Welcome
to new
Bush Club members
June
2010
John T, Kerry W, Sandra K, Ingrid Z, Jim C,
Stephen D, Carmella H-F, T, Roger X, Katherine McN, Neena W,
Nick N, Ian and Linda S
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TRAVELLING
SECOND
A note to train travellers.
We have a tradition of travelling in the second
carriage on trains. So look for people with hats and backpacks
in Carriage 2.
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Checklist
for leaders - using
the forms and guidelines
See the page Notes For leaders
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Need
information about particular walks?
Try
the Google newsgroups or walks information links on our
Useful links page
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A
couple of tips
Snake
bandage
A
really good item for your first aid kit (for any walk in the
bush) is a Setopress compression bandage, for snake or spider
bites. It has markings on it which show you the exact amount
of tension to use on the bitten limb. Start at the end of the
limb and work upwards over the bite, as far as you can - use
two bandages if necessary. And keep the victim immobile.
DIY
Recipe for insect repellant
Mix a few drops of Cedarwood and Rosemary
oils into a sorbolene cream. Rub a small amount of the cream
to face,, arms etc (ears even). Spread gently for even cover.
It
smells great to humans but keeps the bugs away.
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Cds
available
The 70
Rivers book was a great success!
Did you
know that booklets were also produced for the Bush Club's
50th and 60th anniversaries?
These
have been scanned and are now available on the one CD for
$10 including postage.
Be amazed
at the places travelled to 20 years ago, and the 60 mountains
climbed 10 years ago.
Contact
bcwebmaster@hotmail.com
for a copy
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Numbers
on walks
For safety
reasons the minimum number of participants for an official
Bush Club walk is four.
New grading
system
The new
grading system has been finalised and will operate from the
Winter 2010 Walk programme. It includes normal grades 1 -
6 plus qualifiers.
Click
here to download it as a pdf
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Transport
sharing costs
The formula
for helping drivers pay for petrol is 25 cents per kilometre.
In practical
terms this means you divide the kilometres you have travelled
by four and then divide by the number of people in the car
including the driver. The resulting figure is the dollar rate
each person pays the driver.
This changes occasionally according to the price of petrol.
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For
leaders
Free
use of Personal Locator Beacon
Click
here to find out how to borrow it
Walks
Report form:
You
can add your (optional) newsletter comments to the body of
your email if you're sending it to Ron electronically
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