Apr 2018 THE INVESTIGATOR Official Newsletter of the DATE CLAIMER In this issue: 22 APR 2018 Baroon Pocket Dam to Kondalilla Falls - Day walk In later issues 5-7 MAY 2018 Central Qld Combined Camp, Mount Perry OR Alternative to be discussed at Baroon Pocket Dam 20 MAY 2018 Cockalorum Creek Bridge Somerset Trail, Mt Mee WALK REPORTS These are compiled on our Wordpress site at glasshousebw.wordpress.com Yabba Creek is full of water this time!! Club Facebook page Club web page 1
Apr 2018 NEWSLETTER NAME In July 1797, Lt. Matthew Flinders climbed Mount Beerburrum and as such was the first European to do so. In honour of this feat, the newsletter of the Glasshouse Bushwalkers Club Inc. is named after the ship in which he circumnavigated Australia HMS Investigator. Note: The club also acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which we conduct our activities as a group. Postal Address: 29 Georgia Street, Godwin Beach QLD 4511 E-mail: Web: Facebook - Page: Facebook - Group: Twitter: Blog: Instagram: glasshousebw@yahoo.com.au http://glasshouse.bwq.org.au Glasshouse-Bushwalkers-Club-Inc Glasshousebw @GlasshouseBW glasshousebw.wordpress.com @glasshousebw Contact: 0423 091 346 MEMBERSHIP AND INSURANCE FEES Joining Fee $10.00 Single Membership $20.00 Family Membership $25.00 Associate Membership $10.00 Incorporated Association $25.00 INSURANCE Visitor (Temporary Member) per walk $5.00 Members (each person) per annum $10.00 AFFILIATION is an affiliated club of Bushwalking Queensland Inc. and Bushwalking Australia Inc. COMMITTEE President Gavin Dale 0423 091 346 Vice President Judy Geerdink Secretary Jan Reed 0467 082 592 Treasurer Andy Ryan 0407 023 058 Membership Officer Lee Spence INSURANCE The club has three insurance policies: Combined General and Product Liability includes $20,000,000 public liability, and $5,000,000 for club assets and items for sale. Personal Accident All activities associated with bushwalking, including abseiling, canoeing, and the like. Covers out of pocket expenses and compensation for injuries leading to loss of limbs and organs, plus loss of earnings. Association Liability cover for administration of the club. DISCLAIMER The Management Committee of the Glasshouse Bushwalkers Club Inc. wish to advise while all care is taken in organising and publishing the walks, each member walks at their own risk. The Editor takes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may occur in the publication of the newsletter. LIFE MEMBERS Ivan and June Wall Gavin and Susan Dale Andy Ryan 2
Apr 2018 UPCOMING OUTINGS *For more explanation about the below outings please see the club s Outings Guide DATE 22/04/2018 VENUE OUTING Kondalilla Falls Car Park, Kondalilla Falls Road, Montville Baroon Pocket Dam to Kondalilla Falls OUTING TYPE DW DISTANCE 9.6 km INDEX 5.24 TRACK TYPE MEET TIME TRIP LEADER Graded track 8.00am Gavin Dale (P) 3419 2222 (M) 0423 091 346 (E) glasshousebw@yahoo.com.au DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Drive north on the Bruce Highway towards Gympie. After 58.4 km from D/Bay Rd, the exit 201 onto Nambour Connection Road. Continue on Nambour Connection Road towards Nambour for 2 km then take the exit the left onto Kiel Mountain Road. Continue left onto Woombye Palmwoods Road. Follow Woombye Palmwoods Road for 3 km to a left veer and it becomes Margaret Street. After 550m this road becomes Palmwoods Montville Road. Follow Palmwoods Montville Road for 1.8 km and turn right onto Hunchy Road. Follow Hunchy Road for 4.9 km and turn slight left onto Razorback Road. Follow Razorback Road for 1.5 km to the intersection at Main Street, Montville and turn right. After 1.6 km, Main Street becomes Montville Mapleton Road, and follow for 1.1km to the intersection with Kondalilla Falls Road and turn left. Drive 800m to the Kondalilla Falls Car Park. 3
Apr 2018 OUTING DIRECTIONS: Meet at 8.00am. Car pool to Baroon Pocket Dam and the start of the walk. Follow the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk back to Kondalilla Falls and then drive back to Baroon Pocket Dam for lunch. PLEASE BRING: Lunch, boots, water (at least 2 litres), snacks, medication (if required to be carried or taken during walk). CLUB NEWS EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA Extra Walks coming up. This newsletter has been held up and subsequently truncated as offers have come in to add walks to the calendar to accommodate other groups to be led. There are finer details to be produced as once gained, but the same group we took out is once again requesting a walk in mid-june, and there will be 4
Apr 2018 training walks for the participants of the Great Ocean Walk. This will include a weekend at Girraween to accommodate the two walkers from Goondiwindi. As an aside, I am considering forming a Diabetes Walking Club so that there is more exposure to the health aspects of walking in the management of Diabetes. Diabetes Qld is in support of such an idea. Fundraising Agenda The following fundraising activities for Diabetes Qld are on the Bushwalking Queensland Inc. Calendar: BVRT TREK 4 DQ Based on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail there are three events: 100km - Moore to Cricket Pitch, Pine Mountain Road, Pine Mountain - 13-15 July 2018 25km - Native Garden, Lowood to Cricket Pitch, Pine Mountain Road, Pine Mountain - 15 July 2018 15km - Fernvale Futures Centre to Cricket Pitch, Pine Mountain Road, Pine Mountain - 15 July 2018 If interested see Gavin. GREAT OCEAN ROAD TREK 2018 This year the walk is from 18-24 October 2018, with similar format to previous years. Day 1-18 October - fly to Tullamarine (Melbourne) Airport. Conveyed to Bimbi Park, Cape Otway by bus. Day 2-19 October - walk Apollo Bay to Blanket Bay - about 22 km - conveyed to and from Bimbi Park Day 3-20 October - walk Blanket Bay to Bimbi Park via Cape Otway - about 16 km - conveyed to Blanket Bay Day 4-21 October - walk Bimbi Park to Johanna Beach via Station Beach and Rainbow Falls - about 18km - conveyed to Bimbi Park Day 5-22 October - walk Milanesia Gate to Moonlight Head - 24 km - conveyed to and from Bimbi Park Combined Camp - 05-07 May 2018 - Mount Perry - walk in lieu Registrations are due on 21st April, and although the President was interested in going, the timing is not right to venture there. In lieu of this a discussion will be held at lunch at Baroon Pocket Dam as to what the club will do for a day walk on the 06th May. Another reason of the short newsletter. PILGRIMAGE 2018 Plans are now underway for the planning of the Pilgrimage 2018 being held at Jimna 28 September 2018 to 01 October 2018, in association with Sunshine Coast Bushwalkers Club Inc. Quite a number of walks have been identified, including new ones from the locals, so please think about being a leader. The club is programmed to have a few camps in the lead up and the owner of the Jimna Base Camp has offered free camping to do recess etc. 5