Winter Group Inc. Cross Country Ski Club
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Welcome to Winter Group Inc |
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The Winter Group is a friendly cross-country ski club involved in a number of activities. We arrange day, weekend and longer cross country ski trips in winter.
Each year we organise a week long ski camp for members at Howmans Gap & Falls Creek, catering for cross-country skiers of all skill levels and including activities suited to new skiers, skaters and tourers alike.
We also schedule restaurant nights, pub nights, camping trips and barbeques and produce regular newsletters throughout the year to keep in touch. The club enjoys lots of good company and fun.
We have pub nights on the last Tuesday of each month (except December) from 6.30 p.m. onwards at various watering holes. This is an opportunity to get together, relax and have a meal and a drink. It's also a good time to plan trips. |
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Written by David Tomkins
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Sunday, 11 July 2010 13:58 |
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Snow gums on one of the many clearings on the Baw Baw Plateau
Mount St Gwinear is located on the Baw Baw Plateau in Gippsland, approximately 2.5 hours drive from Melbourne. Mount St Gwinear is part of the Baw Baw Plateau in Gippsland, which undulates between 1250m and 1560m.
The plateau receives high rainfall and is the only place in Victoria I know of where Myrtle Beech rainforest merges into sub-alpine vegetation. To cover snow clearing costs, Parks Victoria charge a $10.50 entry fee (this fee may be removed as of July 2010), with no trail fees.
There is a nice country pub 30 minutes from St Gwinear, in Erica, for a drink or meal at the end of the day. This is probably my favourite day trip destination from Melbourne.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 August 2010 14:19 )
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Written by Becky
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Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00 |
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The Winter Group BBQ this year was held at Banksia Park, as it has been for the past couple of years, to coincide with the orienteering club BBQ. I don’t think many Winter Group members (apart from Sheila) tried the orienteering, although Marianne and Martin took Savoy (the dog) for a walk along the tracks. Mostly we just sat and talked and cooked and ate and drank and did a trivia quiz – very pleasant. It was good to see Judy and Masako and to catch up with their news as we don’t often see them at pub nights.
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President’s Annual Report (May 2010) |
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Written by David Tomkins
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Sunday, 11 July 2010 09:35 |
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Unlike 2008, 2009 wasn’t a bumper snow season. But there was good skiing to be had for those who got their timing right, or were prepared to travel.
I was appointed by the Committee to the vacant position of President in June 2009. It has been a privilege to assist the Club in that way.
Our major activity was the Howmans Gap Camp in August which seemed to be enjoyed by all participants despite a mixed bag of weather. Some other activities did not go ahead because of lack of snow (primarily at Lake Mountain). This was probably more disappointing for the people of Marysville and Lake Mountain because they were looking for a good season to help recover from Black Saturday.
Our out-of-season camping trips and social activities have allowed members to keep in contact. Pub nights have continued to be popular with our venues list being fine tuned to favour those with good value food and wine and reasonably quiet and comfortable eating areas.
Being our biggest non-recoverable expense, public liability insurance costs have continued to concern the Committee. We propose to address this in the short term by putting a motion to the meeting tonight to increase the subscription rates. Falling membership numbers are also a concern, and if you see an opportunity to publicise the Club please let me know.
Finally, a big thank you to the Committee who have put in many, many hours attending meetings, organising activities, and performing their duties to keep the Club functioning. A special thanks to Loch Wilson for his many years of service as President, and continuing to represent Winter Group at “peak group” meetings. Thanks also to Jan Gross for auditing the Club’s books.
I look forward to the next cross country ski season.
David Tomkins |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 August 2010 14:16 )
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Howman’s Gap Report No. 1 - August 2009 |
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Written by Anne
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 00:00 |
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 This year there were seven of us – Marianne, Masako, Anne, Loch, Peter and Anthea & David (who both decided to keep to the trails in and around the resort, whilst the first five ventured out touring).
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