74 Kallista Rd.
QUEENSLAND
BUSHWALKERS
CLUB Inc.
Newsletter
At Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island
Club News
Christmas Party 2005
Bookings are now being taken for the QBW Christmas Party.
See Evelyn soon as bookings to be made by 1st November.
Date Fri Night 2nd December to Sun 4th December
Location Crystal Waters Permaculture Village,
Conondale
Situated in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, approx. 100km north
of Brisbane.
Accommodation Costs Bunkhouse (Sleeps 24, there are 4
rooms with 6 beds in each) $18 per person per night
Camping / Van Site $10 per person per night,
$5 per subsequent person per night on same campsite.
Power $1 extra per person per night.
Room for more than 20 campsites
Facilities Amenities Block with Showers and Toilets
Basic Camp Kitchen and BBQ area with shelter, bench tables
and seats, fridge, two gas burners, electric jug and fireplace. A
fire is permitted if no restrictions at the time.
There is a shop on site selling snacks, lunches, crafts and local
produce.
Please bring For Campers – All camping gear
For Bunkhouse - Bedding
All cooking and eating utensils
All food for meals except for Saturday Dinner
Dinner The Saturday Dinner will be a catered meal in a function
room at Crystal Waters, $20 per head. BYO wine etc.
Bushwalking Plenty of possibilities at Conondale National
Park, Obi Obi Gorge or Kondalilla National Park.
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Rochedale South
QLD 4123
Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
Phone No (07) 3341 7509
www.geocities.com/qldbwc
August 2005
Membership Fees
Membership Fees are now due. Membership is $20.00 and if you
wish to have the Newsletter delivered by postal mail it will be an
additional $15.00.
All members have been given or sent out a Membership Renewal
Form. You have till the end of August to renew your membership.
If the membership fee is not paid by the end of August, then you
are no longer financial and membership may be terminated.
Abseiling Waiver
There are two Abseil Waiver Forms now available.
One form is for adults and there is room for up to 5 people to sign
on the one form. If multiple people sign the one form, ensure that
there is adequate time for each person to read the waiver.
If a person under 18 years of age is participating, then the parent
or guardian must sign for that person. This form has room for only
one signature.
Have spare copies of the Waiver Form available if a person
wishes to keep a copy of the Waiver Form for his/her own
reference.
The forms are available on the Club web site at
http://www.geocities.com/qldbwc/leaders/abseil.html or at Club
meetings.
It is a requirement of insurance that a waiver form is signed if
doing abseiling as a Club activity.
Comings and Goings
John M. is off to Iceland for a trek there.
Gail C. is off to Tibet, India and Nepal for some walking in the
Himalayas.
Lynn N. has recently returned from a 4WD trip round Australia.
 General Information The Management Committee
Meeting Place
Club Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at the President Trevor Cox 3273 3484 (H)
East Brisbane State School, corner of Stanley Street and Vice President Trevor Davern 0411 512 202
Wellington Road, starting at 7:30pm. Secretary Bob Gur 3345 3971 (H)
There is parking within the school grounds off Wellington Road. Treasurer Gary Woodward 3245 2695 (H)
Consult a street directory, as there are a number of one-way
streets in the area. There is also parking in Wellington Road. Outings Secretary David Kenrick 3349 8238 (H)
Tea/Coffee and cake/biscuits are provided after the meeting. A Membership Officer Ken Walters 3344 1927 (H)
coin donation would be appreciated Editor Richard Kolarski 3341 7509 (H)
Membership Social Secretary Evelyn Campbell 3809 2354 (H)
Before a visitor can go on a walk, he/she must be a Member Training Officer Frank Garland 3341 5207 (H)
(Probationary or Ordinary) or be a member of an affiliated club.
Membership of QBW is only $20 and lasts till the end of the Other Voluntary Positions
Club’s financial year which is on the 30th of June each year.
Equipment Officer Steve Moyle 3800 3963 (H)
Probationary Membership Supper Convenor Danuta Gur 3345 3971 (H)
A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Member Federation Rep Bob Gur 3345 3971 (H)
on his/her first walk after signing the waiver form. There is no
prescribed fee for a Probationary Member. Federation Rep Trevor Cox 3273 3484 (H)
However a Probationary Member must become an Ordinary FMR Rep Richard Kolarski 3341 7509 (H)
Member on his/her 2nd walk by filling out a membership form and FMR Rep Frank Garland 3341 5207 (H)
paying the prescribed fee.
Ordinary Membership Campsite Monitors
A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out a Ratatat Hut Barbara Makepeace
membership form and handing the form to a committee member
or walk leader and paying $20.00. Running Creek Falls Richard Kolarski
Gary Woodward
An Ordinary Member has the right to vote at an AGM or be
elected to a committee position. A Probationary Member has Throakban Kerry de Clauzel
neither of these rights. Trevor Smith
Mt Superbus Christine & Cliff Harrison
Members of Another Bushwalking Club
Spicers Peak Ann Kemp
Members of another bushwalking club affiliated with the Mt May John Brunott
Queensland Federation of Bushwalking Clubs or another State
Federation are covered by the same Insurance. Thus they do not
need to become a member of our Club for insurance purposes. Editors Pic
Equipment for Hire
The Club has a backpack (suitable for use as a
day or through pack) for hire at $5.00 per week.
QBW is also looking at purchasing further
equipment in the near future. Any suggestions for
equipment to buy would be appreciated.
Also any person who has surplus equipment and
would like to donate or sell to the Club, please
contact one of the Committee members or Steve
Moyle on 3800 3963.
Bivy Bag/Pack Liners for Sale
The Club has purchased a quantity of pack liners from VicWalk
suitable for through packs. They are 2 metres by 0.9 metres in a
bright orange colour. The packliners can double as an
emergency bivvy bag and have helpful information printed on
them.
They are available from the Club for $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00.
Club Shirts
Blue Fungi Seen on Fraser Island
The club still has a number of Club polo shirts for sale. They are
available in XL, L, M and S size. $20.00 each
EPIRB Available for Members New Members
The Club has purchased an EPIRB. It will be available to any
member of the Club at no charge for use on weekend or Neil Douglas Emmanuel Georgiou
weekday walks. Lindsay Gilbert David Hill
If you would like to take the EPIRB on a walk, ring 3341 7509 on Gary Hutchison James Parra
where to pick up and return the EPIRB.
Emergency Space Blankets No of financial Ordinary Members 51
The Club has a supply of these for sale at $2.50 each.
This is the number of renewals and new members since 1/7/2005

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 PILGRIMAGE 2005
Redland Bushwalking Club, the organisers for the 2005
Pilgrimage, want to make this the biggest and best Pilgrimage
ever!
When 19- 21 August 2005
Where Bigriggen camping grounds
Cost For only $30 per person includes -
- camping fees for two nights
- opportunity to go on some of the best walks in Qld
- supper Friday night
- supper Saturday night
- light breakfast Sunday morning
- entertainment throughout the weekend
Note: Some bunkhouse accommodation is still available at extra
cost.
This Pilgrimage has some of the best walks in Queensland. The
Mt Barney area is renowned for the range and variety of walks in
the area. This area is the “old stamping grounds for
Bushwalkers”.
This Pilgrimage will provide you with the opportunity to revisit
some of the old favourite walks in the area, for example, The
Lower Portals, Mt Maroon, Mt May or perhaps try some of the
less well known walks such as Mt Gillies and Mt Ernest.
The annual Pilgrimage provides an opportunity to bushwalkers to
camp, walk, socialise, catch-up, and have FUN with other like-
minded people.
Remember! – There will be a prize to the club who registers the
most members!
What is going to make this Pilgrimage the biggest and best!
A Coffee Shop will be running all weekend (with entertainment)
(bring extra coins to purchase beverages and eats)
A trip down memory lane display
The big campfire plus bushdance, storytelling and entertainment
on Saturday night
Other fun activities planned throughout the weekend
Registration is EASY - Email Denise - jkolcze@vtown.com.au
Enquiries phone: Laurel 0438 080157 or visit our website at
http://au.geocities.com/redlandbushwalkingclub/index.htm
How To Get There
Take the Mt Lindesay Highway to Beaudesert.
At the traffic lights, take the road to Rathdowney.
Just past Rathdowney, turn right into the Boonah Rathdowney
Road.
After seven kilometers turn left into Upper Logan Road.
Take the first turn right to go to Bigriggen.
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ANNUAL REPORT
FEDERATION MOUNTAIN RESCUE
2004-2005
The major achievement of FMR this year has been the successful
completion of the Bushwalking Injuries Project. At a recent
meeting, Principal Researcher Ameneh Ghafourian Gomshi
Bashi, and her Supervisor, Associate Professor Peter O’Rourke,
reported on the results of this pilot project. The study contains
only the aggregated information supplied by the bushwalking
community. Despite running for only a month the research has
delivered several indicative but useful insights. I’ll report on this
more widely and fully elsewhere.
Already this very limited study has delivered enough new and
useful information of direct benefit to bushwalkers and to Public
Health analysis to justify a fuller investigation, over a longer time
period. As Project Leader it is especially gratifying for me to reveal
that Ameneh received a good grade for her work. This adds
confidence to the use of the results in designing future training
and demonstrates the value Ameneh’s examiners place on this
investigation.
Special thanks to Professor Frank Bowling, Project Advisor, for his
continuing assistance and suggestions, to Ms Debbie Scott,
Manager of the Queensland Injuries Surveillance Unit, for her help
to Ameneh, particularly on Form design and especially to Barbara
Makepeace, the bushwalker’s Liaison Officer, who has done so
much to keep the project advertising and subsequent data
gathering running smoothly. Finally, and most significantly, thanks
to all of the participating bushwalking clubs and their diligent
Outings Officers for supplying valuable information in a timely
way.
There was one alert this year involving a missing civilian in the
Mapelton area. Discovery of the body of the person meant a stand
down for FMR. FMR was not involved in the search for the
missing businessman lost for several days on Moreton Island, but
contributed to subsequent public commentary in the Courier Mail.
The happy outcome in this case indicates, once again, the
potential disadvantages of terminating a search prematurely
unless there is strong evidence supporting an external reason to
do so.
At last year’s AGM a full committee was elected with the
exception of a President. This left FMR somewhat directionless
during the past year. This provided a unique opportunity for the
newer Rescue Leaders to demonstrate responsibility and
volunteer their services to continue the long established and
successful program elements from the past. The failure of this
approach is now demonstrated and clear. The cancellation of
some activities which traditionally have been well supported
invites a re-think of the way FMR might go about its affairs in the
future.
The resumption of abseiling cover in the bushwalkers Insurance
and a more thorough future Bushwalking Injuries study provide
new opportunities to reinvigorate FMR. The abseiling instruction
will need special care given the period of time in which it has not
been possible. This has led to an Insurer induced de-skilling of
many bushwalkers in this area of safety skills acquisition. Thanks
to those experienced Rescue Leaders who have already
volunteered to help with addressing the upgrading of club skills in
abseiling.
Finally, thanks to all of those committee members who have
plugged away at completing their work through out the year.
Thanks to you all.
Ron Farmer
Liaison Officer & Rescue Leader, FMR
 Past Walks
Mt Hobwee 10 April 2005
There were clouds overhead this morning but everyone was
enthusiastic to start the walk and we had a good group.
The walk follows the Border track for approximately 6km and
winds its way through the rainforest. There were a couple of wet
areas, a little slippery at times but no major concerns.
The track is very well signed - we branched off the Border track
and soon passed Araucaria turnoff. A little further down the track
we came across a “red-bellied black”. Luckily he was headed
away from us and after a short wait he/she disappeared under a
rock.

Mt Hobwee Running Creek Falls

A good pace set and in no time we were at the summit. It was a After about an hour at the base of the falls we began exploring
little deceiving and disappointing, as there were no views and various ways to get to the top of the falls. A small gully was
plenty of leeches. Decided to have lunch and at this point the rain considered too dangerous while a ridge was overgrown with wait-
started. One of our members had lost a strap to their backpack a-while which forced us back. We decided we would try another
and a search was made. No luck. day and made our way back to the campsite. There I did a quick
The rain continued and the leeches were having a field day so rock hop up England Creek and found it a fantastic place for more
we made a hasty retreat back down the track. Eagle eyes John exploration another day.
spotted the “lost strap” a little further down the track. There was no rain that night and as soon as it was light the next
We didn’t extend the walk to Dacelo Lookout today – no views morning we had breakfast, packed our tents and made the return
with the mist and rain and the walk had been listed as an “M”. journey.
Next time folks. We stopped in Beaudesert at lunch time and enjoyed a large
I’m pretty sure that some could smell the coffee and CHIPS at counter lunch at one of the hotels. It was a fitting end to a great
Binna Burra as the steps got longer and quicker…. weekend camping in the Australian rainforest. Many thanks to
Steve and Gil for their company. Richard
We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. Thank you for
joining us on this great walk. Bob & Danuta
Mount Barney via Barney Gorge 24 April 2005
Running Creek T/W 16-17 April 2005 Ten of us braved the early morning to meet at Rathdowney at
6:00 am. After a short car shuffle between Yellow Pinch reserve
The Running Creek campsite is a small campsite at the junction
and the Lower Portals car park we started the walk at 6:45 am.
of England and Running Creek. Only 4 campers are allowed at a
time. On this throughwalk there were just the three of us, Gil,
Steve and myself.
Many walks have been done to Running Creek Falls just as a
day walk. However it is such a long walk that usually only a few
minutes can be spent at one of the most spectacular falls in
south east Queensland. This throughwalk would allow us more
time at the falls and to do some exploration of the surrounds.
We parked the car at the farm at the end of the road and began
the five kilometre walk across cow paddocks to get to the
National Park.
After an hour and a half, we reached the crossing of Running
Creek. Due to the drought, the creek was low and the crossing
was an easy rock hop across. On the other side of the creek the
vegetation changed from open sclerohyll eucalypt forest to rain
forest. In places trees had fallen across the track and we had to
navigate round them to rejoin the faint track. Close to midday we
reached the campsite, put up our tents and had lunch. Views From the Top of Mt Barney

From the campsite it is about 800 metres upstream to the falls. The gorge is a very popular route to the saddle of Mt Barney and
Again we made good time rock hopping up the creek and should only be attempted in dry conditions, as the slightest hint of
reached the falls within a half hour. Gil even ventured in for a moisture will make the rock slabs extremely slippery and
quick swim but the cold water deterred the rest of us. dangerous.

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On reaching the Lower Portals we headed up to the bluff on the
right and then followed the track along the ridge and then down
where Barney Gorge meets Barney Creek. There is a large
campsite here set back about 150 metres from the creek. The
gorge starts off as a rock hop and then turns into large slabs
making the ascent a very enjoyable one. The gorge is very well
defined all the way to the saddle and it would be extremely hard
to get off track.
One of the party members had problems with cramp and so it
was decided to modify our descent route, from SE ridge to South
Ridge (Peasants). Leaving this person in the saddle to rest, the
balance of the party ascended to East Peak (1351m) to enjoy the
spectacular 360 degree view along with 20 other intrepid
bushwalkers.
While on top we were buzzed by a glider also taking in the views
of this clear calm autumn day. Our descent took 3.5 hours
arriving back at Yellow Pinch reserve at 5:15pm, making it a long
but enjoyable day. David Rae
Fraser Island T/W 26 April to 1 May 2005
The walkers - June Greenaway, Noelene McCay, David Kenrick,
Ken Walters, Gabe Romaguera, Michael Peel, Richard Kolarski,
John Brunott and me.
Tuesday 26th
With a 10.15am barge to catch we all had an early start from
Brisbane, meeting at McDonalds in Gympie along the way for a
quick coffee.
The barge dropped us off at Wanggoolba Creek. Some decided
to walk in to Central Station along the road (quite firm sand after
recent rain), while the rest walked via the Great Walks access
track with a stop off for a swim at Basin Lake.
The separate fenced camping area for walkers meant we had a
peaceful night. No loud parties or dingoes.
Wednesday 27th
As the first taxi trip to Happy Valley wasn’t scheduled until
11.30am, we visited Pile Valley and spent time drying tents under
the Day Use covered area. Unfortunately, the taxi arrived thirty
minutes early and the driver was quite miffed that we weren’t
waiting for him. Thankfully I wasn’t in the first group to go up to
Happy Valley so I left it to Ken to cheer him up before our turn.
The taxi was back in no time and John was put in front next to
the still-unhappy driver. We had an extra speedy trip up the
beach with John finally convincing the driver to drop us off at the
top of the steep climb four k’s further on from Happy Valley. That
put us ahead of the first group (not happy, Patricia!!!). We
decided it was worth it to face their wrath and not have to do the
hard climb.
Our camp that night was at Lake Garawongera. We had a swim
in the lovely lake before dinner. Rain began falling just as we
began preparing dinner. Unfortunately, the only shelter was two
small covered tables in the Day Use area. We all squashed in
and managed to stay almost dry.
Thursday 28th
Early Morning Washing
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The rain has cleared away for the time being. We have a walk of
13.1 km. to the Valley of the Giants. Fairly gentle ups and downs
until a morning tea stop at the turnoff to Petrie’s Camp. June,
Noelene and Gabe went off to explore this historic forestry site but
reported that little is left to see.
After a rest we huffed and puffed up until we came to open
heathland, which was a pleasant change to walk through. It had
been burnt out in the not-too-distant past but there was plenty of
regrowth. An old tramline through a dense canopy gave a tunnel-
like effect along the rest of the way to our destination.
This campsite really lived up to its name – huge straight tree
trunks disappeared into the branches above us.
I didn’t realize that toilets could be ‘cute’ until I saw the one here
at this campsite.
Still feeling relatively fresh, we went off to find the Giant
Tallowwood, and giant it was. It was so easy walking without
packs that we did a few extra klms just for fun.
John In Night Time Attire
John provided the entertainment with his modeling of a Christmas
present given to him by his mother: boxer shorts with interesting
little pictures on them.
More rain this evening but thankfully John had packed a light tarp
so a few of us socialized well beyond dark.
Friday 29th
Fine again this morning for our longest day of 16.1kms and the
steepest and longest climb of the trip. Actually it wasn’t so bad as
we reached the top well before we realized and even had the
energy to walk another 600m to an impressive view high on a
sandblow looking east to the sea.
More gentle ups and downs on the way to Lake Wabby. Packs
were hidden off the main tourist track and we headed for a swim.
A few tourists were around but worse was to come.
Our campsite was in among a huge grove of macrozamias. As at
the previous sites, we had low tables with rat boxes at each
cleared tent pad with vegetation around the pad left untouched to
give a little privacy. Unfortunately, the toilet was shared with the
day trippers at the parking area near the lookout and things
weren’t too clean. Ken kindly did a clean-up so they ended up not
too bad.
No rain tonight – a first.
Saturday 30th
Only 11.9 klms to walk today. As on previous days the terrain was
gentle up and down along sandy, leaf-covered tracks. We made
good time and arrived at picturesque Lake McKenzie in time for
lunch. What a shock when we arrived at the lake – Surfers
Paradise without the highrise!!! Wall to wall people and the
carpark was full to overflowing plus buses coming and going at
regular intervals.

At Your Convenience
We had a swim then just waited for sunset when the hoards
disappeared and left the lake to us campers. Dinner was cooked
on the large tables in the bus picnic area with much discussion
about the various menus.
During his nocturnal wanderings Gabe came face-to-face with a
dingo, only the second one seen on the trip. He, Gabe, backed
off and thankfully the campsite was fenced so our food was safe.
Sunday 1st May
We backtracked a little this morning then headed to Kingfisher
Bay along the track maintained by the Resort for its patrons,
much shorter than the Great Walks Access Track. Many dingo
tracks today but no sightings.
What a smelly bunch as we wandered down to the restaurant for
some much-overdue fresh food. For some, a swim in the pool
and a shower, for others, smelly boots off and maybe a change
of shirt while waiting for the barge.
A forty-minute trip in the barge brought us back to the still-intact
vehicles and a 350+ km drive home.
Thank you so much to all my fellow walkers. I had a lovely time
and enjoyed spending these six days with the wonderful mix of
‘characters’ on the walk. I learned about wearing towels from
Ken, an interesting way to eat noodles from Michael, new words
to describe my ex-boss from Dave, how not to have to walk up a
steep hill from John, how not to find the best campsite from
Gabe, the benefit of having two walking poles from June, the
advantage in following someone up a sandblow from Noelene,
and from Richard, how to cope with the rain – sleep. Patricia
Walking In Scotland
(After his sojourn in Europe, the indefatigable Peter is now in the
UK to go Munro bagging. A Munro is a Scottish mountain above
3,000 ft or 914.4m. They take their collective name from Sir Hugh
Munro who first catalogued them in 1891, identifying around 280
peaks.
Despite their modest height, walking and climbing in the Scottish
mountains can be treacherous due to the latitude and exposure
to Atlantic weather systems. Even in summer, conditions can be
atrocious; thick fog, strong winds, driving rain and freezing
summit temperatures are commonplace.)
The weather in Chesham near London was cold, wet and
overcast for most of my time there. The time was spent on local
walks, TV, some odd jobs, visiting pubs (with fire places), visiting
various villages etc.
Had a magical drive from Inverness to Ullapool with a beautiful
sunset and fine weather.
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However the next day was wet and cold, so went on an
archaeological tour around Ullapool, very interesting.
I did 2 Munros in the An Teallach mountain group which are one
of Scotland's finest. These mountains demonstrate what I love
about Scotland: serious mountains, locks, lockans, corries,
wilderness, complex rock patterns, beautiful autumn colours,
rivers, rock scree, cliffs etc.
The walk involved 4 kilometres of ridge with exhilarating views
(when the weather cleared) with 10 peaks over 3000 feet. The
highest was 3500 feet but could not summit all peaks as would
have been blown off. Walks start at elevation 150 feet.
Did another Munro under very trying conditions with gale force
winds which at times tried to blow me off the mountain. I anchored
myself with my poles. Rain, very cold, mist, (all the things that
Scotland can offer). No real views due to mist.
Could not walk on Thursday and Friday, as the weather was lousy
for walking. I worked on the small cabin but as 3 of the 5 web sites
for weather forecasted a reasonable day for Saturday, I decided to
go for it. I did the research so I could get an early start. I could get
5 weather forecasts for Ullapool and they would usually be
different, so they generally were not much help. I usually waited
until light, looked out of the window and then decided whether to
go.
Walking on a Munro
On Saturday after 1.5 hours driving I reached the car park at the
start of the walk and decided to give it a go although the
mountains were in cloud. No rain but still dark. Daylight was at 8
a.m.
The first hour was a beautiful walk up a glen beside a stream with
lots of waterfalls to the start of the serious hill walk. The clouds
and the mist seemed to lift a little so I decided to keep on going
but by the time I reached the top of the first Horn Of Alligin the
cloud and mist had closed in giving visibility around 50 m. As the
track looked OK I decided to continue.
The Horns of Alligin are 3 separate peaks, I guess about 800m
high which require some minor scrambling which I really enjoyed.
You can go around them. I had limited views on the lee side of the
mountain for a little while but you could see the mist rolling in.
I continued on into the mist and had a little surprise as the mist
lifted for a few seconds and the first Munro was right in my face,
some 200m still up. Lovely sight, lovely ridge.
It ended up being a brilliant day with walking in the cloud and mist
and not knowing if the visibility was going to close down to
nothing. Had some very limited brief views. No rain, not cold
(except the rocks during scrambling) and light winds (pity about
the views). I would like to do it again next year, but lots of other
great Munros.
Back to Ullapool at 3.30pm and worked on the cabin until
8pm.and then partied on until midnight. Departed for Inverness at
6a.m. Driving in Scotland is great, not much traffic, great views of
locks, mountains, valleys, streams, the sea (at times), forests, old
buildings in all stages, deer, sheep, cows (no bells).
Now back in Chesham shopping, visiting, partying, little jobs,
minor walks, TV and going to a TV show.
Cheers
Peter