Welcome
to new
prospective Bush Club members October
2011
Stephanie
Y, George S, Sue K
What's
new on the Bush Club web site
Photo
Gallery:
New pages: 5 December 2011
(If new walks don't appear at the top of the list, click the
Refresh button on your browser)
Other
news
4 December
- new link to great website with lots of photos and track notes
from the Greater Blue Mountains by club member Peter Medbury
- see our Useful Links page
We have
a tradition of travelling in the second carriage on trains.
So look for people with hats and backpacks in Carriage 2 (unless
you have to travel in a particular carriage due to short platforms).
Checklist
for leaders - using
the forms and guidelines
See the page Notes For leaders
Need
information about particular walks?
Try
the Google newsgroups or walks information links on our
Useful links page
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.
Transport
sharing costs
The formula
for helping drivers pay for petrol is currently 33 cents per
kilometre.
In practical
terms this means you divide the kilometres you have travelled
by 3 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.
