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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 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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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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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, 16 March 2026; Speaker & Topic: Dr Kate Dutton-Regester, Echidna Conservation

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DATE & TIME 16 March 2026 7.30am arrival This event commences in: Days Hours Minutes LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall, 82 Sherwood Road, Toowong Dr Kate Dutton-Regester is a wildlife scientist, university lecturer, and the driving force behind Short-beaked Echidnas: Building a Baseline. With a PhD from The University of Queensland and a decade of

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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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Club Meeting, 15 September 2025; Members’ Night: Special AGM, Calendar Photo Judging & Short Presentations

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DATE & TIME 15 September 2025 7pm arrival for 7.30pm start Days Hours Minutes LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall A Special General Meeting will be held in September. There are a few relatively minor changes to the Constitution to be discussed and voted on. Council would also like to change the months for the Annual

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

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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 Rylance scrub and the surrounding Woogaroo forest, much of which is proposed to be

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