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Reminder that the club's AGM is on Monday 07/07/08.
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Hindmarsh Ridge date change, now Sat 12/07/08 not Sun 13/07/08.
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Mountain Devils News Page.

Welcome to our "News" page. Any announcements/information/tid bits that need to be communicated to members will appear on this page.

24/06/08
Just a reminder that the club's AGM is on Monday 07/07/08. Some of the existing committee members have indicated that they will not be seeking re-election. Some opportunities will exist for new people to get involved.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

30/05/08
After three days of rebuilding the photo gallery from scatch I am happy to report that all is well so far and we have only lost a couple of photos. As for our hackers they appear to be defeated at the moment but I will have to be vigilant of any attempts to mount another attack. I have put the photo gallery back on-line.
Added walk report and photos for Stralights via Ahearn Lookout.
Some reshuffling of activities has put a couple of holes in our program and anyone who could put an activity to fill these holes please contact Michael.

See you on the trail,
Michael.

16/05/08
I am sorry to advise that we have been the subject of a successful hack of our photo gallery. I am currently in the process of updating the gallery software to remove the hack and the security vulnerability that allowed it to happen. It appears the hack not only affects the software we are using for the photo gallery but other applications using the PHP scripting language, MySQL databases and has wreaked havoc across a number of applications/web sites.
I STRESS THAT AT THIS STAGE ONLY THE PHOTO GALLERY HAS BEEN HACKED THE REST OF THE WEBSITE APPEARS TO BE OK.
Please ensure that your computer's security patches and your anti-virus software are both up to date.

See you on the trail,
Michael.

09/04/08
Added photos for Picton Walk, Dharawal exploratory to the Matilda Tank.
Just a reminder that the Walk Leaders meeting is Friday the 2nd of May.
I will be away from Saturday 12/4 till 24/04. Please don't send anything to me until after 24/4.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

19/03/08
Added walk reports for Panaia to Padstow and Box Head (Putty Beach car camp), hope to have a report for the car camp itself shortly.
Added photos for Box Haed and the car camp to the photogallery. If anyone has any funny photos they would like to have added please send them to me.

See you on the trail,
Michael.

11/03/08
Been a while since I have done a site update. Have added photos for Xmas BBQ, Brokers Nose, Mt Westmacott and Chinese New Year.
Autumn program is in full swing and we still have a vacany for 17th/18th of May. If anyone can add an activity that would be great.
Also added some walk/social activities reports.

See you on the trail,
Michael.

09/01/08
Important information about the Thredbeo Car Camp.
Bob has provided further information for people particpating in the Thredbo Car Camp. The information is available here as a pdf file.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

30/12/07
Reg has confirmed the booking for Friday the 14th of March to Sunday the 16th for the Car Camp at Putty Beach, Bouddi National Park. Spaces are limited, if you have not booked already please contact Reg on 9829 5824 ASAP.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

30/10/07
Important Information about Fishers Ghost Parade.
Maureen has had notification from Council about Saturday's Parade. We are Number 27 and we should be at the old showground at 12 midday. Even though the parade doesn't start until later. Last year we took some lunch and drinks, however they did sell tea and coffee at the showground. PLEASE can we have as many walkers as possible, numbers are quite low at this stage. Thanks heaps, Maureen. Contact Maureen on 4625 3192 or 0413 555 588 if you can attend.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

24/10/07
I have published the summer activities program. For various reasons we are short of walk leaders at the moment. The upshot is that the summer program is a bit on the light side. This is OK for this quarter as it is summer but we may encounter problems down the track if we can not get enough people to organise activities. After looking through the program if anyone can fill in a hole please contact Michael on 0411 234 217.
Added some activities reports.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

17/10/07
Dennis has added a walk for Sunday 29 October to the Boxvale Track.
Added a walk report for Forest Track, Red Rocks NR and some photos.
Just a reminder that the Activity Leaders meeting is on Friday the 19th of October. We are desperately short of leaders at the moment and anyone willing to put on an activity would be greatly appreciated.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

03/10/07
Unfortunately Bob has had to cancel his walks pending knee surgery. We now have gaps in our program for the following weekends: 28/29 October and 17/18 November. Anyone who can add an activity for these weekends please let Michael know on 0411 234 217.
Added a walk report for Wedderburn Wildflowers and some photos.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

19/08/07
Updated information for the Wombeyan Caves Car Camp.
I have been in contact with the National Parks office at Wombeyan Caves.
Camping Space Availability - the campground is large and we do not have to book places. NP advise that we just need to book-in and pay ($8 per head per day) at their office upon arrival. As I intend on arriving on the Friday around lunch time I need people to let me know that they are coming so we can grab a large enough spot for all of us that is not too far from the amenities.
Activities - There are no long walks in this area but there are several shorter walks that we can do. But off course we are at the caves so a visit to them is essential. Some of the caves require bookings (and a cost) while others are self-guided. As some people have already indicated that they will not be arriving till the Saturday morning I think we would be better to arrange for some cave visits on Saturday afternoon. I feel that we can sort this out on the Saturday. All going well happy-hour should start on schedule.
There are cabins available and if you wish to book these you will need to do this yourself and I would suggest booking ASAP. Contact the caves office on 02 4843 5976.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

06/08/07
With the sudden and very sad departure of our good friend Helen L some changes have been made to the activites program. Please refer to the activities page for updated contact details.
Michael and Ellie have volunteered to take over organising the car camp to Wombeyan Caves, they need to make enquires about booking sites ASAP. Could anyone interested in going please contact Michael on 0411 234 217 ASAP so we can get an idea of the number of people and therefore sites we may need.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

01/08/07
Sat 25th of August, Nunsense, Picton Theatre Group. 8pm dinner show at Picton. Tickets are $40. Contact Helen F ASAP on 9605 2230 for bookings and payment required by the 6th of August.
Spring activities program is up on the website now.
Several walk reports have been added, as well as some more photos in our photo gallery.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

18/07/07
Do to transport issues (track work on Airport line) the Manly walk on Sunday the 18th of August has been cancelled. Kevin will instead be putting on the Hindmarsh Ridge walk in it's place.
See you on the trail,
Michael.

04/07/07
The clubs AGM was held on Monday the 2nd of July. The clubs management committee for 07-08 is as follows:
President - Dennis
Vice President - Kevin
Secrectary - Glenys
Treasurer - Max
Safety Officer - Jon
Activities Coordinator - Michael
Welfare Officer - Maureen
Publicity Officer - Vacant
Public officer - Dennis
At this stage the position of Publicity Officer is vacant, if anyone is interested in this position could they please get in contact with the President or the Secretary.
Two items were on the agenda for the AGM. The first was the fee structure for 2007-08. It was resoved that the fee structure should be:
Single person - $30;
Couple - $50;
Pensioner $20 (on production of a pension concession card).
The second item was the abolishing of visitor fees. Much discussion ensued and the resolution was voted on and carried. Visitor fees are no longer to be charged for visitors attending club activities. As a side note, discussion on how to police visitor walks will occur at the leaders meeting on Friday the 20th of July.
Kevin has advised for his walk on "Sunday July 29 - Wollstonecraft to Gore Hill. In consideration of the members attending Xmas in July the night before, this walk will start one hour later than my other city walks. Thanks Kevin"
Members may be interested in the NPA Great Australian Bushwalk which is on Sunday September 9. www.greataustralianbushwalk.org.au - full program details will be available on their website on Monday July 23.
See you on the trail,
Michael.