Newsletter of WILDCARE Incorporated Community Partnership Section, Parks & Wildlife Service GPO Box 44A Hobart 7001 Ph 03 6233 2185 Fax 03 6223 8308 E-mail: [email protected] WILDTIMES bloodshot eyes onSundaymorning. thereweremany bleary, say, player Jabra Latham. Needlessto and Saxophone Marco Goldsmith, Sydney-based bluesartist Whiskers, Launceston jazzgroup Kat’s lounge hadahostofgreattalent — Jazz &Blues Venue in the Hilltop Tina Appleby) andtheRanters. The bands inthepubs—DrFink(with Saturday evening saw anothertwo and JanineMorris(fibre art). ChrisWilson(painting) (multimedia), AnahCrete Tabram (painting), exhibitions openingofStephanie Kent. The afternoonsaw art Kerrie run bylocalParks officer, whilstachildren’s venue was market, green wherelocalssetupamorning Libre playedonthevillage Arauco Hilltop Lounge, workshops inthe artistsran Saturday, During thedayon Czardas. 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WILD Edge MusicFestival Report WILDCARE worked with WILDCARE xasig u,ectn,and exciting, original. fun, exhausting, the WILD Edge was allinall, So, time tohelpkeep everything moving. gave up aconsiderableamountof andlocalswho in theorganisation, special effort togoStrahan tohelp to thosevolunteers whomadea benefit of donations ofartwork toraffle forthe Janine Morrisfortheirvery kind Thanks toartistsChris Wilson and jamming onbothlevels. Arauco Libreandothermusicians laughter frombeginning toendwith foodand ride was fullofmusic, a fascinating musicaltour. The boat guiding peoplearoundSarahIslandin Chilean group Arauco Librein Davey donatedhistimetowork with Local actorandinterpreterRichard sponsored by World HeritageCruises. the WILD EdgeCruiseonSunday, The crowning event ofthe festival was Arauco LibreplayingonSarahIslandtheSunday WILD EdgeCruise WILDCARE . Thanks also WILDCARE. Thanks profited both WILDCARE pleasegive the registered todoso, WILDCARE you areinterestedinassistingwith next make sureyougetinvolved inthe If youmissedoutonthe WILD Edge, quietest time. through aboostinmoraleatit’s Strahan profited bothfinancially and andthecommunity of organisation, profile asacommunitypartner financially andthroughraisingour • Mt Field CARes Field Mt • Chairperson’s • • Tasmanian Trail Tasmanian • • Walking Notes Walking • Adopt-a-Track • • Reports Reports Reports • Issue No8November 2000 IN THIS ISSUE IN THIS Group Report Update WILDCARE office acalloremailus. vns but haven’t events, Festival Coordinator special event. If Allison Wing 2 Chairperson’s report Sheena Lowe Mt Field Tarn Shelf. Captioned: Mt Funding announcement Photo competition Field Tarn Shelf. Cape Barren Island. Captioned: Cape The WILDCARE Board of The photo competition had some Barren Island. Management has reviewed and excellent responses — thank you to assessed the project funding everyone who submitted photographs. Angus Munro applications submitted to it and has The winner was voted unanimously to Russell Falls. Captioned: Russell approved funding for the following be Lyle Rubock for a photo of fagus at Falls. projects. Successful applicants will be Crater Lake. Congratulations Lyle. notified by mail, including You have won a WILDCARER’s kit, Australian Wildlife membership and Annual Park Pass information on any conditions applied Adventure by the Board of Management. that will be sent to you soon. As one of the conditions that must be Here is a list of the photographs Last Newsletter we sent you met by all projects is the involvement selected by the Board of Management information about the Australian of WILDCARE volunteers, expect to for inclusion in the WILDCARE Wildlife Adventure — an innovative see more information soon if you are Calendar. Congratulations to you all, program designed to raise money to registered for a relevant category. your artistic contribution will be support Wildlife care and These projects are of course not the acknowledged in the Calendar. Is conservation. This program has been only things happening around the there anyone with some running Australia-wide, and as a traps as WILDCARES continue to publishing/organising experience beneficiary organisation WILDCARE contribute many hours of volunteer who would like to be involved in may be the happy recipient of some of support to projects that are funded by making the Calendar happen? If so the money raised. Unfortunately, the Department. In fact, there are call Allison on 6233 2185. response from Tasmania has been well around 20 project call ups circulating Lyle Rubock (winner) below other States. Have a look at the at the moment. Overland Track at Crater Lake. information sent last time or contact Tasmanian Trail Assoc Captioned: Survivor. the numbers and web address below and become an adoptive parent for just Campsite Infrastructure — picnic Leslie Kurek $5–$25 (depending on species chosen. tables and shelter. Granted: $2100.00. Elephant Seal, captioned: Just resting. Time is running out if you would like Freycinet Parks & Wildlife Anne Matuzek to support this worthy cause. Because Camp wardens assisting summer track Early morning bird prints. Captioned: time is short you will need to either ranger. Granted: $2000.00. Journey. phone (02) 9958 6498 or 0413 424 406 or go to the Wildlife Adventure Maria Parks & Wildlife Waterfall Valley. Captioned: Trickle. Web page at www.wildlifeadventure. Oast House walk — track Johnathan Field com.au. The AWA is also beginning a maintenance. Granted: $562.50. Mt Wellington flower. Captioned: big Schools program soon, having Cradle Valley Parks & Wildlife Spring on Mt Wellington. sent details to School Principals. Re roofing kitchen hut with shingles. Granted: $1385.00. What’s been happening in the Adopt-a-Track Program The Tasmanian since June 2000? Trail Association requires a minute WILDCARE Inc is looking for Other Adopt-a-Track trial working volunteers to work on some exciting bees programmed for this year — taker for their track projects around the State. (Please Note: Working bee notices are meetings held on a An example of a recently “adopted” being sent direct to members track is the closed section of the registered with Adopt-a-Track on the Thursday afternoon Badger Head track across the Asbestos database. If you missed the initial Range headland, in the Narawntapu working bee there will be follow up every second month (formerly Asbestos Range) National works at a later date. If you are in Hobart. Park. This track was closed over ten interested please advise Park staff at years ago when a new track was put in the location you may wish to work at If you are able to help going around the headland. and call Alison on 6233 2185 to However, regeneration has been slow update your registration). out, please call and as a result 10 WILDCARE 12 November Chris Boden on members carried out a rehabilitation Snug Falls, Snug — Track program on the track in June this year. maintenance and pruning vegetation. 0419 370 528 A follow up working bee will be early Contact: Albert Thompson, Ranger, December 2000. Dover Field Centre — 6298 1577. WILDTIMES November 2000 WILDTIMES 3 November 2000 11–12 November Range) National Park — 3rd and final January 2001). To be confirmed. Maria Island — Oast House Walk — working bee on the closed section of • Selection of Western Tiers walking Installation of new circuit track from Badger Head Coastal Track. tracks (9 all up) Oast House ruins to Painted Cliffs. Contact: Dave Montgomery, Ranger, • Princess Falls, Queenstown Contact: Lionel Poole, Ranger, Maria Mersey Field Centre — 6428 6277. Island National Park — 6257 1420. • Snug Falls (continuation) early 9 December February 2001. 25 November Mt Field National Park — Free BBQ Detention Falls (North West) — Re- at the Park to discuss track adoption of route (by trackworkers) and For more information about the various tracks within the Park. rehabilitation of old track (by Adopt-a-Track Program or haw you volunteers). Contact: Chris Leitch on 6233 2867 or can participate in volunteer Contact: Lalani Hyatt, Ranger, Park staff at Mt Field on 6288 1149. programs in Reserves around the Smithton Field Centre — 6452 4998. In planning for early 2001: State contact Jo Field, Adopt-a-Track 2 December • Section of Fluted Cape walking Facilitator, Mobile: 0438 317 074 or Narawntapu (formerly Asbestos track on Bruny Island (possibly email: Jo.Field@dpiwe. tas.gov.au

Tasmanian Trail Update

Working bees over the last few months have been very successful with four tables being constructed for the Tasmanian Trail. Three of these have been installed at campsites in the Derwent Valley. On one day three wooden picnic tables were manufactured by WILDCARE volunteers at the home of the Tasmanian Trail Co-ordinator the job. A BBQ lunch was provided. placed out in the field. and with all pitching in to complete Two of these tables have now been On a wet day last month a party from the Land Rover Owners Club (WILDCARE affiliate), supported by a few others headed off to the Victoria Valley to start from scratch and build another table with a rock base. This was considered appropriate due to the isolated nature of the site and the possibility of vandalism. As a fine mist clung around the giant eucalypt branches above, the keen and dedicated group commenced the task at hand. Quick-dry concrete mix was used for the foundations and after a cuppa, rocks were mortared together on top to form the base for the table top and seats Luckily the weather cleared enough for the job to be completed although there was a need to visit the warm fire a few times during the day to dry off and prepare for another session on the construction site. Again, a BBQ provided a welcome break. The last table is yet to be placed but is due to end up at New Norfolk were a new site is being prepared for a Tasmanian Trail campsite. Chris Boden Tasmanian Trail Co-ordinator 4 Reports Australia) did not seek re-election, so I nominated Andrew Smith (with his prior approval) for President. Andrew World Heritage Area was elected unopposed and therefore Community Partnerships is the new president, congratulations! Report Margaret Buckland from Conservation & Land Management — Chris in Fremantle WA was elected as Secretary. Chris Leitch went to Fremantle (WA) A priority for the new President is to in mid October to attend the Third form a National Executive, consisting National Conference of Australian of representatives from all states and Association of National Parks Support territories, to enable the administrative Groups and promote and sell the your skills and accreditations accepted issues and direction of the association concept of WILDCARE Inc., the across state borders. Therefore a to be actively promoted. Community Interest Mapping project person who has attained a national he is undertaking and the Adopt-a accreditation standard of caring for Topics discussed in the Track program being led by Jo Field. injured or orphaned animals in General Sessions The conference is held around Western Australia can continue if they National accreditation and standards Australia every three years and is move to Queensland or Tasmania. for volunteers activities and training, attended by staff from the various This concept would ensure that a in line with conservation agency state conservation agencies. To date it nationally recognised standard for policies etc., to enable volunteers to be has not been open for members of various volunteer activities would be recognised across state borders. support groups, other than those developed and people would not be groups who are asked to assist when it faced with bureaucracy and having to Better recognition of has been held within their state. be re-trained in every State. volunteers/partnerships within states and nationally. Provide However, Chris put a case at the Another idea Chris promoted is the encouragement and have awards or conference for this to change, to potential for the development of a web other benefits to show appreciation. include all support groups (Australia site to link all the environmental WA provide part uniform for special wide) being invited to attend in the volunteer groups around Australia or volunteers who are nominated by future. He will provide more info on improved linkages into the rangers, — hat, shirt and in some this later. conservation agencies web sites where Chris promoted WILDCARE Inc. as a the volunteer information is available. cases more. They also give free Parks true partnership with the Parks and This has huge potential and would Passes to selected volunteers who Wildlife Service (PWS) that is provide travellers and international have undertaken at least 50 hours of continually developing as the PWS visitors with sites where they can find volunteerism. staff realise the obvious benefits and information on volunteer groups and Volunteer exchanges. A suggestion ask for volunteers to assist them and information on working bees — that volunteers may wish to house become involved with the ever Australia wide. swap to volunteer in other states. growing tasks they perform. Campground Hosts. A program that is Chris also promoted the idea that there Report on the Australian run in WA, SA, to be introduced into Association of National Parks should be some continuity through the VIC and in some regions of NSW Support Groups, Fremantle development of national standards, &QLD, where volunteers undertake Conference within Australia’s conservation the day to day routine maintenance of agencies, with regard to volunteerism, The conference commenced with the campgrounds for “x” amount of time partnerships and Friends groups etc. Third Annual General Meeting, where for free stay. They become part of the This would include the ability to have the President, Dene Cordes (South districts management team, albeit for a short time. International Year of Volunteers (2001). Conservation agencies Australia wide should be gearing up to support this year, especially after the success of volunteers at the Olympics and Paralympics. National accreditation standards for all work and training undertaken by volunteers, with volunteer’s records to be maintained by the various state conservation agencies on a nationally accessible database. This would enable volunteers to travel or move from state to state and their records would be accessible wherever they are. WILDTIMES November 2000 WILDTIMES 5 November 2000 WILDCARE Project Update the categories of WILDCARERs called up for each of them. If you are WILDCARE has been very active volunteers who have participated interested in a category but have not over the last few months, around and enjoyed themselves! We hope to received an invitation, please call the state with projects ranging from be hearing some reports in the next penguin watching to track edition of Wildtimes on how you Allison on 6233 2185 and let her maintenance and administrative have all been going. know which you would like to be assistance. Thanks to all those Below is a list of recent projects and registered for.

Project Date Where Called up

Save the South Esk Pine 4 & 5 Nov St Pauls River, Swansea CARes — Habitat Care Bruny Island Ranger Assistance 4–10 Nov Cape Queen Elizabeth, BI CARes — Habitat Care Orange Bellied Parrot Survey 18 Oct–ongoing Birchs Inlet — Franklin Nature Care — Gordon Wild Rivers NP Wildlife Survey Lillico Penguin Monitoring September– Lillico Beach Nature Care — Community ongoing Education, Wildlife Survey Semaphore Challenge 11 Nov Launceston WILDCARE — Special event assistance Cradle Mountain Day Walk area 4 & 5 Nov Cradle Mountain CARes — Adopt-a-Track Tamar Island Wetland Centre 11 Nov–ongoing Tamar Island Nature Care — Community Education Mole Creek Karst Care 28 Oct Deloraine Community Centre Karst Care Upper Coal River Landcare Group 8 & 15 Oct Tunnack Botanical Guardians — Replanting Parks & Wildlife Customer Service 4 Oct–ongoing Parks Office Hobart WILDCARE — Admin Assistance The Lake Walk 22 Oct Trevallyn CARes — Adopt-a-Track Douglas Apsley National Park 30 Oct–8 Nov Bicheno CARes — Adopt-a-Track Tasmanian Trail Table Making 23 July Cambridge Carpentry Skills Steppes Walk 28–29 Oct Liawenee CARes — Adopt-a-Track

Walking Notes track starts at the signpost beside the Backpacker Pass. The pass is valid for Lyell Highway about 200 km from all National Parks for a period of 2 Frenchmans Cap Track Hobart and 55 km from Queenstown. months. It is available from all park centres, Travel and Visitor Information This track leads to the summit of the Transport and tours centres and selected retail outlets. All magnificent white quartzite dome of money raised goes directly towards the Bus companies and tours provide Frenchmans Cap (1443 m), the most maintenance and protection of transport to the Franklin-Gordon Wild prominent mountain peak in the Tasmania’s National Parks. Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers Rivers National Park. For further details contact Tourism Tasmania on Updated information on park entry fees National Park. The track is can be obtained from the Parks and (03) 6230 8250. Private vehicles may considerably more arduous than many Wildlife Service on (03) 6233 2621. other Tasmanian walks, including the be parked beside the highway at the Overland Track, so it is recommended start of the track. The carpark is Walker registration that you gain experience on other located 200 m from the track, in the For your safety please record your trip Tasmanian walking tracks before Queenstown direction. Walkers are intentions in the registration book at attempting Frenchmans Cap. This is a warned, however, that some vehicles parked beside the highway have been the Franklin River (near the start of T2 track which means that the surface the walk) and also in the logbook at may be rough and muddy over robbed or vandalised. An alternative is to park your car at Lake St Clair and each hut. Your entries may save your extended sections, especially across life should you become lost or arrange transport with a commercial the Loddon Plains, and it may be steep overdue. However, the books are not operator to the start of the track. in places. Most walkers spend checked regularly and a search will between 3 and 5 days completing the Fees only be mounted if someone reports return trip, a distance of about 23 km you as being overdue. Leave details of each way. Around 700 people walk You are required to pay a fee to enter your trip with a reliable friend or this track each year, with about 600 the National Park. The most relative. Be sure to advise this person visiting from December to March.The convenient pass for this walk is the when you have completed your trip. 6

Accurate logbook information also the Frenchmans Cap Map and Notes is environment around the hut. Think provides the statistical basis for proper recommended. conservation — don’t light the stove if management of the area. Please the thermometer in the hut reads 10° C remember to sign out at the end of Walk softly or more. Putting on extra clothing is a your walk. Try and minimise your impact with non-polluting way of getting warm. If you are from overseas you may every step you take. Always walk in Please note that there is no stove or wish to register and de-register your the centre of the track and be prepared heating source at Tahune Hut. trip at a Tasmanian Police Station. to walk through the mud — attempting to skirt bogs only makes Water Safety them bigger and causes more All water along the track is safe to The weather in Tasmania’s high environmental damage. It is also drink. Take special care to keep water country can change rapidly. The track usually much quicker to walk straight supplies clean, particularly around the beyond Barron Pass is entirely above through. Keep your party size to less huts. Always wash 50 m away from 900 metres and may be subject to high than 6 people to minimise social and streams and lakes, avoiding soaps and winds, mist, rain, hail and snow — environmental pressure. Track detergents. Don’t throw food scraps even in summer. Rain normally falls upgrading is occurring in places, into streams or lakes. Both huts have on 15 to 20 days each month during mostly at high altitudes where tanks for collection of rainwater. summer and more often in other trampled vegetation is slow to seasons. regenerate. The alpine vegetation Toilets above Lake Tahune is particularly Modern composting toilets have been sensitive to trampling and is extremely Essential items installed near both huts. To ensure slow to regenerate. You can assist in efficient operation of the toilets, Warm waterproof clothing, proper minimising damage by stepping on equipment and adequate preparation rocks, rather than vegetation, please follow the instructions are essential. It is beyond the scope of whenever possible. provided. In areas away from the these notes to cover all the appropriate toilets, faecal waste must be buried gear and procedures necessary to walk Huts and camping 100 m away from any watercourses or Tasmania’s high country; so it is campsites. Carry a lightweight trowel important that you read Welcome to There are two unattended huts along in your pack, dig a hole 15 cm deep the Wilderness — Bushwalking Trip the track which have bunks (without and bury your waste and toilet paper. mattresses) but no cooking stoves or Planner for Tasmania’s World Cover it well to deter animals. utensils. Lake Vera hut accommodates Heritage Area. A map is also essential, 20 people; and Lake Tahune hut Phytophthora root rot accommodates 16 people. It is preferable to use the huts when Phytophthora cinnamomi is a fungus possible, to reduce trampling of that kills many of our native plants. vegetation around campsites. Mud and soil, which is carried on However, it is essential that a tent be vehicles, boots, gaiters and toilet carried as the huts may be full when trowel, helps to spread the disease.The you arrive. Carrying a tent will also Frenchmans Cap Track is currently allow you to stop when it is unwise to free of Phytophthora. To prevent proceed, due to poor weather, injury infecting this area your boots and all or tiredness. gear that comes in contact with the soil should be cleaned of any mud or You will also require fuel stoves for dirt prior to your walk. cooking as the entire track is within a Fuel Stove Only Area (FSOA). Heavy You will come across a washdown fines can be imposed for lighting of station about 20 minutes from the start fires in these areas.The recommended of the walk. It is vital that you use this camping locations are: Franklin River facility. Please follow the directions at — a number of sites can be found just the washdown station. before crossing the river; Loddon River; Philps Creek — first crossing; Fires Lake Vera — a number of suitable Devastating wildfires have ravaged the sites are located along the track a short Frenchmans Cap area twice in recent distance after crossing the bridge near decades. In 1966 much of the area the hut; and Lake Tahune — take an around Artichoke Valley and Lake overgrown track that leads from the Tahune was burnt. Regeneration of hut towards the lake which veers a alpine plants is extremely slow and, in little to the left. the case of the King Billy pines, 25 years later, there are still no young Coal stoves seedlings in localities where all the Supplying coal to Vera Hut is parent trees were killed. More expensive. As well, the stove recently, in 1980 a campfire at Lake generates a considerable amount of Vera caused more than 6000 ha of the ash waste which degrades the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers WILDTIMES November 2000 WILDTIMES 7 November 2000 National Park to be burnt. Both of these wildfires were the result of Mt Field CARes Group carelessness and could have been avoided. A Fuel Stove Only Area has Community Action in When: 12 noon on Saturday 9th been declared for the whole of the Reserves December, 2000 Frenchmans Cap Area. Heavy fines Mt Field National Park Staff and Where: Mt Field — the picnic can be imposed for lighting fires in WILDCARE invite you and your shelter on the right hand side, just this area. Fires are permitted only in family to a free BBQ and then a over the bridge, it will be sign the heating stove at Lake Vera Hut. short meeting to establish a CARes posted. group for Mt Field National Park. Jo Field from the Adopt-a-track Please remember Are you interested in assisting the program will be in attendance, so if Your safety and the protection of our Rangers with their general you’re interested in working on the Wilderness World Heritage Area management duties, which could tracks in conjunction with the depends on you. Visitation to these include working on the track network rangers, you can have a chat to her. areas is increasing and if the area is to with the Adopt-a-Track Program, If you are interested in attending, retain its wild nature all visitors need delivering visitor and community please RSVP to either Mt Field to do their best to minimise their education programs — around the office ph. 6288 1149, or Chris environmental impact. With your help park or neighbourhood, facility Leitch ph. 6233 2867, Tasmania’s Wilderness World maintenance or office assistance. You chris.leitch@dpiwe. tas.gov.au, to Heritage Area can continue to inspire can volunteer for anything! ensure you are catered for. others after you. For more information Trevallyn State Reserve •Welcome to the Wilderness — Bushwalking Trip Planner for Adopt-a-Track Working Bee Tasmania’s World Heritage Area • Bushwalking Code — Minimal Impact Bushwalking. Both are free from: – Parks and Wildlife Service, 134 Macquarie St, Hobart 7000 phone (03) 6233 6191. • Frenchmans Cap Map and Notes, $9.00, available from: – Service Tasmania, 134 Macquarie St, Hobart 7000 phone (03) 6233 8011. •The park office at Queenstown Ph. (03) 6471 2511 Mon.–Fri. 9 am to 5pm, has up to date information on the Frenchmans Cap Track. NB: For more information and walking notes on more tracks, please see the Parks & Wildlife October 2000 top up eroded sections. Gravel was also applied to the beginning of the website: www.parks.tas.gov.au Six WILDCARE members and two track (approximately 15 meters) Esk Orienteering Club members (a leading from the car park [refer to user group of the Reserve) showed photo]. Discount up early on a Sunday morning in October to participate in an Adopt- After a productive day, the Park staff Spending at the a-Track working bee, on the Lake put on a free BBQ for the volunteers. Walk in the Trevallyn State Reserve The enthusiasm was still running high Possum Shed! near Launceston. when a date was set for a follow-up The enthusiastic group were taken on working bee (Sunday, 3 December The Possum Shed in Westerway 2000, for those of you how weren’t have joined WILDCARE’s list of a short stroll along the 1 km track by Ranger Dave Frelek, to view a variety able to come along to the first one and supporting businesses (see back would still like to participate!) page). Shop at the Possum Shed en of works to be carried out over the route to Mt Field National Park, ensuing months. For more details on participating in and receive a 10% discount on all The first task was to build water bars the Adopt-a-Track Program in gifts upon presentation of your out of rock, placing the bars Trevallyn State Reserve contact current WILDCARE card. approximately 10 meters apart on a Dave Frelek on (03) 6336 2678 or Jo Welcome to WILDCARE, Possum partially washed out section of the Field on 0438 317 074. Shed! track [refer to photo]. After the water Jo Field bars were installed, gravel was used to Adopt-a-Track Facilitator 8 Thankyou!

Wildcare wishes to thank the following sponsors for their support of the WILDCARE Fund Gold Sponsors ($10,000 plus) Category 2 sponsors ($5000–$9999) Environment Australia Category 3 sponsors ($1000–$4999) Malcolm Murchison Brighton Council And the following WILDCARE member-discount sponsors Snowgum equipment 10% discount Par Avion Wilderness Flights 10% discount Eaglehawk Neck Backpackers ($2 discount per night) Moonpads 5% discount The Possum Shed, Westerway 10% discount on all gifts (To claim your discount, simply present your WILDCARE member card.) We are looking for other sponsors, both for the WILDCARE Fund and as discounters. Know someone who you think might be interested? Why not have a chat to them and suggest they contact Andrew Smith at Parks and Wildlife Service for more details (Ph 6233 2185 — GPO Box 44a Hobart 7001).

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