Bushwalking Queensland News

Open one week Trip to the snow fields 25 July by Gold Coast Bushwalkers

Tue Feb 24, 2009: Luxury coach transport departs 3pm Brisbane (Roma Street Transit Centre) via Gold Coast, overnight then arriving next morning at 11am. Accommodation is at SkiRider lodge, situated in the Kosciuskco National Park at Wilsons Valley, 15mins from the snow at Perisher Resort. For further information contact Bill Carr, 07 55345252 or Mob 0402839884 or billcarr_6 at hotmail dot com. Click here for itinerary. Open to members of all clubs but be quick; filling fast.

Warning: 121.5 MHz satellite distress beacons still available

Tue Feb 24, 2009: Bushwalking Australia has received a letter from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission expressing concern that corporations might engage in deceptive and misleading conduct by advertising that the above beacons provide an emergency response. They don't now, as the system was switched off on February 1, 2009.

QPW / EPA Response on Wagawn Track

Wed Feb 4, 2009: Recently, many individual club bushwalkers have corresponded directly with the Minister raising their concerns on the status of the Wagawn Track in Lamington National Park, the downgrading of other tracks and the deletion of certain place names from maps and guides.

To avoid creating unnecessary inconvenience within the EPA / Queensland Parks and Wildlife, Bushwalking club members are advised that any concerns regarding access to parks, or any other parks management issue, should be directed in the first instance to the Regional Managers. Any escalation of such issues can be made via the Collaborative Management Group (CMG) meetings, which have been instituted for this purpose under the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). You can raise matters for the CMG agenda by contacting the secretary.

Many of these issues can be resolved at these levels of consultation in a cordial, businesslike manner without the need to generate Ministerial correspondence.

Notice of General Meeting, Thursday 26-Feb-09

The first General Meeting for 2009 will be held on the above date at Little Kings Hall, Cnr O'Keefe and Carl Sts. Buranda, Brisbane at 7:30pm. If any clubs have items for the agenda, please forward by email to the secretary or post to: Secretary, Bushwalking Queensland, GPO Box 1573, Brisbane 4001. All clubs are invited to send two official delegates, any club member can attend as a participating observer.

Latest Draft Bushwalking Adventure Activity Standard released by QORF

30 Jan 2009 - Click here for a .pdf copy

Kayaks and Bikes welcome at 2009 Pilgrimage

As the Pilgrimage campsite is next to Maroon Dam, kayaks will be welcome and a paddle is being organised. There is an ideal launching spot on the property. Bring a bike too if you would enjoy a ride up the quiet Burnett Creek Road. Just in case you wanted to know, that's John Marshall on the left in the photo and Ray Glancy on the right.

Bushwalking Australia Face to Face meeting in Brisbane

The Bushwalking Australia Incorporated (BAI) Face to Face Meeting was held on the 22nd-23rd November 2008 at the Riverglenn Conference Centre in Brisbane. Several papers were presented on the future of bushwalking.

Bushwalking Queensland joins Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation

For more information on QORF, refer to their web site.