DATE & TIME 16 June 2025 Arrive 7:00pm for 7:30pm start Days Hours Minutes LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church, Toowong QLD 4066 Summary The talk will feature photographic, video and audio highlights of recent travels in Sarawak and Sabah. The objective of the trip was to seek out invertebrates and gain an understanding of the extent
DATE & TIME 21st June 2025 9:00am departure Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Barry Jahnke (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Roley Chapman Bushland Reserve, Klumpp Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt, 4122 Description: The Roly Chapman Bushland Reserve is a small area of remnant bush belonging to the Brisbane City Council. It is
Roly Chapman Bushland Reserve – Day Excursion, Sat 21st June, 2025 at 9am Read More »
Lawrie is an architect and landscape architect. He has always been interested in exploring the Australian bush. He established his own landscape consultancy, Landplan Studio, in Brisbane in 1974, which has been recognised as one of Australia’s most progressive landscape architectural consultancies. Throughout his five-decade career Lawrie has applied his philosophy “Design with Nature” and
Club Meeting, 19 May 2025 – CT White Lecture: Lawrie Smith AM, Design with Nature Read More »
DATE & TIME Sat 3 to Mon 5 May, 2025 9:00 meetup Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Greg Neill (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Rainbow Beach, Wide Bay, QLD Rainbow Beach and Cooloola National Park Leader: Greg Neill (contact details provided by email on registration) Registration: Registration is preferred via the
December 2025: The Upcoming Event timetable for 2026 can be accessed here: Planned Events 2026 as of January 2025
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DATE & TIME 17 March 2025 7:00pm arrival for a 7.30pm start Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Ron Carr (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Toowong Uniting Church Hall 82 Sherwood Road Toowong QLD Speaker: Andrew Benison Topic: A Special Green Gem in Sherwood Long before the distraction of digital screens, you
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Report by Penny Mills (excursion leader) Nineteen people attended the outing to Oxley Creek Common (OCC), Sherwood, on Saturday, 26th October. The last time QNC visited the Common was in November 2012, so another visit was long overdue. As we congregated at the Red Shed, a mother and joey brushtail possum clambered amongst the rafters:
Excursion Report – Oxley Common, held 26 October 2024 Read More »
Report by Ron Carr (excursion leader) This excursion was to a private property owned by Ben Barton which is devoted to the pursuit of conservation interests and activities. It is covenanted to form part of the Land for Wildlife assets. The property is at an elevation of 700 m and at the extreme end of
Excursion Report – Mount Barney Wilderness Camping (Bartopia), held 15-18 November 2024 Read More »
Click here to view the Boonoo Boonoo iNaturalist Project: https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/qnc-2025-jan-boonoo-boonoo-basket-swamp-camp Australia Day weekend was a typical QNC camp. We hiked along Boonoo Boonoo River to Morgans Gully on Day 1, and to the falls on Day 2. On the third day, we drove to Basket Swamp and explored the grasslands and the falls. Platypus Pool
Excursion Report – Boonoo Boonoo NP, Northern NSW, 24 to 28th January 2025 Read More »
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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