| Type | Date | Description | Leader/Presenter | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | 7 & 8 September | Mt Coot -tha Botanic Gardens | QNC volunteers | Plant sale by Native Plants Qld. Popular to rare plants for sale. |
| Meeting | 16/9/2019 | Members Night | Peter & Leith Woodall | Members will vote on the photos submitted for the club's 2020 calendar. Peter & Leith will talk about the birds and bugs they encountered during their recent trip to China |
| Excursion | 22/9/2019 | Tinchi Tamba | Peter & Leith Woodall |
Tinchi Tamba
Wetlands Reserve
is on the
southern edge of
the North Pine
River just
before it flows
into
Moreton
Bay. The picnic
area at the
start has
toilets and
shelters with
tables and
benches. Two
graded tracks
lead from
this: the Island
Circuit track is
1,850 m long;
and branching
off this is a
track to a small
bird hide
(500 m).
Depending on how
fast we go, we
will try to do
both of these
tracks. There is a mixture of habitats from fringing mangroves, a small area of saltmarsh, and inland areas of eucalypt forest. This diversity of habitat leads to a good range of birds and insects. If you want to have a preview of some of the plants, animals and fungi that have been found at Tinchi Tamba click here Click on both the “Species” and “Observations” tabs. For a bird list, click here there are 1,320 checklists recording 238 species. |
| Camp | 5/10/2019 | Queen's Birthday long weekend camp, Mount Clunie Cabins | Greg & Annie Neill |
The
property is on
the southern
slopes of Mt
Clunie and
borders the
southern
boundary of Mt
Clunie National
Park. There is a
possibility of a
full day’s walk
on Sunday,
mostly along an
unused road
reserve, and on
Monday a half
day walk along a
rainforest track
to the shoulder
of Mt Clunie. There is a very large grassed area that will be available for camping, vans and tents. Camp fees will apply (to be advised). Phone 07 4666 5118 or email bookings@mountcluniecabins.net to make a booking |
| Meeting | 21/10/2019 | Roma St Parkland | Lawrie Smith AM |
Do you remember
the Roma Street
Railway Goods
Yards? Have you
been to the Roma
Street
Parklands?
If you have answered yes to both of these questions then you have probably wondered how such a transformation of this site could have taken place. Lawrie Smith was one of the people behind this huge project and he will be our presenter at this October meeting. Lawrie is a well-known landscape architect who has designed many garden projects around Australia and overseas. A few examples are regional botanic gardens in Gladstone, Mackay and the Gold Coast, part of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the recently opened Terra Australis Garden in the Canberra Arboretum. In this presentation Lawrie will give us an overview of the planning involved for the development of this delightful Brisbane feature. |
| Excursion | 26/10/2019 | Roma St Parkland | Lawrie Smith |
This excursion
is to supplement
the presentation
by Lawrie Smith
at the October
General Meeting. This will be a guided walk around parts of the Parklands by Lawrie and other guides of the Roma Street Parklands |
| Excursion | 23/11/2019 |
Samford QUT was Dr Pat Marks property |
Matt Phillips
and Barney Hines
|
This excursion
was initially
planned for
February this
year but was
cancelled due to
a gale warning.
Hopefully
we will
have better luck
this time
around. The Samford Ecological Research Facility (SERF) is situated on a property that was bequeathed by Elizabeth 'Pat' Marks estate. Pat was a past president of the QNC and very active member. Long standing members may recall visiting Pat’s property in the early 1980’s for QNC breakups. The outing will involve a walk around the property. This will be followed by a supper and hopefully some moth trapping and looking for other nocturnals. Bring: A picnic meal, a BBQ may be available, subject to confirmation closer to the date. Please bring a torch for the evening activities. Lots of information is found on the SERF website, including articles from the QNC: http://www.serf.qut.edu.au/ The club’s last outing to the site occurred in 1993 and is described :here |