if CANBERRA BUSHWALKING CLUB INC. Canberra City, ACT 2601. NEWSLETTER Pc' Box 16Q. Registered by Australia Post: Publication No NBH 1859 Price: ISo Volume 19 November, 1982 No. 11 1982/83 Committee CLUB DIARY President: Alison Carrie 82 2817h 46 7354w wed, 17th Nov Caving talk, Griffin Centre, Treasurer: flick Crofts 47 9745h 43 3264w Bunda St. Civic, 7.45 p.m. Walks Sec: Alan vidler 54 5373h 52 5466w Mon, 22nd Nov Trip planning evening, vidler's Membership: Rene Lays 65 4877w 56 Woolner Circ, Hawker, 7.30 Social 5cc: Keith Vallard 88 3966h tue, 23th Nov Committee meeting, Alison Correspond: Lyndall Langman 51 5159h Currie, 3 Brent Place Garran, 8 Minutes: Melanie O'Flynn 47 4856h 72 5570w p.m. All welcome. ConservatIon: Bob Harrison 48 9447h 52 6068w Thu, 25th Nov "It' closing date. Lots of General Men.: Rob Philpot goodies please. Editor: Rob Cannon 81 1061h 72 5595w Tue, 7th Dec It collation, Don shepherd, 9 26 Irwin St, Yarralunla . Wise St Braddon, 7.45 p.m. Wed, 15th Dec Pine Island, Christmas Party. CAVES NEAR CANBERRA Camnittee Meeting 26/10/82: What is the potential of caving close to Canberro? "It. This question will be answered in o slide evening 'It' will be printed commercially this year; the Committee is investigating the cheapest way of by having this done. It was decided to purchase $100 worth of labels; this supply would last 4 years, but part of the cost may be recovered by selling Dr J.N. JENNINGS the labels to other societies. (Biogeography & Ceomorphology lecturer. ANU) Search and Rescue WEDNESDAY, NOV 17TH, 7: 45 PM The proposed affiliation of the club's Search and Rescue Group with' the ACT Energency Services was discussed. As a letter sent to them some time ago GRIFFIN CENTRE, BUNDA ST., CIVIC was apparently lost, Peter Conroy will write again offering the assistance of club members for Pleaset searches. Come oldng to hear this interesting speaker Federation Arm yourself with questions The Club's affiliation with the NSW Federation of Bring a plate of nibblies Bushwalking Clubs costs 700 per member ($110 per year). The committee feels that the Club should discontinue its affiliation but maintain contact with the them by exchanging newsletters and donating $25 per year. If any members feel Advance noticet strongly in favour of maintaining our affiliation, could they please contact a member of the PINE ISLAND CHRISTMAS WIND UP BBU committee before the next meeting. WED, DEC 15TH, 6 PM Transport costs Because of the smaller Club membership, the Coussittee is considering modification of the - Mike Crcfts will lead a bicycle rids Rebate scheme, possibly be limiting the asount to $20 possibly that can be paid to any one person in - Lilo trip, if there is enough water (maybe) a year. In 1981-82, there were six users who claimed $144.32 ranging from $8 to $43. Comments - Christmas cake. 000ked by your very own president please. Alan Vidler will check the new NRMA car costs when - bring your swimming togs and Christmas cheer they are issued to determine whether trip fees stould be increased. Any other suggestions about - have a good time rate calculation to Alan please. Melanie o'Flynn Keith Vailord. Social Secretory Minutes Secretary November, 1982 2 -- It The Walks Secretary says Club correspondence: Thanks go to the dedicated few who turned up at Each month the club receives a mountain of the last Walks Planning evening, and also in correspondence. A large part of this is from particular to the several new names on the program. other clubs -. magazines in exchange for "It'. These magazines will be bought along to club meetings before being stored in the club library. I'd like to see at least 2 day and 2 weekend walks (an easy one and a not so-easy one of each) every Members are free to borrow them. I highly weekend. With the current level of walking , this recommend that you look at them as the way some could result in a lot of walks with insufficient clubs preview their walks and requirements for starters and thus disappointed leaders. However membership are a real eyeopener to our slack lot. the Vidler theory (hope?) says that if we have Asides from membership enquires, we receive such a program, people will start- walking more about 4 letters a month from ?.mericans planning with the club, which in turn will produce more trips to Australia and wanting advice on leaders .... and the more walks you program now, the more people there will be to share the burden "hiking". We also get advertisements from treking of my nagging. companies. The next walks planning evening is on We have received notification from the November. Turn up to help keep the average Tasmanian Federation that a bushwalkers alcohol intake within legal limits. Glasses, transportation service will operate thissussuer booze, maps and suggestions -provided .... 11 between Hobart and Scotts Peak . The Service will operate between 1.12.82 and 31.3.83, departing My earlier offer to help for new leaders stands. from the Tourist Bureau. Hobart at 9 am and returning from Scotts Peak at 1 pm on Tuesday, River walks in sumner are very pleasant and very Thursday, Saturday & Sunday. The fare is $12 easy to lead. single. Enquires from Rod Barwick, 105 Murray St. Hobart (002) 342226 My 1972-82 'It" collection was put to great use during the last planning evening. Trip reports can provide great ideas for future leaders. We received an advertisement for treking the Milford Track (highly organised). Alan Vidler The Tasmanian Wilderness Societ1 have Membership invited us to sponsor a person taking part in non-violent action in the Franklin River area. It Members are reminded that renewals for 1982/83 are will cost roughly $2000 a week to maintain this now due. For those who have not renewed as yet, action. this is their second last copy of 'It' • A renewal form is on the back cover. Lyndall Langman Correspondence Sec Change of address; Keith 1110MM 1/44 Pope St, Aitkenvale, Qld 4814 Conservation News: Don SHEPHAP.D 9 Wise St, Braddon, ACT, 2601 Bob HARRISON17 Longstaff St, Lyneham, ACT, Rainforests. .me NSW cabinet has decided to 2602, 489447(h), 526068(w) protect most of the remaining rainforests in NSW. Keith VALLMD Current logging operations are to be phased out. 85 Darwinia St Rivett, ACT, 2611 883966(h) Trees. The NSW Forestry Commission is New Members: currently calling tenders for the clearfelling of 250 hectares of native forest in Tallaganda State Ruth & Hugh ScRITHON Forest near Captains Flat to make way for pines. - 24 Roebuck St, Red Hill, - 956564(h) Anthony GARR S.W. Tasmania. Nieland Place, Cooma North, The prime Minister has refused a request by the (0648) 32891(w) Premier of Tasmania, Mr. Gray, to withdraw the Jajuie ROBINSON 16 Moorehead Place, Latham nomination of south-west Tasmania for the World 543084(h), 525207(w) Heritage list. Rene Lays An opinion from the Federal Attorney-General's Membership Secretary Dept. says that the Federal Government has the paver and duty to stop the daimuing of the Franklin River and to preserve the wilderness in south-west LUR T-SHIRTS Tasmania. Savo yourself the hassle of pushing through the Chrietmas shopping crowds searching for suitable A former Tasmanian Minister for Water Resources, gifts. Give a Club T-shirt emblazoned with the Environment and Local Government has testified that many companies had out power use or shown no Clubs Corroboree Frog emblem - practical, attractive signs of increasing ower demands at rates forecast and only $5.50 by the NEC. Sizes 12. 14. 16 & 18 are still available, but Proposed Cobberas-Tingaringy National Park: there ore only a couplo of navy ones left in The Victorian State government is considering the popular sizes, so be suiak. On the other giving approval for a large scale marble quarry in this area. hand, the gold ones look better. Bob Harrision Tehirts ore available from Pat Miethke at 4 Conservation Officer Lenehan St. Giralang; beet to phone her on 41 2798 and arrange o means of oarrying out the traneaation without paying postage. November, 1982 3 It The Budawangs: October 2 -4 The small creek tended to be brown and dirty from the swamp which feeds it and while tolerable in The weather was excellent when the ten of us - tea and cooking, it was rather unpleasant as Mick, Brian, Ross, Melanie, Paul, Anne, Tony, drinking water. While Monolith Valley is far Gail, Keith and myself - set off from near grander and more mysterious, this secretive little Newhaven Gap to join Galbraith's Route, We valley surrounded by steep rock slopes is crossed a branch of Newbaven Creek at an worthwhile seeing. attractive miniature gorge where one rock pool dropped to another in a series of terraces. Then Dark Brothers Cave would provide excellent we came to another gully which proved somewhat shelter for a small party on a wild night, and difficult to cross, but after some thrashing about Hidden Valley provides access to the views from in the scrub, we reached the head of the gully and Sturgiss via the ledge just south of the cave. at last made the top of the Gaibraith Plateau. The next morning we headed back through the For a while the going was easy along rock rain forest before making a detour to the top of slabs. However the descent from the plateau to Quilty's Mountain. The route up is very easy, vines Creek involved pushing through extremely passing across a low hill from the highest point thick, scratchy scrub and negotiating a chimney on the track between the rainforest and the which, although not very difficult, took quite a visitor's book, and than climbing the mountain in while to get down.