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On Sunday 26th July, we will explore the Broadwater Forest Park in the Abergowrie State Forest, 47km north-west of Ingham. People who wish to camp at Broadwater beforehand can book their spot and obtain further information at this Parks and … Continue reading
The cancelled March outing to Bushland Beach was revived for June, when Covid restrictions eased and 20 people were allowed for outdoor gatherings. Low tide was conveniently mid-afternoon again and 12 people turned up to wander. There had been the … Continue reading
The reason Townsville Branch was lured into applying for a state government CSAG* grant in 2017 was the opportunity to survey some properties to the north of Townsville for Mahogany Gliders, something we had intended to do years earlier, before … Continue reading
Paluma is the default trip destination in hot weather. This time we chose a walk we were unfamiliar with, to Ethel Creek Falls, and chose the easiest way to get there, from Hussey Road. A couple of members decided to … Continue reading
It seemed best to use 4wd vehicles for this trip because of the poor state of the dirt road up the range. The trip was briefly cancelled, with only one suitable vehicle available, but then another one came forward. We … Continue reading
As some wanted to catch the 7.00 ferry and others the next one, it seemed simpler for everyone to choose what suited and eventually all end up at Florence Bay. The early people had already checked out koalas along the … Continue reading
From the highway it appeared that this part of lowland Paluma Range National Park had not been burned recently so we decided to revisit it, but as we walked in we found large areas burnt out. However along the way … Continue reading
What did one whale say to the other when they met at Uluru? “Long time no sea.” Fortunately our whale watching trip was much better than that joke. We decided for the July outing to take advantage of Sealink’s first … Continue reading
People tend to pass through Cardwell on their way to somewhere else, but we decided to have a weekend there and walk a few interesting tracks around the area. Seven of us jumped the gun and went up on Friday, … Continue reading
It wasn’t a stairway to heaven, just 500 steps up Mt Stuart’s foothills for our May outing. Behind the University mountain bikers have made many kilometres of tracks around the hills, and as well there are steps built up the … Continue reading