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Sherwood Arboretum – Day Excursion, Sunday 30 March ’25

DATE & TIME 30 March 2025 8:30am arrival Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Barry Jahnke (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Sherwood Arboretum, 82 Jolimont St, Sherwood QLD 4075 Background: The Sherwood Arboretum is one of the three major botanical plantings which belong to the Brisbane City Council and 2025 will be […]

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Fungi Foray – Binna Burra Day Excursion, 22 Feb ’25

DATE & TIME 22 February 2025 9am Depature Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Judy Haines & Lil Spadijer (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Binna Burra QLD 4211 Australia Registration: Registration is preferred via the QNC website (see form below), and complete all fields and submit. Once you have successfully registered you

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Club Meeting, 17 February 2025 – Annual General Meeting with guest speaker on the Ethics of Being a Field Naturalist

DATE & TIME 17 February 2025 7.00pm arrival for a 7.30pm Start Days Hours Minutes LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall 82 Sherwood Road Toowong QLD The AGM involves the presenting of annual reports and the election of Officers to Council. The format will change this year with the speaker first and the AGM business after.

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Sundown National Park – Easter Excursion, 17 to 22 April ’25 (5 nights)

DATE & TIME Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Trevor Jack (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Broadwater campground, Sundown National Park, QLD 17 – 25 April 2024 This excursion is for QNC members only. If you would like to attend the excursion you can join the club here: Membership Information about the

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Boonoo Boonoo NP – Long Weekend Excursion, 24 to 28 January 2025

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

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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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