Meetings are now held in the Pastoral Centre at St. Francis church, Little Lonsdale street, Melbourne.

Access is via locked gates from the car park, so you need to be there on time. Somebody will be at the gate untill 8pm.

There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too restaurant beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).

Pre-dinner 6.30 at Mee Too restaurant.  Access to meeting room at 8.30.

New/Non members welcome.

Meetings are now held in the Pastoral Centre at St. Francis church, Little Lonsdale street, Melbourne.
Access is via locked gates from the car park, so you need to be there on time. Somebody will be at 
the gate untill 8pm. There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too restaurant beginning at 6.30pm, 
located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).

Meetings are now held in the Pastoral Centre at St. Francis church, Little Lonsdale street, Melbourne.

Access is via locked gates from the car park, so you need to be there on time. Somebody will be at the gate untill 8pm.

There is a pre-meeting dinner at Mee Too restaurant beginning at 6.30pm, located in Menzies Alley off Elizabeth Street (between the train station and 360 Elizabeth Street).

This is to advise that the 2012 AGM will be held:on Friday September 28, commencing at 8 pm.
Please bring a small plate of munchies to contribute to the snacks and supper

We have a working bee on October the 13/14th at Federal cave.
This will be to continue the installation of the new cables for power etc in Federal.

The official celebration of the acquisition of the property.
Activities will include Saturday morning visits to Scrubby Creek Cave [restricted trip as far as the sump] and walks 
on the property to include the tufa terraces and downstream creek, followed by a celebratory BBQ at Homeleigh 
from 3 pm onwards. 
Offers of assistance welcome; contact Nicholas White.

Work will continue with the ongoing restoration of Homeleigh.

Of particular importance this working bee will involve some spring cleaning. Some may be aware that Homeleigh suffered an invasion of rats over the winter months and as such we need to focus our attention on bringing the kitchen back to a hygienic standard. We need to scrub the walls from ceiling to floor, behind the stoves and fridges, in the ovens and cupboards and clean the ceiling fans. While in the cupboards we need to fix a leaking tap under the kitchen sink. The usual spider web clean up inside and out needs to take place.

If you have been to Homeleigh lately you will notice our won-derful hedge is taking over the driveway and needs to have a gentle trim! In order to simplify our yard maintenance it is intended to remove a number of old boundary fence posts that have been long abandoned. This will reduce the effort required to mow the grass. Speaking of mowing…we need to get into the bottom corners of the garden with our newly modified and improved brushcutter and knock down the weeds and grass.

The plastering program is ongoing with works continuing in the passageways. Room 15 has been slowly transformed into a fine abode with some finishing touches required in the painting department.

So there is plenty of work for all skill levels. If you have not been to Homeleigh for a while this is a great chance to come along and check out the amazing transformation that is taking place. For those new on the Rimstone scene you may be surprised at how social these working bee’s can be. It is a great atmosphere to be able to pick the brains of some of those old time cavers in a relaxed environment. You never know what you may learn! Of course the objective is to tick off a few jobs but there is no need to bust one’s boiler. If you haven’t been toa working bee for a while maybe this is your chance to catch up on what you have missed out on!

If you intend to join the working party could you please notify Paul Brooker (paul@pitchblack.com.au or phone 0418384245) and don’t forget to book some accommodation (accomm@rimstone.or.au)

G’Day Friends, Our next Working Bee will be on the weekend of April the 20/21st 2013.

What we plan to achieve is the installation of the last lengths of the new track light cable. Also
we hope start the removal of the old Friends wiring which has suffered from the damp cave
environment. Wait there is more ! we also would like to have a party begin the cleaning of
formation around and beyond the King Solomans area. So we need lots of help.

If you are attending this Working Bee please let Daryl know by contacting Mob 0427 809 136 if no
answer leave a message.