Last Hundred Posts

(If you want to see everything back to 2013, check out this archive).

• Next Monday night, curry night
  We nautical types know that the engine that really got international trade moving was the spice trade, the Dutch East Indies and all that, but apparently our knowledge of history is only partial, and the trade in Indian spices to Europe goes back to Roman times when it was huge. There is a new (and… Read more: Next Monday night, curry night
• Expedition to the Tamar
  Dennis Muscovich writes: ‘Row from Georgetown to Launceston. 2 days/ 3 nights. Last Week in October. Open to all members but limited spaces. Contact Dennis 0428 364 178‘
• Skiff Working Bee 12th October
  Mike Hewitt writes: ‘There will be a Skiff working bee on the 12th of October starting at 10am at the LBT. This is a Saturday morning and we hope to have a lot of rowers available to help. Please inform your group members and encourage them to participate. A bbq lunch is on the agenda… Read more: Skiff Working Bee 12th October
• An historic moment
  The afternoon of September 10 2024. Big Phil directed traffic, Pete Shimeld hooked up the motor, and Viking’s propeller turned for the first time is decades! It is eleven years since Viking has been on the water. She may have a bit of taking up to do when she goes in the briny in the… Read more: An historic moment
• ‘Little blue boat’ coming to Franklin
  A few months ago a ‘boaty’ story that hit the news was the imminent demise of a small yacht moored for decades in Montrose Bay. See for instance this item from the ABC). Its claim to fame was that it was part of the landscape of the Derwent River, in the eye line as cars… Read more: ‘Little blue boat’ coming to Franklin
• Monday night dinner Sept 9: Mediterranean
  We recently participated in one of ‘those’ pizza discussions which nearly came to blows. Is pineapple a permissible ingredient? If you put pineapple on your pizza bring it along to the LBT dinner on Monday night after 6pm and be prepared for some lively debate. If you don’t like pineapple (or pizza) come anyway with… Read more: Monday night dinner Sept 9: Mediterranean
• On the Water with Franklin School
  Mike Dredge has been in contact with headmaster James Milne up at Franklin Primary, and we are expecting the kids down for the annual rowing program on all four Fridays in November. We would love to have your assistance, either in the boats or out. If you want to participate please submit your name <<here>>.… Read more: On the Water with Franklin School
• Where did all the boats go?
  Normally our pontoons support a healthy population of boats, following the dictum that a wharf (or pontoon) abhors a vacuum. This week it is strangely empty. There is an explanation: Saturday night’s westerly gale sent it off on little wander into the river. Fortunately the safety chain held, and by Sunday afternoon everything was back… Read more: Where did all the boats go?
• AWBF August newletter
  Read all about it <<here>>. Of particular import to those who want a boat in the Festival is that registrations close SOON. Register <<here>>.
• Monday dinner: Pommy grub
  The first Monday in spring, so we are informed, but the BOM forecaster has other ideas. So tailor your culinary offerings to what you think is appropriate – winter warming stodge or something seasonal to celebrate spring. Just make it British, and bring $5 for the kitty and something to drink.
• Water, water everywhere
  A very high tide met a flood coming down the river with the inevitable consequences. Pics from Zainab.
• Draft Minutes for LBT Committee August meeting
  You can read them <<here>>.
• Incidents, Hazards and Improvements
  The best way to get the attention of the Committee for something that you think needs correcting around the LBT is to submit the details through the online form that has been provided for this purpose. If you scroll down on the LBT homepage there are a couple of very obvious buttons on the right… Read more: Incidents, Hazards and Improvements
• Monday night BBQ coming up
  Time to gather around the hotplate and have a deep and meaningful about the virtues of thin versus thick sausages, which brand of tomato sauce is best, whether fried onions enhance or detract etc. Bring something to char, something to share, something to drink and $5 for the kitty after 6pm.
• Nominating for the LBT Committee
  On the notice board inside the Shed there is a big red arrow pointing to a collection of blank committee nomination forms. Four have already been completed – see them <<here>>. That leaves eight more positions to fill. PLEASE CONSIDER. In particular we are seeking a SECRETARY.
• Living Boat Trust AGM 2024 Sept 21
  Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of the Living Boat Trust Inc, 2024 6:00 pm 21st Sept, 3337 Huon Hwy, Franklin TAS 7113 (We plan to follow the meeting with a BBQ)
• Heads down, bums up on Tuesday
  The pictures say it all.
• How seaworthy is your small boat?
  A recent item in Small Craft Advisor alerted us to the online test you can do to make this assessment. In a recent post they make the point that ‘small’ does not necessarily mean unsafe. They cite the example of a small boat grounded in a tricky river entrance which was freed simply by hopping… Read more: How seaworthy is your small boat?
• Passionate young shipwrights
  Nice article in Southern Wooden Boat Sailing about Tasmanian Shipwrights and Co at the Oyster Cove Marina in Kettering. One of the owners is Nathan O’Neil who did the course at the Wooden Boat Centre a couple of years ago. They are apparently looking for an apprentice. Read all about it <<here>>.
• Getting the boats ready for Tawe Nunnagah
  Gavin is sorting out the navigation lights on Shannon.
• ‘Ice and fire’ at the Palais Thursday 22nd August
  Barbara Dawson points out this free documentary which should be of interest to many local LBT members. Date and time: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (be on time!) Join Save Our Marine Life, Environment Tasmania and the Australian Marine Conservation Society for a free screening of Ice and Fire: Protecting Australia’s… Read more: ‘Ice and fire’ at the Palais Thursday 22nd August
• The Franklin Frosties
  For some of us the right time for swimming in the Huon comes maybe in February after it has had a whole summer to warm up. Michelle Crawford and her friends reckon any time is fine – even now. My God. She has an item about the joys in the ABC news – read it… Read more: The Franklin Frosties
• Monday night curry night
  Time for something from the subcontinent – curry, samosas, dal, palau, gulab jamun, you choose. Bring along your dish to share, $5 for the kitty and something to drink. Alternatively, if you have run out of culinary inspiration bring $20 instead of a dish and with any luck you will get fed. After 6pm at… Read more: Monday night curry night
• LBT Committee minutes and next meeting
  The draft minutes for the July meeting can be found <<here>>. The next meeting is on August 22nd: an agenda is being prepared <<here>>. This may well be the last meeting before the AGM. Don’t forget to nominate for a committee position. There are printed forms pinned to the notice board at the Shed, or… Read more: LBT Committee minutes and next meeting
• We almost did it properly in the ‘old’ days
  Brian Marriott has unearthed some photos from the early noughties which will make a nice addition to the LBT collection. Amongst them is a record of the launch of Swiftsure at the end of November 2004, which, it appears, involved the sacrifice of some red wine rather than the traditional champagne. Tut tut. Paula Wriedt… Read more: We almost did it properly in the ‘old’ days
• 2024 LBT AGM documents folder
  For every AGM we create a folder of relevant documents, which has the forms, the agenda, reports etc for the upcoming meeting, and which remains as a history of that year. See the 2024 folder here and download nomination forms from it so you can propose some of the many worthy LBT members of your… Read more: 2024 LBT AGM documents folder
• Solar for ‘Raid’ boats?
  Small Craft Advisor has a nice article about how steady improvements in solar technology over the last decade has made this technology much more practical for use in small boats. Read all about it here. If this really takes off one of the things we will have to get used to is a new boat… Read more: Solar for ‘Raid’ boats?
• First Aid Course
  Sirpa Loevendie from the Wooden Boat Centre writes: ‘We are setting up a first aid course for volunteers and employees and should have extra spots available for LBT people. I am waiting to hear back regarding a pricing for the CPR refresher course, but the full First Aid and refresher is $150 per person. The… Read more: First Aid Course
• Monday night dinner August 12
  It’s back to the Med for culinary inspiration for this coming Monday, which provides a pretty wide taste palette ( the Levant to the east, Spain to the west, North Africa to the south, and enumerable cuisines to the north). Come along with your offering, plus $5 for the kitty and something to drink.
• Casting eyes to the north
  At Monday night dinner we heard about Matt Gogarty’s plans for a holiday in some islands off Sumatra, which lead to Piet Lundstedt regaling us with taies of visiting another Indonesian island, Madura, which is a serious wooden boat building centre. If you are feeling like some armchair travel in a warmer climate you might… Read more: Casting eyes to the north
• Punto in the workshop
  Punto has come in for some TLC after several years out in the elements and being actively used. Looks like the interior paint has held up reasonably well, but the varnish not so much. Also the transom knees need replacing and if you look to the stern of the boat you can see this job… Read more: Punto in the workshop
• No sooner said than done
  We reported last week that Nick Whyatt and the crew were planning to cure the leaks in the Flying 15 by covering the boat with a dynel sheath, and when we visited the Wooden Boat Centre this week it had already happened. That green tape is the waterline, so they must already be thinking about… Read more: No sooner said than done
• Do you recognise this canoe?
  Glen Johnson writes:
• Monday Dinner 5th August: it’s British
  t is still very British weather, so lets have a cookup that will warm us up. Bring along your black pudding, mashy peas, rice pudding etc to share (plus $5 for the kitty and something to drink) and we will enjoy the new heaters in the Shed.
• Look what’s happened to the Flying Fifteen!
  We’d been scratching our heads about what to do about the leak(s) in the Flying Fifteen when Nick Whyatt and the team at the Wooden Boat Centre took over. No messing about: here is what the boat used to look like: and here she is now – stripped bare. Those planks are Huon Pine to… Read more: Look what’s happened to the Flying Fifteen!
• Them weeders is a tough lot
  It might have been sunny, but the frost was still thick on the ground when Endra O’May took the Tas Land Conservancy party out to North Egg Island to chase down Spanish Heath. The recent rain had brought the water table up too so it was a boggy business, but they persevered. Mind you they… Read more: Them weeders is a tough lot
• Vale Lew Sweatman
  Lew’s sister Bronwen contacted us with the sad news news that he passed away (of natural causes) whilst building boats up in New South Wales. Apart from being a larger than life character, Lew is possibly best remembered as one of the main builders at the Wooden Boat Centre of ‘Belle’, commissioned by the world… Read more: Vale Lew Sweatman
• End of month BBQ coming up
  We were able to practise our barbecue skills this week, lets really make ’em count when we gather for our Monday night meal. The usual, something for the grill, something to share, something to drink, and $5 for the kitty. And if you really can’t cook (shame) bring $20 and hope for indulgence.
• LBT AGM 21st September: Committee positions
  At its July meeting the committee set September 21 as the date for the AGM, at which time the old committee will stand down and a new committee will be voted in.  This year in particular there is an opportunity for renewal and change. We will be looking for a new president and a new… Read more: LBT AGM 21st September: Committee positions
• Viking
  Pete Shimeld was up to his ears in Viking electrics on Tuesday.
• Painting Abel Tasman
  Now that the hull is sealed up Bob and Pete are applying a coat of paint to Abel Tasman. The colours have been chosen to match the original (circa 1970) scout livery. Pic from Glenys Bounday
• Escapee dinghies
  There was a very high tide on Friday evening. A couple of dinghies (not ours) have taken the opportunity to make a run for it – to Wattle Grove. If you recognize them contact Gary McDonald at Huon Yacht club – 0408 434 549
• Committee Meeting 24th July
  An agenda is being prepared here. If you want to catch up on what business has recently been addressed see the minutes for the last meeting here.
• A familiar face (and a familiar boat)
  A recent video in the Australian Wooden Boat Festival’s ‘Folks and Boats’ series features Saul Davidson talking about the restoration of his Hartley 16. Watch it here. For those who haven’t participated in Tawe Nunnugah and don’t know Saul, he has been one of our intrepid safety boat operators on a number of Raids.
• Monday night BBQ dinner coming up
  It is a long month so we will have a couple of barbecues to end it. Quite right and very nautical too – Long John Silver’s nickname was Barbecue. Come along with your snags and kebabs for the hotplate, something to share, something to drink and $5 for the kitty after 6pm.
• On the water? No, in the water
  Who says it is too cold to go in the water in Tassie in winter? You just have to be wearing the right clobber. Last weekend two of Endra’s young friends prevailed on her to take them scalloping at Shoal Bay, Maria Island in her boat Nord. They did alright too – not much competition.
• South Passage
  There is a nice article in Southern Wooden Boat Sailing about the sail training ship ‘South Passage’. It is by her skipper Phil Woodgate, who was in charge on Capricornia for the last Tawe Nunnugah. Read it here.
• The Argonaut is for sale
  Not one of Jason’s ships, but perhaps even better an Adrian Dean scout boat, apparently still in good condition. Sadly St Helens Scout Troop have wound up and they are dispersing their equipment. Read all about it here.
• Boating in Finland
  In response to our recent post about the Swedish Post Race (‘The Swedish Tawe Nunnugah?‘) we have received this very alluring description of ‘Small boating in a small part of the Finish Coast’ from Mark Pearse. Thanks Mark! I am lucky enough to have spent time in Finland, & even luckier as that includes quite… Read more: Boating in Finland
• Next Monday night dinner July 15th Curry night
  For next Monday something from India or south east Asia: a spicy main or a tasty dessert. See you after 6pm with your dish, $5 for the kitty and something to drink
• Looking after the boats on Tuesday
  Freyja has ‘mysteriously’ migrated from the verandah to a prime spot under a heater in the Shed where she is having her gunwhales varnished. Capricornia is a little more immovable so John is having to fit her cover outside – hope he beat the rain.
• Huon Yacht Club time trial report
  Phil Petterson and Des Power in Gretchen flew the flag for the LBT at this event. Gary McDonald reports: Sunday’s Time trial No 3 came with a foggy and chilly start. Nevertheless we ended up with 4 active participants with 2 apologies. Mistral and Acacia made the start time with Wiraway and Gretchen starting a… Read more: Huon Yacht Club time trial report
• Helping conserve the Egg Islands
  Every year the Tas Land Conservancy send teams out to the islands to remove noxious weeds, and it is the LBT’s job to get ’em there. The next dates are the 29th and 30th July. If you have a motor boat license and would like to help out please send the secretary an email: sec@lbt.org.au… Read more: Helping conserve the Egg Islands
• Pontoon developments
  The plan to put in piles for the pontoon at ‘Cartela Corner’ is coming to fruition. Those with long memories may recall that the funding for this has come from a State Government grant for the Franklin Foreshore administered by the Huon Valley Council. The engineering for this development was endorsed some time ago, Parks… Read more: Pontoon developments
• ‘Radar’ at Port Huon
  If you glance to port as you travel south past the marina opposite the Kermandie Hotel you should notice the restored Sydney ferry ‘Radar’ – she is very big and bright. Last weekend a number of us had the opportunity to go for a cruise on her. It was a very different experience to a… Read more: ‘Radar’ at Port Huon
• Suggestions for grants
  In response to last week’s post regarding this topic the suggestions (so far) have included Got any more to add? If so submit it through <<this form>>. The Committee is still listening.
• Monday night dinner July 7th: something Mediterranean
  This week’s ‘best of British’ was a good excuse for mulled wine, toad in the hole, bread and butter pudding and other midwinter specials. Next week we are off to the south: what winter dishes hail from there? If you have one in your repertoire great, otherwise dive into your recipe books. In either case… Read more: Monday night dinner July 7th: something Mediterranean
• Getting Nancy up to spec
  Last week we had a visit from AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) who identified a number of improvements to bring Nancy up to specification so that she can be re-registered. Pip Stevenson got on the job, attaching a bracket for a lifebuoy light (amongst other tasks).
• Wooden Boat Festival June Newsletter
  All sorts of news: the announcement of a presentation by Thor Jensen, there will be a symposium on the Boats of Norman Wright and Sons, and lots more. Read it here.
• Draft Minutes for June LBT Committee Meeting
  Read them here.
• Grants for the LBT: what do we want?
  The newly installed heaters are courtesy of a grant from Bendigo Bank, and aren’t they great? The Shed has been habitable and a good workplace right through the cold spell we have been experiencing, when otherwise it would have been pretty miserable. Are there other assets that we should be thinking about funding and for… Read more: Grants for the LBT: what do we want?
• Best of British Monday night
  What a winter it has been, and will it ever end? Of course the Brits developed their phlegm in the face of such weather that extended from autumn to spring, and a cuisine to go along with it. So on Monday night come along to the LBT after 6pm with your British dish to banish… Read more: Best of British Monday night
• Booking a boat
  If you want to use an LBT boat please BOOK IT ONLINE. For many years the Skiffies had an online system which worked reasonably well, and this has been simplified and improved for use with all LBT boats. The new system has been in operation for a number of months and seems to be up… Read more: Booking a boat
• Get better Brian
  Last week our indomitable Nancy skipper Brian Pain cracked his hip when he came off a ladder whilst dealing with a new water tank. Ouch! He tells us there is no need for an operation – old father time is in charge of the cure. In the meantime he is a bit uncomfortable, and suggesting… Read more: Get better Brian
• A boat cover for Capricornia
  John the canvas man needed a good solid ridgepole for the boat cover for Capricornia. Henk and Pip made a scissor brace to support the boom which did the job, and John was able to get on with making a template.
• Cover for Five Bells
  Jen Avery has been hard at work on it, and it is looking good.
• Elements of Shipboard Safety
  This is the course to do for people messing around in boats. Topics include accident prevention, extinguishing fires, how to handle man overboard, abandon ship etc. You can read more about it here. It is subsidised in Tasmania: cost $390. The even better news is that if you are a Centrelink recipient (including part time… Read more: Elements of Shipboard Safety
• Monday night BBQ dinner
  Last Monday of the month coming up, which means a BBQ. It is also pretty much midwinter – sunset doesn’t get much earlier, so a good night for a fire? Bring your offering for the griddle, plus a course to share, something to drink and $5 for the kitty.
• LBT Committee Meeting June 26
  An agenda is being prepared here. Lots of decisions being made for Tawe Nunnugah with applications being opened soon, for the ‘Cartela Corner’ pontoon, which seems to have finally cleared the bristling hedge of permits and bureaucratic hurdles, for Nancy (she has battery problems and requires re-registration), and there is more. If there is business… Read more: LBT Committee Meeting June 26
• Emergency management on Nancy
  Nancy crew members crowded into the cabin (too cold out) to participate in the session run by Pip Stevenson. Getting the old lifejackets on proved more challenging than we had expected – see below. Thanks for running this Pip. ps. If you want to be involved with Nancy we are more than happy to run… Read more: Emergency management on Nancy
• The Swedish Tawe Nunnugah?
  Gary McDonald is entertaining himself these cold Tasmanian winter days by browsing YouTube, and came up with this delightful video of the ‘Mail boat Race across the Aland (Baltic) Sea’. Apparently in the old days the job of carrying the mail was contracted out to small farmers in small boats – rowing and sailing, and… Read more: The Swedish Tawe Nunnugah?
• Dr Shed’s advice for a healthy winter
  ‘Dr Shed’ is our own Brian Walpole, whose main activity with the LBT is helping out with the On the Water program. In another life he makes well being videos for the Tasmanian Men’s Shed Association. See the latest one <<here>>.
• Draft Minutes for May committee meeting
  Read them <<here>>.
• Warm in the Shed
  The picture below looks fairly ordinary – Bob Buckley working on the Scout boat – but the significant bit is above him. That orange glow emanating from the hanging strips is heat! – well and truly worth the exclamation mark these cold mornings. Andy Ritchie recently won a grant from Bendigo Bank for these heaters… Read more: Warm in the Shed
• Monday night, curry night
  As we head towards the shortest day it is time to savor the thought of a long Monday evening around the LBT banquet table with a choice of Indian foods before us to tease the palate and stimulate the conversation, and with THE NEW OVERHEAD HEATERS TO KEEP US WARM!! Bring your favourite Indian dish,… Read more: Monday night, curry night
• June edition of Afloat magazine out now
  The latest ‘Afloat’ magazine is as full of interest as usual – pick up a copy at the chandlery or at the WBC, or <<read it online here>>. Among the stories is the tale of ‘the Wager’. If you like your sea dramas grim the Wager is a beauty. Also (elsewhere) this quote from Joseph… Read more: June edition of Afloat magazine out now
• Vale Ian Moncrieff
  Ian, one of our most senior members, passed away last Wednesday aged 99. In the most recent picture we have of him, taken a couple of years ago, he was showing off the cabinets he had just built. He had taken up cabinetry when boats had got a bit much for him. He had built… Read more: Vale Ian Moncrieff
• Monday night dinner
  It’s good weather for steaming piles of Mediterranean provender – pasta, fish stew, kebabs, moussaka – you name and cook it. See you at the Shed after 6pm with your dish, $5 for the kitty and something to drink. If you lack a dish bring $20 (and hope).
• Festival in the West
  The Denmark Rowers (Western Australia) write: ‘In celebration of the beautiful environment that is the Kwoorabup (Noongar) River, Denmark Rowers is planning a day of water craft activities and a non-competitive swimming event combined with environmental and cultural activities for all the family.’ Read all the details <<here>>. And look at those plastic oars in… Read more: Festival in the West
• Over she goes
  The scout boat has been turned so that the outside of the hull can be painted. Pics from Steve Wilson.
• Found in a puddle at the LBT
• Dog Boating
  Ryan Saxby is looking after some dogs at the moment, and thought his charges might be getting bored with the usual walking routine. The LBT boats beckoned as a variation. Hope they got the leg lifting business out of the way before embarking.
• Men’s Shed Winter News
  Read all about it <<here>>. Wendy Kennedy (the editor) writes: It became apparent during the Penguin Project that it would be really helpful for TMSA to hold within its files, a mini audit of skills sets within Sheds. While most Sheds offer woodwork/metal work, there’s others that have specialist services that other Sheds might be… Read more: Men’s Shed Winter News
• Oh happy day! Members subscription time
  A brief scan of the Constitution shows that ‘the annual subscription is due and payable on or before the first day of the  financial year of the Association ‘, that being July 1st. If you want to get in ahead of time you can pay now, otherwise you have some notice. Rates are: Payments can be… Read more: Oh happy day! Members subscription time
• Please return the Makita multi-tool
  Could the person who borrowed the multi-tool, currently set up for sanding, please return it. It is needed for preparing our boats for painting.
• May newsletter from the Wooden Boat Festival
  Read all about it here. There are reminders to register boats and exhibitor stalls, and descriptions of good things to look forward to, including ‘a project, to bring a giant Japanese jungle gym to the AWBF 2025. The Kumundar Gujo is a giant play gym, constructed by children, out of pre-cut timbers, using traditional Japanese… Read more: May newsletter from the Wooden Boat Festival
• Monday night dinner back to the Old Dart
  Yes, get your menu inspiration from somewhere in the British Isles and bring along your dish, something to drink and $5 for the kitty on Monday night after 6pm.
• Egg Island Science
  For many years the LBT has provided transport for the Tas Land Conservancy to the Egg Islands for weeding and monitoring. Endra O’May did the job this week, toting Hayley Kingsley and her colleague around so that they could place their camera traps.
• Boat build production line
  The Wooden Boat Centre is a hive of activity with three identical boats under construction. They look like Skiffs, but transoms?
• Cover for Nancy
  Nancy came with a full length cover which became unuseable when the radio aerial was added. Caroline Mason is on the job of shortening it so that as least we can protect the binnacle and cockpit.
• Visit to see the ‘Tarkine’
  For those of you who missed the last report, ‘Tarkine’ is a strip plank Bristol Cutter being built by Matt and Iefke in Dave Golding’s shed on Golf Club road. They kindly invited us to visit, an offer that was taken up with enthusiasm. They are well on the way, and by all accounts it… Read more: Visit to see the ‘Tarkine’
• End of month BBQ coming up
  Yes, it has come around again – the months whirl by. Bring something for the hotplate, something to share, something to drink and $5 for the kitty. Also your long johns and Tassie tuxedo to stay warm.
• Getting the boats ready for TN25
  Steve Wilson sent this picture of the scout boat Abel Tasman undercoated and ready for painting.
• Exhibit at the Festival
  The Australian Wooden Boat Festival writes: ‘Do you want to exhibit your product or service at the largest celebration of maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere? You can now register! With 50% of visitors to the AWBF hailing from interstate and overseas, we are more than just a Tasmanian wooden boat gathering. You will have… Read more: Exhibit at the Festival
• Everybody enjoys our boats
• Sailing solo from Kettering to Queensland
  A very interesting article for sailors, both armchair and on the water, written by Val Nicholls. She doesn’t guild the lily. Thanks to Southern Wooden Boat Sailing for this one.
• Information Exchange
  For previous Tawe Nunnugahs we set up an online system to assist participants who wanted to share transport, accommodation, equipment, information etc. See an example from 2023 here. We are doing it all again – see this webpage which can be navigated to from the TN25 homepage. To participate simply fill in the form with… Read more: Information Exchange
• Donation to Legacy from Franklin Community
  Martin RIddle writes: I have just transferred $469 to Hobart legacy as a donation from the Franklin Community. The words accompanying the donation are: “Raised by the Franklin community – ANZAC Day breakfast at Franklin Bowls Club and special Monday Night Dinner at the Living Boat Trust. Both events coordinated by the Franklin Progress Association.”… Read more: Donation to Legacy from Franklin Community
• Monday night Pie Night
  It has been suggested that we pause our perambulating around the world’s menus and focus in on a particular type of dish for Monday night dinner, and that that focus should be pies. Everybody has a favourite pie – whether it be of the footy night variety, or full of blackbirds or maybe spiced apples.… Read more: Monday night Pie Night
• Expressions of Interest for Festival now open
  If you want to enter your boat in the Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2025 now is the time to fill out the initial form <<here>>.