Probus Club of Warragul - Tarago Inc.
WARRAGUL VICTORIA AUSTRALIA 3820
Probus club #1006155 incorporation number A0047473C
Our Coffee and Walking Group.
"THE Meanderes" founded March 2024
Our
leader is:
Dianne P, 0438 314 143 .
We all meet at Burke (Bourke) Street park just before 9:00 AM each month 3rd Friday.
WHAT DO WE DO:
We have an IMPORTANT rule that no-one may walk by themselves,
There must be at least 2 in a group, obviously this is for safety.
Everyone should bring water, a hat and good walking shoes and a pair of walking poles.
The Meanderers meet at 9 am every third Friday of the month at Burke Street Car park and we can carpool if desired,
We will normally have COFFEE afterwards at a café nearby of course, when available.
We have a tail end Charlie (named Keith).
Future Walks:
Friday, 15th November 2024.
There are two walks available. One is an easy 2 km walk, the other is 3 km walk up
a hill, along and down again. Uralla is a lovely reserve and always a pleasure to
walk. If I can do the harder walk, anyone who is like me can do it. Coffee at Gippsland Food & Wine, Yarragon.
Friday, 20th December 2024.
Christmas Day is the
following week but Probus members may just like a stroll in the forest at the Lyrebird
Walk near Mirboo North to get the pre-Christmas busyness out of their system.
Walks we have been on:
Friday, 18th October 2024.
The weather on the third Friday of October, if you remember, was awful with
forecasts of rain and hail. Keith and I got to the Burke St carpark not expecting
anybody to arrive. However, one intrepid person did come so the three of us went
to Drouin where we walked along the Twin Towns Trail to Middels and enjoyed a coffee together. If it is a wet day in the future, this is what we will do.
Friday, 20th September 2024. , nine happy people set off for the Moe Rail Trail, starting from Sullivan’s Track, just north of Lake Narracan.
The track was sheltered from the wind and we enjoyed strolling along together.
Following the walk, we went down to Lake Narracan to check out the wind along the jetty. It nearly did blow us off, but we found, as always, that walking along a jetty is really satisfying. Just so long as we didn’t dive in.
There were reminders of what happens when diving from
this particular jetty all along it. Very
sad.
Friday 16th August 2024, Alan N lead the Meanderers group of happy group of walkers who enjoy walking and chatting followed by refreshments and more chatting went to Noojee and walked from the old train terminus back to the trestle bridge along the old railway line formation followed by refreshments at the Little Red Duck café.
The walk was 2km each way and the track was in good condition and made for easy walking.
We had a look at the trestle bridge from the top and noticed a sign that said only 9 people could be on the bridge at any time.
For more photos see our 2024 photos page.
Meanderers August 16 2024, Noojee Trestle Bridge our happy group.
Friday,
19th July 2024.
On Friday, 19th July, 17 happy Meanderers walked along the rail trail from Mirboo North to Boollara, starting at Darlimurla Station.
We admired the amazing steel bridge crossing Murray's Creek (or was it Murphy's Creek?).
Ron told us that years ago he rode his bike along this trail and carried his bike down the steep slope to the creek and up the other side. A feat in itself.
We walked 5 km. Congratulations everyone.
After
the walk, we enjoyed lunch and a coffee in the comfortable atmosphere of Gippsland
Food & Wine, Yarragon.
Our Group on the Neil Trease Bridge Darlimurla.
Nineteen
of us meandered in the rain along the Ralph
Cornwall walk at Noojee.
It was a lovely walk with tall mountain ash eucalypts and tree ferns for
us to enjoy. I must congratulate the
stalwart Meanderers, none of whom complained about getting wet.
That is what bush walking is all about, taking the good with the
not-so-good. Following the walk, we
enjoyed the warmth of the fire in Red
Parrot Cafe
, as well as the coffee, scones and other delights.
Friday 17th May,
We met at Burke Street car park and car pooled to the Nangara Reserve.
Twenty-one happy walkers enjoyed the ambiance and the artworks at Nangara Reserve, Jindivick.
The map on the internet said it was a 3.5 km. walk, but the people who put that in have not walked it. To get to 3.5 km, one would have to do the walk taking in the hill leading up to the road and down again – or go around twice!
My phone made it 2.7 km. but I did hear that somebody’s phone was only 1.5 km. (That would have to be a man with much longer steps than mine.)
However, it is a lovely walk,
incorporating some small hills, and we all enjoyed it. The coffee
afterwards at Middels
in Drouin put the icing on the cake – or
the sweet chilli sauce on the sweet potato chips.
Friday 19th April,
Rokeby rail train starting western end, we met at Burke street and car pooled and drove to Rokeby and parked at the rear of the hall.
Then we all carefully crossed the main road and carefully walked down the steep hill to the rail trail, then walked up to the old Telegraph road we then walked back inspecting the Tarago river and then a Bower birds Bower he obviously likes Blue colour.
Up the big hill and our cars and back to a well earned morning tea at the Neighbourhood Cafe.
Thanks Di and Keith.
Our group ready to go.
Bower birds Bower.
Keith and Ron checking the Tarago river.
Our first walk:
Friday 15th March at the Edward Hunter Bush Reserve in Moe around the lake. It was a 3 km walk and only one short hill, which we will go up very slowly.
We pooled cars to drive to Moe.
We were home by lunchtime.
We had eleven very happy people come.
Please let Dianne P know if you would like to join in.
Future walks:
Friday, 19th April, and we will do the Rokeby Rail Trail.