Herbert Forest Working Bee 14 January 2024 Report

With a bleak forecast ahead it was a pleasant surprise to have 13 club members turn up for this the first club activity for the year and indicates the value that members hold for these tracks and their commitment to ensure that members of the public can also enjoy them.

Our focus for the day was the Hoods Creek Track which suffered huge damage during last years’ wind event as well as being impacted by the log harvesting of the previous couple of years. Deviations around the most major wind fells have required many steps and members carried a further 60 steps and pegs to the various sites that required them. Groups went in from both ends of the track dropping materials off where needed and meeting in the middle (the grassy spot with the seats) before heading back in each direction clearing overgrown vegetation and putting more track markers in as needed to clearly identify the new deviations.

The rain did come, more so for those at the top end of the track and this group came out at about 1.30pm, having completed the necessary work. The group at the bottom end had a little more work to do and didn’t get the rain so they finished at 2.30 as planned.

My thanks to those who came, its a good feeling to know that members love the tracks as much as I do.

Robbie