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Excursion Report – Mt Elimbah (Glasshouse Mountains) excursion held 4 August 2024

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 […]

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Christmas BBQ Breakup – Lota Reserve, Moreton Bay at 4.00 pm Sunday, 15 December ’24

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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Report on Dr Chris Burwell’s talk – Chasing Dragons and Damsels in SEQ, held 15 July 2024

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

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Report on Stephen Peck’s talk – Yakka Skinks, held on 19 August 2024, by Ron Carr

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

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Excursion Report – Midweek Excursion to Gibraltar Range NP, NSW; held 17-22 Sept 24

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

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Excursion Report – Cassowary Coast long excursion, held 22nd to 25th August 2025

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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Report – iNaturalist Workshop held at Saint Peters Lutheran College, 27th July 2024

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

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Excursion Report QNC excursion to Coochiemudlo Island, Sunday 14 July 2024

Coochiemudlo Island, Sunday 14 July 2024 – Report by Susan Nelles On a perfect day, our group of 14 set out to enjoy a day of naturalising. This included six Toowoomba Field Naturalist Club members who were staying on the island, two visitors from Canberra who had just joined QNC and come for the day,

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Excursion Report – Insect Agency Display at QLD Museum held 21 May 2024

Leader: Cathie Duffy Seventeen members gathered in the museum cafe for coffee and to meet up with our two expert guides, Senior Scientist and Curator (Entomology) Dr Chris Burwell, and Collection Imager Geoff Thompson. Dr Burwell explained that the exhibition was to celebrate the one-hundred-year anniversary of the Queensland Entomological Society, the longest running insect

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