Mirimbah 1975
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John Thurgood
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The Delatite river is not suitable for learning to canoe on, but there are good, safe parts of the Howqua River around the area where it enters the Eildon Weir. The canoes built in the 70s at Mirimbah are still inside the shed and were used right up to the 1990s. Fishing tackle had also been bought for keen fishermen or women to use. During the winter, groups were going up into the snow country to build snow caves, go tobogganing and cross-country skiing. A rope and obstacle course, including a flying fox, were built during the year in the bush in front of the country centre. For the evenings and wet days, a lot of art/craft material was available. Students were able to do such things as kite-making, macrame, talc-stone carving, candle-making, woodwork, painting, bread-making, bean bag making and weaving. All of these were BIG in the 70s! An Orienteering course wasmarked out which involved groups finding their way around the bush with a compass to different spots marked on a map. A lotof books and games were purchased for the library up at Mirimbah.
On the 16th of December 1975, the last day of the school year, John & Ros packed their gear, locked up the camp, following the same ritual as staff do today, and began the drive back to Melbourne.
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