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Club Meeting 20 July ’26. Speaker & Topic: Dr Gary Bacon AM, retired forester and previously Director of Queensland Forest – Relocating a Monarch in the Queen’s Land after 2 Centuries’

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DATE & TIME 20 July 2026 7.30pm Start This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes Meeting Speaker: Dr Gary Bacon LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall, 82 Sherwood Road, Toowong Dr Gary Bacon has an interest in the early explorers and the vegetation/ecosystems they encountered. This presentation will follow Gary’s analysis of the King’s Botanist Allan […]

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Flinders Peak Area – Day Excursion, Wednesday 12 August (Show Day Holiday)

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DATE & TIME 12 August 2026 8am arrival for 830am departure This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER David Bouchard (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Flinders Plum picnic ground, Flinders Peak (Burrumpah) Conservation Reserve Introduction This excursion will be to the Flinders Peak (Burrumpah) Conservation Reserve, administered by the

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Club Meeting Presentation from Sally Johnsen, 20 April ’26; “From Foraminifer to Fusinus; some marine fossils of Roe Plain, Western Australia”

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The PowerPoint PDF of Sally Johnsen’s presentation  can be found here: From Foraminifer to Fusinus; some marine fossils of Roe Plain, Western Australia

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Event Report: Morning Tea at the Bower – Celebrating 120 Years of our club, held Sat 18 April 10am to 1pm

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The Club’s 120 year birthday morning tea was a great success with a good turnout of members old and new, displays of memorabilia from past excursions, along with good food and company.  A PDF of the photos taken prepared by Sally Johnsen can be found here: Photos from QNC 120 Year Birthday Celebration

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Club Meeting 15 June ’26. Speaker & Topic: Dr Col Limpus, UQ Adjunct Associate Professor – Turtle Conservation.

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DATE & TIME 15 June 2026 7.30pm Start This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes Meeting Speaker: Dr Col Limpus LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall, 82 Sherwood Road, Toowong Topic: Turtle Conservation (working title – to be confirmed) Introduction: C.T. White Lecture 2026 In recognition of his remarkable contribution to natural history and conservation, The

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Club Meeting, 18 May ’26; Speaker & Topic: Emeritus Professor Robert Henry – Utilisation of Native Plants for Food Production

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DATE & TIME 18 May 2026 7.30pm Arrival This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes Meeting Speaker: Emeritus Professor Robert Henry LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall, 82 Sherwood Road, Toowong Introduction Emeritus Professor Robert Henry, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland Potential New Bush Foods Robert’s passion stems from the

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Club Meeting, 20 April ’26; Speaker & Topic: Sally Johnsen, “From Foraminifer to Fusinus; some marine fossils of Roe Plain, Western Australia”

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DATE & TIME 20 April 2026 7.30pm Arrival This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes Meeting Speaker: Sally Johnsen LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall, 82 Sherwood Road, Toowong Introduction This presentation will give an overview of the geological formation of the Roe Plains, outline their current structure and features, and introduce the audience to some

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Granite Belt: Wattles and Wildflowers – 3 day Excursion, Glen Alpin via Stanthorpe, 1-3 August 2026

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DATE & TIME 1 August 2026 8am arrival This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Andrew Pengelly (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION 27156 New England Highway, Glen Aplin via Stanthorpe. Leader: Our leader is well known botanist and QNC member, Andrew Pengelly. Introduction: Late winter marks the beginning of

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Bulimba Creek – 1/2 day Excursion, Yugarapul Park Sunnybank, Sun 19 April 2026

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DATE & TIME 19 April 2026 8am arrival This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Doug Smith (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Yugarapul Park meet adjacent Cnr Jacinda St & Lavinia St, Sunnybank Meeting Point:  Jacinda St, cnr of Lavinia St, Sunnybank at 8:00am (map of meeting point in the

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