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It November 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: 10 November 2012 Important dates 18 November In this issue 20th year of broom 2 Canberra Bushwalking clearing Club Committee 21 Novemberovember 2 President’s prattle Generalneral memeetingeting 2 20 years of Broom clearing 3 Walks Waffl e 28 Novemberovember 3 Training Trifl es Committeemmittee meetinmeetingg 3 Conservation Concerns 28 Novemberovember 3 Membership matters Submissionsbmissions close fforo 4 Review: Hiking the Kokoda Decembercember it Trail 2 Decembercember 5. Wild Medley - poem CBC Christmas party 6 An ascent up Mt Anton 7 Sharing experiences 11 December 8 After the fi res: West Last it for 2012 Macdonnell Ranges 10 Yarramunmun fi retrail The Needle - Custer National Park, South Dakota closed 10 Notice of motion 10 Bulletin Board GENERAL MEETING 11 Activity program 8 pm Wednesday 21 November 2012 13 CBC Xmas Party 16 Feeling literary? Highlights of several North 16 Wednesday walks American national parks Presenter: Gabrielle Wright Next issue preview In April-May this year Gabrielle and Tim Wright travelled for six weeks in Review: Highlights of several North America, both the USA and eastern Canada, using various modes North American National Parks of travel. In addition to the national parks, they will share some other experiences which will interest CBC members. After the fi res: West Macdonnell Ranges –Part two Main hall, Photographic review of 2012 Hughes Baptist Church, A whale of a weekend 32–34 Groom Street, Hughes Plus more Committee reports Canberra Bushwalking Club Committee President: Phillip Starr [email protected] 0419 281 096 he CBC Committee has appointed a sub-committee to Treasurer: Julie Clegg Texamine and report back on all aspects of life member- [email protected] ship. It is expected that this committee’s recommendations 0402 118 359 would include (but not exclusively) the following: • Selection criteria; Walks Secretary: Linda Groom • Nomination procedure; [email protected] • Appointment procedure; 6281 4917 • Constitution amendment. General Secretary: Tim Wright The sub-committee will meet irregularly when all members [email protected] are available. Members are: Phillip Starr, John Evans, Stan 6281 2275 Marks, Lorraine Tomlins, Rob Horsfi eld and Terence Uren. Membership Secretary: Roger Edwards After the sub-committee submits its report to the full com- [email protected] mittee, recommendations will to put to a general meeting. 6288 7863 or 0406 378 217 I have had some reaction to the paragraph in my last Prattle where I commented on late cancellations on weekend walks. Training and Safety Offi cer: John Evans One of our active leaders has told me that he doesn’t mind, [email protected] provided the cancellation comes before the transport arrange- ments are sent out. 6288 7235 or 0417 436 877 Provided people are serious about their bookings, there is no Conservation Offi cer: Nathan Holt real problem if they book early, especially as popular activities [email protected] have a habit of booking out. 0414 628 429 Congratulations to Barrie Ridgway, who had one of his Web Manager: David Briese photographs published in the recent issue of the Great Walks magazine. The subject was jewel spider (Austracantha [email protected] minax). Barrie’s comment “Usually concentrating on the 6286 3479 panoramas I often miss the great beauty at my feet” is, I suspect, true for many of us. Editor: Alison Milton [email protected] Your poor decrepit President has been diagnosed with arthritis in the joint of his previously broken ankle. The doctor has 6254 0578(h) or 6289 2717(w) recommended physio, podiatry (orthotics) and pain killers. Assistant Walks Secretary: Keith Thomas As there is some pain just getting around normally I will not be on any walks for a while and then probably only short [email protected] easier ones until the new year. Bugger. 6230 1081 or 0421 607 667 Phillip Starr Social Secretary: Quentin Moran President [email protected] 6288 9840 Publisher: Gabrielle Wright 20 years of Broom clearing [email protected] SSundayunday 1188 NNovemberovember - nnotot aallll hhardard wworkork 6281 2275 If you haven’t volunteered to help with the All members of the Committee can be contacted broom clearing because you think it is hard in one email to work, it may not be as hard as you think. [email protected] We also need people to carry the clipboard CHECK IN: Ring Keith Thomas on 6230 1081 and record the number of plants, or just be a spotter. Smaller plants along the river bank WEB SITE: www.canberrabushwalkingclub.org are easy to just pull out by hand, so why not think again. See ad in the activity program. g o r F e e r o b o r r o C Page 2 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it November 2012 g ro F e re o b o r r o C Committee reports to interesting effects if combined with flammable repellant). The Walks Waffl e award for the most ingenious leech-removal method goes to Club member Ian Wright, who uses leech pliers (see photo in this it) to great effect. g o r F e e r Linda Groom o b o r r o ne of our Club members had C Oto be rescued recently from the Walks Secretary Buckenbowra Wilderness area by The NPWS has again made 4WD ambulance. Around 4.30 pm funding available for the on the fi rst day of a weekend walk, Orange Hawkweed program he slipped while rock-hopping which will run from Decem- and broke his wrist. The incident ber 2012 to the beginning of showed how well people on a CBC February 2013. Interested walk can work together in an emer- volunteers are invited to gency. The injured walker helped make expressions of interest. immensely in his own rescue by For the fi rst time, some of the managing to walk back up part of volunteers will be camping the creek and up a scree slope to the out in one or more remote nearest fi re trail, despite consider- ur Club has a great walks sites instead of being based able pain. Other party members Oprogram, but additional trips at Khancoban. Full details provided fi rst aid materials, scouted are always welcome. Why not try from the following web page: out the route, escorted him and car- leading one yourself? ried much of his gear; some carried water for the whole party, since the Experienced walkers, acting as enforced camp beside the fi re trail mentors or co-leaders, are more was on top of a dry ridge. The call than willing to help you plan a walk to 000 was answered sensibly and and share their knowledge and skills quickly and the ambulance arrived with you. sooner than expected. You could try a track or urban fringe On a less serious note, you may walk fi rst, perhaps just a half day. have noticed that spring has brought Such a walk would relieve you of out our old friends, the leeches. most navigation issues and allow http://www.environment. There are dozens of leech species you to focus on other walk leading nsw.gov.au/National- in Australia, mostly in a class with components, such as the logistics, Parks/parkVolunteering. the Latin name Clitellata. When a maintaining group cohesion and just aspx?id=N0018 bushwalker fi nds a leech on their having an enjoyable time. g o r F Nathan Holt e e r o b o r r o leg, however, the appropriate words C are usually not so much long and Many Club members are time poor Conservation Offi cer Latin as short and Anglo-Saxon. and there is great demand for such walks. In addition, they are ideal There are many methods that walk- events to attract new members to ers use to repel leeches, such as our Club. putting soap, salt or insect repellant on the likely attachment areas. You’ll fi nd that after the fi rst walk Traditional methods of removal you lead, and the thanks from your include more salt or repellant, or use party members, you’ll want to of a lighter or match (this can lead tackle something more adventurous. I can do short walks on Thursday evening 29 November 6–8 pm and Thursday evening 6 December 6–8pm. Who would like to co-lead with me? Contact me! Please ensure that you keep the Cheers and happy feet. Membership Secretary informed of any changes to your email g o r F e e John Evans r o b o r r o C address. Training and Safety Offi cer New members: Jenny Armstrong, Contact details for John are: Anthony Bennie, Elisabeth Bowes, training@canberrabushwalking- Tammy Lee, Lynette McBride, club.org Joanne Thompson g ‘Leech removal - the ingenious plier o r F e e r o b o Roger Edwards r r o 6288 7235 or 0417 436 877 C method’ Membership Secretary Canberra Bushwalking Club it November 2012 – page 3 Review of general meeting talk Tom GoslingGosling between noon and 3.30 pm, giving plenty of leisure time to have a shower or swim in the creek, meet the locals and learn about and enjoy their surrounds. or anyone who has read the Mike joined F2004 book In Praise of Slow – a guided trek challenging the cult of speed, Mike with Adventure Bremers’ account of his guided Kokoda. They not walk on the Kokoda Track in June only provided a this year would ring a bell. guide, Rowan, but Members who attended the Club 30 porters, cooks meeting on 17 October were treated and first-aiders, Crossing Eora Creek on our way to Abuari on the other to an interesting presentation on who carried food side of the valley the trip, which took 10 days to and tents.
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