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Excursion Report: Rainbow Beach, Great Sandy National Park, Excursion 3-5 May, 2025

Leader and Report: Greg Neill  Nineteen enthusiastic members attended the May long weekend outing based at Rainbow Beach and the Cooloola section, Great Sandy National Park. Weather on the Friday was not looking promising but all the planned activities for the excursion went ahead in mostly fine but overcast and blustery conditions. A packed itinerary took members to […]

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Excursion Report: Broadwater Campground, Sundown National Park, 17-22 April 2025

Excursion Report:  Sundown National Park.  Leader and report: Trevor Jack, et al. The excursion was carried out from Thursday, 17 April to Tuesday 22 April 2025.  Accommodation was at three campsites in the National Park Campground as well as the Ranger’s House. Twenty-four members (including a few new members) attended. The remote character of Sundown National Park and Sundown Resources

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Excursion Report: Sherwood Arboretum, 30 March 2025

Excursion Leader: Barry Jenke Sherwood Arboretum celebrates 100 eventful years – 21 March 2025 Sherwood Arboretum, Brisbane’s botanic garden of Australian native trees, last month celebrated a landmark birthday, 100 years since it was founded on 21 March 1925. To mark this once-in-a lifetime milestone, our club visited the 15-ha heritage-listed Arboretum last Sunday 30

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Excursion Report: Christmas BBQ Breakup – Lota Reserve, Moreton Bay at 4.00 pm Sunday, 15 Dec ’24

Report by David Bouchard This year the Christmas Breakup barbecue was held at Lota Reserve on the foreshore of the bayside suburb of Lota. We had around 20 club members and friends attending. Fortunately the weather was kind to us with no threat of an afternoon thunderstorm. Though we did have a persistent south-easterly blowing,

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Excursion Report: Mount Tibrogargan Base Walk – Day Excursion, Sat 25 October 2025

Report by Delma Clifton On a warm, humid day in late October, nine keen Naturalists gathered at the carpark at the base of Mt Tibrogargen at 9am. The walk around the base was moderately easy with a clear path and minimal step climbing. In true QNC style, it proceeded at approximately one kilometre per hour

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Border Ranges National Park, Sheep Station Creek – Long Weekend Excursion, Sat 24 to Mon 26 January, 2026

DATE & TIME 24-26 January (3 nights) Any time after midday Sat 24/1 Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Barney Hines (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Border Ranges National Park Enrolment for this Excursion is Full & the Registration form has been removed Border Ranges National Park is an extensive park of

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

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 Brisbane Koala Bushlands 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 to the

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Karawatha Forest – Day Excursion, Sat 22 November 2025

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 Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre 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 Location: 

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