Tablelands Bushwalking Club Inc, P O Box 1020, Tolga 4882 [email protected] [email protected] www.tablelandsbushwalking.org

Membership Fees: For all members 18 years or more there is a joining fee of $15.00 After that the Tablelands Bushwalking Club offers:  Ordinary membership (individual) – where the appropriate joining fee has been paid, including voting rights if aged 18 or more - $25.00.  Family membership – where the appropriate joining fee has been paid, membership of a family unit covering the parent/s and dependent children and students under the age of 18, with voting rights limited to the parent/s of the family unit - $50.00

Trip membership (visitor): membership of an individual only for the duration of a single trip, excluding any voting rights - $5.00

Standard Requirements: Boots, high gaiters, sock protectors, hat, sun block, morning and afternoon tea and lunch, at least 2 litres of water, whistle, personal first aid kit. Standard requirements apply to all the walks.

Name Tags: These are issued when you join the club. Please attach them to your pack or carry them with you so that you can be identified as a club member.

Departure Times: The times given in the program are departure times. Please ensure that you are at the meeting place at least 10 minutes prior to leaving time to sign in, car pool etc.

Members: Members must sign the Trip Sheet to meet insurance requirements. Members are required to take reasonable care to avoid activities that expose the Club to unreasonable risk of loss or risk of liability, and avoid exposing any person, including other participants in an activity, to unreasonable risk of injury or risk of loss. Members are to carry first aid items and safety equipment as prescribed by the Club. Members are responsible for determining if they are capable of doing an activity, and are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing, based on personal judgement and their own level of risk acceptance. Before any activity starts, members are to notify the activity leader of any medical condition or other condition that could impact on their ability to safely complete the activity.

Non-Members: Non-members are asked to sign an Acknowledgement of Risks and Obligations form before setting out on a club activity to ensure that the activity is within their capabilities, they have food, water and the necessary equipment appropriate for the activity.

Leaders: Activity leaders are to determine the grading (a guide to the degree of technical difficulty and the level of fitness required) applied to a particular activity. Leaders are to have authority to reject nominees for an activity, and cancel or vary the activity. The leader has the right to refuse a walker he/she thinks does not meet the club’s requirements.

Walkers: Consider offering to help with fuel costs if you are accepting a lift to or from a walk.

If a Walking Trip is Delayed – What Your Emergency Contact Needs to Know: Occasionally trips are delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. Before leaving on a Tablelands Bushwalking Club (TBC) outing you should tell your emergency contact (family member or friend) where you are going and give them a copy of the phone numbers of the Committee Members as members of the Management Committee will be the Contact Officers.

Contact should be with any member of the Tablelands Bushwalking Club Management Committee. The phone numbers of the committee members are found on our Newsletters. Move down the list until you find someone at home. If there were a situation that required a search or rescue, members of the Committee would liaise with experienced walkers within TWC and with the Police and SES. They will also hold membership details for all TBC members, including the name of a family member or friend to contact in case of delay or emergency.

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Walks Program January - March Standard requirements needed on all walks unless otherwise stated. Take enough water in these hot conditions. An electrolyte should be part of your standard equipment.

January Wednesday 9th – Waterfall Circuit Easy. Visit six iconic waterfalls: , Zillie, Elinjaa, Mungalli, Souita and Pepina. Drive of approximately 55 km and walk of 10 km. Depart from the main street of Millaa Millaa at 9.00am to car pool. Swimmers. Finish after lunch. Contact Sally McPhee 0408 003 783.

January Sunday 13th – Petersen Creek to the Avenue of Honour Easy walk along Peterson Creek where we may see a platypus and then down to Lake Tinaroo and Avenue of Honour. Chance for a swim. Depart Park toilet block opposite Eden House at 8.30. Contact Marilyn Czarnecki on 0409 066 076.

January Wednesday 23rd – Turtle Rock Moderate hard circuit of about 12 kms leaving from Nodes 3 and 4. Climb in the morning with one hard clambering section, the rest moderate. Views from Turtle Rock and possible swim in Davies Creek. Depart corner of Kennedy Highway and Davies Creek 8:00am. Contact Sally McPhee 0408 003 783.

January 26th – 28th – Day Bill’s Hut Gather at Bill's Hut for a social weekend for members and family. Walk if you want or sit under a tree. There is a map in the hut with tracks marked or plan your own walk. If you want to look at a map before going, see Sally. Hopefully there will be water in the creek. There could be Marsh Flies at this time of the year. The best defence is LONG clothes. Bill's Hut is about 4 km through Petford. The turn off is on right just after Oakey Creek Sign. Look for two black and white poles and follow the dirt road. After a while veer to the left and it’s about another 3km to Bill’s Hut. Bring a chair. Contact Sue Cook 4056 2115.

February Wednesday 6th - Paddle/Walk Easy walk or paddle around Lake Barrine (approximately 5km circuit). Please bring any canoes or paddle boards. For those who don’t have water craft there will also be a walk around the Lake and the opportunity to swap onto a craft at the half way point or at the end. Be prepared to get wet. Walk and paddle commences from the Lake Barrine Car Park at 8.30am. Refreshments and the best Devonshire tea ever are available at the Tea House for those who wish to indulge. Contact Marilyn Czarnecki 0409 066 076.

February Sunday 10th – Babinda Slides Depart at Babinda Boulders carpark at 8.00am. We are heading to the base of a waterfall for lunch. Involves 2 creek crossings and walking on rocks and rock platforms, plus along an undulating track over tree roots. We will stop on the way for a swim at morning tea. If the weather is dry there may be the option to walk up the rock face at the side of the waterfall for spectacular views and another swim in a chasm. Grade moderate. Distance approximately 8 km. Return walk the same way. Contact Julie Davison 0418 443 519. Weather dependent so may need to contact leader before setting out.

February Wednesday 20th – Halls Falls and Beyond Short drive to Wondecla and then walk along a well-formed forestry track through rainforest and woodland areas. One short ascent to views. A moderate/hard walk. Swim in beautiful pool above the falls. Depart 8.00am Old Post Gallery Atherton. Contact Sally McPhee 0408 003 783.

February Sunday 24th – Formartine State Forest & Mt Secret Trig Point Distance approximately 9 km. Mt Secret – highest point 630m. Walk follows an old road through open forest before entering dry rainforest and continuing to a high point of 600 m. From here a SW ridge is followed to open forest leading to the Trig Point at Mt Secret. A steep rough ridge to the SE in open forest leads back to connect with the up track. Depart round the corner of Speewah Road and Kennedy Highway at 8.00am Contact Travis Teske 4056 1761.

March Wednesday 6th – Kahlpahlim Rock and Lambs Head Lookout Hard circuit walk of about 14 kms with 300 metre climb. Starting at the Ridge Track and descending via the Rock Trail. Fantastic views from the lookout. Short car shuffle necessary. Rainforest and open woodland. Depart 8.00am corner Kennedy highway and Davies Creek. Longer day. Contact Patricia Veivers 4095 4642

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March Sunday 10th - Nandroya Falls to () Easy to moderate walk along a path on an approximate 7km circuit to Nandroya Falls. Chance for a swim at Silver Falls and Nandroya Falls. Follow a track from Henrietta Falls car park to Gooligans Picnic area, Wallicher Falls and Tchupala Falls and return (approx. 7km). Depart Henrietta Falls car park at 8.30 am. Contact Marilyn Czarnecki 0409 066 076

March Wednesday 20th – Robson Track to Lake Newell Features walk up top part of Robson Track to Gillies Lookout and on to Lake Newell. Leave start Robson Track, Gillies Highway 8.00am. Bring 2 liters water. Grade is moderate, length medium to long. Back by midafternoon. Climb is undulating, on rainforest track. Contact Travis Teske 4056 1761.

March Sunday 24th – Herberton – Anniversary Falls - Specimen Hill Approximately 7.8km of easy walking following old mining roads /fire trails, with some cross-country walking, all in open forest. Visit an old mining site. Depart Old Post Office Gallery Atherton at 8.00am or round the corner in Ellie Street on the way out of Herberton towards Petford at 8.30am. Contact Travis Teske 4056 1761 or Kerry Culloty 0418 188 787.

April Wednesday 3rd – Stewarts Head Moderate walk in undulating hills along old mining trails in the Herberton Hills before a climb to Stewart Head. Views. Historic area. Some short steep sections. Depart Old Post Office Gallery, Atherton, 8.00 am or Herberton Mining Museum 8.15 am. Contact John Negri 4091 1918

Proposals

April 6 – 7 – Car Camp Mt Carbine

April 19 – 22 Easter -Back Pack in vicinity of Bills Hut

May 4 – 6 Labour Day – Misty Mountain walks Ravenshoe area. Camp at Tall Timbers

June 1-2 – Car Camp Coolgarra

September 13 – 16 Car Camp Elim Beach

October 5 – 7 Queen’s Birthday – Back Pack Russell River

October 19 – 20 - Car Camp Koombooloomba

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