MVB Bulletin # 28 June 29 2012

Annual General Meeting Sat July 7 12 midday

Hi all,

We need to have at least 20 members attend next Saturday to establish a quorum to elect a new committee. Fear not - nominations have closed you cannot be conscripted to a committee position. If we dont get the numbers we will have to call another AGM! If its wet we do have access to a covered area.

This will also be an occasion to reflect on our first year achievements and enjoy a free bbq and formalise the committee structure for the next 12 months. Please use this form to rsvp for catering purposes or to submit an apology.

Hans and Peter staffed a stall at the last Farmers Market on Saturday June 23 from 8am to midday - the temperature at 8am would not have been balmy so it was a great effort. There was a lot of interest generated by the photo display particularly and lots of postcards were distributed. We will repeat this on Saturday July 7 after which we will hold the club Annual General Meeting and a bbq in a delightful setting on the river just behind the farmers market venue.

While on the topic of reflection its worthwhile having a scroll (a long way) down the Latest News page on the website if you havent for a while. What an extraordinary program we have offered since the inaugural meeting held on July 7 2012!

Membership Renewal

If you are unsure as to when you are financial with the MVB to you can log into the club website and go to the Members menu item and choose My Profile and then the Membership tab. The financial status field tells you when your membership is due for renewal. For most people that will be due on July 1st. In keeping with our principles of being a paperless association membership renewal can be done on line.

The Spot Gps enabled locator beacon device got a run on Tuesday -  if Peter or I had got lost or inextricably tangled in one of the feral blackberry infestations we came across, provided one of us could get a hand to the Spot device attached to Peter's biceps (impossible to ignore after all that weight training he has been doing) we could have been helicoptered to safety in no time.  Wouldn't that made for great front page headlines and publicity for MVB!

But what of Spot? isnt that the  puppy belongng to your next door neigbour? Well no actually - its a high tech search and rescue device - but dont be scared it doesnt bite - you can read some more about the real Spot here. 

Click the photo below of a magnficent southern blue gum that dwarfs Peter under it for more pics of our most recent journey into Baranduda Parklands south

Whats On 

Elusive Nail Can Hill Waterfall

If you are lucky enough to have some mid week time for walking at your disposal feel free to join Peter for the search for the Nail Can Hill waterfall on Tuesday July 3 - if its not running now it never will!

Full Moon Walk Wed July 4

Nail Can Hill - middle of winter - full moon - it doesnt get any hotter than this!  

AGM 2012

AGM and Farmers Market Saturday July 7

Historical North East Victorian Walks

Join Hans for the start of an extended historical tour over a series of walks of Old Coach Road - Eldorado July 8

And while on the topic of historical walks it doesnt get any better than this. 

Join Hans to locate and explore the Kelly and Police Caves on July 14

Hans has the knack of uncovering unknown and previously unexplored locations in our area - here is a chance to joing him in Exploring Mt Ochtertyre on July 15

Snow Sports

The snow has arrived big time this weekend so if you are hanging out to try some skiing or snowshoeing watch for events appearing on the calendar from July 14/15

MVB Abseilers and Climbers

Neil is overseas until middle September when rock activities will resume. In the meantime you can watch videos from previous trips on MVB Abseilers on You Tube or look at some pics on MVB Abseilers on Flickr or our facebook page.

Regards,

Tony Marsh

Secretary

Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc

MVB Bulletin # 26 June 11 2012

The snow season is with us but we need a good dump to kick our snow based activities off - consequently you may not see any snow activities on the program until more snow arrives. In the meantime some members are utilising the snow making areas at Falls Creek to dust off the cobwebs and get in a bit of practice.

Membership Renewal:

If you are unsure as to when you are financial with the MVB to you can log into the club website and go to the Members menu item and choose My Profile and then the Membership tab. The financial status field tells you when your membership is due for renewal. For most people that will be due on July 1st. In keeping with our principles of being a paperless association all this can be done on line.

Annual General Meeting:

This has been programmed for the 7th July 2012 at the Gateway Village. It will take place after the Farmers Market, will be followed by a bbq and a short walk.

The main part of the AGM is the election of the committee for the next twelve months. Our constitution has determined the size of the committee on the membership, so the next committee shall consist of 6 members:

1. President - Tony Marsh has been nominated for this position
2. Secretary - Tracey Barkley has been nominated for this position
3. Treasurer - Peter Presutti has been nominated for this position
4. Events Coordinator - Hans Kaspers has been nominated for this position
5. Publicity and Development Coordinator 
6. Website administrator - Neil Brown has been nominated for this position

Nomination Procedures:

• Nominations for these positions can be received until 7 days before the AGM.
• Any member can nominate any other member, so you can even nominate yourself!
• If you nominate another member, please obtain their permission first.
• All nominations have to be published on the website.

Please use the Forum on the website- Suggestion box, 

AGM Nominationsto achieve that outcome..

Whats On This Week:

Walk:

1. Join Hans and Tony for a Kiewa/Murray walk on Tues morning - full details here
2. Hans is also offering a walk at Mt Stanley next Sunday - full details here

Climb:

Join Neil for Indoor Rock Climbing at the Albury Indoor Climbing Centre is on on Tuesday evenings. Check out the program at the MVB Abseilers page .

Insurance coverage for indoor rock climbing is provided by Albury Indoor Climbing Centre.

Get a deal:

For the climbers, if you are considering climbing shoes now would be a good time to buy as Mountain Design has a 30% discount on all climbing gear until 24th June. They have limited shoe sizes and limited numbers so get in quick. Ask about their Alliance Club Membership.

Social:

Join us for a social get together and dinner at the German Austrian club on Friday June 15 at 6pm- full details here

Recent Events:

Last weekend saw two activites - another geocache inspired walk led by Hans in the Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park into an area known as the Bear Cave - the granite galleries remind you of Mt Buffalo but unfortunately gps devices dont work too well in an enclosed space. So we dipped on finding this cache but will be back. Click the photo to see more pics of this walk and read an event report here.

Two other geocaches were found and the walk featured wildlife including scarlet robin (spotted by Margaret) and other birds, kangaroos and black wallaby and fabulous fungi.

The second activity last weekend was Intermediate Abseiling at The Rock near Wagga Wagga.

Abseiling at The Rock on Sunday was a great success. The weather was clear and you could see for miles. What a sight! The fear barrier was broken a number of times and I take my hat of to those people. Good on you and keep pushing it.

You can watch videos from previous trips on MVB Abseilers on You Tube or look at some pics on MVB Abseilers on Flickr or our facebook page.

You can read a report on Sundays Abseil by clicking on the link View Event Reports.

 Club Develpoment Workshops:

Neil Brown represented the club at the workshop on Wed June 6th which looked at ways to boost club membership and a number of hints and strategies were outlined.

Regards,

Neil Brown

Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc

MVB Bulletin # 25 June 4 2012:

Welcome to winter 2012 - the snow season officially kicks off this coming weekend. We are waiting patiently for another dump that will kick start the cross country skiing and snowshoeing program.

President's Report:

The Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc. is fast approaching its first birthday.
As (a reluctant) president I am astonished with the progress of this new club: To go from 14 members at the inaugural meeting, to over 75 within one year is an incredible achievement!
Clearly the MVB is fulfilling a need in the community and apparently the Wodonga City Council agrees.
Since the formation of the MVB we have offered a wide range of event types. Not only walking and skiing, but also canoeing, abseiling, indoor climbing, cycling, birding and geocaching.
Indoor climbing and geocaching are the newest events, with "team mvb" the club's geocaching team already having found 14 caches and hidden two.

Hans and Anne examining a cache near the Kinross Woolshed last Saturday.

A very good record of the activities of the club can be found on the club's Flickr photo site (we are getting close to 2000 photos), in the calendar of events and in event reports on the website.

Of course completing one year means that we members have to dip in our pockets and renew our membership due on July 1st. In keeping with our principles of being a paperless association all this can be done on line.
The other major outcome of one year in existence is that we have to hold an Annual General Meeting. This has been programmed for the 7th July 2012 at the Gateway Village. It will take place after the Farmers Market, will be followed by a bbq and a short walk.
What better way for an outdoors activities club than to hold its AGM outdoors?

Obviously the main part of the AGM is the election of the committee for the next twelve months. Our constitution has determined the size of the committee on the membership, so the next committee shall consist of 6 members:

1. President,
2. Secretary,
3. Treasurer,
4. Events Coordinator,
5. Publicity and Development Coordinator 
6. Website administrator.

Nomination Procedures:

• Nominations for these positions can be received until 7 days before the AGM.
• Any member can nominate any other member, so you can even nominate yourself!
• If you nominate another member, please obtain their permission first.
• All nominations have to be published on the website.

Please use the Forum on the website- Suggestion box, 

AGM Nominations to achieve that outcome..

Looking forward to another great year for MVB!
Hans Kaspers, President.

Whats On!

MVB Abseilers and Climbers:

Neil is offering an ongoing Abseiling program with two events available on the Queens Birthday long weekend in June. Easy Abseiling on the 9th at the Old Albury Quarry and Intermediate Abseiling on the 10th At The Rock. Book by the web site or give me a call on 0417 813 951. You can watch videos from previous trips on MVB Abseilers on You Tube or look at some pics on MVB Abseilers on Flickr.

These will be the last Abseiling events until the start of September as I will be enjoying the sunshine in a warmer climate.

Indoor Rock Climbing at the Albury Indoor Climbing Centre is also happening on Tuesday evenings. Check out the program at the MVB Abseilers page - insurance coverage for indoor rock climbing is provided by Albury Indoor Climbing Centre.

For the climbers, if you are considering climbing shoes now would be a good time to buy as Mountain Design has a 30% discount on all climbing gear until 24th June. They have limited shoe sizes. Ask about there Alliance Club Membership.

You can read a report of the fantastic abseiling event attended by 5 members held at The Rock on May 13 here.

 Club Develpoment Workshops:

Neil Brown will represent the club at the workshop on Wed June 6th which will be looking at ways to boost club membership from 6pm to 8-30pm at the council offices Hovell St Wodonga with light refreshments and snacks provided. Contact Neil if you wish to join him on the night.

 Walks:

Peter Presutti is offering Tuesday morning walks at the moment - full details here

Hans will be conducting a walk and geocache find in Chiltern Mt Pilot NP on Sat June 9

Social:

Join us for a social get together and dinner at the German Austrian club on Friday June 15 at 6pm - full details here

Regards,

Neil Brown

Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc