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The next Obi Surplus will be held Wednesday

the Fifth of September, starting 9.30 am

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Obi Obi Rural Fire Brigade conducted a hazard reduction burn along Kidaman Creek Rd

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Getting the hall ready for the 2018 Motorcycle Show and Shine

The “Drop the Clutch” Cafe

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Erecting the shade sails

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A meeting of the Obi Obi Hall sub committee and the Backall Range Motorcycle Club to organize the Motorcycle show

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A wedding held on the 24th of August 2018

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Wes Johnston’s 80th birthday at Obi Obi Hall

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 Wes addressing the gathering

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A 130kg feral pig shot in the Obi  Obi Valley by John Cutmore

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Wes Johnston’s birthday party

Wes Johnston, born at Frog Hollow in the Obi Obi Valley invites all valley residents to his 80th birthday and wake to be held at Obi Obi Hall, 3.00 pm on the 19.08.2018

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A wedding held on the 11.08.2018

Obi Obi Rural Fire brigade participated in a hazard reduction burn near Kenilworth

An echidna was taken out of harms way

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The new pathway from the parking area to the front entry

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Feral pigs in the Obi Valley

Pigs were brought to Australia by the First Fleet in 1788. Today, it is estimated that Australia now has up to 24 million feral pigs. They are among Queensland’s most widespread and damaging pest animals. Feral pigs spread weeds, degrade soil and water, prey on native species, damage crops and livestock, and carry diseases.

Red Foxes in the Obi Valley

Foxes (introduced in the 1830’s) have a major impact on the Australian fauna, predating on ground nesting birds, mammals and reptiles. Foxes compete with Australian native animals for food and habitat and can act as a reservoir of disease for wildlife and domestic animals. They also prey on John Cutmores  chickens.

Photo by John Cutmore

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The annual test and tag of the hall’s electricial equipment

An electrician checks for damage and tests for safety every portable electricial appliance, power board and power cord. The items are then tagged with a label to confirm that it has in fact been tested, along with showing who tested it, the test date and when the next test is due

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A wedding

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The next Obi Surplus will be held Wednesday the First of August starting 9.30 am.

.Lynda Windsor

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https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/fireweed

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Hall painting

After a thorough clean, paint preparation and extra waterproofing sealant, the hall’s external walls are now being repainted with an external wood stain

A new pathway

.A 1.2 m wide cement path will be extended around half of the hall, going from the disabled parking area to the main stairs and around to the front entrance.  The  south side of the  hall has heavy foot traffic and receives little sunlight leaving bare ground.

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Fairy lights

A more robust fairy light system is being introduced to replace, as sections fail, the existing domestic wiring

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A future project

There is need to control via a concrete drain the amount water that gets banked up under the side of the hall because of the raised water tank stands.  The drain will run from the gas bottles to the front of the hall and be diverted to one side

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This will help keep the underneath of the hall dry which will reduce the risk of white ants who have been discovered in timber placed on the ground between the building and the tanks

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