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Box 2446 GPO Melbourne 3001 Affiliated with Issued free to members CIRCULAR www.melbournewalkingclub.org DECEMBER 2020 MELBOURNE WALKING CLUB INC. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: THURS 26th NOV 2020, 7:30PM Due to ongoing concerns about Covid -19 the Executive has decided that this year's AGM will be held by way of an online Zoom meeting. Details are as follows: URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 875 4500 1809 Passcode: 737173 AGENDA 1. Opening. 2. Apologies. 3. Noting of deaths during the past year and one minute’s silence. 4. Confirmation of Minutes of the 2019 AGM. 5. Matters arising from the Minutes. 6. Correspondence and matters arising. 7. Presentation of Reports including the Financial Statements. 8. Election of Club Executive members and other elected Office Bearers. 9. Appointment of a suitably qualified person to consider, and where appropriate comment on the Financial Statements. (Campbell Denovan has agreed to be Honorary Reviewer.) 10. Presentation of 50 and 25 year badges. 11. Golden Boot Award. 12. Other business introduced with permission of the meeting. 13. Closing of the meeting. All positions on the Executive will be vacant at the AGM. Although the current members of the Executive intend to renominate for election we encourage other members of the Club to also nominate for election. Please Note: It is important that as many members as possible join the meeting to ensure a quorum of ten percent of the Membership. We look forward to joining you online this year. 1 December 2020 Office Bearers 2019 -2020 Club Executive President: Trevor Rosen General Committee: Kim Rosen, & Senior Vice President: Charlie Freedman David Jones Secretary: Michael Corrigan Treasurer: Terry Simpson Activities Officer: Jenny Hosking Membership Officer: John Rankin Sub -Committee Convenors Mt Buller Lodge: David Jones Website Administrator: Charlie Freedman Walter Briggs Hut: Kim Rosen Circular Editor: Charlie Freedman Walk Coordinators Metro Walks: David Watkins, & Sunday Walks: Kim Rosen Oliver Lucas Easy Metro Walks: Hugh Gibson Peninsula Walks: Ron Anderson 3rd Wed Walks: Graeme Barker Generic email addresses to contact appropriate Club Members: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DECEMBER WALKS Wednesday 2 Oak Park Circuit Gordon Proudfoot Sunday 6 Flinders David Jones Monday 7 Coolart Wetlands - BBQ Lunch Ron Anderson 3rd Wed 9 Dights Falls – Yarra Bend Park Gordon Proudfoot Monday 14 The Pines – Eltham Marsha Rankin Wednesday 16 Lilydale – Yering – Coldstream David Watkins Wednesday 23 Circular Walk - Clifton Hill Oliver Lucas Wednesday 30 Yarraman – Bon Beach David Blackwell Copy for January to: Charlie Freedman - Phone: 0415 558 249 email: [email protected] before the 1st Wednesday in the month, 2nd December. Submissions may be edited for space and other considerations. Laugh With Lance You can’t trust a dog to watch your food. 2 December 2020 Current MWC Directions for Outdoor Walks: NOTE: DUE TO COVID -19, SOME WALKS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. At present, the walk program has resumed on advice from the Victorian Government and Department of Health. Note also that some scheduled walks may have changed, and may change again in the future depending on restrictions. Emails will be sent if the situation changes, and the following web page will be updated: http://www.melbournewalkingclub.org/activities/walk-status Please check this website for current details before attending any of these walks, as numbers may be limited due to Covid -19 restrictions. Current MWC Directions for Outdoor Walks: • The walks program in the circular is currently proceeding as advertised, but this depends on advice from the Victorian Government. • Anyone intending to join a walk MUST phone the leader beforehand to find out if a place is available and book in for the walk. Anyone failing to do this may be barred from attending the walk. • It is advisable to check with the leader or the website above close to the walk date in case the walk has been cancelled. • Everyone must observe social distancing. • Do not carpool as it is difficult to maintain social distance inside a car. • Stay at home if you feel unwell, have a mild cold/cough or been in contact with someone suspected to have coronavirus. Make COVID -19 work for you - walks in your local area Trevor Rosen has received an email from BWV which contains the link below to a great resource for people who like walking but are currently restricted to doing local walks in their area. It was compiled by Ian Mair who is, or was, the President of Melbourne Bushwalkers Club. It contains links to various walking Apps but also to many downloadable PDF booklets and brochures about local heritage and self guided walks prepared by various different councils in Melbourne. They contain a lot of interesting information. This might encourage you to explore new walks in your own suburb. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FKG74FFbo0 -qD0xc7J61HqAfyukwKxvs/view 3 December 2020 DECEMBER WALKS Wednesday 2 Dec Oak Park – Westbreen Creek – Moonee Ponds Creek – Oak Park Note: Please telephone the leader to BOOK IN for this walk. Leader: Gordon Proudfoot Phone: 9717 0909 0405 083 074 Rendezvous: Oak Park Station at 10.18 am. Morning Tea: At Gavin Park Reserve, Melway 17 A8. No toilets or shelter and limited seating. Maps: Melway 16 & 17 Grading: Easy Distance: 14 km. Transport: 9.59 am Craigieburn train from Flinders Street. Return trains from Oak Park station 2.05 pm, 2.25 pm, 2.45 pm and every 20 minutes thereafter. Alternately by car and park in Snell Grove. Start and finish is at Oak Park station. Walk Details: On suburban roads and bike paths alongside the two creeks. Lunch will be taken at Boeing Reserve (Melway 16 C5) where there are shelter and toilets. There are numerous escapes (Pascoe Vale Railway station, bus on Mascona Street and Winifred Street). Sunday 6 Dec Flinders Note: Please telephone the leader for more details and to BOOK IN for this walk. Leader: David Jones Phone: 0412 059 867 Monday 7 Dec Coolart Wetlands - BBQ Lunch Note: Please telephone the leader to BOOK IN for this walk. Leader: Ron Anderson Phone: 0448 512 525 Rendezvous & Morning Tea: 10 am, Melway 193 J9. Map: Melway 193 Grading: Easy Distance: 4 km. Transport: Private car. Walk Details: Meet at Coolart carpark for morning tea. We will then take a bushwalk through the wetlands and the foreshore. For our Xmas breakup lunch we shall set up on the lawns and BBQ area at approx. 12pm. 4 December 2020 3rd Wed 9 Dec Dights Falls – Yarra Bend Park Note: Please telephone the leader to BOOK IN for this walk. Leader: Gordon Proudfoot Phone: 9717 0909 0405 083 074 Rendezvous: Victoria Park Station at 9.38am. Morning Tea: At Dights Falls, Melway 2D A6. Toilets, shelter and seating. Map: Melway 2D Grading: Easy Distance: 4km am, 2km pm. Transport: 9.21am Hurstbridge train from Flinders Street arriving at Victoria Park at 9.39am. Return trains from Victoria Park station 1.07pm, and every 10 minutes thereafter. Alternately by car and park in car park off Trennery Crescent, Melway 2D A6. Start and finish is at Victoria Park station. Walk Details: On bike paths and suburban roads and alongside the Yarra River. Lunch will be taken at Dights Falls (Melway 2D A6) where there are shelter and toilets. There are no escapes. Monday 14 Dec The Pines – Eltham Note: Please telephone the leader to BOOK IN for this walk. Leader: Marsha Rankin Phone: 0402 058 184 Rendezvous: 10.00 am at The Pines Shopping Centre, Doncaster East. Maps: Melway 34, 22 & 21 Grading: Easy Distance: 11 km. Transport: OPTION 1 : #906 bus to Warrandyte Bridge from Lonsdale St, departing cnr King St at 9.10 am (or cnr Swanston St at 9.15 am, or cnr Johnson & Hoddle Sts at 9.28 am) arriving The Pines Shopping Centre at 9.53 am. (Note, #906 buses run every 12 -15 minutes and #905 and #908 buses to The Pines also regularly depart from Lonsdale St but take a slightly longer route.) OPTION 2 : The #901 bus from either direction. OPTION 3 : Drive and park at The Pines (nominally 4 hours, but not enforced). In that case return to The Pines after the walk would be by the #902 and #901 buses which are always relatively empty during the afternoon. Morning Tea: Renoir Ave Reserve (Melway 34 C6), a short walk from The Pines. Walk Details: This is a pleasant walk along tracks following Green Gully Linear Park to the Mullum Mullum Creek then the Main Yarra Trail to the 5 December 2020 footbridge across the Yarra near Fitzsimons Lane, through Eltham Lower Park then along the Diamond Creek track to Eltham Station. An easy walk with one or two gentle climbs. Escapes at Fitzsimons Lane (Melway 21 F12) and Main Road Eltham (Melway 21 G10). Toilets at The Pines, Eltham Lower Park and Eltham station. Wednesday 16 Dec Lilydale – Yering – Coldstream Note: Please telephone the leader to BOOK IN for this walk. Leader: David Watkins Phone: 0414 547 190 [email protected] Rendezvous: Lilydale station at 9.40am. Maps: Melway 38 & 280 Grading: Easy Distance: Flat walk of approximately 11.5 km or 6 km. Transport: 8.45am Lilydale train Ex Flinders Street, arrive Lilydale 9.37am. Those who prefer can come by car and park in Lilydale. Morning Tea: 9.50am Lilydale reserve in Grandstand, seating, cover, toilets. Lunch: To be decided when an actual recce can be done. As this walk replaces our normal Christmas Lunch it may, dependent upon Covid restrictions, be possible to have a social lunch gathering outdoors at a suitable venue in Coldstream.