HOBART WALKING CLUB INC. Circular 771 JULY 2012 General Meeting/Club Night on Friday 5 July at 7.30 pm Geoff O’Hara will talk about his walks in Britain Website: www.hobartwalkingclub.org.au Email: [email protected] Postal Address:GPO Box 753, Hobart TAS 7001 Facebook: hobart walking club Proudly printed by Print Post 739016/0005 2 JULY 2012 Club Aims The Club encourages walking, skiing and similar outdoor activities, and promotes interest in the preservation of flora, fauna and natural scenery. Joining the Club Persons aged 16 years and over can apply for prospective membership. To become a full member, three qualifying walks and an Essential Skills Day have to be completed within 12 months of joining. For further details visit the Club website or contact the Membership Officer, Geoff O’Hara (03 6272 1225 Risk The Club is a group of people who enjoy bushwalks and similar activities, with trips organised on a voluntary basis by and for Club members. Every trip coordinator is an unpaid volunteer who organises the walk for fellow Club members. They are not paid professionals with commensurate training and responsibility. Thus each trip member is responsible for their own safety, suitability of equipment and personal skills. Members and visitors take part in Club organised activities at their own risk. The Club does not offer qualified first aid. Club activities involve inherent risks and dangers. The published Walk Previews grade the level of difficulty and distance, and may indicate some risks. However, unanticipated and unavoidable hazards can occur which result in serious injury or property loss/damage. For example, weather can be unpredictable and change quickly, tracks become treacherous and accidents can happen. Liability Members acknowledge and agree that in applying to become a member (of whatever grade) or renewing that membership of the Club that the nature of the activities carried out by the Club and by participating voluntarily, freely and at their own risk, are such that it would be unreasonable for the Club or any of its members acting on its behalf to be in any way responsible for any injury, or death, to members or to damage to their property and members hereby, to the full extent permitted by law, waive all of their legal rights of action against and fully release the Club for loss, damage or injury or death or loss or damage to property howsoever arising out of or in relation to member’s participation in the activities conducted by the Club including without limitation, liability for any negligent or tortuous Act or omission or breach of statutory duty on the part of the Club, its office bearers or agents. Insurance and Legal Matters The Club insurance covers public liability, excluding member-to-member events, during Club activities. Members' vehicles are not covered. For further information write to the Secretary on constitutional or legal matters and the Treasurer on insurance matters. Editorial Circular Editor: Ken Chilcott Walks Data Officer Chris Rathbone Front Cover: Britain’s Three Peaks JULY 2012 3 Calendar and Forward walks-Full details Walks p.7, Cycling p. 23 Date Day Class Activity Coordinator 1 Jul Sun MR High Yellow Bluff Chris Rathbone 2 Jul Mon NQ Toddlers Toddle Dianne Martin 2 Jul Mon Executive Meeting. The Glebe 6.30 pm. 3 Jul Tue MM Leamans Knob Roger Hurd 3 Jul Tue CYC Dave’s suburban ride Dave Tucker 4 Jul Wed SM Bellettes Bay Rob Hill 4 Jul Wed MM Craigow Circuit John Cannon 5 Jul Thu MM Wellington Falls Circuit From Big Bend John Kerrison 5 Jul Thu CYC Intercity Cycleway Patsy Merhulik 5 Jul: Thu CYC Dunalley - Kellevie Brian Haas 5 Jul Thu General Meeting & Entertainment – Geoff O’Hara 5 Jul Thu August Walks Preview Closing 6 Jul Fri SCNQ White Water Creek Carmen Walker 7 Jul Sat ME Cape Queen Elizabeth Pam Powell 7 Jul Sat SE Middleton Brian Garland 8 Jul Sun MR Channel Peaks Paul Geeves 9 Jul Mon NQ Toddlers Toddle Wyn Manners 10 Jul Tue ME Sandford Area Norm Davie 10 Jul Tue CYC New Town Station Nursery start Dave Tucker 10 Jul Tue August Circular Closing 11 Jul Wed MM Plunkett Point/Lime Bay Marcia Solomon 12 Jul Thu MM Macgregor Peak Malcolm Sherlock 12 Jul Thu SE Buckland Ann Taylor 12 Jul Thu CYC Grove to Ranelagh Cecilia Eriksson 12 Jul Thu CYC Mangalore to Hunting Ground Brian Haas 12-15 Jul EXT MM The North West Rupert Manners 13 Jul Fri SCNQ Old Beach Foreshore Carol Wood 14 Jul Sat MM Hartz Peak Lee Douglas 15 Jul Sun SM Attila’s Place Rob Hill 15 Jul Sun MM Meehan Range From Risdon Vale Chris Rathbone 16 Jul Mon NQ Toddlers Toddle Helen Dalla-Fontana 17 Jul Tue MM South Hobart/Knocklofty Peter Schott 17 Jul Tue CYC Lark Distillery start Dave Tucker 18 Jul Wed SE Mount Wellington Duncan Hamilton 18 Jul Wed MM Kermandie Track Rupert Manners 19 Jul Thu MM Mt Wellington Alan Wilson 19 Jul Thu CYC South Arm Malcolm Barron 19 Jul Thu CYC Tinderbox Brian Haas 20 Jul Fri SCNQ Dave Burrows Walk, Margate Tony Judd 21 Jul Sat MM Shene To Mt Dismal John Cannon 21 Jul Sat SOC Mid Year Lunch – Buckingham Bowls Club 22 Jul Sun SE Lost Quarry David Leaman 4 JULY 2012 22 Jul Sun MM Mt Wellington Helen Daly 23 Jul Mon NQ Toddlers Toddle Rupert Manners 23 Jul Mon Executive Meeting. The Glebe 6.30 pm. 24 Jul Tue MM Orford Cathy Hutton 24 Jul Tue CYC Sorell start Dave Tucker 24 Jul Tue Circular Production Jim Anderson 25 Jul Wed SE Darwin's Walk David Leaman 25 Jul Wed MM Mt Nelson Tracks Bonnie Tilley 26 Jul Thu MM Knocklofty/Lower Slopes Mt Wellington/Sth Hobart Vicki Martin 26 Jul Thu CYC Richmond Cecilia Eriksson 26 Jul Thu CYC Sorell to Pawlena Dam Brian Haas 27 Jul Fri SCNQ Tolosa Reserve Hans Svennsen 28 Jul Sat SE New Town Falls Sylvia Ledger 28 Jul Sat MM Mt Wellington Waterfalls Patricia Colles 29 Jul Sun MM Mortimer Bay/Calverts Lagoon/Roaring Beach Jim Anderson 30 Jul Mon NQ Toddlers Toddle Wyn Manners 31 Jul Tue MM Wellington Wander Charles Rankin 31 Jul Tue CYC Broadmarsh start Dave Tucker 1 Aug Wed MM Mt Direction Barry Ford 2 Aug Thu SE Den Hill Josephine Petrov 2 Aug Thu MM Platform Peak Malcolm Sherlock 2 Aug Thu CYC Sorell to 5 Mile Beach Carol Nodder 2 Aug Thu CYC Rose Bay – Rokeby Brian Haas 3 Aug Fri SCNQ Tranmere/Howrah Phyl Wyatt 3 Aug Fri General Meeting & Entertainment – Gill Fitzgerald 4 Aug Sat SE Tangara Trail Carole Nodder 4 Aug Sat LM Mt Fortescue Circuit Chris Rathbone 5 Aug Sun MM Grass Tree Hill & Gunners Quoin David Chung 6 Aug Mon NQ Toddlers Toddle Alan Wilson 7 Aug Tue CYC North Hobart Dave Tucker 9 Aug Thu CYC Broadmarsh Jon Grey 16 Aug Thu CYC Cambridge to 7 Mile Beach Anneliese Ortmann 7 Sep Fri General Meeting & Entertainment – Chanchal Foxen 25-28 Oct EXT MM Du Cane Range Jim Gandy President’s Report Membership Over the last few months we have had members who have forgotten to renew, renewing, past members rejoining and new prospectives coming in. The result is that we now have more members than we did last year – not by much – but more is more. Extra walks We have been looking at extra walks and during the summer we will start a “twilight series” – “Walk after Work”. Robyn Everist has kindly offered to be the coordinator of these walks. JULY 2012 5 Her contact details are email: [email protected] phone 6244 1540. The walks will range from faster to slower and hopefully to meet all standards. If you would like to lead a walk in this series contact Robyn. See p.8 for further details. Many thanks to Robyn for coordinating this. Allgoods is having a Bushwalkers trade evening at its Cambridge store on 7 August at 6.00 pm. See p.7 for further details, Website The website is now in the hands of the developer and graphic designer. We have been rewriting the content and hopefully it will all come together by August. Media I was interviewed by Michael Veitch of the ABC on his Statewide Evenings programme as part of Get Fit Tasmania . Executive John Cannon has volunteered to be part of the executive whilst the Streets are away. Rupert Manners, President Membership News New Members: The Executive wishes to congratulations to the following members elected as a full Club member on 21 May 2012: Leone Cripps, Catriona Fitzgerald, and Anne Pearce. Welcome to Prospective Members: On behalf of all Club members I welcome the following prospective members to the Club: Kim Harburg, David Rauenbusch, Judy Micklewright, H Smit, and Clare Tong Lee Please give them your full support. Annual Renewal of Membership Included in this copy of the Circular is a Renewal Form and an Options for Return of the Form and Payment instructions. Your early renewal would be appreciated. Geoff O'Hara, Membership Officer Secretary’s Report Annual Reports are due at the end of this month (July). I would prefer to receive the reports via email sent to [email protected] (as this will save me typing them in again which may result in unwanted typos!) I would like to place another order for long sleeved hi-visibility shirts ($35) - if you are interested in ordering one or one of the warm polar fleece jackets ($37.50) with the club logo embroidered onto them, please let me know on 6272 2477 Dawn Hendrick, Secretary Search, Rescue and Training Before becoming a full member of the HWC, all prospective members have 12 months from joining the Club to complete three (3) qualifying walks and participate in an essential skills day to get to know the Club.