January 2010                                                      Activities Page

1st - Thursday - Ross River Dam - Start the year off with an outing at Ross River Dam. Meet in the car park at 6.30am. As an alternate proposal is that some members may wish to travel as a group to Julaten for the long weekend. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

6th - Wednesday - Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Wetland Birds.
Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


9th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa. Guest Speakers  Janet Robina - A Trip to the Antarctic. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

13th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

17th - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

26th - Tuesday (Australia Day) - Paluma. Meet adjacent to the RAAF Base Duckworth St gate 6.30am. This is an all-day outing so bring morning tea and lunch. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

31st - Sunday Outing - Mingela. Meet at the Palmetum 6.30am. You will be home by lunchtime so just bring morning tea. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


February 2010                                                    Activities Page

7st - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 6.30am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

10th - Wednesday - Photography Group Meeting - Theme is More than One. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

13th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Guest Speaker Bob Murphy - Bird Watching on Christmas Island. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

21st - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

17th - Wednesday - Bush Garden
- Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

28th - Sunday Outing - Mount Elliot - Meet at the Palmetum 6.30am. You will be home by lunchtime so just bring morning tea. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


March 2010                                                        Activities Page

7th - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 6.30am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

10th - Wednesday Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Forest Birds. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

13th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Guest speakers Annette and Ray Sutton - A Trip to South Africa. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

17th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

21st  - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

28th - Sunday Outing - Cungulla (The waders will be leaving soon) Meet at the Palmetum 6.30am. You will be home by lunchtime just bring morning tea. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


April 2010                                                           Activities Page

2nd - 5th (Fri-Mon) - Easter camp out at Moorinya.
Further details of the campout will be distributed closer to the date. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

4th  - Sunday - Town Common - Meet at the main gate 6.30am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

7th - Wednesday - Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Black and White Birds. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

10th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting
(2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Guest The Calvert’s and Charlton’s Outback Trip. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

14th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

18th - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

24th - 26th - Anzac Long Weekend (Sat-Mon) - Cardwell. Further details of the campout will be distributed closer to the date. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


May 2010                                                            Activities Page

1st - 3rd (Labour Day Long Weekend) - Campout at Mount Zero/Taravale.
Further details of the campout will be distributed closer to the date. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

2rd - Sunday -Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 7.00am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

5th - Wednesday - Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Birds and People From Club Outings. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

8th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Members Short Presentations. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

12th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 7.00am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

16th - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 7.00am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

30th - Sunday Outing - Broadwater State Forest. Meet adjacent to the RAAF Base Duckworth St gate 7.00am. This is an all-day outing bring morning tea and lunch. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


June 2010 (Note Change of General Meeting Date from the 2nd to the 3rd Saturday)

5th & 6th  - Saturday & Sunday - Winter Challenge Count.
Further details closer to the dates. Contact Marleen Acton or contact@trboc.org.au

6th - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 7.00am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

9th - Wednesday - Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Anything Goes. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

12th to 14th (Queens Birthday Long Weekend) - Proposed Camp out at Moorinya National Park.
  Further details of the campout will be distributed closer to the date. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

16th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 7.00am. Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

19th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Guest Speaker Martin Willis - Birds of the Atherton Tablelands, Iron Range and Boulia.  Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

20th - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 7.00am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

27th - Sunday Outing - Bluewater Meet adjacent to the RAAF Base Duckworth St gate 7.00am. This is an all-day outing bring morning tea and lunch. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

July 2010
                                                            Activities Page

3rd to 5th - Saturday to Monday (Townsville Show Long Weekend) - Pentland.
  Further details will be distributed closer to the date. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

4th - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 7.00am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

7th - Wednesday Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Flying. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

10th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and
Annual General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Guest Speaker Glen Chilton - Curse of the Labrador Duck.. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

14th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 7.00am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

18th  - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 7.00am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

25th - Sunday Outing - Stuart Creek Cluden. Meet at the Palmetum 7.00am. You will be home by lunchtime just bring morning tea. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


August 2010                                                        Activities Page

1st - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 7.00am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

11th - Wednesday Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Brightly Coloured. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

14th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Guest Speaker Greg Calvert. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

18th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 7.00am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

15th   - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 7.00am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

29th - Sunday Outing - Ross River Dam Cruise
(Cost $28.00 per head). Meet at the Ross River Dam car park 6.15am ready to move off at 6.30am sharp. Following the cruise there will be a free birders breakfast for members (for non-members the cost will be $5.00). Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au


September 2010                                                  Activities Page

5th - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 6.30am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

8th - Wednesday Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Introduced Birds. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

11th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Guest Speaker Ian Boyd. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

15th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

19th   - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

26th - Sunday Outing - Serpentine Lagoon. Meet at the Palmetum 7.00am. You will be home by lunchtime just bring morning tea. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

October 2010                                                     
Activities Page

3rd - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 6.30am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

6th - Wednesday Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Your Favourite Bird Photos. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

9th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Trivia afternoon - no guest speaker. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

13th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

17th   - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

31th - Sunday Outing - Inkerman Station (Via Aye). Meet at the Palmetum 6.30am. This is an all-day outing bring morning tea and lunch. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au
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November 2010                                                  Activities Page

7th - Sunday - Town Common - Meet at the main gate 6.30am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

10th - Wednesday Photography Group Meeting - Theme is Long Legs. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

13th - Saturday - Committee Meeting (Noon) and General Meeting (2.00pm) Held in the Townsville City Council Sound Shell meeting room off Hinchinbrook Drive, Thuringowa.  Members short presentations - No guest Speaker TBA. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

17th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

21st - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

28th - Sunday Outing - Mouth of Crystal Creek. Meet adjacent to the RAAF Base Duckworth St gate 6.30am. You will be home by lunchtime just bring morning tea. Car pooling encouraged. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au.


December 2010                                                   Activities Page

4th & 5th - Saturday and Sunday. Summer Challenge Count. More details closer to the date. Contact Marleen Acton or contact@trboc.org.au

5th - Sunday - Town Common
- Meet at the main gate 6.30am. Contact Rosemary Payet or contact@trboc.org.au

8th - Wednesday Photography Group Meeting - Anything Goes. Meet at the Murphy’s residence Railway Estate 7.00pm. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

11th - Saturday - Christmas Party.
(No Committee Meeting or General Meeting). Details closer to the date. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

15th - Wednesday - Bush Garden - Meet at end of Thompson St Mundingburra 6.30am.Contact Malcolm and Lenore Calvert or contact@trboc.org.au

19th   - Sunday - Ross River Dam - Meet in the Dam car park 6.30am. Contact Ian Boyd or contact@trboc.org.au

26th - Sunday Outing -
No outing.
 
TRBOC Calendar of Events
January to June 2010