Working bee gives The Hut a spruce up

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Last Updated: Monday, 28 January 2019 13:28

A big thank you to all the volunteers who put in big time at a working bee at The Hut at Belanglo State Forest last weekend.

Friday was a stinker (temps nearing 40C and humidity over 80%), so minor chores were the go.

But when conditions were much more pleasant on the Saturday it was time for some hard yakka - and thankfully our intrepid handymen and women had the help of logging contractor (and now honorary Friend of the Hut Peter Perrett). 

Peter's expertise and equipment meant our crew cut, collected and stacked approximately four tons of firewood in just a few hours (see attached photos)! 

"It was a real treat to see how a professional chainsaw operator works," said FOTH organiser Peter Howe.

It was sad to see the removal of several trees considered too close to power lines or dangerous, but in the long run this was done for safety on the advice of a forester (a huge limb fell on the outhouse not long ago).

Thanks to other helpers on the weekend: Simone, Doug, Livinia and Jackson Jay; Len Minty, Sue Healy, Barry Pearce, Dave Lotty, Kevin Curby and Hugh Cameron.

The next working bee will probably be sometime mid-year when it will be much cooler.

Thanks to Peter Howe for this update and the photos.