Hi everybody -
For your information, below, a notice about our North Queensland Group's
annual get-together and and AGM. This is an event that is always a lot of
fun; if you are interested, get in touch with Ian Sinclair or John Clarkson
(email addresses at the end of the notice).
Cheers,
Hugo
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BIRDS AUSTRALIA - NORTH QLD GROUP
ANNUAL GET-TOGETHER & AGM
JUNE 10TH - 12TH
QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND
TINAROO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTRE
ATHERTON TABLELAND
Join us for birdwatching, talks and lots of socialising. Come for the whole
three days or just for part of it. This is an opportunity for members and
friends to get to know one another and enjoy themselves as well as learn
about birds and birdwatching. Although this is the AGM, main elections are
only every two years and this is an election free year apart from the
position of the Convenor. The actual AGM will be brief and entertaining, so
come and remember what we did or hear about what you missed!
There will be a variety of speakers with the highlight of the weekend being
Sunday night when Dawn and Cliff Frith will present the Australian premier
of David Attenborough's new film about bowerbirds - "The Art of Seduction".
There are excellent facilities at the Education Centre - a large well
equipped kitchen, toilet and shower block and undercover meeting area. The
camping area is close to the waters edge and there are lots of birds! There
are also canoes available to hire for a small fee - it's a great experience
to quietly canoe around the lake watching the birdlife as you go! If you
want to bring your own tent or campervan, there is a charge of $6pp per
night or tents can be hired for an extra $10 per night.
If you only want to come for the day there is a charge of $4pp per day. If
the weather isn't perfect, we will have other activities to keep you
amused, but don't forget to bring your umbrella and a warm jumper, as it
can be very cold in June on the Tableland.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Sat 10th June
12 noon Arrive, have lunch and set up tent.
2.00pm Surprise Speaker
2.45pm AGM
3.45pm Afternoon tea
4.15pm Birding/canoeing
6.00pm A BYO Communal Banquet. Bring a main course dish or nibbles and
dessert.
After dinner talk by Amanda Freeman on the endangered species expedition to
Cape York in Dec 1999.
Sun 11th June
6.30am Birding/Canoeing
7.30am Breakfast with the President.
Bring along your muesli & toast as Graham Harrington, President of Birds
Australia, gives us talk
10.15am Morning tea
10.30am Birding
12.30.pm Lunch
2.30pm Speaker. Elinor Scambler on Community Bird Surveys on the Atherton
Tableland.
3.15pm Afternoon tea
3.30pm Bird trip to Pelican Point.
6.00pm Free BBQ - provided by BA-NQG. Vegetarians will be catered for.
Please let us know if you are coming.
8.00pm Dawn & Cliff Frith present David Attenborough's new video on
Bowerbirds 'The Art of Seduction'
Mon 12th June
6.30am Breakfast/birding/canoeing
9.30am Atlas of Australian Birds information session - Amanda Freeman
10.15am Morning tea
10.30am Birding
12.30pm Lunch and farewell
COSTS:
Tent site and use of facilities $6 per night pp.
Tent hire $10 per night extra (please advise by June 5th if required.)
(Otherwise, there is plenty of B & B or motel accommodation within easy
reach.)
Day use $4 per day pp.
Bring your breakfasts and lunches. Morning and afternoon teas will be
supplied.
BYO wine and wineglass.
Please make payments to John Clarkson on the weekend.
Please let us know if you are coming by June 5th so we know how many to
cater for!
DIRECTIONS:
Follow the road to Lake Tinaroo. The Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre
is on Black Gully Road which on the right a few kilometres before reaching
Tinaroo Falls. There will be Birds Australia signs.
CONTACTS:
Ian Sinclair
ph : 4091 4544
email
John Clarkson
ph : 4092 2702
email :
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Hugo Phillipps
Communications Coordinator
Birds Australia
415 Riversdale Road
HAWTHORN EAST 3123, Australia
Tel: (03) 9882 2622, fax: (03) 9882 2677
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