Mt MEE NEWS Nov 08
by Ian Wells
It is with sadness that I report the death of Dan Wruck of Hausmann Rd in a farm accident last month. Dan was a very good friend and neighbour and we miss his cheery grin very much.
The season continues its amazing run – each time it begins to look dry we get rain and the cattle are doing wonderfully well. Let’s hope that the weather continues to behave as it did in the good old days.
It is with sadness that I report the death of Dan Wruck of Hausmann Rd in a farm accident last month. Dan was a very good friend and neighbour and we miss his cheery grin very much.
The season continues its amazing run – each time it begins to look dry we get rain and the cattle are doing wonderfully well. Let’s hope that the weather continues to behave as it did in the good old days.
It is good to know that Tom Thomason is making a recovery, albeit slow. Amongst other things, Tom is an absolutely dedicated regular at our Sunday afternoon Hall concerts – so much so that he has his own seat. A day or two prior to the last Savoyards concert Tom was seriously injured when his ride-on mower flung him off on a slope. While he was on his way to hospital in the “ee- yore” he asserted that he would be back for the concert – but that of course wasn’t to be. However, we held his seat so that he could be there in spirit, and he duly insisted on paying for it! It is good to be able to report that he has recovered good use of his right leg and retains his left foot, despite talk of amputation. That left leg will be a long process though, and it will probably involve skin grafts.
Rod Thomas, our dog hunter, is still struggling with his leg injury too – at last count it was eighteen weeks and still healing. He is gaining mobility though, as the dogs will soon find to their cost.
Preparations for the small baiting program in at the western end of Mt Mee are going forward slowly – we are finding it very difficult to catch up physically with all of the people who need to sign off on the documentation. However, once this is achieved, future rounds should be much easier for us.
The Mt Mee Country Music Night and Dinner in the Hall on 18th October was a beauty. With great music from the Lights on the Hill, great entertainment from the bewitching Bellaires and great food prepared under the direction of Tanya White, it couldn’t be anything else. The good crowd showed their appreciation by staying through until ‘stumps’ at midnight and then calling for more!
A public meeting on the proposed D’Aguilar Range Biosphere was held in the Mt Mee Hall at the beginning of October, attended by key proponent Professor Dominic Hyde. This is fully reported elsewhere in this edition. Suffice it to say here that it was very reassuring to see people like Pat Rowley and Bob Thorn at the meeting, with their proven skills in working with government and semi-government bodies. My assessment of the outcome was that landholders understood that Prof Hyde and his group are basically seeking improved management of Crown lands in the area, with the voluntary cooperation of private landholders. But local landholders are fearful that the process could be railroaded and if it fell into the wrong hands, the Biosphere could become a powerful lobby entity for unwelcome change.
It is time to plug some forthcoming Mountain events – firstly the Melbourne Cup fashion parade and luncheon organised as a fundraiser by the Sports Ground Committee. This is always a good event and everyone (even spouses) is welcome.
Then follows (by a long head), the annual Fire Brigade Open Day in the station shed in Thomas Rd.on the evening of Friday 28th November. Everyone is welcome to this function, which features a look around the facility, good company, a bite or two to eat and raffles.
This is to be followed by the grand Sunday concert on 30th November. This promises to be a wonderful event, with orchestra, choir and soloist threatening to fairly blow the rafters off the old Hall as they celebrate the coming of Christmas. See elsewhere in this edition for details, but book now with Kay (5498 2104) or Deb (5498 2148)
And finally we come to community carol singing, with Carols on the Mountain at the Sports ground on Friday 6th December and Carols in the Church on 18th December.
And then it will almost be time to think about that bloody Christmas Shopping!
Rod Thomas, our dog hunter, is still struggling with his leg injury too – at last count it was eighteen weeks and still healing. He is gaining mobility though, as the dogs will soon find to their cost.
Preparations for the small baiting program in at the western end of Mt Mee are going forward slowly – we are finding it very difficult to catch up physically with all of the people who need to sign off on the documentation. However, once this is achieved, future rounds should be much easier for us.
The Mt Mee Country Music Night and Dinner in the Hall on 18th October was a beauty. With great music from the Lights on the Hill, great entertainment from the bewitching Bellaires and great food prepared under the direction of Tanya White, it couldn’t be anything else. The good crowd showed their appreciation by staying through until ‘stumps’ at midnight and then calling for more!
A public meeting on the proposed D’Aguilar Range Biosphere was held in the Mt Mee Hall at the beginning of October, attended by key proponent Professor Dominic Hyde. This is fully reported elsewhere in this edition. Suffice it to say here that it was very reassuring to see people like Pat Rowley and Bob Thorn at the meeting, with their proven skills in working with government and semi-government bodies. My assessment of the outcome was that landholders understood that Prof Hyde and his group are basically seeking improved management of Crown lands in the area, with the voluntary cooperation of private landholders. But local landholders are fearful that the process could be railroaded and if it fell into the wrong hands, the Biosphere could become a powerful lobby entity for unwelcome change.
It is time to plug some forthcoming Mountain events – firstly the Melbourne Cup fashion parade and luncheon organised as a fundraiser by the Sports Ground Committee. This is always a good event and everyone (even spouses) is welcome.
Then follows (by a long head), the annual Fire Brigade Open Day in the station shed in Thomas Rd.on the evening of Friday 28th November. Everyone is welcome to this function, which features a look around the facility, good company, a bite or two to eat and raffles.
This is to be followed by the grand Sunday concert on 30th November. This promises to be a wonderful event, with orchestra, choir and soloist threatening to fairly blow the rafters off the old Hall as they celebrate the coming of Christmas. See elsewhere in this edition for details, but book now with Kay (5498 2104) or Deb (5498 2148)
And finally we come to community carol singing, with Carols on the Mountain at the Sports ground on Friday 6th December and Carols in the Church on 18th December.
And then it will almost be time to think about that bloody Christmas Shopping!
