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 And now, in case you were wondering what the president __was__ doing, here is Wendy Hodgman's account of a historic bike ride...
+===== Tallong To Nowra. =====
+=== (or how did you get to the Re-union?) ===
+by Wendy Hodgman.
+The original plan was easy! A train to Berry on Saturday morning with our bikes, and then a pleasant two or three hours of cycling to Coolana for the Re-union. However, train timetables made this impossible, so when Bill came up with a brilliant idea late Thursday evening, we had no choice but to agree.
+.30 Saturday morning found us all assembled at Central - Tony Marshall, Bill Capon, Steve and myself. By 12 o'clock we were setting off from Tallong station along a fire trail, trusting ourselves to Bill's navigation and organisation. We made good progress over the gradually descending trail once we had shown Bill how to use all ten gears on his bike instead of only three. (A whole new world of cycling had opened up!) At the time, we thought the going a bit rough with wash-aways, rocks and gullies - little did we realise what was to come.
+Arrangements had been made to meet Wayne Steele, our ferryman complete with dinghy (we hoped), at the junction of Bundanoon Creek and Kangaroo River at about 4.30. Consequently, when we had arrived at the lookout by 3.00 and could see the junction just 1,000 feet below we thought we were doing well. Then we realised that we had to get ourselves, our bikes and our gear down through the cliffs and thick scrub on a very steep slope. Two hours later we emerged onto a fire trail, having carried, passed, slid, wheeled and almost thrown the bikes down the difficult terrain. Crazed, battered and exhausted from pushing through scrub and over rocks, we found Wayne's face a most welcome sight. It was no consolation however when he informed us that the fire trail came right down from the lookout. (A lesson there for all leaders - look at the appropriate maps before setting out!)
+By the time we had partaken of the essential cup of tea, it was 6 pm,, and our newly elected Club President was showing some concern over his arrival at Coolana for his inauguration. Coolana still seemed a long way off.
+Bill, Steve and I were ferried across the river and began the frustrating task of scrambling the 3 km along the water's edge back to Tallowa Dam. Meanwhile Wayne and Tony rowed (not rode) the bicycles to the dam in the dinghy (a strange sight for onlookers). I'm not sure which was the hardest - the rowing or the walking.
+By the time Steve, Bill and I arrived at the car park, Tony had his bike loaded into Wayne's car, justifying his action by saying that he couldn't miss his inauguration. We conceded that he __probably__ had a fair point there, but as it was after 7, almost dark, and we were exhausted and at the bottom of a long hill, we only agreed with some reluctance. Off they drove, while we began the long haul up the hill. The thought of food at the end of our trip, and of Spiro's Re-union supper, kept us going.
+Coolana was a welcome sound an hour or so later, with Barbara Bruce's voice carrying several miles along the road. The fire looked inviting and the dry hut even more so. Although we missed the singing, speeches and skits, the supper was much appreciated and the company most enjoyable. The ride out the next day over Mt. Scanzi was easy by comparison.
+A most memorable and enjoyable Re-union. May more future Presidents arrive by bicycle (or other more devious means!).
+----
+===== Conservation Notes. =====
+by Alex Colley.
+The South-West Tasmania Committee deployed a number of workers at polling booths in the electorate of Lowe during the by-election. They were successful in persuading some 11% of the voters to write "NO DAMS" on their ballot papers, despite the fact that many were deterred from doing so by fear that their vote would be invalidated. Mr. Wran was impressed by the conservation effort, and ex P.M. Sir William McMahan, whose resignation caused the by-election, said to one of the workers "You shouldn't have to do this". Many party workers at the booths helped hand out leaflets and the effort brought good media coverage.
+The Colong Committee commissioned Michael Bell to draw up a Washpool National Park proposal, and Roger Lembit, Federation Conservation Secretary, to draw up plans for extension of Barrington Tops National Park. The FBW has been asked to contribute towards the cost of the Barrington proposal. The cabinet rainforest sub-committee will now have before it specific proposals for the reservation of the four largest rainforest areas - the Border Ranges, Washpool, Hastings and Barrington.
+In October last year the World Heritage Council listed 11 new World Heritage sites. Three of these are in Australia. Kakadu was chosen because it possesses outstanaing Aboriginal art, in addition to the best example of a range of ecosystems unique to northern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef because it possesses the world's longest stretch of Coral reef, as well as the world's most diverse faunal collection, and Willandra Lakes Region, the richest fossil site in Australia, which includes both the arrival of homo sapiens and the extinction of the giant marsupials in its time span.
+In the U.S. the Sierra Club presented a petition carrying more than a million signatures to the U.S. Senate, calling on Congress to replace Interior Secretary James Watt and resist the anti-environmental legislation of the Reagan Government. The campaign appears to have inspired Watt's surprise statement on February 21st in which he announced that the Reagan administration will seek legislation to ban energy and mineral development in the Nation's 80 million acres of wilderness areas to the end of the century. There is no such provision in this State.
+----
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-TALLONG TO NOWRA.
-(or how did:Tad:get tO"the Re-union?) by Wendy Hodgman.
-The original plan was easy! A train to Berry on Saturday morning with 6ur bikes, and then a pleasant two or three hours of cycling to Coolana for
-the Re-union. However, train timetables made this impossible, so when Bill
-pane up with a brilliant idea late Thursday evening, we had no choice but to agree.
-.30 Saturday morning found us all assembled at Central - Tony Marshall, Bill Capon, Steve and myself. By 12 o'clock we were setting off from Talleng
-station along a fire trail, trusting ourselves to Bill's navigation and Organisation. We made good progress over the gradually descending trail
-once we had shown Bill how to use all ten gears on his bike instead of only three. (A whole new world of cycling had opened up!) At the time, we thought the going a bit rough with wash-aways, rocks and gullies - little did We realise what was to come.
-Arrangements had been made to meet Wayne Steele, our ferryman complete
-with dinghy (we hoped), at the junction of Bundanoon Creek and Kangaroo River at about 4.30. Consequently, when we had arrived at the lookout by 3.00 and Could see the junction just 1,000 feet below we thought we were doing well.. Then we realised that we had to get =selves, our bikes and our gear down through the cliffs and thick scrub on a very steep slope. Two hours later
-we eMergea. onto a fire trail, having carried, passed, slid, wheeled and almost thrown the bikes down the difficult terrain. Crazed, battered and exhausted from pushing through scrub and over rocks, we found Wayne's face a most welbome
-sight. It was no consolation however when he informed us that the fire trail came right down from the lookout. CA lesson there for all leaders - look at the appropriate maps before setting out!)
-By the time we had partaken of the essential cup of tea, it was 6 pm,, and our newly elected Club President was showing some concern over his arriVal
-at Coolana for his inauguration. Coolana still seemed a long way off.
-Bill, Steve and I were ferried across the river and began the frustrating
-task of scrambling the-3 km along the water's edge back to Tallowa Dam. Meanwhile Wayne and ,Tony rowed (not rode) the bicycles to the dam in the
-inghy (a strange sight for onlookers). I'm not aare which was the hardest - the rowing or the walking.
-By the time Steve, Bill and I arrived at the car park, Tony had his
-bike loaded into Wayne's car, justifying his action by saying that he couldn't miss his inauguration. We conceded that he probably had a fair point there,
-but as it was after 7, almost dark, and we were exhausted and at the bottom' of a long hill, we only agreed with some reluctance. Off they drove, while we began the long haul up the hill. The thought of food at the end of our trip, and of Spiro's Re-union supper, kept us going.
-Coolana was a welcome sound an hour or so later, with Barbara Bruce's s
-voice carrying several miles along the road. The fire looked inviting and the dry hut even more so. Although we missed the singing, speeches and skits, the supper was much appreciated and the company most enjoyable. The
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-.  .	. ... . .
-over Mt. Scanzi was easy by comparison.
-and enjoyable Re-union. May more future Presidents e other more devious means:).
-* * * * * * * * .* * * * * * *
-ride out the next day
-A most memorable arrive by bicycle (or
-CONSERVATION NOTES.	by Alex Colley.
-The South-West Tasmania Committee deployed a number of workers at
-polling booths in the electorate of Lowe during the by-election. They were successful in persuading some 11% of the voters to write "NO DAMS" on
-their ballot papers, despite the fact that many were deterred from doing so by fear that their vote would be invalidated. Mr. Wren was impressed by .
-the conservation effort, and ex P.M. Sir William McMahan, whose resignation caused the by-election, said to one of the workers 'You shouldn't have to do
-this". Many party workers at the booths helped hand out leaflets and the
-effort brought good media coverage.
--	The Colong Committee commissioned Michael Bell to draw up a Washpool
-National Park proposal, and Roger Lembit, Federation Conservation Secretary, to draw up plans for extension of Barrington Tops National Park. The FBW has been asked to contribute towards the cost of the Barrington proposal.
-The cabinet rainforest sub-committee will now have before it specific proposals fpr the reservation of the four largest rainforest areas - the Border Ranges, Washpool, Hastings and Barrington.
-In October last year the World Heritage Council listed 11 new World Heritage sites. Three of these are in Australia. Kakadu was chosen because it possesses outstanAing Aboriginal art, in addition to the best example of a range of ecosystems unique to northern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef because it possesses the world's longest stretch of Coral reef, as well as the world's most diverse faunal collection, and Willandra Lakes Region, the richest
-fbssil site in Australia, which includes both the arrival of homo sapiens and the extinction of the giant marsupials in its time span.
-In the U.S. the Sierra Club presented a petition carrying more than a million signatures to the U.S. Senate, calling on Congress to replace Interior Secretary James Watt and resist the anti-environmental legislation of the Reagan Government. The campaign appears to have inspired Watt' s' surprise statement on February 21st in which he announced that the Reagan administration will seek legislation to ban energy and mineral development in the Nation's, 80 million acres of wilderness areas to the end of the century. There is . no such provision in this State.
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 NEW ZEALAND MEMORIES.April, 1982.
 .....	..,.___ by Patrick McBride.