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Maintenance of the QBW
Newsletter, Website and Calendar
History
Website
The Queensland Bushwalkers Club website began around May 1999. It was the third website in Queensland
featuring bushwalking. The other 2 were the Federation/bushwalking website managed by Ken Fraser and an
FMR website managed by Ron Farmer. To them I owe the inspiration to begin a website for QBW.
Since then many other bushwalking clubs in Queensland have started their own websites.
The website allows members and visitors to download the Walks Calendar and Newsletter
for free.
It provides general information for visitors about walks,
equipment and other articles about bushwalking.
It provides information for walk leaders.
The Queensland Bushwalkers Club website address is http://www.geocities.com/qldbwc/index.html
Newsletter
With the official creation of the Queensland Bushwalkers Club in February 1999,
the first Newsletter came out in May 1999.
Initially the Newsletter
was produced 3 monthly, a double-side A4 size page in black and white. The Newsletter has since grown both in size and
frequency. Colour graphics were begun in April 2002.
At present the Newsletter is printed on three A4 size sheets with printing on both sides, making 6 pages.
It is produced monthly and usually put up on the web by the Friday or Saturday prior to the Club meeting.
The Club meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month except January when there is no meeting. No Newsletter
is published for January. The December Newsletter is usually four A4 size sheets with the extra 2 pages being
jokes sent in by members.
The Newsletter can be downloaded from the Club website at http://www.geocities.com/qldbwc/newsletr.html
Calendar
The Walks Calendar is available on the Club website as a free download. It is not necessary for members to attend
Club meetings to nominate for walks. Initially the Calendar was available as a web page and a pdf file but the work
involved in keeping them both up to date was too much and now the Calendar is only available as a pdf download.
The Calendar can be downloaded from the Club website at http://www.geocities.com/qldbwc/calendar.html
For any feedback email me at [email protected]
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