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It July 2012.Indd g o r F e e r o b o r r o iitt C Canberra Bushwalking Club Inc GPO Box 160 Canberra ACT 2601 Volume: 48 www.canberrabushwalkingclub.org Number: 6 July 2012 GENERAL MEETING 8 pm Wednesday 18 July 2012 Important dates What’s happening in Namadgi 18 Julyy National Park? Generalneral meetingmeeting Presenter: Ben Stevenson 25 Julyy Committeemmittee memeetingeting Ben will talk about new walking trails at Stockyard Spur and Rendezvous Creek, Gudgenby in a Box project, Gibraltar Falls upgrade, Cotter Hut 25 Julyy and Mt Franklin Road upgrades, signifi cant sites auditing, Aboriginal rock Submissionsmissions close foforr art monitoring, walking trail maintenance, campground upgrades, fl ood Augustust it damage repairs, vertebrate pests and much more. Members and non members are most welcome. Main hall, Hughes Baptist Church, 32–34 Groom Street, Hughes In this issue 2 Canberra Bushwalking Club Committee 2 President’s prattle 3 Walks Waffl e 3 Training Trifl es 3 Email addresses 3 CBC Cloth badge 3 Membership matters 4 Review: Walking the Great Walks of New Zealand 6 Bulletin Board 7 Billy Billy Rocks 8 Yuraygir Coastal Walk 9 Heritage Festival 2013 10 Activity program 16 Feeling literary? 16 Wednesday walks Committee business Canberra Bushwalking Club Committee President: Phillip Starr [email protected] 0419 281 096 Treasurer: George Carter t the June general meeting it was resolved that Athe fi rst paragraph of the Standing Resolutions be [email protected] altered to read as follows: ‘A ‘trip’ in this document 6251 2130 means any excursion for bushwalking, or allied outdoor activity, that Walks Secretary: Rob Horsfi eld • has been notifi ed in the Club newsletter, at a General [email protected] meeting, or via the Short notice email system’. 6231 4535 The addition is shown in italics. General Secretary: Stan Marks Unfortunately Lois, for personal reasons, has resigned [email protected] as Social Secretary and the committee has accepted her 6254 9568(h) or 6274 7350(w) resignation with regret. Thanks Lois for your contribu- tions as Social Secretary. Fortunately Quentin Moran Membership Secretary: Roger Edwards has agreed to fi ll the Social Secretary position until the [email protected] AGM. Thanks Quentin and welcome to the Committee. 6288 7863 or 0406 378 217 Our Treasurer, George, has indicated that, for health reasons, he is unlikely to accept nomination at the AGM Training and Safety Offi cer: John Evans and is happy for us to seek alternatives. If you have a [email protected] background in accounting or bookkeeping please step 6288 7235 or 0417 436 877 forward…your Club needs you. George is willing to assist with handover and to give ongoing support, as am I. Conservation Offi cer: Nathan Holt If necessary George or I can assist by preparing the end [email protected] of year fi nancials and budget. 0414 628 429 As you are aware, legislation has been passed in the Web Manager: David Briese NSW Parliament to allow recreational shooters into [email protected] many parks and conservation areas. Stan, our General Secretary, recently rang the Queanbeyan Area Manager 6286 3479 of National Parks to see where this is at. She said that Editor: Alison Milton at this stage they know nothing that hasn’t been on the news. She thought it would be several months before [email protected] anything was ready to allow shooters to start. So, for 6254 0578(h) or 6289 2717(w) the time being, walks can continue in NSW national parks without concern. It was agreed that Stan would Assistant Walks Secretary: Keith Thomas ring her in 6 weeks or 2 months to see whether anything [email protected] had developed. So there is no immediate concern but 6230 1081 or 0421 607 667 we will stay in contact with National Parks and, when anything does happen, we will let members know. There Social Secretary: Quentin Moran is a number at head offi ce in Sydney that people can [email protected] ring to register complaints (1300 361 967). You are encouraged to use this number to register your personal 6288 9840 complaint and also please let your committee know of Publisher: Tom George your complaint and the response received.’ [email protected] g o r F Phillip Starr e e r o b o r r o C 6257 0613 President All members of the Committee can be contacted in one email to Like to share your trip or bushwalk with other club members? Why not give a pres- [email protected] entation with photos etc to Club members CHECK IN: Ring Keith Thomas on 6230 1081 and the public at a CBC Meeting. Contact the Social Secretary Quentin Moran to discuss WEB SITE: www.canberrabushwalkingclub.org further. Email socsec@canberrabushwalkingclub. org or phone 6288 9840. g o r F e e r o b o r r o C Page 2 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it July 2012 g ro F e re o b o r r o C Committee reports lessen clashes. The preference is, for example, to have four walks Email addresses spread over Saturday and Sunday hile transferring the con- rather than all on the one day. Wtact list for short-notice Please indicate whether the date walks to the main member data- of your proposed walk is fl exible. base, I noticed that almost 10% In the meantime, good walking! of the emails on the mailing list differed from those already on he Activity Program has plenty Rob Horsfi eld g o r F e e r o the database. In future all emails b o r r o Tto choose from over the next Walks Secretary C will be sent via the member man- month. Past overnight trips staying agement software, which uses in lodges and the like have proved the database. popular and are repeated: Bunda- noon, Blue Mountains, Dromedary, It is important to keep this accu- Budawangs. Book early on these, rate and members now can man- they fi ll quickly. age their own details. If you think that your email may be incorrect, Although it’s very cold overnight at missing or out of date, please go this time of the year, backpacking to the “Your Membership <http:// trips using tents etc are recom- www.canberrabushwalkingclub. mended as an important part of the our party is on The Roll- org/admin-members/member. game, having their own sources Ying Ground, north of Consett php>” page and update the email of satisfaction and providing that Stephen Pass on a day walk in the address on your profi le. This will valuable and continuing experience Snowy Mountains. An unexpected ensure that you do not miss out necessary for multi-day trips further front has brought sudden blizzard on walks notices, advice about afi eld. conditions and your leader has the availability of the newsletter Gingera and Bimberi were covered slipped on wet rocks. He or she is or other important club notices. in snow in past weeks extending in shock because of severe pain. to the north; that white panorama A fellow walker didn’t bring a of the Snowies. Walks into these waterproof coat and is shivering, CBC Cloth conditions can have their risks: a as snow and wind chills their core badge fall and slide on a seemingly not- temperature. You forgot to fully too-steep slope could be serious and charge your mobile phone before tocks are replenished and sunglasses/snow goggles are a must. leaving home and, anyway, it’s been Sthe CBC cloth badge is once Snow blindness is like welders’ searching for towers all day and the again available for sale. $10 by fl ash. It is easy not to appreciate battery is now fl at. hand or $11 posted. Ideal for that the eyes are being subject to What to do? cold winter night sewing on. harmful radiation. The symptoms It all depends on how well your Please contact John Evans on may be delayed then suddenly 0417 436 877 or training@ you’ve got it, a very painful and walk leader planned this trip and whether you are equipped to handle canberrabushwalkingclub.org to unpleasant condition. Refl ection off organise yours. the snow can be fi erce. Cover-up the situation in these conditions. and remember to block-out the To assist in planning and enjoying under-areas: bottom of nose, ear walks in challenging environ- lobes and lips; all quite tender when ments, a small group of Committee burnt. John Evans as Safety Offi cer members and experienced walkers will have more to say in the coming is currently preparing some recom- months concerning general risks mended practices for high-country day walking in the High Country. and other demanding walks. House keeping: One of the benefits of being a • Replies to Short Notice Walks: member of CBC is access to training The logic is like this, leader X presented by experienced walkers. requests Rob to send out a notice Check the Activity Program for to all on the list. If one replies it details of Rob and Jenny Horsfi eld’s should be to X, not Rob! Please ensure that you update any Navigation Course. Fair warning – changes to your email address • Multiple walks on one day: The be quick to book. or inform the Membership Club has the active membership Cheers and happy feet. Secretary. to sustain multiple walks on the one day. Emailing a tentative New members: Petra Klekawka, John Evans g o r F e e r o b o r r o C Sebastien Prevost, Peter Spaven, draft of the program allows Training and Safety Offi cer leaders to consider what else is on Chris Stewart, Jason Volmari and when.
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