Website Update

 

Work is progressing well with the separation of both sites. All I really need to do now is just add more information to Glenorchy Online and a little bit more to Semaphore Junction, and tinker a little bit with the design of the Semaphore Junction site. Apart from that, everything else has been changed over.

Back to Basics

 

Okay, I decided that creating a full Grampians site by myself would be a very big project. So I decided to leave the main Semaphore Junction page as my main creative outlet and am reworking the Grampians page into a page for Glenorchy.

Both sites will be separted by the end of the week.

Stay tuned.

Rupanyup Barley Banquet

 

More than 300 people are expected to don their black-tie best for the Rupanyup Barley Banquet tonight.

 

The charity event will be held in a marquee in the middle of a barley paddock.  This year part of the proceeds will go to the McGrath Foundation for breast-cancer research.

 

- Kate Dowler - Weekly Times

- Photo - Rupanyup Barley Banquet organisers Ben Cordes, Emily Fagan, Matt Downer, Wayne Filcock, Brenton Hurley, Jenny Downer and Paul Oxbrow (on tractor), prepare for a big night tonight.

Dadswells Bridge Giant Koala renamed after Sam the Koala

 

On Saturday the 10th of October 2009, the Giant Koala at Dadswells Bridge was renamed in memory of world-famous Sam the koala. Featuring speeches from the CFA Fire Fighter that is featured in the famous photo of Sam drinking from a water bottle, the Mayors of Northern Grampians and Wimmera Shires, Hugh Delahunty MP and John Forrest MP.

 

Owners Rob and Julie-Anne McPherson are partnering with the Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter, which cared for Sam until her death, to raise awareness of Australia's declining koala population

 

Sam became a symbol of hope amid the devastation of the Black Saturday bushfires after images of the burnt koala drinking water from the hands of Mirboo North CFA volunteer David Tree were broadcast and printed around the world.

 

Sam recovered from third-degree burns and lung damage in the Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter at Rawson but had to be put down on Thursday due to complications caused by Chlamydia.

 

Mr McPherson said the Giant Koala would offer information about the life- threatening disease, which affects 50 per cent of the koala population, and accept donations for the Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter.

 

He said he would also seek to develop an ongoing relationship with the CFA and was in the process of seeking permits to open a koala enclosure at Dadswells Bridge.

 

Updating in Progress

 

Hi All,

I've been busy gathering more information and photos and am slowly updating various aspects to all pages. I also hope to have the photos of the renaming of the Giant Koala up this week.

Cheers, William

Canola fields of Glenorchy

 

As you are driving towards Glenorchy on the Stawell-Warracknabeal Road, you will love the contrast of bushland from the Western Highway to the view of the Glenorchy flood plains.  During this time of the year, you'll see the magnificent view of a sea of yellow, the Canola fields. It's amazing seeing the contrast as you drive along seeing the flood plains and then the Canola fields before Glenorchy.  The view is even more amazing when you're leaving Glenorchy to go towards Stawell as you see the contrast of the Grampians in the background with the Canola flowers in the foreground.  Just absolutely spectacular.

Welcome to Grampians Online @ Semaphore Junction

 

I have decided to start fresh with a new look and new direction for Semaphore Junction. I have always intended to keep the name, but thought it was time to look towards different avenues.

The main part of the blog will inform readers to the happenings of the Grampians & Wimmera regions. Whilst on keeping on a personal note, I'll also take you on on a journey with some of my own personal experiences in the Grampians & Wimmera regions and my Glimmera section will inform you of the coming and goings happening around my new retreat in Glenorchy.

Stay tuned and I'll speak to you all very soon.

Starting from Scratch

 

Well, we're going to be starting from scratch with this blog. All previous Semaphore Junction posts will be archived to make way for things that are happening around the Grampians and at my new property Glimmera and my town of Glenorchy.

I will keep you posted on how things work out.  I will be leaving the first ever post listed on this blog.

A WINE-ing we all go

 

Well last night ended up being a great treat. We had the royal visit by my friends cousin, but don't really recall to what happened to the red carpet. After driving from the tramway museum to their place which was only just down the road and arrived there to find that they had already gone through 2 bottles *snort*. I brought along a couple snacks and a bottle of Pizzini (can't quite remember what it was bottle of red). I think we also went through less bottles compared with the last wine night that we had. After munching through some lovely prawns with a nice seafood sauce and then helping Chris out cooking on the barbie the conversation at the table aired on the side of religious discussion. Off to the stereo I go playing "On the Bible". Since the royal couple left and then everyone else decided to leave or hit the sack, the next best thing to end the night would be a screening of Priscilla with a nice fortified. All in all a great night plonk and food wise and the company pretty good. Well work on the next time.