The Cowboys’ call Townsville their home, the new Stadium is al-most done, but that's not why we went there. We wanted walking and friendship and fun. So off we went by air and rail, the Safari of twenty-nineteen For art, music and walking tracks - and anything in between.

Our home for five nights was on the Strand, the beach just across the

street.

The Beach House Motel was ideal for us; close to shops

and places to eat.

After settling in and groceries done, we had a general meet –

to plan a program of walks - and where to eat.

Some went out to Eat Street, others dined at the pub with a special deal. A couple even went to a concert to get the Chamber Music Festival feel.

On Saturday we caught a Council bus along the banks of Ross Creek,

then walk part of the Riverwalk under magnificent old paperbarks.

As far as Apex Park.

A walk along the Strand, one had to do both daytime and at night.

The artworks of Ephemera seem to change when you turn on the light;

some spoke to the non-artistic mind: while others needed interpretation.

A catalogue was available to assist the imagination.

On Sunday morning no church for us, most went to climb Castle Hill.

The view was grand, the breeze was fresh, to cool the brow, but not to

chill.

As luck would have it, on the way back they spotted a ‘garage sale'.

Several useful items bought. Thereby hangs quite a tale.

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Hello Walkers, This newsletter is a celebra-tion of WFP members—past and present, who have con-tributed to the health and vig-our of Walking For Pleasure Brisbane Inc. THANK YOU ALL We meet our newly elected President, Gillian Gilbert and thank Past President, Elaine, for the 21 years served in that position. [pages 4 and 5] Our Planning Committee is made up of people who have served in this capacity for many years, also as volunteer walk leaders and performed many other tasks to assist the Execu-tive – Pat, Jan and Elaine, accomplish their goals for WFP. It is teams of people who over

the years have ensured that this WFP walk program has enjoyed the success it has. We are delighted that Patti Brown joins us on page 3 to tell us about weekly Toohey Forest walks both night and morning. As usual we thank our regular contributors to this newsletter for without their input it would not exist. With 458 walks under our belt in 2018/19 and 3389 walkers enjoying them see page 8 for details on who walked the most and who led the most – thank you our volunteer walk leaders and tailers. Mary and I wish you a Merry Christmas and an exciting and enjoyable year of walking in

2020. Ed Max and Mary

Contributions for our next issue will need to be in by No-vember 1st 2019. Just hand your copy to one of the volunteers on a walk or :- Email: jmax8@picknowl.com.au or by ‘Snail Mail’ to The Editor Walking for Pleasure Newsletter PO Box 843 SPRING-WOOD QLD 4127

PUBLIC LIABILITY

INSURANCE

Walking for Pleasure Brisbane Inc does have an extensive Public Liability Insurance Poli-cy which helps to cover the volunteers against litigation.

Please Note: Walkers are

not covered by this

insurance; it is a re-

quirement by the rele-

vant Government au-

thority to become an

Incorporated Association.

NB

When signing on for a walk please in-

clude a

‘contact phone number’ for

emergency

NOT 000.

See this newsletter in

colour, resizable

photographs, en-

large print on our

web site www.walkingforpleasue.com

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OUR NEW PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

I intended to stay only a couple of minutes at the AGM, one hour later I was the President of Walking For Pleasure! I have been a member of this club not quite a year.

On my first outing I was blown along the foreshore of Wynnum to the Christmas gathering. On all the walks since, I have enjoyed meeting so many different enthusiasts, all very friendly and most welcoming.

My teaching career began in my hometown of Ipswich and, decades later, ended in Brisbane not too long ago. Now I try to remain fairly active and, apart from WFP, I'm a newbie at lawn bowls and have renewed my acquaintance with the local tennis court.

To Elaine, my thanks for your time you have dedicated to WFP as President. May you relax and enjoy many, many walks in the future without the perfume of sliced onions! I hope to emulate the many wonderful “sensational seniors” I've had the pleasure to walk with already!

Gillian Gilbert

President.

CHRISTMAS EDITION

PAST PRESIDENT’S

MESSAGE

Hello everyone, or should I say goodbye.

After 21 years as president of this great group, I have retired. All good things must come to an end.

I will still be out there walking and leading walks.

It has been an honour to hold this position for so long. Over the years there have been many members who held other committee places and it has been great to work with them.

In the early years when we were still funded by Brisbane City Council, we were often asked to assist them in any seniors’ activities. At one stage they held special seniors’ days at each ward office. I attended all of these and was able to inform attendees of the pleasure of walking with our group.

Life became much easier when we became inde-pendent in 2002 although numbers dropped probably because of the $30 fee.

Finally, I would like to welcome our new Pres-ident, I hope her time in this position will be rewarding and that you all make her feel wel-come.

See you out there on a walk or on a camp or Sa-fari trip. Elaine

2019 – 2020 EXECUTIVE President: Gillian Gilbert

Vice President: Jan Glasson

Secretary/Treasurer: Pat Norman

Membership Secretary: Pat Norman

Publicity Officer: No nominations were received.

Planning Committee: Gillian Gilbert, Jan Glasson, Pat Norman, Margaret Lawton, June Redhead, Jan Carter, John Clark, Elaine Wickings, Rita Pyyvaara, Bronya Todd,

Honorary Auditor Appointed: Leon Lam

Wishing you

our members

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N.B. IN EXTREME WEATHER

CONDITIONS IE. STORMS,HIGH WIND OR HEAT THE WALK MAY

BE CANCELLED

ON THE DECISION OF THE

LEADER

'Pleasant Walking' Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, See Jacarandas are blooming All along the way. Magpies are singing a Spring song As we walk the shady track, Lorikeets add their colours, A breeze is at our back. New places to discover, Old favourites to see, Hills and stairs and boardwalks All in good company. Lots of talk and laughter, New friends and folk I know, Bush and parks and footpaths, These are the walks I'll go.

Fern The walk program for the period 1st Oct 2018 to 30th Sept 2019 consisted of 458 walks. Fern did 137 walks and led 98. Thank you Fern for a wonderful contribution.

Mt Gravatt/Toohey Forest Walk

Each Saturday morning, starting at 7am from the meeting place at Klumpp Rd Bus Car Park, our 90 min (approx) walk takes us up the mountain or under the motorway to Toohey Forest.

Whichever way we go, there are some long, quite steep, uphill stretches. Alt-hough this walk can be quite strenuous, a good level of fitness can be built up by doing it regularly for a few weeks. Both areas boast a variety of flora, with the occasional sighting of a koala. The top of the mountain affords great views of the city and

beyond.

Mention of a night walk in a forest usu-ally elicits questions of what sort of people would do it, wouldn't it be dan-gerous in the dark, what about axe murderers, etc. Well, a few of us have been enjoying this cool, peaceful walk under the stars for many years. Our regu-lar leader, Di, has 15 plus years experi-ence and knows the many tracks well. With a torch (a working one), we can be just as careful walking at night, as in the daytime Sometimes we come across SES volunteers on practice drills but I know that we haven't encountered any undesir-ables in the past 13 years. We often see possums, kookaburras + tawny frog-mouths but it's always a special treat when we occasionally see a koala or an echidna. We start this walk each Thurs-day night at 7pm from the far-end QEII Hospital Carpark and walk for approx 90 minutes. For our Christmas walk, we have some fun wearing coloured lights which look beautiful as we wind our way

through the dark bush tracks.

Saturday Morning

The Saturday morning walk and the Thursday night walk are both proper bushwalks and the tracks can be rocky and a bit rough in places so suitable foot-wear is necessary, as is taking a good amount of water, especially in the hotter

months.

Please feel welcome to come along to join our regular groups of walkers and experience either or both of these great walks. The Toohey Night Walk is not quite as strenuous as the Saturday morn-ing walk and, in my books, is extra spe-cial and lovely. With children sometimes joining us on school holidays and

with our oldest walker, Harry Schmitz having only retired from this walk at age 85, this night walk is a walk which most people can enjoy.

Yours in Walking,

Patti Brown

Upper Mount Gravatt TACKLING TOOHEY FOREST

Two Regular Suburban Bushwalks. by Patti Brown

Walkers in Toohey Forest

EVENING

7 pm TOOHEY FOREST -A guided walk of

approximately 1½ hours through (cont.)(cont.)

Griffith University Campus. MeetQEII Hospital

car park UBDMap 200

MORNING

7am –TOOHEY FOREST –Build up

strength and test the legs on these long-

er, more difficult walks which include

rough terrain, bush tracks and/or some

steep sections. Phone 0457 197 664

before participating on this walk. Meet

Klumpp Road, Upper Mt Gravatt UBD Map

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A traditional Irish song

tells us that “Twenty One

Years Is a Mighty long

Time” and it is to be President of ‘Walking

For Pleasure Brisbane’. Who would have

known that was how long the journey would

be when Elaine was elected the Interim Presi-

dent in 1998.

After overseeing the groups Incorporation and

drafting of the WFP Inc. Constitution Elaine was

re-elected unopposed as the President of Walk-

ing For Pleasure Brisbane Inc. in October 1999

and has served in that role until October 2019.

Always a very practical and hands on President

she worked in conjunction with the Brisbane City

Council with her Executive and Committee to ini-

tially produce two 6 monthly walk programs an-

nually, printed and distributed by BCC libraries

and Coordinated the work of volunteers.

In the latter half of 2002 under the leadership of

Elaine and her then Executive it was decided to

sever our relationship with the Brisbane City

Council and become an independent self-funding

body, this was agreed upon by members at a

special meeting.

In its new guise

One day a week was spent by Elaine, Executive

and committee members at our then premises in

Tribute to Elaine Wickings

CHRISTMAS EDITION 4

FREE OFF PEAK TRAVEL FOR SENIOR GO CARD HOLDERS BCC BUSES and FERRIES

Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm and 7.00pm to 6.00am

Walking with WALKING FOR PLEASURE Brisbane inc. was never so economical

West End Office Premises

Monday Meeting

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1998 to

2019

Boundary Street West End. Then a shift to the

Croquet Club at Musgrave Park where various

administration duties were undertaken, the walk

programs assembled, typed on computer and

then prepared for publishing by Elaine, literally

spending hours of her time at home to complete

this task.

The Walk Program Books would fine tune into

three a year, then first the coloured photographic

cover would be printed and the contents copied at

various BCC ward offices by volunteers until final-

ly the books were printed by a commercial printer

– the contents arranged and typed by Elaine.

Food it seems

has always

played a promi-

nent part in

WFP, Break-

fasts; monthly

lunch time Sau-

sage Sizzles;

B i r t h d a y

Cakes: Pavlo-

vas; yearly

WFP Anniver-

sary Celebrations and Melbourne Cup catering at

Roma Street has been catered by Elaine who

was responsible for the purchasing, transporting

and preparing of all this food and drinks.

President but always a walk leader or tail ender,

the organizer of Independent Campers with her

late husband Tony and the chair-person of innu-

merable meetings of Executive; Committee and

members. A caring person loved and respected

for even in some tough times in her personal life

she continued her WFP obligations.

Twenty one years is a mighty long time –

thank you Elaine.

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Val O’Brien and her 90th Birthday Cake Elaine Presents the cake and

life membership [Val joined WFP in the 80s]

25th Anniversary

Walk –City Gardens

to New Farm—led

by Elaine

25th Anniversary Walk

by Max Johnson

PRESIDENT

THANK YOU ELAINE FROM ALL OUR MEMBERS

Photos: on pages 4 & 5 by Maxwell K Johnson

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Mary Max

Barbara

Ron & Margaret

Vince & Joy

Eileen

Jan

Jacqui

Sandra

Max

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Alan

Jan

Richard

Camp Group 2 9 to 13 September 2019

Monday 9/9 - saw 24 members going on

a new adventure - destination Kingaroy

known as the peanut capital of Australia

because it has the largest peanut pro-

cessing plant located in the town and it is

also known as the home of Premier Sir

Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Our first stop was the Bunya Nut Café at

Blackbutt. The café was originally a petrol

station and was converted 7 years ago by

the owner who also made all of the wood-

en tables and

ceilings. The

way to the toi-

lets was

through a hole

in the tree.

The next stop

was at the

South Burnett

Energy Muse-

um and infor-

mation centre

in Nanango.

Ina got on a

stationary

bike and ped-

alled furiously sending energy along

a few different apparatus until she was

rewarded with a gobstopper at the end.

We walked around town and saw lots of

mural. Lunch was at RIngsfield House

with lots of bygone memorabilia. RIngs-

field started off as a private residence,

then became a maternity hospital from

1942 to 1972 , and then a women’s refuge

before being taken over in 2017 by the

historical society who now run a cafe/

restaurant there.. After lunch we drove

onto Kingaroy enjoying a drive around

town before settling into our accommoda-

tion at Pioneer Lodge Motel for the next 4

nights.

Tuesday 10/9 - Today we headed for

Bethany Farm owned by John Bjelke-

Petersen who explained how he had had

to diversify and change his farming prac-

tises when peanut farming became unvia-

ble. He now runs some cattle and has

Bethany Cottages to supplement his in-

come. We had a tour of the property, saw

Joh and Flo’s graves and enjoyed morn-

ing tea of Flo’s famous pumpkin scones.

We visited the Heritage Museum and Art

Gallery before having lunch prepared by

the students at Kingaroy Kitchen Biscuits

and Fine Food run by the Endeavour

Foundation. Before lunch the students

took us on a tour of the biscuit factory.

After lunch we had a town tour around

Kingaroy, past the huge silos of peanuts

and other crops, past Swickers, the bacon

factory, which has operated for over 50

years and slaughters 3700 pigs every day

in their brand new state of the arts build-

ing. We saw the other parts of town from

Mt Wooroolin lookout.

Throughout our days in Kingaroy we saw

lots of Duboisia (commonly known as

Corkwood). 90% of the world’s supply of

Dubrosia grows here because of the rich

volcanic soil and the climate. The leaves

are dried and used for making eye drops

and also“Buscopan” which relieves stom-

ach aches and cramps.

Wednesday 11/9 - Our morning tea was

at Mulanah Gardens B & B cottages on a

160 acre property on the outskirts of

Kingaroy and then we travelled to the

Bunya Mountains for a scenic 4 km walk

before lunch at the Bunya Mountains Cof-

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Luana

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There was a freebie in Queens Gardens: an

open-air concert with class.

Most of us sat on the lawn to hear soloists and

the Army Brass.

Up corkscrew roads with hairpin bends our bus

took us on Monday morn,

to visit Paluma National Park.

Walking shoes please to be worn!

On the way we just had to visit, Frosty Mango

Tropical Fruit Farm and store.

Exotic flavours you're never heard of, choosing

an ice cream was quite a chore!

Up high, we stopped at Little Crystal Creek. It's

swimming hole water was icy cold.

The solid stone bridge of 1930 was a Depres-

sion Work Aid project we are told.

Another walk through forest led us to an expan-

sive vista - views over cane-fields, far out to

sea and islands in the distance.

We lunched on the terrace at Rollingstone Pub,

drove back to Pallarenda.

Walked on Saunders Beach, passed old Jez-

zine Barracks at Kissing Point,

and ended right back at the Strand's reach.

It's time to move.

To Maggie by ferry we all sailed. The sea

was calm, thank Goodness.

New adventures awaited. Once there, we

caught the bus to Arcadia Pub.

You should have seen the driver's face when

22 people fronted up,

each one with a bag and a case. But he was

patient and pleasant, and somehow we all fitted

in.

At the other end he gave us a hand and waved

us off with a grin.

After settling into our new comfy digs we want-

ed to go out roaming.

All caught the bus to Horseshoe Bay - with

ideas of exploring.

The all-weather track among boulders led us to

the Butterfly Forest with ease.

There, many, many, winged creatures fluttered

silently in the breeze.

Lunch is by the beach, then to the Lagoon,

where the magpie geese are nesting:

and little Kingfishers skim the pond, with its

mirror-like reflection.

Back on the bus to Geoffrey Bay where the

Gabul Way elevated walk is new.

The rocky path back was a challenge after the

Bright Point expansive view.

The Forts Hill track is also steep and rocky. The

Army kept a lookout there.

[How did they manage to get their ‘stuff’ up in

the wartime year of 1943?]

Only ruins remain now for our generation to

view –

the story goes the Yanks as they left, dumped

all the guns in the sea.

There are koalas too, in the bush on the hill,

and many a photo was taken by eager tourists

from round the world,

but the koalas did not waken.

Among Bremner Point's big boulders Rock

wallabies are a fixture. They're pretty tame, and

like to be fed, but only with a special mixture.

On our last day we decided to walk to Horse-

shoe Bay, and along the way,

visit the beaches of Arthur; Florence; Balding

and Radical Bays.

Each one was lovelier than the other.

We feasted our eyes on the scene, spotted an

echidna by the trail.

Swimming we haven't been. [Except for a few

hardy souls in the motel's pool.]

We explored by bus after lunch but could not

stay out late.

We had to get ready for tomorrow morn. To

miss the ferry we'd hate.

After a final Happy Hour we tried Trivia Night at

the pub.

Team W4P did pretty well with fun as well as

the grub.

They also raced Cane Toads one night, but

most of us gave it a miss.

Those who went said the prizes were good, but

they didn't look for a prince with a kiss.

We flew and railed it home next day. Thus end-

ed our Safari, a new adventure awaits next

year, but that's another story…

Townsville and Magnetic Island on Foot continued from page 1 CHRISTMAS EDITION

SAFARI 2020 Snowy Mountains

Mt Kosciusko

19-27 March 2020

This trip was well received with only 1

share twin, cost $895, left.

For details and booking contact Ursula

Post on 0449 669 859 or email

u.post601@gmail.com

Lord Howe Island

September 5 to !2 Our next meeting at the city Library

January 13th 2020

10.00am to12.00

Community Meeting Room Brisbane

Square Library George Street

The . City

Both Safaris at the moment are fully

booked. If you would like to go on a

standby list for replacing any

cancellations

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ASHGROVE ,BANK STREET

RESERVE CIRCUIT

Another top walk on a beautiful winters day. We passed through many nice parks with beautiful old trees. The first we visited was Bank Street Reserve which seems to be tucked away and could easily be missed. On entering the reserve we found ourselves in a large open area which used to be a Chinese market garden. Now loved by dog owners as a leasefree area. However there is still a lot of scrub left through whichwe did a short walk. After we left the reserve it was easy going following the bikeway first along Enoggera Creek and then Ithaca Creek. Perhaps the most inter-esting park we entered was Woolcock park with interesting play-ground equipment and solar powdered features. Even the adults were not forgotten with arty picnic tables shaped like a big leaf. No takers to try the Reflexology Walk. By this time I think everyone

had only one thing on their mind -COFFEE.

MAGNETIC ISLAND

What a wonderful week 22 people shared on the Townsville/Magneti Island safari trip in perfect 25 degrees weather. We boarded the ferry in Townsville for the short 20 minute trip to Mag-netic Island .We explored the island by bus and by walking. The walks required a reasonable level of fitness but most of the group-managed to do all the walks even though the trails wound up and down uneven steps and over boulders. However the walks were full of interest and featured secluded bays hemmed in by granite headlands ,lookouts with stunning views, amazing rock formations, historic WW2 remains ,lagoon with magpie geese. We were also rewarded with a variety of wildlife, such as koalas, rock wallabies, butterflies and even an echidna. The most common bird on the island is the bush curlew. Hoop pines wedged amongst the rocks are also a distinctive feature of the island while the bright yellow flower of the kapok stood out. For a different experience some watched the running of the toad races at the hotel. Thank you eve-ryone for working together and making the trip such a success

and thank you to Denise for the good choice of accommodation.

Bye Margaret

CHRISTMAS EDITION

OUT and ABOUT

I could give up coffee but I am not a quitter.

A NEW WALK Berrinba Wetlands

The new walk at Berrinba Wetlands was enjoyed by 13 members. The weather was overcast at times, keeping the sun at bay and making it a perfect day for walking. The wide path-ways throughout the wetlands made for easy walking with plenty of viewing points over the lakes & billabongs where the birdlife & waterlillies were in abundance. The surrounding forest displayed many different trees & bushes in flower, despite the lack of recent rain. A most

enjoyable day was had by all. Pat

THE NUMBERS GAME

Some numbers for you from the AGM.

Total number of members to date 185.

Life members total 8.

The walk program for the period 1st Oct 2018 to 30th Sept 2019 consisted of 458 walks. The numbers from

the walk sheets that have been handed in to date are:

total number of walkers taking part 3389

IOO WALKS

there were 3 members taking part in more than 100

walks –

Fern Moffatt 137,

Rita Pyyvaara 134

Ruth Knight 131

17 members participated in between 50 and 100 walks with Judy O’Shea just falling short of the 100 @ 98

walks.

The volunteer walk leaders leading the most walks

were:

Fern Moffatt 96,

Rita Pyyvaara 64

Di Warn 57

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Schaeffer House Grafton

Cedar log at Taylors Arm Hotel

fee shop and tavern and

then we walked the Paradise

to Dandabah 3.4km walk after

lunch. Borth walks were very

enjoyable with majestic hoop

pines and bunya trees. We

saw lots of wallabies, king par-

rots and rosellas near the café.

Thursday 12/9 - We left Kinga-

roy and headed towards Won-

dai. Along the way we walked

on the Old Rail Trail from Me-

merembi to Wooroolin (4.9km).

Then we visited the South Bur-

nett Timber Industry Museum,

the Heritage Museum, Art Gal-

lery and had a walk around

Wondai. We went to Cranes

Winery for lunch and wine tast-

ing and stopped at The Two

Sisters Craft shop on the way

home.

We tried our luck at Powerball

that night with our Driver pur-

chasing our ticket in the stag-

gering $100 million draw but to

no avail!!!!

Friday 13/9 Black Friday we

started off celebrating our Driv-

er, Allan’s birthday at breakfast

before heading to Murgon to

visit the Heritage and Dairy

Museum where they made

fresh butter for us to sample.

After a walk into town and a

mooch around the town we

headed for Bjelke Petersen

dam to see how low the levels

were before going onto Moffat-

dale Ridge Winery for our last

lunch ( and a little wine tasting)

before arriving back in Roma

Street around 6:00pm

That was the end of another

wonderful trip. Our Morning

teas, lunches and dinners

were all incredibly scrump-

tious if not a bit too much

food.

A big thanks to Jan who made it all happen and to Allan, our bus driver,-- for his cheerful personality, all of his knowledge of the countryside and his safe driving.

F r o m

Jackie

( your French reporter with a little detail from Jan).

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Kingaroy Kountry Kamping

TALISMAN on BROADBEACH

Monday 2 MARCH to Friday 6 March 2020 5 days 4 nights.

I have booked 7 units at this stage and can book more/less if needed if I have numbers by December. Each unit is 2 bedrooms( 1 queen bed, 2 single beds) 2 bath rooms Lounge, kitch-en etc and does have 1 garage. Ocean views for all units as well as free wifi, BBQ, Gardens, Heated pool, heated spa, sauna, tennis courts, and are across the road from the beach and parklands. Close to light rail and with a bus stop at the door to go to Pacific Fair and other places on the Gold Coast.

$300pp for 5 nights 4 days

$50 deposit due by 15 December 2019

OUTBACK - EMERALD

Visiting Chinchilla, Roma, Injune, Springsure, Fairburn

Dam, Rubyvale, Sapphire, Blackwa-ter and Carnarvon Gorge.

Staying in Emerald and Carnarvon Gorge.

22 June to 27 June $1344 twin share/double or $1644 single supplement

FLORIADE AND CANBERRA

FORRESTERS BEACH RESORT

Monday 28 SEPTEMBER,TO Monday 5 Octo-ber

8 days 7 nights

Pick up in Brisbane

$1599 twin share or $1699 single supplement

They are holding 30 places for me until December so I need $200 per person

deposit by 15 December 2019.

CAMP GROUP 2

HOLIDAYS 2020

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YOU GOTTA KISS A LOT OF FROGS A senior citizen was walking across a damp meadow when he heard a female voice say, “Sir, I would like to ask a great favour of you “He looked around and saw only a frog sitting on a grass pod. “I must be going nuts,” he thought, “There’s no one here.” The voice then said, “Please, sir. Please help me.” Again all he saw was the frog, looking straight at him. “Who said that?” he asked rather loudly. “I did, sir. I’m the frog. I was a beautiful 18-year-old princess but a witch put a spell on me. Please help me.” The old man picked up the frog and held it in his hand. “How can I help you?” he asked. “The only thing that will break the spell is to have a man kiss me in the mouth. Please do it for me, and then I will again turn into a beautiful, sexy, princess and I will really make you feel young again. I will make great love to you.” The man closed his hand about the frog and stuffed it into his pocket. “At my age,” he said, “I’d rather have a talking frog.” UP TO SCRATCH: Two retired professors were vacationing with their wives at a motel in the Grampians. They were sitting on the restaurant patio one summer evening, watching the sunset. The history professor asked the psychology professor, “Have you read Marx?” To which the professor of psychology replied, “Yes and I think

it’s these darn wicker chairs.” GARBAGE: The next time you feel like com-plaining remember: Your garbage disposal prob-ably eats better than thirty percent of the people in this world. HAPPY ENDING: Peter decided to go surfing with

his Friend, Malcom. They loaded up Peter’s Holden and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a violent thunderstorm with large hail. So they pulled into a sugar cane farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night. “I realize it’s terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I’m recently widowed,” she explained. “I’m afraid the neighbors will talk if I let you stay in my house.” “Don’t worry,” Jack said. “We’ll be happy to sleep in the machinery shed. And if the weather breaks, we’ll be gone at day break.” The lady agreed, and the men settled in for the night. Come morning, the weather had cleared, and they went on their way. They enjoyed a great weekend of surfing. But about nine months later, Peter got an unexpected letter from an lawyer. It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the lawyer of that attrac-tive widow he had met on the surfing weekend. He dropped in on his friend Malcom and asked, “Malcom, do you remember that good-looking widow from the cane farm we stayed at on our surfing weekend up North about 9 months ago?” “Yes, I do,” said Bob. “Did you, er, happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the house and pay her a visit?” “Well, um, yes,” Bob said, a little embarrassed

about being found out. “I have to admit that I did.”

“And did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your real name?” Malcom’s face turned beet red and he said, “Yeah, look, I’m sorry, mate. I’m afraid I did.” “Why do you ask?” “She just died and left me everything.”

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January 13th

SAFARI MEETING

10.00 am—12noon

January 20th

VOLUNTEERS MEETING

11.00am—3.00pm

All volunteers and interested members

are invited to attend

followed by

PLANNING MEETING

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City

March 16th

GENERAL MEETING

+ VOLUNTEER MEETING

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

A note around payment for Camps &

Safari's. The treasurer will now be

issuing invoices with details of pay-

ments due. Payment to be made as

per usual the only change being the

reference to put down with the bank

will be the Invoice Number found on

the top right hand of the invoice. If

your bank does not allow for Numbers

as a reference then please put your

name.

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