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OME April 08 APRIL 2008 PRESIDENT’S REPORT ISSUE No. 36 Greetings Members On a personal note, I have finally completed Inside this issue……. the Western Arthur's Range in Tasmania, it My aim when becoming President was to was a tough walk (or should I say rock President’s Report` 1 keep the club running smoothly and effi- climb) but, and I’m sure my 3 companions Membership Fee ciently and try to make it enjoyable for all Greg & Janine Passlow & Fiona Richardson Renewal 1 Melbourne to the the members. I hope I have succeeded in at would agree, it was well worth the effort. Murray river 2 least some of those efforts. We were blessed with good weather and we Future Event - Federation were able to take in some of the magnificent Weekend 2 In the last 2 years we have conducted a suc- scenery that the area is renowned for. The Marathon Of 2007 3 First-Aid Canisters 3 cessful Leadership Training course in which What Did We All we trained 10 new leaders, produced a book If I had not joined a bushwalking club I Do In 2007 4 of Club Protocols & Guidelines, have had 2 probably would never have gone to places Christmas In July Dinner 4 successful Christmas in July catered dinners such as the Western Arthur's. It is certainly Greendale/Garibaldi Gully 5 Mt Dom Dom Saddle 5 and introduced the end of year E.B.W.C. a good way to meet like minded people and Leitches Springs 5 Reward & Recognition certificates in which participate in a variety of walks & activities Flowerdale/King Parrot Ck 5 3 members are recognised by being given a in reasonable safety. Cockatoo Creek/Wombat SF 5 certificate and a gift for their services to the Little River Gorge 5 Birds Land to club. On the whole it has been a rewarding ex- Lysterfield Lake 6 perience for me to have been president of Sailors Falls/Wombat Station The Club is in a good financial state, in fact the Essendon Bushwalking Club. It’s a great Circuit 6 we have lowered the annual club fees this club and I hope it goes onto bigger & better Blackwood Tunnel Circuit 6 McIvor Range Heathcote 6 year by $5.00, we now have a membership things. I also wish the next President all the Ballan to Lara of over 200 people. very best in their 2 years of service. Bike Ride 6 Leonard's Hill Circuit 6 The Clubs walk programs offer an excellent Happy Walking Little Hampton/Babington Hill/ Bullarto Reservoir 6 variety of walks & activities, mainly due to 1000 Steps Ferntree good management, past & present, and of Gully 7 course due to our dedicated leaders. Ian Tovey Lyonville to Trentham 7 Salt Water Creek 7 Mt William 7 To keep a club running smoothly and effi- Frankston Pines - Public ciently you need the help of many people, Transport Walk 7 so thanks to all the committee members and RED ALERT! Abyssinian Restaurant 7 general members who have helped out over Werribee River Walk 8 Firth Park 8 the past 2 years and again to all the leaders. Lysterfield Park 8 I would particularly like to thank Jan Ed- Regent Honeyeater Tree wards, who is stepping down from the com- MEMBERSHIP FEE RENEWAL Planting Project 8 mittee this year. Jan has done heaps of work Red Hill/Ot Dam 8 Spring Creek 8 behind the scenes in her 3 years on the com- A reminder that the annual Return to Blackwood - mittee, particularly on the administrative Membership Fee of $35 is due in Update 8 and clerical side, she also did a lot of work Great Dividing Trail 9 in preparation for the Federation Walk in May 2008. Spring Plains 9 Membership fees not paid two BBQ Rules 9 2005, she will be missed by the committee. The Goldilocks Saga 10 months after June AGM render Photo Competition 11 the member unfinancial. 2009 Federation Day Walk 11 Contacting The Club 12 OLD MAN EMU APRIL 2008 MELBOURNE TO THE MURRAY RIVER A new adventure with Bill Casey Stage one started on Sunday 2nd March, ‘08 at Flinders Street Station photo by Jenny James FUTURE EVENT FEDERATION WEEKEND Sat & Sun 18/19 October 2008 at Beaufort Hosted by Ballarat Bushwalking and Outdoor Club The focus of this weekend is on Mt. Cole, Mt. Buangor and Langhi Ghiran State Parks, including the Beeripmo Walk. There will also be historical walks in and around Beaufort. An overnight pack walk may also be on the agenda! (Awaiting BWV approval). The Ballarat Club have been working very hard and preparations are going well. The walks list has been drawn up and will be ‘received’ prior to March. Accommodation: Tent sites $5 per person per night. Will need to be booked and paid prior to the event with Registration. Book direct with the Caravan Park on 5349 2196 if a powered site is required. Options are available for those not wanting to tent. For bookings for the event itself: This will need to be through the EBC club contact as requested by BB & OC to enable smooth communication. Catering: For the Saturday evening meal, a gourmet BBQ meal with lots of salads and choice of 2 sweets will be provided at the local football club for $15.00 per head. Alcohol will be available at the bar. This will have to be pre paid with registration. Afternoon tea for both days will be included in the event registration fee. Around the clock tea & coffee facilities will be available. (Possibly at a cost.) Kitchen facilities will be available for breakfast. There may be an option to purchase a cooked breakfast, provided by the local tennis club. A local bakery will be contacted with the possibility of placing orders for lunches. Saturday night entertainment: Not finalised yet, but at this stage lots of music with sing-along value, recitations and a suggestion of a bush band. It is BVW’s 75th Anniversary, so there may be some surprises! Further information and walks will be available over the next few months. Keep an eye on www.ballarat.com/bushwalking for updates. 2 OLD MAN EMU APRIL 2008 THE MARATHON OF 2007 The marathon was again the great going until The Famous Fruit Cakes the Big Slide not being at all slippery. event of the walking year. People who appeared. There’s nothing like a good Bill did his best by trying to dry the plucked up courage to give it a go for slab of rich, fruity fruit cake to power slide with the back of his trousers but the first time found that 42kms can be you along for the last 20kms. even after that, people got stuck half done in a day. Thanks for the great effort, support way down and the famous fearsome We got off to a good start on the crew, but we warn you, there will be job slide did not live up to its reputation. Friday night. If the Monkey Award was applications needed for next year’s A 5 minute drive took us to the still around it would have been working positions! historic Guildford Hotel for a pleasant overtime. For example, somebody ran After Maldon, we followed the old meal to finish the day. Bill presented over the water connection outside a railway line along to Muckleford certificates to walkers and workers cabin, cut off the water to several cabins Railway Station. By now it was getting while Gina’s team awarded a variety of and the caravan park people had to call quite warm and we were thankful for the non walking prizes. in a plumber. Then there was the phone support crew for the drinks, chairs and Bill, as ever, it was a great day and it call later in the night “ Where are we?” shade. really is the highlight of the year. right caravan park but wrong town. The lunch time stop was in the Many many thanks for all the There are several caravan parks in the pleasant Castlemaine Gardens, where organization, time and effort to put “the area with the name of Central City! And we took over the large picnic shelter. show on the road” and thanks too for there were walkers who in their haste to There was just one table not taken up those who assisted him in putting it get everything ready, forgot to pack with walkers and their lunches and altogether. It is all very much their breakfast weetbix and toast. (lucky packs. A nice young mother and her appreciated. for Ray that Gillian had over catered). children appeared, saw the only Statistician Ray always provides the Bill as usual had everything well remaining table and spread out a white postscript for the day. The combined organized. The bus picked us up at tablecloth. Next she put out glasses, walking amounted to 1665km - the Vaughan Springs and after a seemingly wine, balloons and party food. We equivalent of Melbourne to long, long drive deposited us at the top asked what was happening and she Rockhampton. of Mt Tarrengower. By 8.20am we replied that it was to be a surprise for were on our way down the mountain and Roberta’s 70th birthday. It was a Can we go further this year? onto Maldon. In the main street there surprise too for the organizer as Bill’s was almost a confrontation with a group Rent-a-Crowd stood around and sang By Hilary May of people sitting outside a coffee shop.
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