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QNC Christmas Break-up, Sat 6 December 2025 – Brisbane Koala Bushlands, Burbank

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DATE & TIME 6 December 2025 3:00pm arrival Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Murray & Jeanette Watson (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Mount Barney Wilderness Camping (Bartopia) Registration: If possible, please register via the website by filling out the form below. The website is set up to automatically send an e-mail […]

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Karawatha Forest – Day Excursion, Sat 22 November 2025

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DATE & TIME 22 November 2025 7:30 Arrival Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Penny Mills (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Mount Barney Wilderness Camping (Bartopia) Date: Saturday, 22nd November 2025 Time: 7:30 AM Meeting Point: In front of Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre. Plenty of nearby parking is available. 🌿 Background Information

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Excursion Report: Ryland’s Scrub, Woogaroo Forest, Bellbird Park – Day Excursion, Sun 27 July

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Leader: Dick Copeman Sixteen members and two visitors came to this interesting scrub on a cool and windy but sunny day. We were welcomed by Keith McCosh, a local resident and chair of Fassifern Field Naturalists, who gave some of the history of the Ryland’s scrub and the surrounding Woogaroo forest, much of which is

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Excursion Report: Roly Chapman Bushland Reserve – Day Excursion, Sat 21st June, 2025

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Leader and report: Barry Jahnke Roly Chapman was a member of the Queensland Naturalists’ Club and this Bushland Reserve was named after him by the Brisbane City Council. From 1959 to 1987, Roly was a teacher at the nearby Upper Mount Gravatt State School and he used this bush as part of his outdoor teaching

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Obituary: Helen Horton OAM

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Helen Horton was born in Sydney in 1925. She went to school at Fort St Girls High School in The Rocks, Sydney. During World War 2 she worked as a clerk and relief telephonist, while going to university as an evening Arts student. She worked as a typist and then atthe NSW State Library. She

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Past Speaker Reports

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Ross Coupland (left) presented some fascinating images and videos of many different types of animals that he’s found and studied using the thermal monocular. It was interesting to see how close one could observe animals when no visible light is used, allowing lengthy, unobtrusive observations of natural behaviour. Of particular interest were the endothermic Fulgorid

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Club Meeting, 17 November 2025; Speaker & Topic: Dr Kate Dutton-Regester, Echidna Conservation

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Dr. Kate Dutton-Regester is a Lecturer at the University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science with a strong interest in wildlife conservation. Specialising in Reproductive Biology, Physiology, Animal Behaviour, and Epidemiology, she has worked with diverse species, from livestock to Asian elephants and the short-beaked echidna. Currently, Kate leads multiple research projects, including investigation into

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Club Meeting, 20 October 2025; Speaker & Topic: Dr John Tracey, Wildlife Queensland

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In March, 2025 Wildlife Queensland welcomed Dr John Tracey as its new CEO, bringing over 25 years of expertise in wildlife research, management and biosecurity. John has led major reforms in his previous role with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, secured millions in critical environmental and biosecurity funding, and built partnerships across the government,

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Mount Tibrogargan Circuit Walk – Day Excursion, Sat 25 October 2025

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DATE & TIME Sat 25 October 2025 8:30am arrival for 9:00am start Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Delma Clifton & Tom Wixted (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Mount Tibrogargan Circuit Walk 🌿 Upcoming Excursion: Mt Tibrogargan Circuit Walk Date: Saturday, 25th October Meeting Time: 9:00 AM Meeting Location: Carpark on Marshs Rd, at the

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