Thursday, 5 October 2023 We had a roll up of twenty-seven (27) for this event which included one new member Evan Fairley – Welcome Evan. As planned, we travelled to Ipswich via the Toowoomba Bypass entering from the Mort Street Ramp – Our fellow member Ron Bathurst provided us with a running commentary/talk on the…

Monday, 4 September 2023 We had another good roll up of thirty-four (34) for this event – Thirty-seven for lunch which included three members Phil Cash, Neville Sarquis & Pat McNamee who were unable to join us for the event – Welcome Phil, Neville & Pat. Our first stop of the day was Southbrook Bi-Centennial…

Tuesday, 1 August 2023 We had another good roll up of thirty-four (34) for this event (35 for lunch) which included one (1) visitor (Noel Cass) – Welcome Noel. On arrival we were treated to a cuppa & biscuits along with an opportunity for informal mixing & chatting with a variety of QIMR staff including…

Tuesday 4 July 2023 – Annual Joint Event with the Tweed Heads Group We had a roll up of thirty-eight (38) for this event (40 for lunch – included two guests) which included one (1) new member (Harley Storch) & two (2) visitors (Terry Gabbett & Dean Purssell) – welcome Harley, Terry & Dean. All…

Wednesday, 3 May 2023 We had a roll up of twenty-seven (27) for this event (28 for lunch – including one guest) which included one new member Rowdy Reid – Welcome Rowdy. We kicked off our day with smoko in Jack Park, Dalby, followed by Noel Grant providing us with an overview of what we…

Monday, 3 April 2023 We had a roll up of twenty-six (26) for this event (27 for lunch – including one guest). We commenced our day with an unplanned diversion off the Warrego Highway at Blacksoil – A truck had caught on fire & traffic was grinding to a halt as we approached Blacksoil –…

Monday, 6 March 2023 We had a roll up of thirty-three (33) for this event (35 for lunch – including 2 guests). I was very impressed with the guided tour by Greg Ringwood (Senior Scientist – Murray Darling Basin Authority) & I learnt a lot – Several things I learnt or at least had clarified…

Wednesday, 8 February 2023 We had a roll up of twenty-nine (29) for this event (30 for lunch) which included one (1) visitor Andrew Reis – Welcome Andrew. The highlight of the day for me was when our Governor (Jeannette Young) joined us halfway through our tours. I was pleasantly surprised at how easily she…

Monday, 5 December 2022 On this occasion we had a small roll up of twenty-nine (29) for this event (31 for lunch) which included one (1) invited guest Father Hal Ranger – welcome Fr. Hal. Also, our fellow member & inaugural first aid officer Phil Cash was able to join us for lunch as well…

Monday, 7 November 2022 We had a reasonable roll up of thirty-four (34) for this event (36 for lunch). The day started with a bit of early excitement when the steering axle/wheel on the passenger side of our coach threw in the towel when our driver (Nick) attempted to reverse park on arrival at Pohlman’s…