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Mustachian Community => Meetups and Social Events => Topic started by: mspym on May 05, 2021, 03:15:03 AM
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Thread to discuss a possible Bendigo MMMeetup. Pinging @happy @deborah @lazycow @Fresh Bread @GT
At this point my flights are Syd->Bendigo on the 10th of July, back to Sydney on the midday flight on the 16th.
Since it turns out the woolshow *starts* on the 16th, I'm trying to change my flights/room booking but it seems the woolshow is really popular and this may not be possible?
Any rate, thought it might be useful to drop planning and discussion here.
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PTF
It's a great adventure that I haven't ruled out but can we also meet up somewhere closer and/or warmer?
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Great idea mspym.
Since I arrive on 14th and leave on the 16 th it would best be on July 15th, although I could probably do the afternoon of the 14th.
Also pinging @limeandpepper, @LonerMatt, @alsoknownasDean, @middo - all the Victorians that instantly come to mind...I've probably forgotten someone, if so apologies.
@Fresh Bread - it would be great if you can come! But I'm also happy to meetup somewhere warmer in NSW!
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Thanks for the additions @happy :)
And yes, I'm also keen for a warmer/closer meet-up, so hopefully @Fresh Bread can make that if you can't make a random trip to Victoria.
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Rob somebody who lives on dividends lives in Bendigo, doesn't he? Or is it Ballarat?
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Thanks for the inclusion. I will probably be in far north Queensland then however, so will have to be an apology.
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I can probably pop up for an afternoon or so, don't have any July plans yet, but who knows what will pop up.
@GT may also be keen.
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Rob somebody who lives on dividends lives in Bendigo, doesn't he? Or is it Ballarat?
Ah, yes, the VHY guy! I can't remember his handle and he hasn't posted for a while, maybe someone else will. My subconscious is working on it, maybe it will come to me in a flash!
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Well I am definitely in: booked accomm in Bendigo and going to the Wool Show on the Saturday (17th). Happy to meet there, or for a meal on the Friday or Saturday night. Thanks so much for organising @mspym.
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The Wool Show is on the radar for my wife to attend this year after missing out last year and having not been since 2019. She's been asking if I want to come along this year to check out the non wool stuff, i.e. the sheep.
This Meetup gives me an extra reason to attend. Now if only we can find someone to look after the kids and the new farm.
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I've successfully adjusted my return flights/got a room till the 18th and I am looking forward to my first ag-show in decades. @GT what if you left the kids in charge of the farm? They look very responsible. :P
Sounds like the 15th is a good day for anyone who is there earlier - @deborah, @happy and me and then maybe the 17th for anyone who wants to look at sheep/sheepdogs/wool.
EDIT: Bought ticket to the show for the 17th.
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Have booked my ticket for the show for the Saturday. All systems go! Sorry I won't see everyone else, but if there is a warmer climate catchup in the future I am always up for a road trip!
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pinging @Rob_S , will also pm.
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We're working on being there the morning of the 16th, all day at the show for Friday, stay Bendigo Fri night, Meetup Saturday, dinner and stay in Daylesford Sat night, home via the city on Sunday.
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I maybe also be able to come. I would love to meet people who are only handles. I live in Melbourne but have the 15th as day off work so will try to sort it out.
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I maybe also be able to come. I would love to meet people who are only handles. I live in Melbourne but have the 15th as day off work so will try to sort it out.
Sounds great! I was hoping you’d come!
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Fingers crossed, despite our recent outbreaks, it looks like this might be able to go ahead. Victoria is coming out of lockdown (so everyone from Victoria may be able to come), but part of Greater Sydney is unfortunate. It will be really sad, frustrating and unfortunate if @mspym is unable to come, especially as she is organising it!
As I see it:
I will be there before 14th July - 17th July (currently leaving early that day) - I don't have lockdown problems - fingers crossed, this continues.
@happy 14th July - 16th July (lunchtime) - probably.
@Malee55 15th July
@GT early 16th - 17th (late)
@lazycow late 16th - 17th (late)
@Fresh Bread , @LonerMatt thought they may come, so are possibilities - I don't think either of them have lockdown issues currently.
Hopefully, @mspym before 14th - 17th (lunchtime) - possibly.
@middo are you still going to northern Queensland?
It appears to me that dinner on Friday 16th is the best chance for most of us to see each other together, or early at the show on Friday morning when happy will still be around, but that we can arrange to see each other at other times.
I will be in the area over the coming days from tomorrow, so if anyone wants me to look into booking anything, I should be able to do it. I don't have much idea as to where to have a dinner together, because most of the times I've dined in Bendigo it's been more upmarket, and at this time of year it's too cold to use any of the outdoor bbq areas that I do know of.
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I could do Saturday or Sunday (unless there's an auction or inspection I have to go to), Friday's probably unlikely but not impossible.
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I live in a red zone so it looks super unlikely that I will be allowed to travel to Victoria.
"If you are a non-Victorian resident and you have been in a red zone (other than for transit), you cannot obtain a permit and you cannot enter Victoria."
I have until the 8th (i.e. 14 days from today) to start cancelling bookings but suspect Victoria is going to be super cautious (and rightly so) about letting ex-red zone residents travel.
@deborah I'll message you the Mary Quant tickets in case you want to take someone else.
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I have Thursday onwards off so am not fussed what date is chosen.
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I will be away. I'm hoping to be in WA for a wedding, but we are waiting on borders. Otherwise we will swap the tickets and see some snow in NZ. Sounds a bit over the top when I read it.
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I will be away. I'm hoping to be in WA for a wedding, but we are waiting on borders. Otherwise we will swap the tickets and see some snow in NZ. Sounds a bit over the top when I read it.
All you have left is Antarctica! (Tasmania is too close)
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I’m definitely not good at this. The NSW contingent are all in red zones according to Victoria. However, I’m still ok for now.
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You are doing a great job @deborah! I know how much energy organising get-togethers take.
My plans have changed a bit so won't be free Fri night, but happy to meet whoever is free at the Wool Show on Saturday before 2pm.
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Checking in from freezing Ballarat.
Still retired... scrap that, still doing the stay at home dad thing. Retired sounds like we won when really we haven't. My wife does casual work a couple of days a week to keep things ticking over. VHY covers the rest, only the past years dividends have been awful. Such a bad plan, remind me not to declare myself retired right before a pandemic.
I like the idea of lunch on the 14th through to the 16th.
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We’re in an orange zone in the ACT. Despite not having a locally acquired case for 358 days (diplomats come and go, and occasionally have appeared with covid19, but quarantine at their embassy). If we’re still orange for the show, I won’t be able to get there. But I’ll be there if I can.
It would be wonderful to see everyone!
I’ve been thinking about where to meet. If people are meeting at the show, why not at the dog trials stand on the first morning? It’s fun to watch the novice dogs (they’re on first - the professional ones come later and have developed sheep telepathy) - sometimes the sheep jump the fence and disappear into the arena - and there’s usually less people around. If we’re meeting for a meal we probably need to book as Bendigo is very busy that weekend.
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I will *not* be there (thank you red zone) but hope everyone has a blast. I *do* have a ticket for the show on Saturday if anyone wants it. Let me know and I'll DM it.
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Neither will I, also caught up in the Red Zone of Greater Sydney. I've cancelled my flight. We are COVID free here, and 2 previous case locations have now resolved without any further cases, as far as I am aware. So its a bit frustrating to be locked down, but I guess the gubmint are worried about people who commute to Sydney Proper for work.
Numbers are stable, but I'm not sure the lockdown will be lifted on July 9. I can't see Victoria giving me green in time :(.
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I am not going to be able to come to Bendigo as I have family dramas happening. Hopefully next time there is a meet up I will be there.
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@Malee55 I hope your family drama resolves quickly and cleanly.
Since the Sydney lockdown has been extended to the 16th (no real surprise there - Sydney is being a pack of ABSOLUTE NUMPTIES) I am feeling mildly better about having cancelled my tickets. I would have been RURL CROSS if I had cancelled only for the trip to have been possible!
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Thank you for tagging me happy! I don't have transport so I won't be able to make this one.
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I’m definitely going to be around. At least for the whole of Friday, and until then (except, I have to see a lawyer at 11am). On Saturday I’m leaving early.
Who else will be at this meetup? Or will it be a one person meetup?
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I can't come up Friday, gotta work.
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I'll be in town around lunch onwards on Friday, hitting up the Wool Show. Free on Saturday for meeting up with others.
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With the new Melb Covid cases and a propensity for the Govt to lockdown, we will have to take it 1 day at a time! Hoping for Sat Wool Show meetup but we will see...
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It seems to me that lunch Friday is the best for me (say 12:30 or 1pm, as I have to have the 11am appointment with the lawyer), and that @Rob_S and @GT might be there (I can give Gt jars) but no one else, as everyone else is no longer available on Friday.
If things go the way I see them atm, I’ll be scampering home over the border immediately after lunch to avoid having to quarantine or isolate in the ACT after I get home.
If I need to isolate after I get home, I might stay for the sheep show on Saturday, because I’ll miss the stuff I need to get home on Saturday for. I could then see @lazycow and possibly @LonerMatt . However, I absolutely have to make a dentist appointment I have on Tuesday. If I get home early Sunday, and have to isolate, I can get tested on Sunday, and get the results on Monday, and make the Tuesday appointment. So I need to leave early Saturday afternoon at the absolute latest.
If I would need to quarantine in the ACT I may have to stay for longer and have the dental work started in Victoria before I go home.
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Keep us updated Deb, but from my end it's quite a small chance I'll be able to come up. My sister's birthday is Monday the 26th and the family are working out which day on the weekend we'll spend time together, so that could easily make it impossible for me to drive up and back.
As much as I'd like to come see you I just am not reliable at the moment, which I know is a bit shit really.
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Welp, we're out, thanks to the lockdown a d our 5km radius of movement.
The shows been cancelled, our tickets were being refunded this evening according to the email we just got.
Sorry I won't be able to get the jars from you @deborah
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Then there were none. It’s like 10 green bottles hanging on the wall.
I’m now back in the ACT after a second midnight scramble for the border in less than a week.
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Glad you got home, I was wondering if you basically just had to turn around, what a mess for you Deb.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-07-16/kangaroo-island-farmer-and-his-sheep-stuck-in-bendigo/100299142
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-07-16/kangaroo-island-farmer-and-his-sheep-stuck-in-bendigo/100299142
Oh dear, those poor peeps and their sheeps. Not just any old sheep but their best sheep!
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And goats.
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And goats.
The goats will be fine.
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Such a shame we get an automatic refund and can't donate our ticket $ back. I asked the lovely woman who organised the whole thing and she said my request made her cry. And then I cried.
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I have not given up.
This year, the Australian National Sheep and Wool Show is on in Bendigo again. 15th - 17th July.
The largest such show on earth.
Will we meet up there?
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I should page the following people, since they expressed some interest last time:
@mspym
@happy
@Malee55
@GT
@lazycow
@Fresh Bread
@LonerMatt
@middo
@Rob_S
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I do believe it is our intention to make it to Bendigo this year for the wool show.
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Thanks for the ping, I think this sounds good.
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That ping didn't ping me but here I am anyway so all good.
Would anyone fancy the Elvis exhibition while they are in Bendigo? It's not something I'd travel for but if I'm there I'd stick my head in and have a nose.
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We'll be dragging the kids along with us on this one as it's in the school holiday break. Dunno if they'd be into Elvis, youngest is a big fan of Slash and his guitar efforts at the moment.
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I saw the note in mspym's journal and I'm on again. Hopefully this time it will go ahead.
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I'm now thinking about coming..I would plan to spend 2 nights...But which 2 would give me the best chance of any meetup that might be on?
Anyone know their arrival/departure plans yet?
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This year, the Australian National Sheep and Wool Show is on in Bendigo again. 15th - 17th July.
The largest such show on earth.
Let's see if I can get the ping right. It appears that
@lazycow , @LonerMatt, @middo and @Rob_S
didn't get the ping. Hopefully they will this time!
gt, mspym, fresh bread, malee55 and happy have all expressed interest.
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I could possibly come up for a day meetup, but couldn't stay the weekend. I'm following the thread :)
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We're likely to get up there Thursday and be there for Friday and Saturday.
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I got the ping. I'll be in central Australia or Townsville then, so will be a no show.
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I got the ping. I'll be in central Australia or Townsville then, so will be a no show.
Have fun!
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I'm aiming to be there for the whole show so any day to catch up is good for me. I will travel up on Thursday and return on Sunday.
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Pinging @marty998 , @Ozstache , @ozbeach , @Abundant life , @alsoknownasDean you’re welcome too if you’re interested.
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Pinging @marty998 , @Ozstache , @ozbeach , @Abundant life , @alsoknownasDean you’re welcome too if you’re interested.
And anyone else who is reading who we forgot to mention!
I'm planning to be there 15-17th.
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It’s now less than a month away, and I’m eagerly anticipating our meetup!
It appears to me that we could meet in the sheep show, say, on Saturday at about 11am (maybe where the dog trials are held, as that’s normally not crowded), and then have lunch together (so we can get lunch in the food court before it gets too busy with lunch and we can find somewhere we can all sit).
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We could meet for dinner somewhere on Friday night or Saturday. We’d need to book as Bendigo is pretty crowded during the sheep show.
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We could do the mustashian thing and meet at a park with bbqs and have our own dinner all rugged up in the freezing cold. There are several bbq locations, including Lake Weeroona and Kennington reservoir (which has an interesting tribute to Sandakan).
Or some combination of the above. Or even something different. What would everyone like to do?
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I will be arriving Fri afternoon and leaving Sunday? around lunchtime. I am on board with any of the above.
I only have a passing interest in the actual show : I'm more interested in socialising with some forum friends. If what is decided doesn't suit someone, I'm more than happy to have more than one meetup, if that makes sense.
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I'm the same as Happy, I am wanting to meet people I know only on the forum. I'm a wuss so I would prefer not to be out in the winter weather, but I am fine to go along with what most people want to do. I am coming up to Bendigo on Thursday and returning to Melbourne on Monday, so any day is okay.
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Thanks for including me! I will be at the show on the Saturday so happy to meet there at some stage.
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I am now delaying till next year, which I am sad about, but I can’t make it work with everything else going on
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I’ve booked a table at Borchelli for 4 on Friday 15th July at dinner time. I’m happy to include anyone who wants to come along, so please advise, so I can change the numbers if necessary.
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We’ll meet up (as above) at the sheep dog trials on Saturday morning at 11am.
Hope that suits everyone!
This way, we can meet twice.
Sorry you can’t come, @mspym !
Hope to see you there @happy , @Malee55 , @lazycow , @GT , @LonerMatt , @fresh Bread and anyone I’ve accidentally missed!
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I would like to join the dinner on Friday night. Would it please be okay to add an extra as my sister is coming to Bendigo with me. I like the idea of 2 catch ups.
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I would like to join the dinner on Friday night. Would it please be okay to add an extra as my sister is coming to Bendigo with me. I like the idea of 2 catch ups.
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Thank you
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I'll be travelling back from the Mallee that day so it will either be perfect to stop off or I'll need to get home ASAP - not quite sure yet.
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Sorry I won't make it this year. I was umming & aahing but it's a busy time and I'm away for a few weeks in August.
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We're out. Sorry. Too many bills (who delays doing their taxes and then owes Capital Gains from selling a house?) and not enough cheap Air BnB.
#SadPanda
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Sorry I won't make it this year. I was umming & aahing but it's a busy time and I'm away for a few weeks in August.
We're out. Sorry. Too many bills (who delays doing their taxes and then owes Capital Gains from selling a house?) and not enough cheap Air BnB.
#SadPanda
Sorry you’re not coming.
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We are at the sheepdogs right now under the speakers, until 11:20
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I hope y’all/youse all have a blast. Next year, finger crossed
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I hope y’all/youse all have a blast. Next year, finger crossed
Thanks, mspym, we had a fantastic time!
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Sorry, I haven't logged into this forum for a long time and I only just saw this and obviously missed all the fun! Glad to read you had a great time.
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Sorry, I haven't logged into this forum for a long time and I only just saw this and obviously missed all the fun! Glad to read you had a great time.
Hi Ozstache / waves 👋
Nice to hear from you. I hope you and your family are all well 😊
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Sorry, I haven't logged into this forum for a long time and I only just saw this and obviously missed all the fun! Glad to read you had a great time.
Hi Ozstache / waves 👋
Nice to hear from you. I hope you and your family are all well 😊
Hi Happy. We are all doing fine thanks and hope everything is going well for you and your family too!
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It’s great to hear from you again Ozstache!
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It’s great to hear from you again Ozstache!
Thanks. You too!