OBI OBI HALL

A working bee will be held on Sunday, the 14 th April, at 9.00 am.

The aim of the working bee will be to complete the fence around the water tanks, connect a water tap to the front of the hall, and re-arrange the under stage storage area. There will be a wedding held at the hall on the following weekend, so a hall cleanup and mow of the grounds will have to be carried out

Tank fence plan

The vacant area beside the water tanks is reserved for a small shed for a mower and garden equipment.

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The result of the working Bee held on the 9.03.13.

1. A partially complete fence around the water tank area. Required to fulfill our Duty of Care responsibility by preventing accidental access to an area with potential safety problems.

2. The hall’s windows were serviced,  some were sticking with a couple requiring some force to open, and the internal window corners extensively populated by tiny spiders and their webs. Beeswax lubrication and a good clean has restored the operation and appearance.

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The new fence

A top set of rails will be fitted at the next working bee.

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100 mm hardwood square posts donated by Pam Engle.

120 x 50 hardwood rails donated by Rodney Heading.

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Seven volunteers attended the working bee.

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There was not enough labour available to attempt a clean up of the storage area under the stage. which has little room left to even  move around in.

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THE FIRE SHED

The Department of Community Safety has lodged with Sunshine Coast Regional Counci (SCRC) a Development Application for a Fire Shed. Providing no delays are incurred with the process , a response is expected after another nine weeks, delays may result from local objections, Department of Transport and Main Roads and SCRC requirements.

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Hire bookings

A birthday party was held at the hall on the 2nd of March, and  another birthday party to be held on the 4th of May .

A wedding will be held on the 20th of April and another wedding on the 20th of July.

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The Development Application to SCRC.

Page 1. An aerial photo taken close to the end of the renovation

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Page 2. Leased area site plan.

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Page 3. Fire shed building details.

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GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY, 21.02.13 at the hall, 7.30pm.

At this meeting the Management Committee would like to discuss the hall’s 100th year birthday.

Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek hall

We have had our first hall hiring, an afternoon Tupperware Party.

The hall is now booked for two weddings and one meeting, with two birthday parties being negotiated.

The Blog’s pages section have been expanded to include information on hall hiring, hiring application forms, photos, and a calendar which shows booked events as “busy”.

The Management Committee has put in place a hall hiring policy which sets out guidelines for the hire fees charged, bond amount and any hire conditions depending on the type of event held.

The Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek hall is now on Facebook.

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Mowing at the hall, now, currently a fortnightly event.

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From Dennis Woodford

Recently on a rainy overcast morning, I came across the following snake.,I first thought that I had discovered a new snake breed, but it was a  green tree snake with a greatly distended  throat  trying to swallow a frog. It appeared to be using the ground to force the frog down it’s throat.  Sensing danger by my presence, the snake then disgorged the frog and quickly left.

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First contact, frog going down.

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Danger sighted

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Time to leave

Frog coming out

Out

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About 200 people, a mix of  our local communities and visitors to the area, consisting of children, young, family and older people attended the event. It was good to hear ” How you going, haven’t seen you for a long time” or ” Where do you live” repeated around the gathering.

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The fire was popular.

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The BBQ stand supplied in a variety of combinations, cooked steak, bacon and sausage,  with onion and salad on bun or bread, with all ingredients  sourced locally. Soft drinks also available.

The placing of the BBQ stall in the car park adjacent to the kitchen giving closer kitchen access  made operating the stand easier .  The barbecue equipment (barbecue, tables and large esky) was supplied by The Blackall Range Rovers, and the marquee from Kenilworth SES. Both Associations have a policy of  allowing other community organisations to use their equipment at no cost.

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Round midnight

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The day after.

Some patrons decided to party all night. Once again thanks to our neighbour J Johnson, we were allowed to use his adjoining paddock for parking.

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These items were left at the hall. Two folding white plastic chairs, one red canvas folding chair, one blue and white eskie, one blue soft eskie bag, two plastic crates and one wood plank. The items are presently stored in the front door entry.

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This fundraiser was organized by the Management Committee,  with the positions of gate attendants, BBQ cooks, kitchen supervisor and crowd control on the night; and the before and after jobs of publicity, catering, band coordination, lighting, mowing, parking area organization and hall and property cleaning carried out by the Management Committee  along with our core group of Association volunteers.

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The Management Committee has approved four new memberships, consisting of  two Associate members, Sharon Wyhoon and Margaret Tonner and one Full member, Ray Passmore and a Special member, Paul Newsham.

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FROM THE MARY VALLEY VOICE  19.12.12

Text by S Walker

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From John Cutmore 01.11.12

Photo by J Cutmore

FOX AND SNAKE 001  AMAZING, the fox had obviously grabbed the snake by the head intending to make a meal of it.  The snake had then wrapped around the fox and strangled it.  The snake was still alive and we managed to prise
open the fox’s jaws and release it into the care of the local snake catcher.

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