THE NEWSLETTER OF BUSHWALKING CLUB itit Volume 42, Number 4 May 2006 Canberra Bushwalking Club Inc PO Box 160 Canberra ACT 2601

MAY GENERAL MEETING 8pm Wednesday 17

Other Walks in Tasmania Presenter: Rupert Barnett Tired of the crowds on the Overland Track? Tasmania offers many alternatives that can also be very satisfying. Rupert will use slides to illustrate three pack walks that are easily accessed. Tasman Peninsular offers an easy couple of days mixing the detail of wildflowers with majestic coastal cliffs,while the Coast to Cradle can be started at a couple of points out from Ulverstone for a longer medium-grade walk that goes from coastal range through deep valley to that icon alp. The route to Precipitous Bluff can take a week to cross the exposed and often scrubby Southern Ranges, but the effort is rewarded by an immense view that stretches from the southern coastline lapping at its feet, to the spires of Federation Peak - and we’ll see it all through the colours of a spectacular sunrise. Main meeting room, St. John’s Church Hall Constitution Avenue, Reid

Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 1 Confederation of Bushwalking distances for the transport phase of President’sPresident’s Clubs NSW Inc, Minutes of many of the walks that we do. This General Meeting 21 March 2006.). would be for the convenience of PrattlePrattle leaders, mainly, to check their The Colong Foundation for estimates of costs. Consequently, to Wilderness expressed its opposition update/review the matter, leaders to recreational hunting in state embers will be saddened to are requested to provide distance forests in a recent letter to the NSW Mlearn that Sylvia Flaxman, a information on transport to Keith long term Club member, passed Environment Minister saying that Thomas when they either check-in away in April after a long illness. it was not considered a humane or return “risk forms” after a walk. method of pest management and A special thanks to Joan and Frank We would be most grateful if constituted a public risk. As leaders could help with this. Rigby for taking us on a tour of the bushwalkers will be aware, many Middle East by motor scooter forest areas are adjacent to national Ten walks worth doing over the during their presentation at the parks and borders are often not well next year: a series of brief April meeting. They obviously have defined on the ground. (Ref. B. descriptions of both day and over- a great love and affinity for deserts Holland, The Sydney Bushwalker, night trips is to be included in the and the drier parts of the globe. Not April, 2006). How can walkers be “it” over the next ten issues on this surprising then that they were so assured that hunters or their bullets theme. Members are invited to active in promoting the declaration will not stray into national parks? contribute to the series both with of a national park in the A number of these state forests are regard to the written articles and if MacDonnell Ranges, an area they in areas frequented by this Club possible to actually lead the trips. both first visited on separate trips including for example the following Some of our experienced people are in the 1950s. on the South Coast:– Currowan, sure to have some great walks in mind and of course, people new to At the April General Meeting Club Yadboro and Yambulla (ref. bushwalking need to be aware of members agreed to purchase a McCrossin, Fiona, “Conservation what might be out there. Hopefully laptop and software up to the value Hunting or Hunting for newer members will try both day of $1800 to be used for inter alia Preferences”, The Colong Bulletin, and overnight trips to “see what’s March, 2006). the preparation of our newsletter, it, to be seen and do what’s to be done” and presentations at General Rene Davies President and as well, extend their repertoires Meetings. The Committee has and experience. asked Tom Gosling and Alan Vidler to make a recommendation to the I was recently browsing through Committee on what machine and WalksWalks some Cockney rhyming slang: software the Club should purchase. Waffle ‘going for ‘a stick o’ chalk’or ‘a Waffle Duke of York’ = ’walk’ , ‘sweet Jenny and Rob Horsfield’s pee’ = ‘weak tea’, ‘me ‘n you’ = Navgation Refresher Course began ‘menu’, ‘a Jackie Dash’ = ‘a slash this month. If you want to develop ver Easter the club ran some (urinate)’ , ‘ a Germaine Greer’ as or freshen up your navigation skills Ogood trips: Snowy River, in ‘beer’ or ‘checking the daily then come along to this course. Jagungal and Currockbilly. Jenny mail’ as in ‘ale’ and so on… Don’t worry if you missed the first and I were on the last of the three session as it is designed so that you which was a change from the In the mean-time, good walking. can attend all or some of the Bogong Peaks due to park officers Rob Horsfield sessions. The next session will be burning off in that area. Off-track Walks Secretary held on 16 May. Details are in the in the Budawangs can have its Walks Program. moments and both Banksia and fern can be totally uncompromising. In a recent decision 419,000 MembershipMembership Despite the scrub, it was a great trip. hectares of State forests in NSW are It was surprising that the number mattersmatters to be opened to shooters for at least of people on each of these walks the next five years which will was small since Easter is usually effectively exclude other members New members: Michael and Laura one of the best times of the year for of the public from entering those Sherwood, Anne-Marie Colins, multi-day trips. forests. Yellow signs at forest Kathryn Fry entrances will inform non-shooters One CBC member has suggested Allan Mikkelsen of a shooting presence (Ref. making available a listing of the Membership Secretary Page 2 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 AlmostAlmost AdmirationAdmiration PointPoint 22 AprilApril

Participants: Meg McKone (leader), Frank McKone, Leanne Aust, Margaret Cooper, Judy Dann, Roger Edwards, Gavin Ford, Tom George, Doug Mackenzie, Quentin Moran.

unday the 2nd of April dawned Ssunny and clear, and by the time the group assembled in , it was already shaping up to be a perfect day for bushwalking. And so it proved to be. Top: Mount Cole (left), Mt Mooryan (centre) and Mt Owen from near Korra Hill; Above: Tom George and others in the group ploughing through thick regrowth scrub After the ‘traditional’ stop at the public toilets (now heritage listed, After negotiating some badly eroded (about 280 million years old) along with the rest of the town!) at sections of track and passing through conglomerates at the base of the the top of the hill in Braidwood, we some much-modified vegetation in Sydney Basin sedimentary sequence, headed off to the Wog Wog entrance the first kilometre, we finally got on which forms the high ground and the to and the to well-preserved track and native cliffs of the Budawangs. Budawangs. The road was still the bush. The vegetation changed About 2 km along the track from Wog same winding, (mostly) dirt track, but remarkably as we walked along, Wog Creek, we came to a spectacular at least it wasn’t too rough. Just like passing from open eucalypt outcrop of conglomerate known as clockwork, we set off walking at 9:00 woodland (with dwarf Casuarina, Lookout, which divided into am, with Meg striding out cone bush, and Kunzea parvifolia as two parts by a small canyon through energetically in front. well as several species of eucalypt), over The aim of the walk was to head to- though some thick scrub along Wog wards Corang Peak, but then turn off Wog Creek, then, as we climbed CORRECTION gradually, into lower, more varied the track near Korra Hill and “bush The April issue of it incorrectly forest with abundant round-leaf tea bash” south to the edge of the reported that Eddie Cheetham tree (Leptospermum rotundifolium – sandstone escarpment at Admiration died following a heart attack. We M. Dow, ANU). This change in Point. Meg had been told by a are assured Eddie’s heart was vegetation coincided with the National Parks ranger that the scrub strong. The cause of death has not appearance on the track of rounded wasn’t too thick in that area, so she been ascertained, but it is thought pebbles and cobbles. These are concluded that we shouldn’t have much he died of a cerebral haermorrage. much trouble achieving our objective. derived from the massive Permian Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 3 which the track passed. This was the morning tea stop, warmly welcomed by all – but especially by Tom! Some of us climbed on top of the outcrop for a marvellous view over the forest and some more spectacular outcrops to Corang Peak to the east and Wog Wog Mountain to the south. A little farther on, we passed Picnic Cave, a large cavity in the base of another conglomerate outcrop, and a great place to shelter when it pours with rain – as it did last time I was on this track, on the way to Corang Lagoon. As we climbed gradually, the vegetation kept changing, becoming lower and more bushy, and finally giving way on top of the plateau to a heathy cover containing Frank McKone (left) and Tom George admiring the view of Pigeon House. Boronia, mallee, “sour currant” bushes and many other species. the advice received from the ranger). We started walking back at about 2 pm, and, after stopping once more Upon reaching a small area with A few hundred metres from Korra at the rock-pavement view point comparatively low, sparse scrub, it Hill, we turned off the track onto a between Korra Hill and Picnic Cave, was decided, because the going was rock platform, which offered another arrived back at the car park at exactly so slow through the thick regrowth marvellous view – this time down 5:00 pm. Great timing, Meg! Dinner that we would abandon our attempt into a cliff-lined gorge and at the Monterey Family Café in to reach Admiration Point, have southward all the way to Braidwood was very relaxed and lunch there, and then turn back. Meg Currockbilly Mountain. enjoyable, with some fascinating invited the hardier souls to have a reading material on the place mats Just past Korra Hill, we found a foot go at bashing through the scrub to to help keep us amused while we trail leading off to the right (south) Admiration Point, but it was clear waited for the food – which was from the extensive boardwalk of the that time was against such an good, and good value – to arrive. main rack. Meg led us to a small attempt. In any case, we could enjoy clearing in the low scrub (where while eating our lunch a superb view Thanks, Meg, for setting the people had made camp more than of The Castle, Mount Owen, Mount foundation of such a memorable day once) from which we had a superb Cole, Byangee Walls, Pigeon House, on Sunday April 2, 2006. view across to The Castle, Mount and even a ship heading south off Owen, Mount Cole, Mount the coast. Doug Mackenzie Mooryan, and Pigeon House. We found a reasonably well used foot track leading south-southeast, but it proved to be a false trail, so we back- tracked to the clearing and found another, much fainter trail, a bit closer to Korra Hill, leading south. That meandered through quite dense scrub, more than head high in places, and the going got tougher and slower as we ploughed our way a few hundred metres southward. Meg and Frank were amazed at how thick and tall the scrub had become over the last few years, after the practice of fire bombing the area had ceased (and were unimpressed with The Castle from near Admiration Point

Page 4 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 TheThe MiddleMiddle EastEast byby MotorMotor ScooterScooter –– AprilApril GeneralGeneral MeetingMeeting

f you happened to be in Oxford IStreet, London, on 1 September 1963 you might have seen a young(ish) Australian couple on a heavily-packed motor scooter riding down Oxford Street in the pouring rain, signing at the top of their voices “It’s a long way to Sydney Harbour”. Desert camp near Shiraz, Iran This was how Frank and Joan Rigby started their journey from London to Bombay by motor scooter, a grand After crossing the Channel, they rode years ago been covered in cedars but adventure during which, thankfully, through Belgium, France and into which by 1963 were mostly bare, they took numerous slides which Switzerland (there’s a nice slide of with villages clinging to the hillsides. formed the basis of a fascinating them having tea at Zermat), and then After viewing some of the Roman presentation at the Club’s April to Italy, where they made their way ruins in Lebanon the couple turned general meeting. to Brindisi to catch the ferry to Patras in Greece. southwards to Damascus and Frank explained that the idea of Amman. The young people of riding to India had been Joan’s. The From Athens, many travellers choose Damascus were keen to practise their pair were at the end of a round-the- to go to the middle East through English and were courteous and world working holiday, living in Yugoslavia and Turkey, but Frank thoughtful. One young man took the London, and decided the time had and Joan took the sea route, from couple to a museum. A slide of come to go home. Piraeus via Alexandria to Beirut in Amman in 1963 shows a maze of Lebanon. Lebanon was a culture “But how to get back to Australia?,” concrete structures, but without the shock because most of the road signs Frank said. “We couldn’t afford to go air pollution and forest of TV masts were in Arabic with English by air, and a month’s trip by sea liner and satellite dishes of today. transliterations that they couldn’t sounded long and boring – then Joan fathom but they got used to this and “The children were congregated said ‘why don’t we ride to India?’ – made their way up the coast to see around us and prodded us and our the trip wouldn’t have come off if she Lebanon’s famous cedars – at least, luggage,” Frank said. “They couldn’t hadn’t made the suggestion”. the mountains that had thousands of over The first slide Frank showed was the same one that appeared on the front cover of the April issue of it, showing the scooter and its riders in the middle of the Persian desert. Frank showed how the diminutive scooter – a 1600cc Vespa they had previously bought new in Italy for £110 and used to tour Europe and England – was packed with all life’s essentials: an old Paddy Pallin pack that carried cooking gear and food and a Paddy Pallin A-tent fitted snugly over the front mudguard. On the rear luggage shelf and in panniers were their clothes, sleeping bags, air beds and two nine-litre cans – one Setting out: after Belgium and France, the couple rode into the Swiss alps, and for water and one for petrol. took tea in Zermat, Switzerland Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 5 understand these curiosities.” In Jordan they were struck by the poorness of the land – crops were somehow cultivated on land that was almost desert. There were often flocks of sheep or goats along the roadside. They visited Jerusalem, which was in Jordan before the 1967 six-day war, and at Bethlehem saw the mixture of Christian and Islam elements, co-existing peacefully. When Frank and Joan got separated in Bethlehem the locals went off to find Frank and reunited the pair.

Then they visited the “magical” and mysterious city of Above: the Rigbys with an Petra in southern Jordan, where superb facades of Iraqi friend. Left: the 2,100 buildings were carved out of sandstone between 200BC year-old Treasury at Petra and 100AD, although no-one lived there. In Jordan they found a campsite in the desert one evening. Frank was inside the tent reading Time magazine – their way of staying in touch with world events – while Joan was cooking dinner. Suddenly they were surrounded by soldiers. When they entered the tent Joan ordered them to take their guns outside. They persuaded the troops that of their innocent intentions, and they went away. Then two army officers came back and one said in a beautiful Oxford accent “The Jordanian Army is holding manuoevres here Ferdowsie St in Tehran’s CBD, 1963 – impressively modern tomorrow – you should leave early in the morning”. Unusually, it rained overnight, and when Frank and Joan got out of their tent in the morning they saw the Jordanian Army not far away, completely bogged. They pushed their scooter out to a drier road and left the army behind! After crossing hundreds of kilometres of desert they arrived in Baghdad, where one of their first sights was a really beautiful mosque. They were often impressed by the superb architecture of the Middle East, and by the The view from the Rigbys’ balcony in Tehran contrast between the splendour of the public buildings and the ordinariness of the private dwellings. “You had to be careful not to camp too near a mosque because if you did, at first light you would be woken by the tremendous noise of sirens and loudspeakers calling the faithful to prayer,” Frank said. In the market at Baghdad the pair found a mechanic’s shop which carried out one of the many repairs made to the scooter during their trip – “we had examples of welding from around the Middle East,” said Joan. The pair used the flat Middle Eastern bread like ordinary bread – spreading margarine and jam on top, much to the amazement of locals. Buying meat was tricky “the Left: Joan in the tent. Right: the Shah mosque at Esfahan, butcher’s shop consists of carcasses hung up and I didn’t one of the most beautiful mosques in the Moslem world. recognise what was what,” Joan said. “Often I’d just point and they’d cut a piece off and mince it for me – then it would go into the stew”. In Babylon, they were taken home by a man who spoke good English to meet his mother – but when someone knocked at the door the woman retreated quickly into the back of the house, such is the custom. Ox carts in Pakistan: the couple passed them during the They rode through the beautiful, eerie formations of the day, only to be overtaken by them at night.

Page 6 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 Zagros mountains, and met nomads dressed splendidly in European clothes as if from Vinnies, with whom they communicated by sign language. When they reached Tehran, they were impressed by the modernity of the central business district, with young women dressed in the latest Western fashions, including mini skirts. The Shah of Persia was doing his best to modernise the country, and was “getting somewhere, much to the chagrin of the Mullahs,” said Frank. “We were looking for a youth hostel in Tehran but we somehow came to be regarded as VIPS and we found ourselves accommodated in a spacious apartment with its own balcony, a bathroom and a view (of the mountains surrounding Tehran) to die for.” Joan with nomads in the Zagros mountains - strangely, they were well dressed in Western clothes, but the Rigbys couldn’t find out much Although the centre of the city was Industrial about them using sign language. Age, only 1-2km away was a traditional Middle Easern bazaar looking much as it would have in the Middle excellent English, and who introduced them to his family Ages, with the usual maze of alley ways, thousands of – “it was so wonderful to get to know them”. tiny shops and stalls, and women in chadors. They saw the magnificent ruins of Persepolis, a former From Tehran they headed north, over the Elburz mountains capital city with huge gateways, dating from the third and to the coast of the Caspian Sea, which is relatively fertile fourth centuries B.C., when the Persian Empire conquered compared with the rest of the country. They saw thatched all before it. Sculptures at Persepolis show the lesser kings roofs on the houses, signifying a need to waterproof houses of vassal states bringing tribute, still in marvellous that is absent in the concrete and stone dwellings condition after 23 centuries. elsewhere. On a side road that was a short cut from one highway to They then turned south again, to the fabulous city of another, Frank and Joan’s scooter conked out and they Esfahan, which had its heyday in the 17th century when a spent 24 hours in the middle of nowhere with a minimum line of kings spent lavishly on mosques, public buildings of tools. and sports grounds. Joan was the mechanic, and by dint of a large spanner In the 17th century Esfahan had a population equal to that and a rock she got the fly wheel off the motor and found of London, and a local saying was “Esfahan is half the that the points were not closing. She had seen the points world”. The Shah mosque, which Frank and Joan visited. changed once, and somehow managed to do it from It is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the Moslem memory. world. They were allowed in outside prayer time, and They had just got the scooter going again when a Land photographed the fantastic detail of the blue inlays. Rover pulled up and the driver said in a terribly proper Throughout Jordan, Iraq and Iran Frank and Joan camped English accent “Can I be of any assistance to you good at the best campsite they could find towards the end of a folk?” day’s travel, and the night after leaving Esfahan they just He turned out to be the Anglican bishop of Iran and they camped in the desert near the roadside. Some police called met up again with him later, when he explained that the around and advised them to leave as soon as possible disturbing news that they had heard in their hotel one because the area was infested with bandits who would morning “Kenneda krushte!” was not, as they feared, the slit their throats for nothing. outbreak of a third world war between the superpowers – “That was the scariest night we had, and we got going instead, it had been “only” that President Kennedy had very early,” Frank said. “We were told on several occasions been assassinated (“krushte” being the Persian word for during our trip about the dangers of bandits – I suppose “killed”). we took some risks.” The Rigbys then headed for Pakistan, having chosen to Persians are very proud of their poets, and at Shiraz, they avoid Afghanistan, over what they thought was a main saw a magnificent memorial, in the middle of the desert, road running south-east across Iran, but the road was to the 13th century poet Sa-adi – the beautiful design again practically non-existent – they endured 1500km of sandy contrasting with the poor housing. Arriving in Shiraz, the roads managing an average speed of only 20kmh – the couple was befriended by an army officer who spoke Continued on page 9

Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 7 (Victoria) and has been proposed for of the area few other parties will be CBCCBC TopTop TenTen World Heritage Listing. encountered. In most years the Club runs one or two trips to this area. Upstream of and within the Gorge are A new series from the Walks Easy access to the river is gained many fine beaches and pools, some from Hopping Joes Creek, Secretary and Assistant Walks with spectacular cliffs, which make Secretary, bringing you every Wangarabell Creek or the end of the Genoa River an ideal location for Waalimma Road, and there are a month thier selection of day and summer walks. A number of peaks number of other longer and more weekend walks worth doing over near to the river make good side trips difficult routes. the next year. Members are invited and provide excellent views of the This unique area deserves greater to submit articles and walks under surrounding country. recognition of its values as a this heading for our it. conservation area and an area for Trips from 2 days to a week or more “off-track” bushwalking. Day walk # 1 are possible along the river and with – Snowy Corner- M/R a bit of planning one-way walks are Keith Thomas his starts at the top car park in possible. Because of the remoteness Assistant Walks Secretary Tthe Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, climbs steeply up the spur from what used to be the Lyrebird Trail, to the Letter to the Editor main ridge at Snowy Corner. The y interest in lightweight several purposes. Terence route then proceeds over Mt M bushwalking began in 1973 mentioned a tent peg as a toilet Tidbinbilla and along almost to the when I was an old (aged 29) novice trowel; a triangular bandage makes Tidbinbilla Peak trig point, from trying to keep up with the young a good scarf; spare clothing a which place it descends on several experts and continued as I became pillow; a billy is also a plate… bearings to the Camel Hump firetrail even older and less fit. I greatly en- 5.Think about specific circumstances: to return to the cars. Map: Tidbinbilla joyed Terence’s March presentation For example, there is no point in 1:25,000. and Jenny’s report in April it. I fully carrying a CDMA phone if you are endorse his main theme, that walking entirely in the 90% of the country The walk is a spectacular round, enjoyment and safety is reduced by without coverage. Every item of taking about 5 hours. It is good bush, an unnecessarily heavy pack. your equipment should be requires competent navigational evaluated for the specific trip. If it Terence’s talk on his systematic and skills and is physically demanding. is not needed don’t take it. measured approach plus associated Given the time, the Pimple is an 6. Light, cheap, durable: pick any discussion covered the topic interesting side-trip. During winter two. Light durable gear tends to be comprehensively, but I think a few the route may be under snow and expensive. For routine simple general points need special emphasis: there are one or two spots that would weekend walks you may chose to 1. Horses for Courses: Terrence need an ice-axe and rope. use heavier more durable gear. made the point, but it cannot be 7. Reduce your unsprung weight: I This trip is on the program for 21 overemphasised. His presen-tation don’t want to get into a religious May and John Evans is leading a was centred on a particular type of war, but numerous studies (US similar trip to the Pimple on 24 June. walk, climate and terrain. Different Army, etc) suggest 1Kg on your conditions may result in a heavier Rob Horsfield feet is as tiring as 5Kg on your back. or lighter pack. Refer to point 1 above. Walks Secretary 2. Pack food by meal: Terence made To illustrate: Weekend walk # 1 this clear, but it also is worth repeating. If you budget 4 biscuits (a)The long weekend after Terence’s – Genoa River – M/R/W per lunch, pack 4n biscuits for your talk my three-day Ettrema pack was he Genoa River rises south of n-day walk, not x packets, ditto for somewhat lighter that Terence’s TBombala and flows roughly all other items – and it is much formula: My pack was lighter (but south-east across the NSW/Victorian easier to cook when camping late, much smaller), sleeping gear border to Mallacoota Inlet. The 30km tired and wet if you just need to similar to his, shelter was a 500gm long Genoa Gorge straddles the chuck in a bag of food without fly shared with my wife, cooking border and contains a range of measuring and mixing… on a fire so no stove or fuel and ecosystems with a number of rare 3. Reduce by sharing: A two-person shared billy, rain gear a nylon spray flora and fauna species as well as a tent weighs less than two jacket (summer and fine weather fossil site of international equivalent one-person tents; one forecast), no thermals, sandshoes significance. This section of the river medium billy and stove weighs less worn… is included in the South East Forest than several small ones; you can (b) My Easter pack was much heavier, National Park (NSW) and share first aid, EPIRB, phone, etc. even ignoring my heavier stove. Coopracambra National Park 4. Multipurpose: Try to use items for Continued on page 14 Page 8 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 SylviaSylvia FlaxmanFlaxman 22.4.4122.4.41 –– 14.4.0614.4.06

Sylvia Flaxman, a Club member for more than a decade, died on Good Friday following a long battle with cancer. The following tribute to her was written by George Carter, Allan Mikkelsen and John Thwaite

nyone who has been on a walk A with Sylvia will remember the experience. She was such an enthusiastic person that one couldn’t help becoming just as Sylvia, Mt Morgan, April 1997 enthusiastic about the places she visited. In his eulogy, her brother walking brigade. She would also day walks in the Tinderry area Graham said that she often spoke bring tank water from home rather which was close to her home at with such gusto and perception than drink from the rivers which Burra. about places she had visited that must have been a challenge in Sylvia loved to chat with everybody were familiar to him that he felt he summer! on trips and her extremely friendly needed to visit them again to see After a short period of observing and engaging nature resulted in the what he had missed! others and with some good advice formation of some very close In 1992 Sylvia started walking from her friends she soon picked up friendships. She was also very regularly with the club on day walks all the tricks and became a regular considerate and often would and quickly graduated to overnight and competent walker on the more produce a cake and a bottle of walks. In the beginning she would challenging multi-day trips to many champagne at the end of a walk as bring a huge tent which was remote and difficult areas. She also a surprise to celebrate one of her affectionately known as the “Taj” led a number of walks ranging from friend’s birthdays. (Taj Mahal) by the light weight gourmet weekends to some great

THE MIDDLE EAST BY MOTOR SCOOTER – Continued from page 7 roads were so sandy that they saw to try to meet educated Indians to project. They couldn’t get a ship at workmen working on them with have any conversation. Bombay so splurged the rest of their savings on an air fare from Bombay brooms! On the highway they passed ox carts, to Brisbane. It was just as well – Eventually the arrived at a sealed but at night the carts would pass them during the night Joan took ill and and road – during World War II the where they camped, and the next day back in Australia it emerged that she British had started sealing the road they would pass them again. Again, had caught hepatitis, and was however, they saw architectural from India to Iran but had stopped bedridden for a month. Hepatitis gems, including the Taj Mahal, which the day the war ended, and the road takes six weeks to show symptoms, was magnificent through a morning had not advanced a metre further so if they were extremely lucky not mist. since. to have been caught in Pakistan or Pakistan was a culture shock, with They arrived near Bombay on India. Christmas Eve. They were planning all its dirt, filth and buffalos. :We felt It seems like the trip of a lifetime, but to get a ship from Colombo, but the it was an anti-climax – although the Frank and Joan have had plenty more further they went they felt they were Middle East was primitive in some – at last month’s meeting Frank had just making distance and not enjoying ways it had some good standards, but some copies of his book Looking it, so after Christmas lunch of bread everything was bedlam in Pakistan.” Back, in which the Middle Eastern and cheese near Bombay they trip is only mentioned in passing! Further on, into India, the people thought “bugger this” and made a seemed half comatose and they had snap decision to terminate their Tom Gosling Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 9 Article and photo reporoduced with kind permission, The Canberra times PublicPublic Profile:Profile: GöstaGösta LyngåLyngå CanberraCanberra TimesTimes

The following article, with picture, was published in the “Start Living” section of The Canberra Times on Sunday 23 April, helping to publicise the Club. As Gösta’s friends will know, he is too modest – and young – to have invented the title “Sensational Senior” himself!

“Bushwalking guru” You are most likely to find our first Sensational Senior, Gösta Lyngå, trekking through the Canberra bush or riding his bike around town. time there was nothing like that Gösta has recently travelled to “Staying it is deinitely important,” available. It was a small group and Nepal to trek the mountains around he said. “People of all ages should we started doing a walk every third the foot of Mount Everest with his look after themselves and enjoy weekend. Now, we have more than daughter. getting out and exercising. I ride my 300 members and can often have “but you can get just as much bicycle everywhere, which is a five walks in one weekend!?” enjoyment from a simple day walk. greeat way to stay fit and it’s also Gösta encourages everyone to get The club has easy walks for people good for the environment.” invovled in bushwalking. of all ages and fiteness levels.” Gösta was born in Malmo, Sweden, “It is a great pastime. I enjoy the To get involved in the Canberra but he fell in love with Canberra – views as well as the effort that you Bushwalking Club, visit www. and a particularly charming have to put in and of course I like canberrabushwalkingclub.org.au. Canberra girl who soon became his the social side of meeting people.” wife. “Canberra has grown a lot since I first came here, but it still has Cook’s fantastic bush surrounding it,” he 5 tablespoons rice said. “when we were living in 2 tablespoons dried veges Sweden, it was the bush that drew (peas, carrots, etc) me back to Canberra, but also the Corner Preparation: social climate – people are so Boil ~ 500 ml water then add friendly here.” Members’ contributions to this rice. After another 5 min stir in section each month are most soup powder (no lumps) and Gosta has been actively invovled in welcome. veges. Incidental stiring for Canberra’s social and political another 5 min to cook, mix and Simple light-weight communjities, volunteering at the also prevent burning. Greens’ office and involving evening meal Should now be cooked and himeslf in bushwalking through the ready to eat: taste to check. Canberra Bushwalking Club. Ingredients: Eat from billy, mug or plate. half pkt “Continental”-type “My wife, myself and a few other beef soup Jenny and Rob Horsfield people from ANU started the bushwalking club in 1962. At the

Page 10 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 ACTIVITYACTIVITYACTIVITY PROGRAMPROGRAMPROGRAM

Arrange for your Club-related activities to be included in the program with Rob Horsfield (Walks Secretary) Ph: 6231 4535 (h), E-mail: [email protected], Post: 11 Studley St Kambah ACT 2902

DISTANCE AND DIFFFICULTY BOOKINGS S/E = Short/Easy; under 12km/day, on fire trails, tracks, beaches etc Ring the leader early rather than late. M/M = Medium/Medium, 12-20km/day on bush tracks, alpine areas, some scrub Please ring by Thursday 2.00pm for the following weekend (both one-day L/R = Long/Rough, over 20km/day, much scrub, steep climbs, rock scrambles and two-day walks) so the leader has L/W = over 20km/day, compulsory swims, some river crossings time to arrange transport. X = exploratory 16 is the maximum, unless a smaller number is advertised in the program. TRANSPORT Check with the leader about: · need to carry water, tents/fly, maps, etc Costs are 33.3¢/km/car, divided equally among all participants. This amount · appropriate clothing, footwear may be varied at the discretion of the leader, depending on: the condition of · any precautions you might need to the roads, the number of passengers per car and other factors. The figures take for severe weather changes. given for individual trips are estimates only, based on four people per car and Ask about anything you’re unsure of, other factors – costs may rise if cars are only partly filled. Park admission and especially if you’re new to our Club. camping fees are additional costs which leaders should list separately. CHECK-IN AFTER WALKS Every person taking part in a CBC activity does so as a volunteer and The Check-in Officer, Keith Thomas accepts responsibility for any personal injury or loss incurred and is required (6230 1081), or the President, not the to sign the Club “Acknowledgment of Risks and Obligations” form. Visitors Police or other bodies, should be the first are welcome to join trips. However eligible walkers are expected to join the point of contact for worried relatives if you Club after a maximum of three trips. are late in returning from a trip. Leaders must report the safe return OR cancella- For further information see www.canberrabushwalkingclub.org.au tion of their trip to the Check-in Officer.

Saturday 13 May – Palerang M/R Sunday 14 May – Black Range – M/E We’ll climb Palerang, the central mountain of the new From the Forbes Creek track head, follow the trail north council with the same name. Going in from the Braidwood- through attractive open forest to South Black Range trig Bombay end we follow the Bombay Fire Trail, visit point with its enormous rock for morning tea, then along an 1059 and transverse the rocky ridges of Palerang itself to open ridge for about a km to rejoin the track for a while. return via the Fire Trail. Map: Bombay 1:25 Loop east then south off track before returning to the cars. 000. Leader: Gösta Lyngå - 6288 7009 gosta@webone. About 4 ¾ hrs actual walking. Map: Bombay 1:25,000. com.au Transport:~$15 Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568 (h), 6274 7350 (w), email: [email protected] Transport: ~$12 Sunday 14 May – Orroral Valley/Legoland and 13-14 May – Corang Peak and Corang beyond – M/M Lagoon (Beginners’ Walk) – S-M/M From Orroral Valley carpark cross the Orroral River, climb This is a reasonably easy walk suitable for people with no up a firetrail of about 400m to walk to magnificent rocky weekend walking experience. We walk via Corang Peak outcrops known as the Belfry, Cloisters and onto Legoland. to camp on Canowie Brook and return to the cars via Explore this area which includes a large cave underneath Corang Pool. There are many scenic views along the way. and then eat lunch admiring the view. We continue along If time permits we will visit the caves in Burrumbeet the ridge to another rocky outcrop nick-named Easter Is Brook. Contact the leaders for further details or for Statues before descending steeply and often slippery, down assistance with gear and food. Maps: Corang 1:25000 through the bush to the valley floor. If lucky I’ll find the Leaders: Rene Davies and Keith Thomas 6230 1081(h) track! We return walking in the valley looking up at the or [email protected] Transport: ~$25 scenery that we have earlier walked. Map: Corin Dam Tuesday 16 May 7-15 pm – Navigation 1:25000.Leader: Janet Edstein 6288 1398 Transport:~$11 Refresher #2 of 4 Venue:11 Studley St; Kambah. This is an evening exercise Sunday 14 May – Hill – M/M&E on the method of dead reckoning with a short refresher Generally following the Moonlight Hollow Road with side before-hand. Members may attend all or part of the three trips to Bendoura Hill, Bushranger Hill, Forest Knob and remaining events as needs or interests determine. Leaders: Bulls Head. Map: Tidbinbilla. Leader: Roger Edwards Jenny & Rob Horsfield 6231 4535(h). This has been over- 6288 7863 h 6250 6911 w Transport: $10.00 Limit 12 subscribed in past years so please book early. Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 11 Sunday 28 May – Meryla Pass-Sandy Creek Wednesday 17 May lookouts – M/R MONTHLY MEETING From the top of Meryla Pass, SE of Moss Vale, we walk Exploratory Walking in Tasmania on and off track to some fine lookouts above the two Presenter: Rupert Barnett sandstone cliff lines of Sandy Creek Gorge, including the St John’s Church Hall, Reid long nose point at 570 548. Also good views east to Kangaroo Valley. Be prepared for a fair bit of scrub. Map: Bundanoon 1:25,000. Leader: Jeff Bennetts 6231 5899(h) Saturday 20 May – Budawangs Exploratory: 6240 9704(w) 0418 662 870(m). Transport:~$30. Limit 12 Oaky Creek and cliff below Mt Nibelung – Sunday, 28 May – Tinderry Range – M/R M/R A bushbashing and rockhopping extraganza. A walk along We will start from the Yadboro River and walk up the the the main ridge of the Tinderry range from the creek that comes from Monolith Valley between Owen -Captain’s Flat Rd. We’ll head to Tinderry Peak and Nibelung. When the creek gets too steep we will walk and see how far we get. We’ll return to the cars via a up to the Nibelung cliff base to look-look. Return the slightly different route which will take the party off the reverse. Map: Corang 1:25000 Leader: Chris Leslie ridge in an easterly direction, through some outstanding 62516123 (h) 62465713 (w) [email protected] rock features, followed by a short road bash. Leader John Transport: ~$30 Kelly 6241 3814(h) Map: Tinderry 1:25,00 Transport ~$15, Limit 8 max Sunday 21 May – Snowy Corner – L/R This is a great trip over the Tidbinbilla mountain and peak 29 May-8 June – The Great North Walk – L/E with a descent from the latter direct to the Camel Hump This is the long distance walk from Sydney to Newcastle fire trail. Map: Tidbinbilla 1:25,000 Leader: Rob (~11 days). The time chosen should avoid the summer Horsfield 6231 4535(h) Transport: ~$8 heat and the cold of winter. The walk is very scenic and enjoyable. Leader: Jenny Horsfield 6231 4535(h). (19) 20- 21 May – Durras weekend – M/E Transport: public, costs TBA. Leave Canberra Friday night and stay in cabins at Depot Beach. The Saturday walk is an ascent of Durras Mountain Saturday 3 June – Middle Creek – M/E-M through the rainforest from the SW - not the usual Pebbly Walk from the Yankee Hat car park across open country Beach-Pretty Beach route - and views to take your breath to where the creek enters a valley, then through open forest, away. Sunday will be the Little Forest Plateau with views attractive and largely unaffected by the fire with lunch by west to the Budawangs, north to Pigeon House and the creek. Return to the cars along on a somewhat different beyond, then home. We will eat at the cabins on Saturday route. Map: Rendezvous Creek 1:25,000. Leader: Stan night, no shared meal organised by me. About 5hrs Marks 6254 9568 (h), 6274 7350 (w), stan.marks@ walking on Saturday, 4hrs on Sunday. Maps: Kioloa/ dotars.gov.au Transport: ~$15 Durras/Tianjara/Milton 1:25,000. Leader: Stan Marks 3-4 June – Mt Gudgenby – M/R 6254 9568 (h), 6274 7350 (w), [email protected] Boboyan car park-Bogong Ck-Mt Gudgenby- saddle Transport: ~$40-$50, Accommodation: ~$40-50 upper Naas Ck- saddle south east of Gudgenby- Boboyan car park. A spectacular peak and a sheltered COMMITTEE MEETING campsite.(This is a re-scheduled trip). Map:, Wednesday 24 May, 8pm Rendezvous Ck 1:25,000 Leader: Rob Horsfield 6231 at the home of Allan Mikkelsen 4535(h) Transport:~$10. 8D/4 Beetaloo Street, Hawker 10-12 June – Royal National Park – L/E Leave Canberra mid morning Saturday, lunch at Robertson Saturday 27 May – Harrison’s Peak – M/E then to Minnamurra Rainforest for a loop walk (1½ hrs) A walk through open forest near Captain’s Flat, initially to the Falls. On Sunday, do Otford-Gairies Beach on a fire trail to Harrison’s Peak which has views from (17.8km, 5 ½ hrs actual walking) along the spectacular Lake George to the Tinderries. We then walk off track coastline of the Royal National Park and associated through lovely open forest toward Mt Foxlow and then features. On Monday, short walk before lunch at the Pig back to the cars. About 5hrs actual walking. Map: Captains and Whistle, Robertson on the way home. Nights at Flat 1:25,000. Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568 (h), 6274 Gerringong youth hostel. Shared ‘everyone bring 7350 (w), [email protected] Transport: ~$15 something’ meals both evenings. Map: to be provided. Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568 (h), 6274 7350 (w) Email: Saturday 27 May – Navigation Refresher #3 – [email protected]. Transport: $40-$50 M/M Accommodation: ~$45. This is a day trip to the south west of Kambah consolidating position finding techniques using compass 10-12 June – Namadgi N.P. – M/R and maps. Members may attend the one or two remaining Route: Middle Creek- Big Creamy Flats- Mt. Namadgi- events as needs or interests determine. Map: Tuggeranong Rotten Swamp- Sam’s Creek- Scabby Range- Mt. 1:25,000 Leaders: Jenny & Rob Horsfield 6231 4535(h) Gudgenby. Limit of 8. Stoves only. Maps: Rendezvous

Page 12 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 Creek 1:25,000 Leader: Sandy Berry & Ian Smith 6282 17-18 June – Navigation Refresher #4 – M/M 1226 (h) Transport:~$10.00. This a weekend with map and compass walking off-track 10-12 June Morton NP – Bibbenluke and Mt in the southern Namadgi. Map: Yaouk 1:25,000 Leaders: Jenny & Rob Horsfield 6231 4535(h) Transport:~$11. Owen – M/M(R) Saturday: Wog Wog car park to the Bibbenluke Mountain Saturday 24 June – The Pimple – M/M-R campsite via Corang Peak and Arch, Conglomerate slopes Viewed from many parts of Canberra, The Pimple is no and Burranbeet Brook. We’ll base camp here for the w/e. more significant than its name as it peaks over the Sunday - we’ll explore the Mt Owen/Mt Cole area. This Tidbinbilla skyline. Up close, it deserves a respectful will require some rock scrambling to get onto Mt Owen. squeeze and provides magnificent views north down the Monday - we’ll return via the same route with a side trip Cotter Valley, west to the Brindabellas and east to the to the Yurrunga Lookout for some great views. Leader close-by flanks of Tidbinbilla Peak and Camels Hump. John Kelly 6241 3814(h) Map: Corang 1:25,00 An early start can be arranged via friendly Rangers and Transport ~$25, Limit 8 max we can be walking the Camel Back fire trail by 8am. After a km or so we head bush through generous regrowth, up a IT COLLATION convenient spur to a cairn marking Spot Height 1556. A Wednesday 14 June 8pm short arc to the south and west takes us to another cairn at at the home of Dorothy Horsfield Spot Height 1555 and we then head down to the NW, 4 Hunter Street, Yarralumla then up the back of The Pimple. A little easy rock scram- bling is required. With a relative drop of 92m, you might well imagine that the views will be fabulous! If time al- Wednesday 14 June – Wednesday Walk lows, return via Tidbinbilla Peak and Johns Peak. Limit The regular mid-week walk series continues, close to of 8. About 12km and 700m total climb. Map: Canberra with a destination to be decided. Contact the Tidbinbilla 1:25000 Leader: John Evans (h) 6288 7235 leader before 8pm Tuesday to find out destination and [email protected]. Transport: ~$5. Further details at meeting place. Leader: Allan Mikkelsen 6278 3164(h) www.pcug.org.au/~jevans. Saturday 17 June – Wild Cattle Creek – M/M Sunday 25 June – Canberra Hills – L/E This walk is south of in the Tallaganda Oakey Hill, Mt Taylor, Mt Arawang, Cooleman Ridge, National Park. It is a wander, mostly off track, along ridges Narrabundah Hill. Whilst easy terrain there is a several through light, open forest and along the wide open valley short climbs. Map:Street Directory Leader:Roger of Wild Cattle Creek and nearby watercourses. About 4 Edwards 6288 7863 h 6250 6911 w Transport: nil, own hrs actual walking. Return via the purple eatery. Map: arrangements to get to start. Limit 8 Tinderry 1:25,000. Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568 (h), 6274 7350 (w), [email protected] Transport: 24-25 June – Jervis Bay gourmet weekend – ~$15 Sat S/E, Sun M/E Sunday 18 June – Smokers Gap to Orroral On Saturday morning, walk 1½ hrs on the west rim of Fitzroy Falls, then on to Jervis Bay for a 2hr late afternoon Valley Crossover – M/E walk from Governor’s Head with views of cliffs and sea. Mark the Winter Solstice with a scenic and easy 20 kms On Sunday, 4 3/4 hrs actual walking from Steamer’s Bay walk. This walk is a classic and goes every year. This is a to St George’s Head and Summerland Bay through coastal chance to walk the whole of the beautiful Orroral Valley forest and heath with many sea views, and morning tea beginning either at the Orroral carpark and walking up to and lunch on beaches. Cabin accommodation. Map: to Smokers Gap, a climb of 400m,or starting at Smokers be provided. Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568 (h), 6274 Gap and descending to the Orroral Carpark. Both parties 7350 (w), [email protected] Transport: ~$50 meet at the Creek (Rendevous Ck map GR 7560 ) and (includes park entry). Accommodation: ~$30. enjoy lunch and swap car keys. Map Corin Dam and Rendezvous Ck 1:25000. Leaders Janet Edstein and Gary Saturday 1 July – Nattai Gorge/Boxvale Trevean (Bookings to Gary 6285 1135) Transport $11 Tramway – M/M Traverse the spectacular and beautiful Nattai Gorge near (17)-18 June – Murramarang Winter Solstice Mittagong. Lunch at Boxvale Creek then back to the cars Walk – M/E along the historic tramway alignment. All on track but a We drive down to Pebbly Beach on Saturday afternoon steep climb out of the gorge. About 4 ½ hrs actual walking. then walk along the coast to a campsite with fabulous views Map: to be provided Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568 up and down the coast. On Sunday we continue along the (h), 6274 7350 (w), [email protected] coast (with day packs) to Pretty Beach then return over Transport: ~$30 the Durras Range. The coastal section is a combination of pleasant tracks, rocky headlands and beaches, while Saturday 8 July – Bushfold Flats – M/E-M the Durras Range (300m climb) is all on track with views Follow the new Australian Alps walking track from the of the Budawangs and the coast and a scenic descent Booroomba Rocks car park to Bushfold Flats. The Flats through rainforest. Map: Kioloa 1:25000. Leader: are a delightful area of open forest and grassland with George Carter 6251 2130 (h) [email protected]. several options available. 4 ½ hrs actual walking, mostly Transport: About $28. on track. Map: Williamsdale 1:25,000. Leader: Stan Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 13 Marks 6254 9568 (h), 6274 7350 (w), stan.marks@ dotars.gov.au Transport: ~$10 Bulletin Board Sunday 9 July - Tinderry N.R. - S/R The Bulletin Board is for members to advertise (at no cost) South Tinderry:From the Michelago - Rd, a short, goods for sale, private trips or other personal bushwalking- slow walk featuring fine views across to Namadgi and the related matters. The Club is not involved in, takes no distant Snowies, massive granite rock slabs and boulders responsibility for, and does not endorse, the activities or goods advertised here. Hence, if people participate in any - and some thick scrub. Map: Tinderry 1:25,000. Leader: activities advertised here, they do so as private individuals, Jeff Bennetts 6231 5899(h) 6240 9704(w) 0418 662 not as members of the Club, and will not be covered by the 870(m). Transport: ~$15. Limit 12. Club’s insurance. OPEN INVITATION IT COLLATION Walking in the Budawangs – Phone and express an Wednesday 12 July interest and we’ll organise something suitable. Alan Davey (02) 4845 9127(h) GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY WALK Wednesday 19 July The regular mid-week walk series continues, close COMMITTEE MEETING to Canberra with a destination to be decided. Contact the leader before 8pm Tuesday to find out destination Wednesday 26 July and meeting place. Leader: Allan Mikkelsen 6278 3164(h). This walk is every Wednesday and the clubs, CBC, FBI and NPA take turns to host it. Details (4), 5-6 August – Barren Grounds Reserve for each Wednesday are now available by email and Weekend – Sat L/E Sun S/E interested members should contact Allan Mikkelsen. Leave Canberra Friday evening. On Sat we will do a 20km ‘GEAR FOR SALE’ TABLE walk through heath country to the edge of the escapement In place of our one-night auction, as in previous and enjoy several spectacular views of the coast and years, we shall put out a table at General Meetings, nearby ranges. Sun will be a shorter walk (10km) to for a while. Hopefully it will be of benefit to those Macquarie Pass National Park, before returning home on wanting to get rid of equipment and those wishing the Sun afternoon. The Reserve is famous for its bird life to buy some. and wildflowers. Have booked 3 cabins at The Ben Ricketts Environmental Preserve (www.benricketts.org.au) This month, the table will include a dozen or so pairs of hand-knitted socks in machine-washable wool, a for 2 nights. Map: Kangaroo Valley Leader: Barry range of sizes (in cms, so how long is your foot?), Keeley 6262 5395 (h), 6252 7469 (w), barry.keeley@ and you should see the colours! $10 a pair – or more abs.gov.au Transport: ~$40 Accommodation: $15-20 if you wish, because all proceeds go to the Salvos. per night. Please label gear for sale with adequate personal Aug 12-20 – Mts Feathertop and Bogong – details and asking price. snowshoe trips – M-L/M-R JULY 2006 WINTER UP NORTH The aim will be to spend a few days climbing Mt New England National Parks and the Border Feathertop from Harrietville and then drive over to Mt An inland drive to the Qld border (that’s far enough!) Beauty to tackle Mt Bogong. Plans will need to be flexible to explore icons such as the Border Ranges and to allow for weather and snow conditions but expect to the immense cauldera of Mt Warning, before carry tents and stoves and to spend two or three nights returning to the New England escarpment for the out on each trip in alpine country. Glorious scenery. Map: wonderful Wild Rivers gorges and Werrikimbe Bogong Alpine Area 1:50 000. Leader: John I’Ons 6231 waterfalls (4-5 days, grade m/r). Let me know your 6326 (h) or email [email protected] Transport to preferred dates - but I’m absent until Late April. be negotiated. Leader: Rupert Barnett ph. 6242 5241. [email protected]. (1), 2, 3 September Royal National Park – M/E This is a walk over 2 days that traverses the length of Royal National Park and covers about 27 km. We head LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Continued from page 8 off Fri evening and stay overnight at the Wollongong I packed as an individual; packed a heavier tent to cope YHA. On Saturday we drive to Otford, where we leave with forecast (and experienced) blizzard conditions; a our cars before catching the train to Cronulla to board the heavier sleeping bag (temperature dropped to -10oC); a Cronulla-Bundenna ferry. From Bundeena we walk to gortex jacket, overpants, wool shirt, boots… Garie’s Beach and stay overnight at Garie’s Beach YHA. Have booked entire YHA for the evening. Sunday we My philosophy is ‘pack to be comfortable in what you are walk out to Otford to our cars, and then head home to likely to encounter and to survive in what you could Canberra. Maps: Port Hacking and Otford. Leader: Barry encounter’. On 600-700 pack walks there have been 3-4 Keeley 6252 7469 (w) [email protected] times when I’d have been more comfortable with extra Transport: $40-$50. Accommodation: Fri – $25 , Sat gear – but that means I’ve been more comfortable $15. Limit of 12. without it on 596-696 trips! Alan Vidler Page 14 – Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 CANBERRACANBERRA BUSHWALKINGBUSHWALKING CLUBCLUB MEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIP RENEWALRENEWAL

Please take a look at your address label on the back of this issue. Does it say Renew Soon, Renew Now or Last it? If the answer is YES, please pay promptly to remain a financial member of the Club. If the Membership Secretary does not receive your renewal by the first day of the month after it is due, there may be a delay in getting your copy of it. Current rates are: Single $33, Family $50. There is a $10 discount for both categories for members who choose to have their copies of It sent electronically, i.e. Single $23, Family $40. Please tick the following box if you would like your It sent electronically and not by mail. ❏ Your payment options are (please tick applicable box):

❏ Enclosed is a cheque / money order. fill in this form, cut it out and post it with the appropriate amount ($33 single, $50 family) to: The Membership Secretary, Canberra Bushwalking Club, PO Box 160, Canberra ACT 2601. ❏ Attached is cash (if paying in person at a club meeting). ❏ I have made a direct payment (You will still need to complete and return this form and return it to the Membership Secretary - same address as cheque or email details to [email protected]) Direct payments cab be made to Westpac BSB 032-719 Account Number 176-134. Please enclose receipt number if available. You may need to check with your financial institution whether you can make a payment online or at your nearest branch. In renewing your membership you should be aware that though the Canberra Bushwalking Club office bearers and activity leaders take all reasonable care, when joining in any activity you do so as a volunteer in all respects and, as such, accept responsibility for any personal injury or loss incurred.

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Renew early. Renewals received after the monthly Committee meeting may not be processed until the next month. ITIT CONTRIBUTIONSCONTRIBUTIONS Articles and letters are welcome from all Club members about walks you’ve enjoyed or issues you’d like to raise. The closing date for copy for each issue of it is the date of the monthly committee meeting, i.e. the 4th Wednesday of every month. Handwritten and posted material is OK, but email is preferable. I also welcome photographs, preferably as separately scanned items or digital images. I can scan original photographs.

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Canberra Bushwalking Club it May 2006 page 15 CANBERRA BUSHWALKING CLUB COMMITTEE* Position Name Home Work E-mail

PRESIDENT Rene Davies 6230 1081 6206 4253 [email protected] VICE PRES/TREASURER Michael Sutton 6262 3394 - [email protected] GENERAL SECRETARY Cynthia Breheny 6247 6857 - [email protected] WALKS SECRETARY Rob Horsfield 6231 4535 - [email protected] EDITOR Tom Gosling 6290 2874 6213 7106 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Allan Mikkelsen 6278 3164 - [email protected] TRAINING & SAFETY OFFICER Ian Smith 6282 1226 6243 4248 training @canberrabushwalkingclub.org.au CONSERVATION OFFICER John Thwaite 6254 3193 0418 626 703 [email protected] PUBLISHER George Polubinski 0408 628691 - [email protected] ASSISTANT WALKS SEC Keith Thomas 6230 1081 0421 607 667 [email protected] SOCIAL SECRETARY Jenny Horsfield 6231 4535 - [email protected]

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