By SONJA KOREMANS
WARWICK Combined Probus Club members have swapped the Warwick chill for a three-day tour of Stradbroke Island.
The trip introduced the group to the joys of the region, according to group spokesman Arthur Maynard.
“After a three-hour coach journey and a trip across the bay by barge, the group enjoyed lunch at the Amity Point Community Club,” he said.
“Centre manager Kevin Townsend conducted the group on a tour of the Moreton Bay Research and Study Centre, which is operated on behalf of the Science Faculty of the University of Queensland.
“The centre is the base for local and international scientists who currently focus on sustainable fishing, and the quality of the waters of Moreton Bay. Research is undertaken in the wild and within the centre in purpose-built aquariums.”
The centre also hosts seminars and provides facilities for focused training of future researchers and practitioners. The first day of the trip included a visit to Brown Lake, before the group headed to their accommodation at the Islander and the Stradbroke Island Beach Resorts.
The itinerary for day two included visits to Cylinder and Flinders Beaches, Myora Springs, memorials to the hospital ship “Centaur” and explorer Matthew Flinders, Point lookout and the gorge walk, the gelati shop and Amity Point for morning tea and after dark to view the night lights of Brisbane.
Rain on the final day curtailed the trip’s outdoor activities, with the group heading to the local museum and art gallery before lunch at the historic Grandview Hotel, Cleveland after the return ferry ride from the island.
“This tour was organised by staff of Crisps Coaches Warwick in response to inquiries by members of the Warwick Combined Probus Club, and introduced our members to the attractions of the island,” Arthur said.
