DATE & TIME 24 – 28 January 2025 EXCURSION LEADER Days Hours Minutes Delma Clifton & Cathie Duffy (Mobile ph. No’s. will be provided after on-line registration) Boonoo Boonoo NP, Mt Lindesay Rd, Tenterfield, NSW Boonoo Boonoo NP, Mt Lindesay Rd, Tenterfield, NSW Arrive Friday 24 January ’25, Leave Tuesday Morning 28 Nov ’25 (4 […]
Boonoo Boonoo NP – Long Weekend Excursion, 24 to 28 January 2025 Read More »
A small group of three members enjoyed a long morning investigating this area. Compared with observations of RMT in previous seasons, some of the plants were late in flowering – e.g. Bush Iris (Patersonia sericia) and Xanthorrhoea latifolia. This may be a result of some cold spells in June and July. Nineteen plant species and
Excursion Report – Mt Elimbah (Glasshouse Mountains) excursion held 4 August 2024 Read More »
For many years a reference and loan library was available for members to access on club meeting nights. Books and journals were housed in a locked cupboard at the meeting venue; however, this facility was lost following venue changes. Council has now made the decision to dispose of the club library. Many books available to
Natural History Books for Sale – November Meeting Read More »
DATE & TIME 15 – 18 November 2024 4:00pm departure Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER David Bouchard (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Mount Barney Wilderness Camping (Bartopia) Christmas BBQ Breakup – Lota Reserve, Moreton Bay 4.00 pm Sunday December 15 Leader: David Bouchard Directions: Lota Reserve is a pleasant park with
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Dr Chris Burwell is the Senior Curator of Insects at Queensland Museum. Chris received his entomological training at The University of Queensland where he graduated with an Honours degree and was awarded the prestigious University medal in 1988 and a PhD in 1995.At the July meeting Chris introduced the recently published Dragonflies and Damselflies of
Stephen Peck, known as “Pecky, is a National Parks and Wildlife Ranger with many years of experience. He is currently a PhD candidate and has been studying these fascinating creatures for some 20 years. He does so persistently and thoroughly despite a lack of funding and resources being directed towards what are sometimes described as
Report on Stephen Peck’s talk – Yakka Skinks, held on 19 August 2024, by Ron Carr Read More »
Mid-week Excursion to Gibraltar Range NP, NSW Leaders: Greg and Annie Neill Gibraltar Range is a national park located in northeastern New South Wales. It is situated 79 km northeast of Glen Innes. The Park is part of the Washpool and Gibraltar Range area,which is designated as a World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. The camp
Excursion Report – Midweek Excursion to Gibraltar Range NP, NSW; held 17-22 Sept 24 Read More »
This excursion planned to visit two coastal areas in the tropics of northeastern Queensland; the Cassowary Coast from 10th to 21st August and Cape Hillsborough from22nd to 25th August. The Cassowary Coast segment was based in ‘Bali Hai’ Holiday Park in Wongaling Beach, where we used one of their buildings as a headquarters as members
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Apologies, but due to circumstances beyond our control the sale of rare natural history books will be deferred from the September meeting to the next meeting in October. The books and their prices can be found here: Rare Natural History Books – Fixed Price This books must be picked up at the club meetings. They
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This workshop attracted 25 attendees excluding speakers, and fulfilled the workshop goals with much positive feedback being received. Thanks to the QNC members who organised and presented the material, St Peters Lutheran College for hosting the event, and their staff member who provided audio-visual equipment expertise. A PDF of the PowerPoint presentation explaining the iNaturalist
Report – iNaturalist Workshop held at Saint Peters Lutheran College, 27th July 2024 Read More »