Number 75, 2008

www.wollangarra.org

Ph 5148 0492

Licola 3858

Patron: John Landy,

AC, MBE

S p r i n g N e w s l e t t e r

Bring your family and your mates to the

Open Day & Bush Dance October 4th 2008, From 10am

At Wollangarra More information inside

Spring is a busy time of year at Wollangarra. Eve-rything is in full swing with courses running back to back, jobs on the flat to be maintained, various pro-jects on the go, visiting supporters, town runs, pre-paring for Open Day, etc. etc. Nature is also busy at this time of year with an outward burst of energy in the form of blossoms, new growth and warmth.

The staff are well and truly in the groove and have come together to form a wonderful team. The young people who have visited have embraced Wol-langarra with large numbers of Stage 2 booked in for September. Stage 3 is start-ing to gain momentum as the list of “things to do” in the mountains seems end-less.

Visiting our supporters has given us energy and re-minded us of the impor-tance of community. It has also highlighted the nature of giving to something with purpose. With most aspects of life at Wollangarra you experience people giving in many different ways.

Young people who come to Wollangarra are the best example. Often arriving on a Monday not really knowing what is ahead of them they are thrown straight into life at Wollangarra, which in-

volves giving their energy and time to the cause. The majority of young people rise to the occasion and the week flows on from there. It is heaps of fun to spend time with the young people who love Wollangarra and the Mountains and are prepared to give so openly to them.

There is much excitement and jubilation around Wol-langarra as the Stage 2 appli-cations arrive in the mail and there is plenty to get excited about with the Sep-tember Stage 2 leading into our Open Day and Bush Dance. We are gearing up for a big turn out this year, so tell as many people as possible, fill your cars and cruise out to the Valley for a fun weekend. Enjoy the longer days and the warmth Spring brings. - Simmo. (P.S. This is my first time editing

so please send any complaints to management)

Dan and the Newhaven crew hanging out at McMillans Look-out. Not a bad spot just a stones throw away from the front gate.

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We’ve been out in the local community of Heyfield again and helping Margret Beckett once more. During a visit one day we realized that Margret’s wood fired oven was not working and she had limited hot water. We found out that this had been so for quite some time and with winter approaching we offered to do something about it. Margret had an old unit restored sitting outside her back door, so we pulled out the broken one in the kitchen, removed the top layers of the chimney (on a very windy day!), installed the reconditioned unit and installed the new flue up the chim-ney with the cowling on top. By all reports it is firing up and working well. The job was done with almost all secondhand materials except the cowling on the flue. Mar-gret is a perfect example of how to practice conservation in simple, practical, everyday ways and she does so in all aspects of her life. We have learnt a lot from Margret and

really enjoy her company (and her yummy cooking).

Finally we (Mikey and Tegs) made it to the Heyfield Market. The idea is to provide an information stall to let people know what we do, what has been going on and what is happening in the future. We are looking for more new local supporters to get involved with Wollangarra.

In August Lucy, Sonja, Dan, Mikey and Tegs hit the Tinamba pub for a Friday night of Jazz and socializing. Staying the night in the caravan out the back, they made every post a winner (by all reports) and had a real night out on the town. Thanks to Ron, the Tinamba pub owner, for looking after our crew (a little too well it seemed).

We have been spending more time, usually on Friday afternoons, visiting local supporters. Thanks to you all for having us in your homes and caring for us - Simmo.

It was a Saturday night and the stars were out as people from near and far made their way through the Collingwood Children’s Farm to the barn that was to host the infamous Mittagundi/Wollangarra HOP! As the drinks started flowing people moved from the sidelines and into the middle of the dance floor to jig it up to the lively tunes of the bands. The crowd did not have to depend solely on mulled wine and beer to warm the cockles of their hearts however, as Nick a.k.a ‘Dr Proctor’ and his team laid on a feast fit for Kings with warm pumpkin soup and barbeque fare to please all. As well

as a great night out, the HOP was a fantastic chance for the Woll staff to meet the new Mit-tagundi staff and socialize with many of our Melbourne based supporters, with many ex-staff and long time volunteers putting in a show. A special thanks to Tom Hay and Riss Robbins for their spectacular organisational efforts, and to all those who helped out on the night cooking food, work-ing the bar or manning the front gate and thanks to the musicians who en-tertained us into the night. I could continue with an account of what some of the Woll staff got up to after the HOP wrapped up, but as they say, “What happens on tour...” - Tegan.

Mikey looking happy with his workmanship.

Mikey and Tegs spreading the love at the Heyfield Market

Good mates Nicky, Sonja and Kitty are all smiles at the Hop.

Conrad, Scotty and Lizzy getting funky down in the barn.

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A r o u n d W o l l a n g a r r a It is such a wonderful feeling when you walk out onto the flat at Wollangarra in the morning and through the biting cold come warm flurries of air. When you look up and the naked fruit trees start to blossom with the promise of fruit to come. When you dip your feet in the Macalister river...and you still get a head ache from the cold (some things spring just can’t change). However some other things that have changed since you last heard from us are:

Pruning: The fruit trees in summer are going to be dripping with fruity goodness.

Veggie Garden: “Has anyone seen Son or Lucy?” Is a question often asked around the place, and the usual answer: “They’re in the veggie garden”... and it shows! They have been keeping our bellies full of beautiful home grown veggies all throughout winter and we can’t wait to see what spring will bring.

Local Track: Many people have worked on various parts of the local track - Stage II’s, Stage III’s (check out their page) and many staff over the years. It has been a lot of ongoing work, making sure that the track is walkable for everyone. Lugging a chainsaw and fuel for a couple of km’s to do some track work is no easy feat. But now all of Newhaven (and many more groups to come) will enjoy the spoils of that labour. Thank you.

New Car: As much as we loved sitting in the back of Leone (the old staff/town car) with our raincoats on so we wouldn’t get wet when it rained. We decided it was time for an upgrade. Welcome “Red” (pictured right)! It’s a bit flashy and you don’t even have to bucket the water out of the bottom after a rain.

Flying Fox: Ian Newnham - he’s our man! Ian is our structural engineer for the fly-ing fox. Two days before he did the final tick off of the last flying fox, we had a bit of a flood. So he’s back again (a few times, actually) checking off the new fox. He has given a lot of his own time and helped us so much. Thanks Ian.

Energy Flows: We are always thinking about our impact on the environment at Wollangarra and got to thinking about the kind of resources we use on a daily basis with a group. The Stage II’s took on the responsibility of an energy audit, where they counted every piece of wood burned and every litre of water used during their stay. The results were 4 pieces of medium split wood and 90litres of water per young person (and this is only with ONE shower). We are now looking at ways to make those energy flows more visible to young people on every course.

Well that’s all from “Around Wollangarra”. We hope to see you around Wollangarra some time soon, too. - Josie

W o r d s f r o m s o m e h a p p y c a m p e r s

“Thank you sooo much, I loved every second of Wollangarra (except my sprained ankle) the hike was amazing! And the staff were great! This has been one of the best camps I have been on. I have sooo many great memories from being here and I will never forget them. You will definitely be seeing me soon for a stage 2” love Tayla

“Wollangarra bonded our whole class together and was amazing! I’m not quite sure how it happened but it did and I am very grateful for it…” H for Holly

“Thank you Wol, you taught me I could actually do things I put my mind to.” Dylan (the intruder)

“Wollangarra is truly a unique place. I have absolutely loved this place, the homestead, hike, mountains, conversations…, jokes and moments. This was a great way for people to bond. I will definitely be coming back for stage 2! The vibe is amazing and the stars really were awesome. I’ll be catching ye soon me pirate captains (Sonja & Dan)” Alex T

“This week has been something that I would never do on my own accord. Every-day seemed to have some sort of physical pain and for the whole time it felt like my personal hell! But now I stand here writing this all and I can feel is gratitude and joy that I came and I don’t even know why! So with-out even knowing the reason, all I can say is...THANK YOU!!” Anon.

Doug from Donalda Motors handing over the Triton (Red)

Another bunch of happy campers from TPS at Wellington High Plains

CRIPES! THE PLACES YOU’LL HIKE!

Congratulations!

Today is your day.

You’re off to Wollangarra!

Over the fox and away!

You have a pack on your back.

You have feet in your boots

You can steer yourself along any track that suits.

You’re in your group. And you know what to know.

But you have no idea just where you’ll go.

You’ll look up and down mountains. Look ‘em over with care.

About some you’ll say, “Bugger that , I ain’t goin’ there!”

With a pack on your back and your boots full of feet your in for one hell of a week!

Tired at the end of the day

When your back is all bent.

In that case, of course

You’ll set up your tent.

It’s tiny in there

Breathing farted-out air.

In there things can happen

and frequently do

Your tent partner can snore

and roll on top of you

And when things start to happen

Don’t worry, don’t stew.

Burnt porridge can provide

Plenty of sustenance too.

CRIPES! THE PLACES YOU’LL HIKE!

You’ll be on your way up!

You’ll be seeing great sights!

You’ll join the Alpine Club

Who swam at high heights.

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S t a g e I C o u r s e s

(Below L-R):Brock modeling the new pots before their madden hike, Lucy helping Zac adjust his Pack, Manny sporting his sexy thermals which he proceeded to wear all week (Above): TPS crew on top of Mt Wellington

You’ll eat all your munchies and then you’ll have the speed

To pass the whole gang and soon take the lead.

On you’ll walk to Thursday nights’ roast

The sheep’s name was Suzie and she tasted better than most

And then there are sweets

While resting tired feets.

I’m sorry to say so

But, sadly, it’s true

That’s it’s time to leave Woll

And you might feel blue

NO!

That’s not for you!

Somehow you’ll escape all the school, work and traffic

You’ll be back on stage 2 and you’ll feel highly ecstatic

KID, YOU’LL HELP THE MOUNTAINS!

So…

Be you in TES or the White Rocket or LJ

You’ll climb Reynard or Wellington or McMillan you may

You’re off to Wollangarra

Today is your day

The mountains are waiting

So...get on your way!

-Dan (with apologies to Dr Seuss)

Dedicated to the stage 1 courses, you’ve been awesome, thanks to The Peninsula School, Holiday Stage 1 and New-haven.

S t a g e I I - J u l y - B u r g o y n e ’ s

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Stage 2 has been a great success so far this year, and is continuing to grow in popularity looking at the already huge interest in the September Program. In July we were greeted with 18 enthusiastic stage 2’s, many new faces, some old, ready to get stuck into a project, and did we have a task for them.

For the last few months now, since we haven’t been able to get up into the ‘High Country’ we have been using the local walk that goes from Woll, through to Hickeys Creek / McMillans Lookout and onto Burgoyne’s Hut, and then back to Woll. It is an amazing walk with some beautiful views and ever changing scenery, however there was one section that was hard to get enthusiastic about... the non existent, scrub-covered, eroded, burnt out, extremely steep and diffi-cult track down into Burgoyne’s hut.

But of course this didn’t stifle the young people of the Stage 2, they got stuck into working on this track and over a period of just 4 days they had the entire length of this once difficult hillside turned into a Benched, poll-drained, flattened and zigzagged track that is, well... quite easy to walk on.

Once the Stage 2’s had finished this track, one would think they’d be up for a kip... but no, they were keen as ever to continue on the prac-tical conservation, and started to work on Burgoynes Hut. Armed with a crosscut saw 2 new fence posts were cut from a nearby fallen Yellow Box, and 2 foot holes dug for them. Those with hammers and crow-bars started to de-nail the wind damaged roofing iron that was strewn in the paddock from strong winds last year... and there was even time to beautify the hut with table decorations!!

On the final day, we all said goodbye to Burgoyne’s hut and walked out with all the tools via the ‘Postman’s Track’, which was used by the Burgoynes when they lived here to get their post and access Bur-goynes Gap, and the then Heyfield-Licola road. Along the way there was a bit more work to do, which was finished quickly as the smell of the home fires was strong.

Overall it was a pleasure to work with these amazing and inspira-tional young people, who are a reminder that there are young people who really care a lot about the world that we live in. Thanks guys, we all hope to see you at Woll again soon!! - Mikey.

(Below R-L): Charlie and Gemma getting a Macca mud mask, Tish, Kaitlyn and Fi en-grossed in a story inside the Hut, Sonnie and the girls get the munchies, Steaming Woll tent in the morning, Crew outside the Hut, Alex looking happy with the job done on the spur

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S t a g e I I I Winter Stage III On a sunny weekend near the end of August, a group of Stage IIIs went to Wol-langarra to tackle a section of walking track between the Tussocky river flat and the flying fox. Alex, Pontonio, Darcy Moran, Hamish Macrae, Jane LLoyd, Mat Doble, Sarah Bates and Tammie Dennett were the stars of the day.

The walking track between Tussocky and the flying fox is used by Stage I groups as part of a local walk, and is also used by the Directors to get to and from Tus-socky. A section of this track had been washed into the river, resulting in a steep and rocky scramble along the bank for anyone who wanted to walk there.

After a lovely gondola ride across the river in Wollangarra's trusty inflatable boat we set to work on the walking track. Our first task involved a lot of scrambling through blackberry bushes and stinging nettles to decide on the route for the new section of track. With that out of the way we picked up our trusty shovels, rake hoes and mattocks and got to work. Missy the Dog was keen to help, particularly with cutting and hammering in the stakes, but despite her enthusiasm we managed to build the new section of walking track in no time, benching logs, steps and all.

Thanks to the Stage IIIs for all the hard work and laughs, and to Wollangarra for having us. It was a very success-ful weekend of track building, hill sliding, picnic lunches, cups of tea and Nutella sandwiches.—Jane.

Upcoming Stage III Mountain Work Party Events

Stage III Wilderness First Aid Scholarship

We are offering a scholarship for a member of Stage III to gain a wilderness first aid qualification. Members of the Stage III community who are at least 16 years of age, including ex-staff and those in Stage 2 wanting to progress to Stage 3, are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The scholarship covers full course fees for Leaders Wilderness Advanced First Aid (7 days - 60 hours) or re-certification (3 days – 24 hours), meals and accommodation to the value of $1000. To apply, please contact Jane LLoyd on 0423 191 329 for an application and agreement form. Applications need to be in by 25 November 2008.

Stage III Building Wish List

• Lining boards

• Weather boards

• Ceiling insulation

• Gap filler and silicone sealer

• Cream interior paint

• Quarter round moulding

• Flyscreen mesh and framing

(Left):Darcy enjoy-ing the tough job at hand,

(Right): The crew; Tammie, Hamish, Jane, Sarah, Darcy, Mat and Alex. Thanks for doing a much needed job.

• September 21 - 26 (Crinoline Walking Track)

• Nov 30 - Dec 5 (Shaws Creek - reveg and erosion control)

• March ‘09 (Wollangarra Week-end)

• October 3 - 5 (Open Day Week-end)

• January ’09 (Stage III Building - insulate, line and paint)

• April ‘09 (Mt.Margaret walking track - track work)

• October 10 - 12 Wollangarra projects

• February ‘09 (Guys Hut) Please call Jane on 0423 191 329 for more info on any of these trips

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Staff 2009 - Expressions of Interest It’s that time of year again when we start looking for staff for next year, 2009. Wollangarra provides a unique working environment and a fulfilling experience for those who take it on.

We are looking for people with varied backgrounds and experience who enjoy (or would like to enjoy) some or all of the following;

• living simply

• working with amazing young people

• being part of a healthy functioning community

• living in a beautiful remote location

• a work environment that has clear purpose

• the challenge of living and working together with up to 7 peo-ple including a 2 year old boy (he’s a cool little dude)

• putting in honest days work and have lots of fun along the way

• visiting and meeting many interesting characters and wonderful people

• working in the best office available (Victorian mountains and bush land)

• Being part of a team that is committed to practical conservation, young people and the Victorian Mountains and local environment

• gaining the following certified skills: Wilderness First Aid, 4x4 driving, cross-cut chainsaw, swift water rescue, food safety level 1

• Learn heaps of other skills related to leading groups of young people (managing group dynamics, navigation, behavior management, basic hike skills, environmental education etc.) and practical skills related to living on a property and practicing conservation (animal husbandry, natural gardening, fencing and general maintenance, some basic build-ing, environmental management etc.)

If any or all of the above mentioned aspects of working at Wollangarra get you excited or interested, then 2009 is your year! For further information call us at Wollangarra, speak to present or ex-staff and directors or come out and experience it for yourself. A good time would be during our Open Day weekend on Octo-ber 4th. If you think you would like to take on this extraordinary and rewarding challenge, or know some-one who would then please send us a letter and resume to Wollangarra, Licola, Victoria, 3858 or call on (03) 5148 0492.

(L-R): Wheel burrows lined up ready for some action, Not a bad view from the office hanging with cool clients, Time out from the work load reading in the sun in secondhand comfort, Dan having a chat with some new mates, Sonja and Tegs looking pretty happy with their choice of working at Wollangarra this year.

2008 Open Day and Bush Dance

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Open Day October 4th

If you haven’t been up to Wollangarra for a while, or if you’ve never been and would like to check it out, or even if you are a Wollangarra regular, come and enjoy our hospitality on Open Day and see what all the fuss is about. Have a great day, while supporting a good cause. Enter via the famous flying fox (certified by engineers and very safe): • See demonstrations from Master axe-man and bush carpenter Graham Fall, Jack (of all trades) Gil-

bert, bush furniture creator and entertainers Brian Beasley and Kevin Harris and wool spinner and felter extraordinaire Margret Becket

• Watch the sheep shearing, and listen to those hand shears go “CLIP, CLIP, CLIP” • Take a property tour • Tea & Cake Stall – delight your taste buds! • Food served all day, including lunch, dinner and breakfast • Crosscut saw race, porridge eating competition, Wollathon, Gumboot throw, tug of war, sheath

throwing and a few more exciting competitions • Win a hamper of fine local produce, including wine and also outdoor equipment • Plus Raffles and Auctions

Bush Dance 7pm – 11pm Kick up your heels to the toe-tapping tunes of the Spontaneous Bush Band. Enjoy a BBQ dinner, have a drink at the bar and camp out on the flat or book a bunk room bed. When: Saturday October 4th Open Day: 10am – 6pm Bush Dance: 7pm – 11pm

Where: Wollangarra, 34 km from Heyfield on the Licola Rd, immediately after Hickeys Creek (look out for the signs).

How: We will provide a shuttle from the front gate at 10am, 11am, 12pm and 7pm. Otherwise just walk in (allow 20 minutes).

How Much: Open Day: Gold Coin. Bush Dance: $10 adults, $8 concession, $5 kids (12—17 years), Family $25 and 11 years and under free.

What to bring: Sleeping gear, your wallets. All other food (including beer and wine) for sale. Brekky by gold coin donation (or $4 for a fully cooked) .

More Info: 5148 0492 or www.wollangarra.org

Last years Wollathon champions Graeme Fall’s axe collection on show Star of the Sea girls helping run the Cafe

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September 22 - 26 Holiday Stage 1 "Meeting the Mountains"

Sept - Oct 28 - 3 Stage II "Helping the Mountains"

October 4 Open Day and Bush Dance

December 1 Thommo’s 2nd Birthday

December 6-8 FRL

December 15-20 Stage II "Helping the Mountains"

December 23 Staff Leave

January 7 New staff begin

Calendar 2008

U p c o m i n g E v e n t s

Wish List • Garden forks

• AA and AAA batteries (rechargeable)

• House for demolition

• Colored paints

• Paint brushes (all sizes)

• Old-school “ringer” for wash-ing

• Laser light sheets

• Wheelie bins (x2)

• Long lengths of calico (to make bags)

• Ear muffs

Evolve at Typo Station Bush Fair

Saturday 18th October 2008

1334 Rose River Rd, Cheshunt. “Be there!”

Babysitting Wollangarra If you enjoy coming up to Wollangarra and want a bit of a holiday, then babysit-ting maybe the thing for you. We (the staff) leave the flat at various times throughout the year and need someone here to keep an eye on things for us. Get in quick because these spots get snapped up fast.

For specific dates - have a look at the babysitting section of our website (www.wollangarra.org) if you are keen.

Folk Rhythm & Life 6th, 7th & 8th

December 2008

It’s back on again and tickets are limited

Contact us for more details.

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T h o m m o ’ s T w o B o b T r a n s l a t e d b y S o n j a Dear Reader,

Dad says springs sprung and love is in the air, I dunno, I’ll kiss anyone and I just like to roll around in the grass… with Missy.

Every week we have been getting lots of bunches of people that come and visit, and they are really fun to play with. I’ve worked out how to throw things above me head, and everyone laughs lots when I do this, so I do it more. It seems to impress the ladies as there’s never any shortage of kisses hittin’ these rosy cheeks.

I’ve been having lots of great chats with everyone, except for the noises that I make sound really different to everyone else, but I’m sure they understand me, especially when I point to what I’m talking about, they always nod their head and smile and agree with everything. I’m working on sounding more like mum and dad when I talk, though talking like a sheep is easier.

Anyway, I am a very busy man at the moment and I have many matters to attend to, in particular Missy’s water bowl and the sheep trough are needing

some objects tossed in them. So I’m off on my next adventure, and till next time… - Sonja.

The women have been out in full force these last few months and have been sending much appreciated help our way. So to Tessa Lee thanks for keeping the home fires burning, Tess Macrae thanks for teaching the young fellas about the benefits and perhaps downfalls (or should we say down sizes) of a cold dip in the Macalister, Georgia Griffiths thanks for your stage 2 knowledge (please don’t give away all our secrets next stage 2) and co-leading a group, Kelly thanks for your calming presence and Robby Ford thanks for being the best Woll mum around. You chickies are awesome and we love having you here –Sonja.

M i k e y ’ s S e c r e t R e c i p e s

H e l p e r T h a n k y o u

Knead dough on floured surface. Keep kneading until dough is elastic and smooth (if you press a finger into the dough the depression should rebound) It is now ready.

Put dough into greased tins x2.

Rise dough until it reaches near the top of tin.

Cook in medium oven until golden and hollow sounding.

Bread making on Mondays at Woll will never be the same with this revolutionary bread discovery.

Mikey’s serving suggestion is to apply a thick layer of Butter to the bread, whilst still warm, and to openly groan with satisfaction as it hits the tastes buds.- Simmo Mikey racing to the kitchen

to check his loaves.

Dad said there was some chain sawing to be done,

somewhere...?

What’s going on guys? Huh? Can I come with

you? Huh?

Mikey’s Revolutionary Single Rise Bread

Ingredients (makes 2 loaves):

8 cups (normal size not Wollangarra mug) flour (of choice)

1 desert spoon sugar

1 desert spoon salt

2 desert spoons of dry yeast

Pinch of crushed vitamin C (secret ingredient)

Splash of olive oil and some warm water

Method: combine flour, salt, sugar, yeast, crushed vitamin C and olive oil in large bowl.

Add warm water, a little at a time until ingredients combine and form dough. *make sure dough is not too dry or wet

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S u p p o r t e r P r o f i l e Ken and June Medew,

Ken and June are two very dearly loved friends and supporters of Wollangarra, and there is yet to be a staff member who hasn't fallen in love with them! They became involved with Wollangarra during the years when Ant and Mel were directors, though Ken who was a plumber in Maffra at the time. One of Ken’s biggest jobs at Woll was helping Jen and Reiner change all the gas fittings in the homestead, no mean feat!

Ken has become a legend at Woll, coming across the fox with his 'kit' bag, re-gardless of a newly repaired hip or not, and he is our “go to man” with anything gas related. He has a boiler named after him in the outdoor kitchen and the story of this is also legend. On an extremely hot day he toiled away on the roof install-ing the heater flue on the Stage 3 building. He had to have an afternoon lie down because it was so hot and June tells us he was late home for tea (a rare occur-

rence).

June is a beautiful woman who has a wonderful sense of humor, who does running sewing repairs and makes new munchie and cutlery bags for us, who constantly sends goodies to Woll and always welcomes us into her home, sometimes with freshly baked scones- yummo!

To say thank you to these two incredible people is a hard task because they truly bless Wollangarra every day. We want to thank them from the bottom of our hearts and we are thinking of them regularly, espe-cially at this time.– Lucy.

Mossie and Maureen Coleman, The Colemans are one of Wollangarra’s nearest neighbours and have been great friends since Wollangarra started. The Coleman family name has been in the Glenmaggie District for longer than most, and their historic "Grand View" property is one of the longest continually family-owned farms in the area. Busy lives breeding cattle and children, running "Grand View" and St. Michaels Primary School in Heyfield, has left these two a powerhouse of knowledge on all sorts of things, from local weather and stationary engines, to 5-star quiches, education and plain old good living skills. Always greeting each new batch of Woll staff with the same amount of open-

ness given to previous years, they are a welcome sight next to the Licola Road. They have filled our bellies on more than one occasion with the finest of lunches going. To Mossie and Maureen, thank you for all that you do for Woll. We think you're legends! - Dan.

Ken and June happy to have another group of Wollies over for a cuppa and a bite to eat.

W h a t i s W o l l a n g a r r a ? Wollangarra is an independent non-profit outdoor education project established in the firm belief that young people and mountains are natural part-

ners with a great deal to offer each other. The pioneer-style homestead, which serves as our base camp, is situated on a small, remote river flat of the Macalister River, half way between the towns of Heyfield and Licola. Wollangarra is a unique and simple place. It has no elec-tricity, is accessed only by flying fox and has been built by hundreds of enthusiastic volun-teers using second hand recycled materials. Nearly 2000 old railway sleepers were used in the construction.

It allows young people the opportunity to discover the heart of Victoria's high country in small, well organised and supervised hiking groups, and shows them practical and impor-tant ways in which they can help the environment. The five staff and directors that live there balance education, environmental sustainability and the pioneering lifestyle through the development of the self, community and environmental awareness.

Mossie and Maureen are still great supporters of Wollangarra after almost 20 years.

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W o l l M e r c h a n d i s e

• Red Warren for putting us onto Donalda Motors and finding us a car, donating a few round bales of hay for our sheep and bags of mince meat to eat.

• Ross Davis for babysitting, lots of food and treats and tools, and the containers.

• Bryce Morden for the card, dona-tion, organization of water watch and generally being a nice bloke.

• St James Uniting Church for wel-coming us for dinner one evening.

• Dan MacMunn and Sophie Gaballa for donating the thermals and jumpers and other bits.

• Kelly for helping with TPS course

• Robby Ford for helping and being such a thoughtful person.

• Kathleen Edwards for donation.

• Tess Macrae for helping with the first Newhaven course and being

so lovely.

• Neville and Ellie for coming to visit and hanging with Missy.

• Georgia Griffiths for spending her work experience at Wollangarra.

• Dennis Luff for donating an 80 year old hand cement mixer.

• Mossie and Maureen Coleman for the perfectly timed, delicious, 3-course lunch after our 5th course in a row.

• Riss Robbins and Tom Hay for

organising the Hop on behalf of Wollangarra and Mittagundi.

• Tessa Lee for visiting from Tassie and helping with our last Newha-ven course.

• Tessa and Willy for the treats.

• Richard Fawaz for babysitting Missy for us.

• Newhaven staff for bringing choco-late and goodies each week.

• Heinzy for his help with the Rota-loo plans.

• Ian Newnham for his continued help with the flying fox.

• Colin, Murray and Doug from Donalda Motors for looking after us with the Triton.

• Dave from Aerial Motors for checking over the new car and continually paying us out.

• Conrad McKee for the chickens, fox patrol and element of coolness.

Thankyou To…

Second Hand & Solid $15 Girls T-Shirt $25

Jim & Molly $8 Work Shirt–full button, long sleeve, Bottle Green & Navy Blue

$35

Unisex T-Shirt, coloured neck and arm bands $25 Stickers $2

Unisex T-Shirt, single colour $25 Cards – Wollangarra Icons $2 each, 8 for $12

Name: Phone

Address

Total (including donation for postage) $ Please make cheque payable to Wollangarra Inc.