Wednesday, Nov 14, 2007 at 16:29
Hi Tony,
yes I remember them building Lake Bellfield, and we used to visit
Halls Gap regularly as we lived in
Ararat up until I was in my 20's.
We used to play football against
Halls Gap, and still remember climbing the Elephants hide many times over the years.
We also used to always go to
Lake Lonsdale and Lake Fyans swimming or fishing.
They both were popular through out the summer.
Next time we are in that area we must have a good look around.
I can remember when I was a kid and was at my grand parents place in Willaura when one of the big fire stated in the
Grampians.
My father and uncle were there for days helping out and the stories you hear were un real.
They were telling us that you could hear this roar and the next thing you had a fire jumping from one mountain to another at least a kilometre or more away, back in those days it was in
miles.
As DougT has pointed out they should be allowed regular burn off's and stop the build up of fuel on the ground.
It not only cleans out the rubbish but also give fire fighters a chance re knowledge and access to those
places.
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