ill a small !ill (o climb3 bu(w# #l( !#a.(#n#d b#caus# w# !ad mad# i( (!.ou,!6"

/olw#lls Hu( is by a. (!# small#s( o (!# (!.## !u(s" C!#walk no(#s claim (!a( (!# six s(.#(c!#. b#ds could b#a..an,#d insid#3 bu( w# didn( ##n (.y i(" C!#.# is aco..u,a(#d i.on s!#l(#. adac#n( (o (!# !u(3 )a#d ando)#n on (wo sid#s" @il##n and (!# (wo Go!ns w#.# only(oo k##n (o sl##) ou( und#. (!# s(a.s so (!#y s#( u) (!#i.s(.#(c!#.s in (!is s!#l(#." ( was ).obably no( muc! cold#.(!an sl##)in, insid#" C!# !u( !as a sus)#nd#d wood#n

loo. wi(! siF#abl# ,a)s b#(w##n (!# boa.ds" Onc# (!# i.# w#n( ou( and (!#ni,!( ai. mo#d in i( b#cam# qui(# cool insid#"

Eac! o (!# s(ockman !u(s !as a n#a.by )a#d a.#a wi(! a s(u.dy wood#n (abl# s#((in," -# mad# (!# mos( o i(#ac! ##nin, (o .#lax3 adus( ou. ,#a.3 a((#nd (o w#a.y ##( and (oas( ou. days #o.( as w# wa(c!#d (!# sun s#("@( /olw#lls w# w#.# also #n(#.(ain#d by (!# si,!( o (wo kan,a.oos !ain, a (#..i(o.ial s)a(" C!#y look#d comicalas (!#y c!as#d #ac! o(!#. in wid# ci.cl#s .ound and .ound (!# !illsid#3 ,.un(in, and (!um)in, (!.ou,! (!# bus!"-# couldn( )ick a winn#."

C!a( ni,!( (!# wildli# ,o( ##n clos#.3 w!#n a )ossum s!ow#d u) in (!# s!#l(#." Go!n B(!ou,!( i( was cu(# w!#n i( was (.yin, (o #a( i(s way in(o a a. o ood" H# c!an,#d !is mindla(#. w!#n !# wok# u) (o ind i( s!a.in, !is b#d6 C!# #x)#.i#nc# was wo.(! i( (!ou,! o.(!os# sl##)in, ou(sid#3 as (!# s(a.s w#.# ma,niic#n(" C!# mo.nin, c!o.us .om a wid#a.i#(y o bi.ds was a bonus"

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Cattle yards in early lightGreen Gully Hut

The Rocks above Green Gully Canyon

Colwells Hut (on right)

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( was in(#.#s(in, (o .#ad abou( (!# #x)#.i#nc#s o o(!#. walk#.s in (!# comm#n(s books" os( w#.# #.ya)).#cia(i#3 bu( w# wond#.#d a( som# o (!# com)lain(s" (s !a.d wo.k w!a( did (!#y #x)#c(RR @nd s(in,in,n#((l#s will s(in, i you k##) (ouc!in, (!#m" ( was #id#n( (!a( (!# wa(#. l##l in (!# c.##k can a.y a lo( and (!is!as a bi, inlu#nc# on (!# amoun( o #x#.(ion .#qui.#d" -# !ad i( #asy" Som# walk#.s w#.# bl#ss#d wi(! (!# si,!(o mul(i(ud#s o bi.ds and animals o all d#sc.i)(ions" Ou. bi.ds3 b##s3 snak#3 )ossum3 du#llin, kan,a.oos and)ossibly on# b.us! (ail .ock wallaby si,!(in, s##m#d almos( m#dioc.# in com)a.ison" Bu( w# w#.# w#ll sa(isi#d"

Day 4" 1&km -# (!.#w on ou. )acks and !#ad#d ou( alon, (!# #!icl# (.ail(owa.ds (!# .isin, sun" C!# d#w on (!# ,.ass3 (!# bi.dson, i( was a .#s! n#wmo.nin, and w# !ad a s).in, in ou. s(#) as w# kn#w w# w#.# !#adin,!om#wa.ds" Cwo minu(#s la(#. w# s(a.(#d climbin, an inc.#asin,ly s(##) moun(ainand didn( s(o) ,.indin, u) i( (ill w# w#.#

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Funnies

C!is is .##..#d (o as (!# -as!in,(on Pos(s #nsa ni(a(ional w!#.# )#o)l# a.# ask#d (o (ak# any wo.d .om(!# dic(iona.y3 al(#. i( by addin,3 sub(.ac(in,3 o. c!an,in, on# l#((#.3 and su))ly a n#w d#ini(ion"

1" /as!(.a(ion 7n":* C!# ac( o buyin, a !ous#3 w!ic! .#nd#.s (!# sub#c( inancially im)o(#n( o. an ind#ini(#)#.iod o (im#"

2" B##lF#bu, 7n": * Sa(an in (!# o.m o a mosqui(o3 (!a( ,#(s in(o you. (#n( a( (!.## in (!# mo.nin, and canno( b#

cas( ou("'" n(axica(on * Eu)!o.ia a( ,#((in, a (ax .#und3 w!ic! las(s un(il you .#aliF# i( was you. mon#y (o s(a.( wi(!"

4" ;#in(a.na(ion * /omin, back (o li# as a !illbilly"

>" BoFon# 7 n":* C!# subs(anc# su..oundin, s(u)id )#o)l# (!a( s(o)s b.i,!( id#as .om )#n#(.a(in,"

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General In(ormatonQBW )ana!ement Commttee

P.#sid#n( ;obin Laban 04%& 2'9 '&4

Kic# P.#sid#n( a.y S!#.lock '209 &>14

S#c.#(a.y a.ion Laban 040> >'< %1&

C.#asu.#. A#..y Bu.(on 040& %9' %1>

Ou(in,s Oic#. ;ic!a.d ola.ski 0422 429 %1%

#mb#.s!i) Oic#. Pa(.icia ola.ski ''41 %>09

Edi(o. ic!a#l Hoo)mann 0401 >2% 01%C.ainin, Oic#. Kacan(

Social S#c.#(a.y H#l#n c@llis(#. 0419 14

Lib.a.ian $ol#n# c/ay 04&& 490 2 APSs w!ic! !a# a 20 m#(.# con(ou. (o)o ma) o (!# w!ol#o @us(.alia includ#d"

P?B& +$th $nbu$lt GP;

> PLBs wi(! inbuil( APS" C!# PLBs will b# mad# aailabl# a(#ac! club m##(in, and will n##d (o b# .#(u.n#d a( (!# ollowin,club m##(in,"

/on(ac( Rob$n ?abanon 04%& 2'9 '&4 (o book a loan o (!#s#i(#ms"

Rec+rocal Wal"s wt, -t,er Clubs

Re#lan#& Bu&h+al4$n- %lub

Only s(i)ula(ion is (!a( ;#dlands club m#mb#.s !a# ).io.i(yo#. isi(o.s" /al#nda. is aailabl# a(*!(()*++www".#dlandbus!walk#.s"o.,"au+s(a(ic+cal#nda."!(ml

Bu&h+al4er& o ;outhern Queen&lan# (B;Q)

BOSQ allows inancial m#mb#.s .om o(!#. bus!walkin, clubsailia(#d wi(! Bus!walkin, Qu##nsland (o oin in BOSQac(ii(i#s wi(!ou( !ain, (o b#com# m#mb#.s o BOSQ o. )ay

isi(o. ##s" C!is will b# wi(! (!# a,.##m#n( o (!# ac(ii(y l#ad#."#mb#.s o BOSQ will !a# ).io.i(y o. nomina(ions"/al#nda. is aailabl# a( !(()*++www"bosq"bwq"o.,"au+

3!* Bu&h+al4er&

#mb#.s o o(!#. B-Q ailia(#d clubs can oin u) (o (!.##walks )#. cal#nda. y#a." /al#nda. is aailabl# a(*!(()*++si(#s",oo,l#"com+si(#+y!abus!i#s+ou(in,s

Gol# %oa&t Bu&h+al4er&

Aold /oas( Bus!walk#.s may admi( as !ono.a.y m#mb#.sinancial m#mb#.s o bus!walkin, clubs w!ic! a.# ailia(#d wi(!

B-Q" C!is dis)#nsa(ion will b# a( (!# disc.#(ion o (!#ana,#m#n( /ommi((##"