August Outing - Wallum habitat at Coombabah

The Wallum Habitat in September 2014

Time:  9.30 am, 18th August Saturday 
             
Meeting Place: Pine Ridge Conservation Park, Coombabah Car Park off Oxley Drive
               
Activities: There are three possible walks; all are easy and on established tracks.
(1) Pine Ridge Conservation Park – a 3 km walk through Wallum vegetation on very low sand dunes 
(2) Jabiru Island Mangrove Boardwalk – a 900 m walk alongside mangroves to the Coomera River.
(3) Coombabah Lakelands – a 2.2 km walk through Wallum vegetation on low-lying areas and wetlands.
We will have lunch at Jabiru Island which has toilet, barbecue and shelter facilities. 
                
Level of Fitness: All walks are easy and on established tracks.
              
What to bring: Morning tea, lunch, snacks, hat, sunblock, insect repellent and water. Binoculars, digital cameras and the Mangroves to Mountains reference book would also be good.
              
Directions: There are a number of routes you can take. Once you are on the Pacific Motorway turn east at Oxenford onto Hope Island Rd. Follow Route 4 for approx. 9.5 km (its name changes to Oxenford Southport Rd, then Broadwater Ave then to Oxley Drive along the way) and then to the car park only 50 m after the traffic light at Columbus
Drive.
        
Upon Arrival: Please register in the Attendance Book and pay your $2 per person participant fee. 
           
Facilities: Toilets are only available at Jabiru Island but toilets can also be accessed on the way to Coombabah at Bischoff Pioneer Park and Arthur Earle Park at Nerang.