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MELBOURNE BUSHWAU<ER$

Edition 322

THE N~EWS OF THE MELBOURNE BUSHWALKERS

SEPTEMBER 1976 Registered at G.P.O. for transmission by post as a periodical - Category B.

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OCTOBEi1 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES._

t:.lad Oct. 6th - Nothing plnnn..id cs y.Jt but will try to orgnnis0 a slidu show of C~ntrcl Austro.li~.

Wod Oct 20th - SlicJos o:f South t\muricc. f ..;::iturin~ thJ Worlds IUgh...ist Sid ,:_.sort in thu !\ndi..:is tnk..:n during Ann and Lindsay

Crawford ' s rucunt ov;.;rsuas trip.

forthcoming NovJ .. :J-..r ~ttr'.":ctions inclu(;., G sh~.,p rocst ::t Ken Macmahons pl"'.c .. a tclk by Dr. Hugo Mackay on First tdd in ti'h; bush ~nd a visit to ttRipponlJna ustnt~. Su~ Octrl~Jr ~WdS for d~tcils~

------------·--------···-----·-·--------··- ·-Thur. is n vi:..1111 hJld by curtcin rn::::illbJrs th~t th;.: .Club, nnc:i th..:. Cornmitt.:.:u in porticul:'lr, pay too ;.1uch o.tt ,ntion to Cons ,rvc:tion issuoe end not ...inou!Jh tim;;i to th..; issuws diructly conc..irning th.:i Club, such as oVJrcrowdin .. on w::ilks, whuth .• r or not to hnv..:: tw~ l...;2.d.;rs on Dr'.y w.-~11<s, er..; Van fc.r ..;s too high ? utc.

\:Jh~~t do 1fil!. th .. ordinc.ry r:iumbJr think ? Do you f..:~l th:"": t your int.,,rusts :".ru o..iing ad~qu'.'.'.t .... ly cat...;rud for by th.J Com111itt..iu?

If so, tdll th .. m so, if nr; t ·Lll th..Jm why not.

P.s. ThJr;.: is .lso ::: rumotir going c.roum.I th~t nobody r...;cds th.Jir 11Nu111s11

(oxc..:ipt for th ...; Jal:~ Pr;.ivi..;ws) so I guuss th..; Committ~...; n;.;.,dn•t worry about cny criticism. footnotu: An :.v;.ir~'J ;J :iuuws11 r .... quiros approxim~t.,ly 30 flnn :fours ,,nch month of timJ nnd. uffort to produc~.

Price 3d

"The News" September, 1976

All corrcisponJ .. nc_1 should b ... a_;;'rus .. ~uu t·J :-

Th, 3~cr..,t··ry,

M~lbourn~ ;ushwnlkurs, P.~. Jox 1751~. G.P.O. ~~~rLL;:_'!.,._ ~i_c_._~_0.01.

f·1Jutings nrJ huld in thJ clubrooms, 11~ :!osi..;r Lon0, at th.J r,n'r of thu forur.1 Th.1otrw, uv .. ry W..:c:Jn,isd:--y ni']ht ~t 7.30;:w1. Visitors '.)ru clw~_:ys wulcomo.

Doy Jalks,

Oct. 3rd

OCTOBER .!.·1LK i-JREVIEWS.

STRATH CREEK - YEA SPUR JUNCTION HILL Ecsy/r~ud. LL"1DER: Arthur Francis (P) 725-7074 TRArJSPOl\T ~ V::n from -:::':"t111~!n ftvu. 9.15 am foru J2,50 F.XP-ECTEJ Tlfit: Cf [( nu::rn 6 8. 00 pm HAP REFERENCE~ l:Jnfortunntuly th..: .. wolk <Jrue is covor..id by four

1:50,000 maps viz Glunburn, Yua, Kingloku ~ Ta.llnroo_k.

APJ.lROXIfl;,TE DIST .. •NCE: 12 miles,

This wall< should bl:? vory· pLms;;int, the pruviuw curtoinly was, From Strcth Cro.Jk township wo will cli1nb \Jury guntly onto thu

Yoo spur which is s. long lino of hills off..;ring viows in nll t.lir.;ctions. Th.J country is moinly opun with som0 oru;:is' of lit!)ht for;Jst. Th:.? w~l!~ turminatos whoru Yon Spur mu ..... t.s th~ Vun•Flower.:~10 ·11or:d.

Oct. 10th - MAUDE - SUTHERLANDS CREEK - STEIGLITZ ·LE1-1DER:;Marijke Mascas (;:..) 25-6940 TRi\NSP01H~ Ven from B:::tm:.n Av·o. 9,15 am E/{f.l£CTED T!llE Of ::ETUi1!J. ??;i?? Midl RffEnENCE ~ Murudi th 1 :63360 AP~ROXIO~TE LlISTANCE~ 10 milus.

Ecsy,

Fero ~2.50

Comu looking ot ~n nru0 of Victorio's eorly history. A plu3S2.nt walk in thJ 8risbano ~cng~s on tracks or throu~h liJht scrub. Wu ~ill bo potturing around sorn . .i of tho ·old Gold f"iin~s.

Oct. 17th -

This is not a "S.L.0,3.S, 12 undur'lncu tust.

GUIDE HOUSE - BRITTANIA CREEK - MT. BRIDE - BIG PATS CREEK.

LEADER~ Alan Kitchener (µ) 58-3942 TR/~NSPOHT: V•m from 3atmnn J\vo. 9.15 om EXPECTED TIHE OF l\ETU.\IJ ~ ?'r'U·,? !lli\P REfL.i::iJC£: ??::'~'i

i\Pl--l::lOXIh:.1 Ti;~ DIS"L"\J'!CE. r~ . , 't"•

Waik prJvi~w not rucuivod. Sao l.JOLJr in Clubrooms.

Eosy/ned. faro .. 2.so

Oct. 23rd - SATURDAY ECLIPSE - TRENTHAM FALLS - COLIBAN RIVER - JAMIESON RIVER.

LEADER:Bob Steel (P) 47,..3743 TRJ\fJSPORT ~ Vnn fram .Jotm::n Avo. EXPECTED THlE OF RETU . .i-J: 'l??'i'?? MAP R~F~~ENCE: 7??~~? APPROl~Hli\TE .JISTANCE~ 'l?'i t'i'i'?

9,00 am Ecsy/Nod

r~ru ,2.so

Thu Nows Conv .. mor is os much in tho dnrk about this walk a~ thu paoplo who nttund will be.

Saa lucdur in clu'Jrooms,


Oct. 30th _ SATURDAY - EMERALD - SHERBROOK SHIRE WALKING TRACK - FAIRY DELL -THE PATCH. Easy.

LEiiOf:R:· Athol Schafer (P) 211-2649 TRANSPOi1T: V.::n fror.1 :::ctmnn Avo. CJ.DO am EXPECTED TifiE Of HETURN: 5.30 pm fli\P ilt:Fit1ErlCE ~ Monbull~ 1 .,50,000 APPRmml.HE DISTF\iJ[;E: 12 miles.

f'rom 1iThJ Cascnd..:s 11 wJ will wnlk '.J.lon;i thu iJo.nl<B of fiionzi;,;js Crink than Snssnfrocs Cru~,k. P.ft-.::r lunch ::: v.Jry stu..ip climti to thd ridgu follow.Jd by G long drop throu,h Sh .... rbrook Fordst ( f·ion:Jul!~ For .. ,st) to ulgrav...:i.

Oct. 1-3 CHARMAN FALLS - MT. WOMBAT - SEVEN CREEKS FALLS.Easy/Hud.

LEAQE~.Ken McMahon (P) 45_2977 TRANSPOf1T ~ Ven from 8otmnn 1'\vo. 6.30 pm Foro ... 7.00 EXPECTEj TinE Of RETURN: a.oo pm 111\P HEfEi1 ... :fJCE: EURO.I 1 :100,000 & f·l.o.w.- Mt. ~Jombnt - Sav~in

Cr~ .... ks Gorg~ 2"11 milo. DISTANCE.; 13 milos.

This rout..i w·:s wt<lk .... d opproximot.Jly 4 yunrs ~go rind WJ will follow bosicnlly th.J s~r:io peth.

On f:-ir\·y night wo c:imp nu:jr tho road. Snturd:::y involvus B-~ mil .... s w:ilking to co-op nt Polly flc\.luinns vin nt • .,,ombnt (!ipprox 1400 1 climb). Sunday ohould bu ct n vury ..:2.SY pcc.J t:1rou9h th..; s .... v .n cru..iks gorgu. Jistnnc.i for s.;cond ck:y is c;,proxirn~t~ly 4'.i milus. .'\. side trip to Rocky Knob may bo in tho cgundn.

Th.:.:: rout.., W.J trcv.,:rs..; is Jith..:1r li1htly timbvr..id or opon shu..-p country. Som.3 rock i10: , inJ 1.~o.y 'Ju nuc:ms:::ry in th.., '.)Or Ju bu~ ohouldn' t bo too troublusamJ. tis wnt~r shou1,· b;; ·,ail..;d ct both c··:rop sit-;s it would bo n ~vis·blu to bring w~it~r on Fridny ni ~ht - c:-mpsi tds er<.: othurwis;.; vory Jood.

Oct 15 ... 17th

MT. COLE STATE FOREST

LE/\:JEG. Graham Mascas (P) 25-6490. TfUii'JSPO.~T .. Vnn from Jntrn,...n. r.vu •. 6.30 pm t::XPC::CI~J Tii·~E OF R.:rnrm; a.oo pm

·r·1 P R·_r .. E" ...... ··-, r··1t • · 1 ~- r' c v ?:1 • 1 · 1 , ,, i.:. ·1\1.-.H-c.. · • l.,Q..... • o - • ffi1 ""'•

J';PPROXIii.'\TE JISTMiCf: ~ 20 milos.

Ecsy/f'l\,Jd.

In. or· ;ur to cor;1put;.: for th.i Chorlus KniJht nt:1<:!rd of lundur of tho yuo.r, Th~ supor SLOB (io'-'• Super. Sunier Locu:u of !Jus;1w;:lks) l f., .l that my ruc::mt nctivitius hov.J bo.;n too tm1u. This buing ao, l 'va not pr .... vi.Jwud this Uclk oJ; nll J It is in en cr..:c l h:::v.; n·uvur bu ... n to irnforw so with thosu ~1dv~,ntn~~us ~nd '! w:::lk ·;r· .·: Ct·sy, '1·1...:diu,; I f ... l I just c11n' t foil. Or crn I? Th.Jr\.l t•J::::s ~ t~mptation to c.i...J:--.t :~ 1i Hl.,.; '.lnd look nt ch;J m~p ::iut thu dyu lino copy 1 bouJht is q-1it..: illJJ~blu LO th~t c~n•t count.

Thu 1;clk pro•ais .. s ( not u..;) to b..i a good posdn:,; throujli Statu f'orust,tt1ith _:;ood· vio111cstr::::tin1 n..;Pr · ~1c;lcn ·md ilo:-d5 .. niJ 'J-'n . .;rclly north to finish ot Elmhurs·~ for iliilk sir~k .n ~~c. J~J..fdnr,i will hu on trrcks uith somJ scrub to '.)iVu th...; ri·.Jht urcdinlJt '._,::io~i f-:cilitius for Sntu.:dcy niJht but Wt'.t..ir roq!1ir...:cl for frid'-1y niJht/ s~'.tur. J~y rnornin-::;.

Thos;J with r: s.:.ms.J of .., ~vJnturJ,US;).JCi~lly wlwcor11J so corn .. ; c.lon!J on this m1:--rd winning ualk. Oct 2::;-:;1 GOULBURN RIVER - JAMIESON RIVER - HOWOUA RIVER f·Ld/H'.lr··.

Lt:i·1DER: Geoff Crapper \'.J)614-4262 THArJSiJOHT V;.:n r ·om ,.~1tm:--.n i\vu. 6.:Jo pm £Xf 1ECTEJ Tii iE OF i~l:Tlliif".. '.J.OO pm Sun ~y.

MAP Hff. ,E,;r.;,~. J~mi .son 1 .50,000 JIST.1NCE~ 40 km from C:-i.in ;s 'rL: J·· on tlL .loul'iurn ·_; .. t·Jill fo!low-~JIJ trncl< upwr-rcls

tr.iwc.rds th.;; Jt~inL.son Loo!a1ut tow .. r cl5. .. 1'.~inJ c:bou~ !JJOm on ti1, .. ::r~y. from th~r.; it will bJ -iown to th ... :J~:r.1i-son iliv r to C ·rap. 13. r.1ini..1um of 19ki.1 from B'.:in.,s. Sun ·:..--.y will s..i . us crossing the.. Riv...1r ::-t :Arworth~:l" ;~n'' ti1 ,n followi11J th. Tr.'.1ck ov;;r t:10 tliviL!J ~'.own tn .. Jild ~10~1 Cr;.; ;k Tr:-d~ to .;nd up :1t 1-fowqur:d 'l.;. s:~tur.hy promiS . ..iS to b..i ~ pr~tty gruJllin0 dny so ·ll thosJ who wXp .• ct it to b~ n soci~l stroll buc~us.; it is buing Ld ;y th- Soci"l .. cr~tcry lr.c'. b..Jtt ;r st··y :it hom-•


THE TRACK__

----------so NOW WE HAVE BEEN TOLD.

Up front thJ compotiti~n for first µl~cu must h~vo boon fidrc...1 inLi:J.Jd. Guoff, Alan ::nr: John ell su.;ri1 to hav..i arriv..:id at Bivou:-c '.l4t,,olmost b;.ifor...i thoy luft iloutcin Cr...i.,k. i1ost of th.1 r.,st of us wuru r<;:"',:ohctb1..; n!Jout it, howev..ir, .::.nu I wos p<'rticulnrly ::;le'; to S.:. .• thot our ruvuruj '-:~!ks S...:crl3t~~ry ·is now adopting a p'.'!c.:J moru suit.; · ·co his y~-:-.rs ':'.nd th....; dignity of his officw. Quitw right, too. <1ft...;r lunch, tok.;n wii:hin th...1 uinjy confin s of Gorg ... Gap ( thu l..ia~.k.r had sugg .... st..:.d th;:i tru lini..l '1S bi..ling much moru r ... r .sonabl....;, but w..i coulcln 1 t find him th;.; .. ·....;, so h..:i must hnvu chang.Jd his ;nind on th..i Wr"Y), wo continuud on to thu summit end th~nc~ to Cl.JVJ Col~ hut.

Our gro .. ting i1..iru wns curious in:.:.J .d. /.it !.;est four p.Joplu bugcn th..::ir convursntion with i::h.; r. ·•;1'"'.:ck that wu coul·J not st:::iy. h~i"...1 - thw hut w<-s full - you ha.d to book month' oh"c:d in wint...;r th ... su dcys - it ucs ~private hut (which wu kn.:iw •••• thou]il w.; h:.d :-lwo.ys ir110Jin..:d, wronJly it o.pp.;crs, thot it bulongud to thJ Mt.Jouong Club). JJ waro, howuvur, kindly invitud in for thJ Gurontocrcts 1 Annual r·Lmori:il L""cturu. This 111'1s givun by c l2r1Ju individual of florid compl~xion and ndv~nc.Jd y..:crs, who, sw~ying sliJhtly stuoJ in front of thu fir~plr.cu and duliv;.:rud it to us fro1:1 ~ Jr.Jct ht.iJht. Th .... r.; was no doubt (buc::usG hu $".!id uvurythin.,.i four or fiv..; tim.~s ovi..lr in th;; s~~m..i words) that he f;)lt hu could hovw it both w~ye. C~JVJ Colu j s c priv:tu hut encl it almos't oma~nt...i...: to burglary to JV..:n think of stnying thoro - !1ut thu hut liooded a lot of rupoirs dono to it --:11.:l th.;y couldn't do it on th .. ir own nod would n.:.L•d h ... lp, and h;,i coulc: so.~ wh<'t c finJ public-spirit.JG bo...:y of young p..;o;Jl.; wu w.;ro end f 0lt. confid...int that h-.:1 could cell on us for that hJlp, but it was ; privat..i hut end you hcd to book months nh...1·d end th.JrlJ wns no room this Wu;kund. It did not s .... am to occur to him th~t W.J mi•Jht not be nctiv ... ly s...i ~king cor11pnny such ns ho, L•Jith his fi:x"'d nnd fr..; ly-LXpr .... s~3wd id...ics, end his L..;ss-volubl~ but uquclly hor:ry and no doubt like-roindLld companiono offurod. ;;,,;n ot bst wo could gut c word in ..:Llg.;wisw wo s:lid ~oodbyu ~ncl l..;ft i1im still pr:'.'ttling cwny euphorically nbout how th...i ;Jogon•J iJiL:J ..... rnuss should bu raodc. mucb moro accosaiblo to th .... moto?:ing public and o rnng ..... r si1ould bJ put in to kuup control nnd p .... oplu should b~. mcth.J to book ah.J~d in or.iur to b .. c<Jlo to us~ it ~nd it c.:i.'.n 1 t rwally mnti::ur if you cut th ..... snow.gums buC'"\US..; th"'y r..;g...inl;r:-it .... d n ;1in qui tw c;uickly c.nd •,.. • •. /Utoguth;,.,;r c v.;ry sob..;rinJ uXp..;ri.Jncw.

Wu c·.mp;.;Ll h<"'.lf ~ mil_, '"\W:.;y - nlmost b.JyonJ ..;-::rshot of tlL sounds of somJon ... ' s .J5th birthJ::y c..il.;ilr<"U.ons - nt th .... top of Snddl...:b".!ck Spur, on spl .... ndiu, d~.Jp, fir111, d:cy snow. Ci1:::-rL:c whould hGv ..... lov .... ~: it - w., r,Jnlly must ... mcourag..: l1im to co1.i. .. on raor ..... snm:i w--lksl tJuxt ,_;c.y tiJ~ :-11 ti:-~ .. 1ps;...1::..: out to th..; .... .;st 1; .• r:k, li.lh .. ;r:..: w, wur ..... tr .... ··t..,'d to th...: sp-.ctnclu of ·th,, 1-cd..,r ; l!Llina dotiin r st..;~p slop~ ~ coupl\.J of tim~s on o1is r;to;:i::-.ch. H ... w~:s join~.: ::3'JiL1<.1hcc un..,nthusinstic~~lly by th'"' club's r.1ost .. i.lin .... nt snmt.1mobil~ fdn, but th..; rust of th..; party cpp ..... '"'rud mar .... willin ... to bJ ,mt..;r ccin~d t: ,:"'.n to providw ;.;nt.;rt.-:irim~nt.

Th.-n, with no timJ 111hntuv . ..;r for ,;;orninJ t ,,~, ~nd only ~bout fiv...; ;11inut~s for lunch, WJ all hurri.:id to ti1 •• :JotcJ1.1 of' ':,,.., .1.Jun-tri.in ~.s t;1ou !;, ' who!.; r~girn..,nt of g...;::iatric wiLi.~rni...-S:': d...:v.;lop~rs in wh ,_.l ch"".irc w:G ri ;ht bJhinJ us. tictu2lly th..;y w1...r...: coming ·iown in th~ir four-wh...,; ,l-driv..;s, :·nd p.'..1ss .. d in convoy r.iom....;nts aftur Wu oot b3ck to l~unt~in Cru~k. A most instructivu Ji...-Jk...;nd.

••••• v.v •


Tr..;:isur.;r_L 3nnk St t .. r.i.~nt :.-:s of 31st :iuJust, 19 ;5.

tix..id Q~posit ~~2,oog.00 ;,;2,000.00 G:·,01 G.26

Invustm~nt Sovinis Acc. ChJqu~ 1'.'iccount.

Total.

Th.J followina :Jill w:·s l'css.::d for ; ·~·;n,i.;nt on th..J motion of 1. G-..OJ;'g:J •. 2. G ..... off. r·t. Noma, ,Portie 1l~:r.s J. Gronow ~ty. Ltd.

;'.\mount. ;31, 149.DO July ilccount ~04. ·D

.'.UJUSt, !\cc ... 745.00

W::ilks s~cr..:.to_r-4 For ti1.J i·1onth of July th..,r..i 1.JJr,_, BO Visitors r-nd 152 flwmbwrs on >lks. Profit .:_:9'.J.50. :Jvur~ll profit for th...; y1;3ar sd fer

is ob"out .. ;soo.oo.

i.Jalk Editor~ O::ivu hr;s off .... r...;d to b .. ch:-;irnmn of th..; comr.iitt,, consisting of Frwd, Bob, At:1ol end Mik..... Fr.id ho.s di.;liv .• rJd thJ Tr~ck iJotos. Garry li:-s "n ~ :ticl.J 111ritt.Jn by G.W.J. r'.nd ChorL;s h~1s off..,r:.,t'. to

wri ;,...; somut;1in;i r..il·::tincJ to ti1..- crowdin J on Ocy :J~lks.

About 4 orticl,,s i1~·uo 'Ju n r Jc Jiv.. · o f:ir •.ncl ~re.horn n. hns protllis .... d on.Je Th,,; ov .. rall situ:·tion is still s .rious '.1nc! a printing c 1~.t .. buforo l'."!tu Nov ..• mbur L; unlikuly. Pnddy Pr~llih hos r;.;qu ,st..,d c .. mtrwfold spec..; in Walk 11 ct <'.

cost of :-:!'Jout ,~1 ::m.oo.

f odorotion:

Conswrv:::ition;

52 P-OplJ att.,n J l·th~ 3ush~-lking S;.;mincr ~t Gilw~11 PQ k. ::~1a.oo W'1S colL.ctJ ! from rvJistr< tions. Expun~iturw W~S 046,00 ~2.00 p_,r ni1ht x 23 puoplJ

:;;12.00 to~ ~nd coff, .•

;::~sa,oo Profit of ,:·20,00 to b., don·:t.~; to th_, s.u. Tcs:::i .. fiction Comuitt ...

1. w.r-1.c., hr-vu r..;~pplio . for :::: vury ,,{tunsiv;_. mining lic .. ncu in E. Gippsl='nd/ Al~in .. cr.m. 'JJ h·-:vu loG.J•c: :--n ot j .ction. hos ::lgr,,...;.~ to h...:lp C:r::'.W :Jp c mar~ ..:..,t· il_,d opposition:'! docurn .. nc.

;.;xplorntion Geoff Greenwood

2. L.c.c. h<.:!J ·· dv .. rtis .... :J til=~t it; is s.J .. king infor1.1~tion on Coran•y1mi t.., - ~J:::rn·,rnbool.

3. It (L.c.c.) is ~1so 1JJorkin ! on Gr~.r:ipi '.ens ··n Jundi'.)o :1t prt,s.,nt • ..

4. l\lps :-1 .. 11ort (L.c.c.) is not ·~u, out for six i.1on·t:1s y..i-.:..

s. ThJ r:.E. ~lpin- ~orkin~. ~roup h~s now compl-t.d its suconrl st~J~ s .. 11 out of ·jusi1w:::lk...;rs intwr .. st in th~· j~lps. ; ... d~: ils. c:~r..i in th..; V .hl.P •• 1.

:·~Jl:Jsl . ..;tt..ir ...:. ;. w._, h ·v ... cons .. nt .. J to loJ ~in'.'.} on St:·nL .. y N·-:rn..; Spur ~nd thJ ~. 1<iuW'"!•

6. Sugg ,st th-:t th., Club buys thu f-icK .. ndry 1Lµort on i1lpin...1 ., ti ,,, · · · • · ,.. ~r . ,· · · · · r-...,cr...;.'J - on O"C.lOn S-.JC·Jn'-.- .. U ~y u;_;Qf • 1 •• -n:, ::lpprov .. ; ·•

7. Ar.::i:::.ls now op .. ;n t'ori.i.,.. n., .Jinsi) .um!J...irship p· r·Ucipotion ~r;; -Jr~ft clu~ pol:ciJs on Cons..;rv·:tion -L.c.c. submissions cs c.ov...;. -Cons.,:ev~tion .l\rticl.Jn in J--lk.

a. G. McPhee ~tt~nJJd th, 3~n~t~ St~n-~nJ Committ...;_ on Sci...;nCJ ~ii~ t:1..; £nvironm.,nt h.J:-rinJ on 11.1Jo·.:chip.

9. Th~ Con•, ... rv:Jtion ~onv .. mor will b;..; pv .... sti":--ting th_, imp~·.ct of 76/77 budg .. t on fundin;i of .. nvirom1 .. nt.

10. f1 IJc.tion"l For.;sts i-\cdon Council is in th .. ~ proc...;ss of b ,_ing born.

11. T1ur 1 is : n. cJ to cl ;1;1onstrnt,, th ... Club's cora1,1itm nt to cons...irvr.tion lJ...,yom~ Constitutionc-1 tok,,niora :'.n th. fforts of -- f.,w in th..; Clu'J's nnmJ. I ~;iv_, notic ... of. motion th:--t ,:Thi . Comuitt r ,c~Ji.._;n 's th:·,t th.~ Club ·.'on: L :~200.00 to th~ i\.C.F. iilpin..: rlntion::-1 ;J~:::-k Fi ~·1tin1 Fuml". Th.; mJtion W'"S s..;con . ...! by G.1off. n. ~md ~cc .. pt.;13 with on.., ,;A;9 .. nt~r. It \•J~s point_, out th~t this '.:on· :..ion is JquivnL ... nt to 3~ of curr;.,nt cs:' ,t or 1·~-~-~ of ,:\nnu-.l Turnov;,r.

.Cont. O/P


12. G...irry sugJ_;sts th'.1t th~ Club formulct..., 2.. firm policy now on tr !cks 8m huts~

H~ mov;.;,'. th::.t "This Comrnitt.... r-ccor.i ... n:~ls thct 1/ ThJ Clubs Policy on huts is no ~J itions only

mc:int~:in.:..nc;.;.

2/ This Clu!1s ~··oli :y on Tr~cks is no '.1'.lditions, no r .... nov~tions.

S...icon'l .... ' '1y 'i...;or~ ... cncJ ncc~pt ,_' :::ft .... r much discussion with Ch:"'.rl ,s.

13. A f ..;w er~ ck:.:. h:·v..; bu .n clos .,:; by th.., f .c. V. but th .. r-;.; is no r ... al significc:nc..; in th...;s., closur..;s.

Committ..;. of ikn ]..;m_;nt.

T ...:n poopl.., ~tt .... nd.,d th~ r ,c;jnt cl..;'.'.':n up which t:J:-,s finished. by .. 7.00 pm At th~ l':!st m.J.:..ting c.o._: .• su.J;st~~J th:-.t n sign bJ pl:1c:.;cl on or n..:.nr th.l front door scyinJ "14 i·losi~r L::n...;, th.:i following Jus:1w~l!dntj Clubs m,~t h._.r. ~tc.a J~nut to ::J~~r:in~-.J·

Equipm.mt. . ~)1 B.OO wc.s t-:-k_,n far r.u1ust. A r~ccom,~nr'--tion w~s ;;ut thC'.t Sylvi·: purch~s..; a hi,Jl'l pack, in this ·w.-:.y

wo cQn osl< pwapl...1 wh'"'t th .... y think of hiJh p.:~cl<s ··ftJr th...iy hnv...i raturn...:d thcim end s:.Jttl.J th.J controv ... rsy sm·roundin::; th .... m.

a Doub!;;: JJ '

Septic T=nk is still herd to flush • . :od mov .cJ thJ mDtion th'.·t w;; g~t cnoth~r 201 b. G::ls CylinJ .... r ~n.'

• l::ttr ... ss. Toi.;"1. pric J :1bout .. :.so.oo u.Jn~rcl ~usin~ss.

1/ Th..; f•Lr.i'.J..;rship '":, plic: .Uoli form is ta b..: r..ivi ur' ::.nd upd8.Ld with an in.di.1mnity cleusu includ..;d. G,,aff. ii. to r'r·-ang .•

2/ ~lod sugg ... st ... cl som~ ;Jro·Jt''"lmm/booklwt simil:- r to th ... f·Lns Club Circul'.·r bu purchn.s . ..;d or com;;Jis.-ian,;d. It w 'S t' .cicl..;d tirt th~ boat<l ... t HiJushwclking end C~mping" by Paddy .Pellin, b .. ; purch.'."ls..:d an '. r ... ccom..;n ;~d for us.., by n~w m..;tnburs.

Exc ... rpt frc:im "Popul~r Sci.mew~ suppli.1d 'JY Harold Gr.::iv..;e.

C.;f·lPSTDVt:: SAfTEY.

Two prlJf•.msots ~t Wore...;st...;r (nnss.) t)alyt .:;chnic InstituJ r.Jc mtly cliscovorud th~'t <.' sliJi1t modific:·tion of your li-~;1w .i'.,Jht Cnmp stovu could scv'-" your l~fo9 if you ,i.nsist on uoi1ig th.:. stov.; in ::. t.;nt.

Jrs. Jas . .;ph T. l<ohl~r ·:mi HoiJ..,rt ;:. Jn1n..;r d'"finit ... ly don't r .comm.md usinJ s~ov.Js insirL ·;;._nts, b .... c~1us ... of th. ,:~.n"]..;r of c.'.1rbon-inonaxiu. poisoning. ~lit if you do US..; On- insiri ., tl1 .y r ,CQf!lfoi .no r::ioin,_; t,1 ,'~n ·:buut ·:n inch, or oliJh .mou9h tirt th, fl~r.; ... 'o .sn 1 t hit th .. hoi:.torn of ti"1. !J'"n.

ufi.;h t:1~t ClOL'ifiC"tio.i, th.~y clrim9 CQ l~V-lS ~ro,Jp,~r; :r..,l'.tly in " numb~r tJf stov_,s th .. y t .st d 1::-s·c yuc.r. "S-v0rt.l no, '.;ls w., t st-~ p:c·o ·uc...;._: mar..; th·~n 100 p:-rts p.;r millL1n of carbon monoxicJw wh...;n us .... ·: :1s d .. sign ... d,'' th..:y r..iportud. "<Jh:..1n w...1 r :.is-d th., p~n n .><tr~l inch, th .. L.:v.Jls r~ro 1 p.;d to ::s low s 15 p;)m in sar;u c::s .;e. 1,ot ::ill c:rnJ .. ~ so :r~.1.1:-:.ticolly, but in ..iv .. ry c::-:JJ th .r...; w:·s . r ... ~uction in cnrbon monoxic:., oi"' iJ,,tt-r t;1~n 50 p .rcont .• 1

T:1u p ,n:::;lty is tir.1...;: It tu.Jk obout on . .;-fi fth ::s Lmg to boil ~ qu<:".rt of wnt....r. Th, prof ... ssurs found t:1is to b...; tru_, of 11 bottL '-J-:ss r.nd L·G- fu~l.,d stav .. s th~y t.st.d. Alco~ol stov ... s fiprorluc ... d hiJh conc-'ntr:-tions of c~rbon monoxic:_ no rirtt.~r wh~t 1:i.; 'lid.'1

T:1J r .. s .• ~rch~rs str .. ss ~h~t tiLr ... Is noti:in .. wron:; wit;1 using --:ny of ~hstov .s out in thJ op ,n, [.ut ti1 .y stror;_:ly r ..... co:.u:i..;n,: modifyin J :-- stov.; if you pl=:n to us .. it in:::itL 11 tJnt. You c .n i;J k.J c :101.·~r out of -:ny n .... '.·vy L<.1ir...i .vein ::i co'."'t irng .. r, to ~uppm:t vh;J p:·.n ~'n inch hi ::1 ,r.


CAMPING PERMITS AT MT HOTHAM.

Th.; following is :::n ..JXtrcct of a lutt..Jr r...Jc..Jivud from thJ f.lt. l-lothnm l\lpinu K-.;sort fl~n-:ig...Jm.;nt Cammi t t... •

"following n numbJr of ~~pronchJs ~nd p:.:rticularly by tl,u F .v. ;.c. th~ Cornr:iitt~

fur C:Jl:li oin'] ~:. :plic::: tions to b~ 1:1 : , 14 rt~·.ys in r strictiv..:: ~:md c.t tim~s impr::ctic~~'Jl..i. 11

by vnrious groups '1nd in ... ~ividu· ls h:-·s r ..;r>:lis..::d tl1nt its r-.;quir..;m.~nt ~ v:::nc..; m~y tond to b..J n littl ....

An nlt..;rnc.ti\J ~ syst .. rn, which will involvd th~ s .... ttin!J up of 11·J~Uo:!:s' Ch ck Points:• ~t v:::rious ··, pronch s to ti1 , r sort, ir.s b..; ,n .:-.pprov .,c' in principl...; by th..J Com:~.ittu .• 11•

DARTMOUTH TRANSMISSION LINE - THE EPILOGUE

l..itt~r r~c..;iv .c:i from th, S.E.C., 25th AuJUBt, 197:,.

::rh .nclos~d copy of ;,r ,'.J i'l n No. C1/147/6 show$ g.,n.;r·:lly th.:.; rout.., of th..; '.~20. kV tr; nsmis ~i:.m 15.n..; to ::i., conatruct...id b;.;tw,~...in 1)ortmouth Pow . .;r St ~.tion '.'.'.n.:' i!t. Bucut y T ..Jrrain·:l Sb:,tion.

This rout h ~ b.; n fin~l:'..s ,d ::.ft...;r wid-.; public invustiJ-::tions including en All P~rty ": rli:-!111...;ntcry Pu:Jlic Worl<s Co. ,rnitt~.J inquiry :::nd consult~tions with int.,r~stJ~ p~r~i .s.

WJ oru now proc.,~ in: with th- survJy of thw rou~. =nci construction of th~ linu will follow in du~ coursJ.

for 1.mquiri s; 1.r. ;:. J. Luki...;s {B)615-3437 11

EtJVIBO!JLEiJT 1 76 EXi-U::nnm: 0th-13th OCTU'JER

A displcy r~prosJnting th~ S.T.A.V. ~nd th~ F.v.u.c. is b~ing org~nis..;d for tho Envircnm~nt '76 Exhi. ition to bJ st--:g_d in ~,~ E~st.;rn Annux of th- Exhibition BuildinJs. Th..i displ~y Will ho.v:; ·ch., th.Jmw 11 fl"tur:-1 llwcr .... :.tion in ~ dntu ·~:l Environn ... nt:i ~~nd consist of 'uo.: qu~ li ty photos ~.n~· --: contin- •ous slidu :'ispl·~y usina :~n · utomr.tic proj.,ctor.

If you think you c--:n uu of h~lp or l'-'"»nt to kno111 mar.., dwt::-ils th0n contcct Tom Kneen (P) GS-1262 (3)069-3606

FORUf-1 GrJ FO ,t.:STS.

s~tu~d~y, 2nd Octob .. r, 1976. Gu .lon1 City Hell.

Th.; GJ Ion'] Environm .nt Council is following initi~tiv . .Js 11ut forw.:--r, .. by Ours.Jlvus an,J oth .r Cons~rv~tion ori..Jntai:...d 'mdi.is nd h:~ve org··.ni.s~d a forum on For .. sts to discuss ti1. w:wd chippinJ oi tu'.1tian .nr~ th , .:;v .r incr _.:;sing cl.,struct.ion of Vi tori'J 1 s For ;sts (with 1rrticul-- .. : r f .r ,nc_, to tin Otw~ys) Ti1., forum to1ill co1 . .r:1.,nc , :--.t 9. 00 :-Jm :mcl will f .;~tur.; i ;r. Phillip <}rown, Pr ,si :Jnt , c.c.v., 1r. f. 11. r·loulds~ Ch'.'irr.1:~n, F .c.v ., Jr. i~~lcolu C:'.l.' .:r .. ;Jr ,sitLnt~ r·J •. • ii. '."'!On'.) with s~v ,rc·l otn .r infJrr;1.;c:; op.c·:l<.Jrs. Su...; Notic., '3o".ru for furth r r: :tr~ils ..

LOST rn r:L :JUSl-I ?

Anyan- int~r~st0d in lJ~rninJ ~bout~ n p3t~nt ~'.f,ty ~Nie~ which coulL: s;.~v:...: th liv~s of p...;opl.J lost in ho:wy bush country · c::n cont.:.;ct flr. G~rcld ;topu (P) 211-Gil76.

Plu~su r.;port bnck to th~ Corunitt~~ of your opinion on th~ d...ivicu.

From 26.12.76 to 6.1.77

Distanc_, ~ f;pprox. 70 r.;il·.s Gr·· : , ~ 11.,dium 1-krd Lr",;_,r; Peter Bullard (i·') 509-0359

Th .. : '."1lk will stt1rt n ·:r :~·1:.1n.;nt...; Gnd .JO vi:· South Cnpu Ren~:...;, Su~risu .~y, .•.,w Riv.Jr L:Ja•Jon, Pr •. cipitous Jluff, :'in' .rs i ."!<, f·loonliJht ~id~J ~:nd ... mli :~ Lun;.; i1iv .r. If you uish to cor.1.J or r0quir _, nior..: cL·;:-.ils pl~~s;.. contact th..J l ... nd .• r.


NEW MEr1BER. CONNOR, Genie, Fl~t 2/3-:J Hrunewiok .,:.;. E:, llrunowiGI<. 3057 {P)3S7-5791 (a)sT?-1177

JELCOflE .JACK.

NICOL, Chris, Flct 2/70 0~>0biJh Rd, Armndnlo. 3143 (P)S09-5755

CHANGES Of ADORESJ. CHESTERFIELD, Debbie. 126 Aillur St., North Fitzroy. 3068. DANGERFIELD! Margaret, Unit 3/2 Tumor:.: St,, E. f;,mton;.,. 3194 (P)90-8243 HAM, Neil, Trnnsf;Jr from ~Lws Subscri'J:.sr to Full M..:mber. LARSEN, Sam, fl:-:t 1/ 20-2?. 8..inufort .:d., Croydon. 313u. MORONEY, Stuart, 33 Brue.rang Cr~s.~ fr~nkston. ~199. {P) 787-5656 STIRKUL, Alex, 3/431 Huckl~'Y St, Ess ... ..n.:on. 3140. SULLIVAN, Darrell & Ann, 23 3arrington Cr.Js., Tullnm~rinu. 304.j• {P )338-6325 THOMPSON, C. 28 Ch~rtJ~s JrivJ~ East Ivnnhou. 3079. WARRINGTON, David & Margaret, C/- Jax 792F, £1ulbournJ (42A Glen duc.rg Gr. Mclvurn) WITHALL, Sylvia, Jul0t. ;ark phonJ no.

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