Outing Report - Nindooinbah Dam Beaudesert, 17th September 2022

The Club hasn't been to Nindooinbah Dam before and we were keen to see what we would find. Ron and Kay took us on a 2.5 km walk in the bush around the dam. 

Native Sarsaparilla
Hardenbergia violacea

Sago Bushes in flower
Ozothamnus diosmifolius

Scarlet Bracket
Pycnoporus coccineus

Round-leaf Goodenia
Goodenia rotundifolia

Triangular Moth Epidesmia chilonaria

John and Rod at Nindooinbah

Some of the history of the dam. 
According to Wikipedia, the name Nindooinbah is derived from the name of a pastoral run of 1842/3, based on Aboriginal words: nguin meaning charcoal/cinders, doan meaning black and ba meaning place, indicating the place of the remains of a fire. (Ed. The place where aborigines met and made fires.) 

In 1961 a small dam was built on some of the original Nindooinbah land to supply water for Beaudesert. No longer needed for water storage it is now a small recreational area.

September Outing: Nindooinbah Dam, Brooklands Drive, Beaudesert - 17th September 2022

Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 

Time: 8.30am

Upon Arrival: Please register in the Attendance Book and pay your $2 per person participant fee. 

Where: Nindooinbah Dam is on the eastern side of Beaudesert.

Directions: For the folks coming from Boonah follow the signs to the Gold Coast (Highway 90). Drive through Beaudesert township still following signs to the Gold Coast. Continue past the showgrounds and caravan park on your right, go through the next set of traffic lights and take the next street on your right which is Brooklands Drive. Follow this for 2 km. You will pass one entrance to the dam on your right but we are meeting at the second entrance which is also on your right next to No. 205 Brooklands Drive. You will notice as you turn into Brooklands Drive a small park with toilets. 

Activities: This is a reasonably easy walk following a path through bushland and open spaces. At the beginning of the walk there is a gentle upward slope. Ebird website shows a diverse range of birdlife spotted in the last few months at the dam. We plan to return to the small park for lunch.

Facilities: Closest toilet stop to the dam.is in the small park.

What to Bring: Morning tea, lunch, snacks & liquid refreshment, etc.; chairs & small table (if you have one); hat, insect repellent, sunscreen are recommended; walking pole, binocs, cameras, field guides, etc. as desired.

Upon Arrival: Please register in the Attendance Book and pay your $2 per person participant fee.