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2014-02-22 - Coomera Circuit
Bushwalkers - News (Bushwalkers)
Saturday, 22 February 2014
Leader - Steve
Total Distance: - 18.0k
Walkers – Helen & Grahame, Colin, Christine, Jackie, Delle, John, Michele, Carol, Lyn, Mary, Steve
Despite there being rain on the Friday night and the prospect of a very long, wet walk, we had a very good attendance for Saturdays walk. All up we had twelve walkers who met at the upper car park at Binna Burra at around 8.30 am. We had intended to do the walk in a clockwise direction but four of the walkers wanted an easier day so we changed our plans and walked in the normal direction. This would enable the four walkers to walk with us as far as the Coomera Gorge Lookout before turning around and returning to Binna Burra.
2014-02-08 - Killarney Glen - Emerald Pools
Bushwalkers - News (Bushwalkers)
Sunday, 09 February 2014
Leader - Colin
Total Distance: - Killarney Glen - 6.0k, Denham Reserve 3.0k
Walkers – Paul, John, Leonie & Peter, Colin
It was a glorious start to the day after expectations that it might be wet. Five of us made our way to Killarney Glen. As there was only a handful of us further exploration of this beautiful area was high on the agenda.
After arriving at the camp site and making out way down to Killarney Falls we discussed exploration options. We decided we would go up to the track on the eastern side and then make our way up to a gully which Pat Fitzgerald had described as being above the Emerald Pools. As we made our way up we passed the junction to the Amethyst Fields.
2013 10 09 TMNHA Wader Report - Port of Brisbane
Bird Group - News (Bird Group)
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
The weather would be hard to beat, sunny, dry and with a slight off shore breeze, and our small group saw plenty of birds to occupy the day.
Waders were plentiful.
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2013 09 18 TMNHA Bird Walk Report Plunkett
Bird Group - News (Bird Group)
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Plunkett Reserve, not far west of the Tamborine-Beenleigh Road, is a large but rather ordinary area of unwanted farmland and old forestry country that runs between Tamborine and Logan Village. It consists mostly of mixed eucalypt, acacia and Casuarina woodland with ironbark ridges, rocky outcrops and a bit of dry rainforest along the creek lines and lots of wildlife, like this Lace Monitor. Good for bird watching and horse riding and not much else.
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2014-01-25 - Egg Rock Escapades
Bushwalkers - News (Bushwalkers)
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Leader - Colin
Total Distance - 9.0k
Walkers - Steve & Wendy, Helen & Grahame, John, Sue, Christine, Jackie, Paul, Mary, Colin
After some very hot, dry weather the previous week the forecast was for showers today. We met in overcast conditions at the Numinbah Valley Hall, and then car pooled again and drove to park near the Numinbah Valley Correctional Centre.
The start of the walk is a climb over a stile (there are a few stiles up and over fences and some steps before getting to the creek). From here the track goes right to Egg Rock or left to get to Binna Burra via part of the Great Walk track. We had an early morning tea sitting on rocks in the creek as it was a really nice place to just sit and enjoy the area. We had caught glimpses of Egg Rock as we walked.
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