Walk for Brain Cancer.

As you are aware our son passed away to a horrible disease in 2019. In his final months Matt expressed a desire to support the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation. We walked at Albert Park Lake in support of this great cause and continued this on last year in Matts memory.

This year the walk is on again but it is a virtual walk this year and the idea (Covid restrictions allowing) is that people get together where ever they are and walk for this cause to raise money. 

A group of us will be gathering on 27th Sept most likely at the breakwater to walk in Matts memory.

If you would like to come for the walk you are most welcome. If you would also like to donate to support the research into this terrible disease that has no cure that would also be appreciated.

We have created a team on the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation called Team Mattyo.

https://my.walk4braincancer.com.au/walk4braincancer-2020/brendan-o-neill?tab=donations

Thanks to the club for their support.

Regards

Brendan O'Neill

bjandljoneill@outlook.com

East of Allansford.

Your correspondent has heard rumours for a while now that things exist West of Dennington, North of Woodford and East of Allansford.  This week, one brave explorer put together an expedition and headed off from Allansford into the great unknown.  The Ludwig Leichardt of Warrnambool, Lew Officer, kindly sent us this report.

At a recent club zoom session Tony Davies revealed he had not been east of Allansford for several months. Some members have been east of Allansford during this timeframe - in fact Sam went so far east of Allansford that he ended up in Bairnsdale. He must have dozed off somewhere....

Last Saturday we ventured to Geelong to have a look at our daughter’s house under construction, so we too travelled east of Allansford. Tony was very keen to know what is “out there”, so I can report the following:

I am told someone is building a fence in the middle of the road to Terang, so we joined the convoy travelling east of Allansford to Cobden.

The Club Secretary has obviously travelled east of Allansford because there are a lot of potholes along the way.

We saw green paddocks and dairy cows along the roadside and after a while we came to Colac, which is the ‘rona capital of the south west’. We raised our masks, held our breath, and looked at the floor...... and somehow got to Winchelsea for a coffee stop. Social distancing is not a thing at this coffee shop! Social proximity is the go there.!

The day also included the opportunity to have lunch at the Grovey Pub, and a pot of delicious nectar - it has been a while between pub poured schooners, and I had nearly forgotten how good they taste!

So Tony, there is something east of Allansford, and if you venture out that way you can discover it for yourself. However, if you get lured into the Junction Hotel for a schooner or two, you may find that you will not be travelling east of Allansford.......

Thanks Lew.  Going past Cheese World is a bit too adventurous for my blood, but dropping in for a schooner at the Junction Hotel - now that is a good idea.

Lew and his party prepare to leave Allansford.

 

At the moment it is hard trying to work out what is open and what is not.  Pip Ritchie has this simple heuristic to help.

 

 

 

 

 

Ten years ago.

Ten years ago, Club Service director Eric Read was putting together the club’s social program for the year ahead.  Plans included,

‘Our Christmas party is booked for Friday 10^th December, at The Gal.  The cost is $18 per head, with some drinks included.  The night will include traditional Christmas activities such as drinking and pole dancing.  Also in Eric’s plan is a night at Pippies, a night at the dish lickers, and one or two winter nights at the Warrnambool club.’

The Compass had his own social program going with ‘The Stig’, which involved a few frothy apple juices at the football.