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Vol 51 No 1 Mar 2014 Volume 51 Number 1 March 2014 National Parks Association of the Australian Capital Territory Inc Progress towards NPA’s new bird Feral horses new national parks book launched rampant NPA Bulletin Volume 51 number 1 March 2014 Articles by contributors may not necessarily reflect association opinion or objectives. CONTENTS From the President ...................................................................2 Sandalwood: ‘liquid gold’.......................................................15 Rod Griffiths Liz Teather Protection, not destruction .......................................................3 Vale Alam Ray ........................................................................15 Judy Kelly Max Lawrence Letter to the editor, Canberra Times ........................................3 Bushwalks. Teddys Hut...........................................................16 Rod Griffiths Brian Slee A new national park for the ACT .............................................4 One Tree Hill....................................................................17 Rod Griffiths Brian Slee Field guide to the birds of the ACT..........................................6 Molonglo Valley...............................................................18 Book launch Esther Gallant Visiting the horses ....................................................................7 PARKWATCH ..........................................................................19 Di Thompson Compiled by Hazel Rath The Murrumbidgee–Ginninderra Gorges National Park..........8 NPA notices.............................................................................22 Doug Finlayson Meetings and speaker information..........................................23 Bushwalk. Ettrema–Tullyangela ............................................11 Eric Pickering NPA information and contacts ................................................23 The Bs of bushwalking — the Bibbulmun Track...................12 Judith Webster From the President Welcome to 2014, and what a year for environmental into the hillside it can be celebrations it is going to be. The Canberra Ornithologists difficult to get off safely Group is celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Australian and I fear that it is only a Landcare movement will be 25 years old and, importantly for matter of time before the NPA ACT, it’s the 30th anniversary of the gazettal of someone gets hurt. I was Namadgi National Park. On 3 October 1984, Namadgi came impressed with the into existence and how it has grown since then. Keep your eye courtesy of the majority of out for a number of events that the NPA ACT will hold to the cyclists we met on our celebrate Namadgi’s birthday. walk but it takes only one I was really pleased to welcome a goodly turnout to the user of the trail to do the wrong recent launch of the new edition of the NPA ACT’s Field thing to cause an incident. The Guide to Birds of the ACT. Launched by Mick Gentleman NPA ACT has already started to raise its MLA, this field guide is a tribute to the many people involved concerns about safety on the Centenary Trail with TAMS. in its development. Well done all. It was also great to see that The start of the year has been busy for the NPA ACT, with a both McComas Taylor and Nicolas Day, the author and submission made on the ACT Trails Strategy, work done on the illustrator of the first edition, were able to attend. If you proposed changes to the Nature Conservation Act and haven’t seen the new edition, it’s ripper with nine new bird involvement in the ACT Centenary Time Capsule Project. In the species described, complemented by Nicolas Day’s wonderful time capsule to the residents of Canberra in 2113, the NPA ACT illustrations. has placed a letter describing the wonderful campaign for the Recently, I went on one of the NPA ACT’s walks from Hall creation of Namadgi National Park. to One Tree Hill on the Centenary Trail. This is a popular Looking forward to a great year together. section for both walkers and cyclists, but some parts of the Rod Griffiths track are probably too narrow to allow easy passing of a walker and a cyclist without one of them having to either stop or get off the track. Given that some parts of the trail are cut 2014 is the 30th anniversary of the gazettal of Namadgi National Park 2 NPA BULLETIN − MARCH 2014 Protection, not destruction In The Canberra Times on Tuesday informed, and in informing ourselves. 4 February, Jenna Price wrote an article Letter to the Editor, There are always escape routes via a ‘Green shoots of Abbott ire’ about a The Canberra Times book, outdoor concert, bushwalk, resident of regional NSW who has had picnic, film, nature ramble or a visit to enough of the present federal regime S. Gerrard and Dr Nick Abel detail the an exhibition in one of our cool and is organising events in March. Coalition Government’s proposed incur- national institutions. Humour helps They are peaceful non-partisan grass sions into Tasmania’s World Heritage Area and the pick of the best political roots rallies, assemblies, and citizens’ and the Great Barrier Reef (Letters, Feb 5) cartoons showing at Old Parliament marches at Federal Parliament and but these are just part of many governmen- House is a tonic. Our politicians are around Australia ‘to protest against tal failures to protect the environment. reduced to the ridiculous under the government decisions that are against The Federal Government is trans- cartoonists’ pens. the common good of our nations’. ferring its powers under the Environment NPA ACT expressed its concerns in a Craig Batty, an educational Protection and Biodiversity Conservation letter published in the Canberra Times designer, is the spokesman; he has Act to the States and Territories, giving on 7 February 2014. never been an activist or party member them greater freedom to exploit our natu- but ‘he’s had enough’. On Monday ral resources. The Abbott government is Mail, email or call your 17 March, Batty will be marching in about to cut its funding to all Environmen- elected representatives Canberra from 10:00 am. People tal Defenders Offices (EDO). The EDO interested in the march can see further has given invaluable legal advice to volun- The main points mentioned in the details on the group’s website at https:// teer conservation groups, including the letter can be incorporated in a letter or www.facebook.com/ National Parks Association of the ACT email to federal politicians and MarchinMarchCanberra (NPA ACT), in their efforts to protect the Opposition representatives. Have a natural environment. look at the damage that feral horses in Haven’t we all had enough? Feral horses in Kosciuszko National Kosciuszko National Park are Park (KNP) are now estimated to number inflicting on the fragile alpine Haven’t we all had enough, especially between 11,000 –14,000, increasing at environment via the link on when it comes to repealing legislation 20% per year. They are trampling creeks, NPA ACT’s website showing photos meant to protect the natural eroding banks, polluting the water, and that members took on a recent walk environment? We’ve read about the braiding water courses, causing increased that Di Thompson led to the Snowies planned dumping of harbour dredgings evaporation. While feral horse numbers in November 2013: http:// in the Great Barrier Reef, and the escalate, horse riders are being granted www.npaact.org.au/news.php?id=232. removal of Tasmanian forest from the access to wilderness areas in KNP and will The federal Minister for the protection of its World Heritage Area. further contribute to the damage of fragile Environment is Greg Hunt: As we bake under a heatwave, areas. NPA ACT has a link to members’ [email protected], spirits, along with trees and plants, photos of feral horse damage on its web- (02) 6277 7920. droop. How many more exhortations The Shadow Minister for site at http://www.npaact.org.au/ do we have to see to sign a petition, Environment, Climate Change and news.php?id=232. write a letter, lobby a politician, donate Our national parks and reserve systems Water is Mark Butler: to some worthy environmental fund or are vital refuges for plants and animals but [email protected], cause? they are being neglected because of popu- (02) 6277 4089. list policies and lack of resources and staff. Make a few points, using NPA’s Part of the answer might be Our conservation reserves have suf- letter and ask each what he will do to stop the destruction of the natural persistence fered neglect from both major parties but now the situation is growing steadily environment. You can also write to Perhaps part of the answer is worse. Concerned readers should lobby both at Parliament House, PO Box persistence whether it be tree planting, their federal representatives to protect, not 6022, House of Representatives, keeping the garden alive as a mini destroy, our natural environment. Parliament House, Canberra ACT oasis, or going on a work party, 2600. weather permitting. Persistence is also Rod Griffiths, Judy Kelly needed in keeping our politicians President, NPA ACT An addendum to Julie Henry’s obituary in the December 2013 Bulletin From the NPA News of NPA founders of the Brisbane Bushwalkers was involved in the establishment of the Queensland, February 2014 Club, and joined NPAQ in 1949. Julie NPA ACT, and as a committee member became a NPAQ life member in 1960, for a number of years, before she retired Julia Henry (1917–2013) — Julia (Julie) and attended many weekend and and returned to Sydney. There she put passed away
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