Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc Bulletin #92 July 24 2014
Annual General Meeting preceded by Afternoon Walk
Well Fellow members its that time of year again...Club AGM
Club AGM will be held at 4 PM at the Thurgoona Community Centre on Sunday 10th August 2014 - please register your attendance by clicking the Join button here
Mick Webster has accepted our offer to be the Guest Speaker, his topic is conservation volunteering and Mick has extensive experience both overseas and in Australia.
Please come along and support the club, and of course the AGM gives you the members a chance to elect new committee members.
You can also access the club rules or constitution here
Note that at least 3 encumbents will not or cannot (constitution rules) stand on the committee for 2014-2015 - they are Tony, Lena and Neil
Nominations for committee members are now open
Access and submit the nomination form online here
Please bring some nibbles / a plate to share..
For anyone wanting to join in on a walk with Hans. Please mention this on the comment box of when you register by clicking the Join button here
What We've Been Up To
- The recently acquired snowshoes (courtesy of a funding grant received from Albury City Council) are getting a really good workout.
- Sasho put on skis again after a 35 year gap and promptly skied 26km - wow I say and congratulations
- The Smollett Street Noodle Trolley (Proper Name Eludes me ) has been getting some patronage lately with Birthday dinners. These are very pleasant social evenings for sure.
- The committee met July 18 - a proposal will be put to the AGM to increase membership fees by $5 - you can access the minutes of the meeting here
Some recent event photos
Sasho Dillow led an amazing adventure in the Budawangs - a national park near Batemans Bay on the South Cost of NSW - you can check out photos here and read a report here
July 13 Woolshed Falls to Beechworth by Peter Presutti
10 members joined Peter for this leg of the Foot Tour of North East Townships
Keeping Up to Date with MVB Events
Lots has been happening as usual! Given that creation of bulletins is just a tad irregular and that many events are posted with short notice here are some tips to stay up to date with whats on offer and whats been going down.
The Event Calendar on the website always contains the most up to date listing of events - if its not on the calendar it doesn't happen! There is a mini calendar on the clubs homepage and a larger version of it available under the Program, Event Calendar menu item
The clubs Flickr website has an extraordinary photo documentation of our events - we are rapidly approaching 6000 photos - photos are ordered by event date and name in albums - here is a list of all photo albums.
All the photos you see on the website and in bulletins are actually stored on Flickr and just easily linked to. What an incredible resource for documenting our activities this is!
The clubs Facebook site - we have 97 Likes and hope to get to the 100 mark before the AGM - members often post photos and commentary live during club events. Its a fantastic way of interacting with our members and friends.
We also have a site on Youtube for posting videos (abseiling at the moment) and our events are also made available on Ecoportal
Membership Renewal
Thanks to those members who have subscribed again - we greatly appreciate your support. The new membership system is working well - you should be notified by email 1 month before expiration, on the actual day your membership expires and another one in the month post membership expiry.
The largest cost we incur is insurance renewal - we had to provide an estimate a few months ago of the number of members we will require insurance for and of course based our estimates on the number of financial members at that time. Members are our life blood. You can help us meet the insurance bill by renewing your membership.
If you are unsure as to when you are financial to you can login to the website and access your profile to find out. If you need help send Tony an email or give him a ring. Please contact Tony if you are experiencing any issues with renewing your membership.
To renew choose the Join, Renew Membership now menu path.
Please note that renewing members should complete and submit an annual acknowledgement of risks form. This only needs to be done once and then this releases you from having to sign a risk form for each event. If you've recently renewed and missed the acknowledgement of risk form you can find it here
Walking the Overland Track in Winter
Club members Ray and Jill Hancock recently completed the Overland Track - Jill's blog contains lots of photos and great commentary - click here for access to Jill's Winter Walking blog
Whats On!
Sunday July 27 Baranduda Loop - grade 3 walk led by Tracey Barkley
Its a great area,with lots to see and so many different gully's and tracks to follow
Click here for more details and to join this event
Sunday July 27 Beginners Snowshoe / Cross Country Ski - led by Jan Douglas
Click here for more details and to join this event
Wed July 30 Beginners Snowshoe / Cross Country Ski - led by Tony Marsh
Click here for more details and to join this event
Sat Aug 2 Pub to Pub Cross Country Ski Tony Marsh
A fabulous event that involves a 12 km ski from the pub at Hotham to the pub at Dinner Plain with a bus to bring you back to Mt Hotham.
Meeting at 7am at the Soldiers Memorial Park on the corner of High st. and Wellsford St. Yackandandah.
You can read more details of the event at:
http://www.dbstrategies.com.au/hga_races/
Sunday Aug 3 Beginners Snowshoe / Cross Country Ski - led by Jan Douglas
Click here for more details and to join this event
Sunday Aug 10 Annual General Meeting and Easy Walk
Click here for more details and to join this event
Sat Aug 17 - Sun Aug18 Overnight snowshoe / XC ski Falls Creek - leader Tony Marsh
Click here for more details and to join this event
Sat Aug 23 Kangaroo Hoppet Cross Country Ski Event
The premiere event on the skiing calendar that attracts 1500 participants from all over the world. Its a celebration of this sport and you can come to ski in any of the 7km, 21km or 42km courses or just come and watch
Sun Aug 24 Beginners Snowshoe / Cross Country Ski - led by Jan Douglas
Click here for more details and to join this event
Sun Sept 14 Along the Ridge - Grade 3 Walk in Chiltern Mt Pilot NP led by Mick Webster
Click here for more details and to join this event
Sat Oct 18 - Sun Oct 26 Warrumbungles National Park Hans Kaspers
Join us for a week of camping, (or staying in a cabin or motel in Coonabarabran). Plenty of walks available, and plenty of opportunities to sit and do nothing.click here for more details of this event and to book in
Sat Nov 1 - Tues Nov 4 McAlister Springs Car Camp Trevor Potts
A fantastic opportunity to see this incredibly beautiful part of Victoria
click here for further details and to join this event
November 20 to 30 Great Ocean Walk - Peter Presutti
Join in for a great adventure, hiking the Great Ocean Walk ( GOW ) starting at Apollo Bay and finishing at Gibson Steps - this event is currently a backpack but may morph into a car camping week - Peter is happy to talk to anyone interested in how to make this event work for them
Click here for more details of this event
Catch you on a club event soon!
regards
Peter Presutti and Tony Marsh