Woods Point
Submitted: Friday, Sep 19, 2003 at 17:06
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Diamond, and all of you people that ventre to
Woods Point, I heard a little rumor that
Woods Point and the surrounding district is going to be flooded within 10 years. (Huge dam) Came from good source as Mum was born down there, her family aren't happy about losing their roots (
heritage etc).
So I'd say to you all enjoy your 4byin down there while you can!!!!
Reply By: Member - Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Friday, Sep 19, 2003 at 17:17
Friday, Sep 19, 2003 at 17:17
That'd be more than a shame....part of the area my mum grew up was flooded as well, but they [the powers that be] had to change their initial plans [after much local protest from what I"m told] as the original dam was going to flood the cemetry!!!
It it's true, we'll just have to enjoy it while we canLaugh alot..life's too short not to....
brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
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Reply By: Member - Toonfish - Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 00:11
Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 00:11
will be interseting to see if the 4wd clubs and greenies can agree to stand up on this one ?
i can see the possibility of it or the dam in the 1st place .
what purpose would it serve?
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Reply By: Member - Melissa - Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 12:59
Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 12:59
That would be a damn shame. My family on both sides lost most of their lands to the Sugarloaf Dam at Christmas Hills in Vic and although both original homesteads still remain, the land is gone. The homesteads have a Board of Works notice over them pending compulsory aquisition for the
Watson Creek Dam if that goes ahead. My forebears are spinning in their graves.
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Follow Up By: Member - Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 21, 2003 at 13:36
Sunday, Sep 21, 2003 at 13:36
Melissa, that's the area my mum was from...she grew up in Kangaroo Ground, perhaps she knows your family as well....small world...Laugh alot..life's too short not to....
brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
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Follow Up By: Member - Melissa - Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 10:58
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 10:58
It is a small world indeed! I spent the first 9 years of my life not far from KG. Ask your mum if she knows of the Muir &
Young families of CH's.
:o) MelissaPetrol 4.5L GU Patrol &
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Follow Up By: Member - Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 11:41
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 11:41
Hi Melissa my mum's family are the Love family, they lived on the KG - Warrandyte road, she moved there in 1940 as a 4 year old....
we have other friends who live at Smith's Gully [edwards family]Laugh alot..life's too short not to....
brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 19:23
Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 19:23
That to me is crap, it wont happen, theres no bleep in water to dam to start with.
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Follow Up By: Member - Luxoluk - Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 20:44
Saturday, Sep 20, 2003 at 20:44
Don't get too concerned, these things cost money. Without a new toll on water not too sure there is a capacity to fund such works. We cannot even get a new freeway off the drawing board!
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Reply By: yarda - Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 08:53
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 08:53
mate , last i heard they were planning to supplement Melb
water supply by tapping into the goulburn river system and piping that down south of the divide, i think that would happen before they dam off such a huge area.. Probably just another govt. waste of money study report being done.. Brad
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Reply By: Member - Melissa - Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 11:01
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003 at 11:01
As I recall, there's already a dam up that way isn't there. Can't recall the name and don't have a map handy but I'm sure you pass one the Woods Pt to Jameison run. Wonder if they're thinking of extending this one.
:o) MelissaPetrol 4.5L GU Patrol &
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