Melbourne DownUnder 2017 Spring/Summer meet. 11th November.

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Any ideas as to a location? Would the Saturday on Melbourne Cup "long" weekend be ok to meet up?
 
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I'd really like to make it to this one. subscribing to this thread so I don't forget.

To make things a bit easier i have a new job where I don't have to be On Call any more, so I have more weekends free. To make things harder, it's in NSW, so I probably don't get a long weekend for Melbourne Cup
 

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Working on Gavins Light ( or mine ? )
Hopefully have it running today ..
Replaced the emitter , doing some re-wiring ... (?)
Glue has dried , so more soldering - then some re assembly .

As long as its not too far away ...
Lysterfield Lake ?
 

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OMG the LAG !!! :eek:oo:

PS / Gavin - Ur light wants to go home .... :thumbsup:
 

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Hey Simon! Nice to have you join us! Dates can be flexible I guess, Lysterfield Lake is good.... but open to suggestions....

Matt, that light is yours... no worries... I got a new toy from Vinh...

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Re: Melbourne DownUnder 2017 Spring/Summer meet.

Hey Simon! Nice to have you join us! Dates can be flexible I guess, Lysterfield Lake is good.... but open to suggestions....

Matt, that light is yours... no worries... I got a new toy from Vinh...

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Looks interesting ..
Ok -

1) We havent been to Westerfolds Park in a while ...
2) Jells Park
3) Cardinia was nice
 

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Westerfolds Park is pretty huge, I gotta drive there to recce the place out for a good spot. I am pretty sure they close the car park gates at dusk but the exit gates should be open 24hrs...

As for an alternate location, anyone up for a night walk in the Dandenongs? There is a fantastically dark spot at Sherbrooke Picnic area thats a mild 1.5km walk to a waterfall, its a 24hrs access park and has ample parking.
 

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Hello all,

i was very interested to see this thread. I've only just joined CPF, while recently looking to learn more about recent LED technology - I've been upgrading some of my camping and outdoor use lights.

I'd be very interested to attend a meet/night walk. I also know the Mt Dandenong forests and walking trails and parks very well, as I live close by, so that sounds like a great option. If people are interested, there's a bunch of local places I could recommend, that are 'open' access in the evening, and have a variety of terrain to demonstrate light throw on.

Sounds like an excellent idea.
 

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Welcome to CPF Cambertree! Will be great if you could suggest some good locations for a meet.
 

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Thanks Fusion_m8!

The RJ Hamer Forest Arboretum in Olinda is a great spot. It's up on Mt Dandenong, has a BBQ area and 24hr access car park overlooking a large valley. The paths down into the valley wind through forests of many different kinds of trees from around the world. There's some patches of conifer forest that would be very dark at night, yet easy to access. Also a bit of wildlife around...

http://m.parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/rj-hamer-arboretum-gardens-of-the-dandenongs

There's other spots too, but that ones a pretty good one.:grin2:

Sunday might be better for me, if it's Cup Weekend, but preferably not a long weekend - I usually head up bush the whole weekend.
 
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Re: Melbourne DownUnder 2017 Spring/Summer meet.

Westerfolds Park is pretty huge, I gotta drive there to recce the place out for a good spot. I am pretty sure they close the car park gates at dusk but the exit gates should be open 24hrs...

As for an alternate location, anyone up for a night walk in the Dandenongs? There is a fantastically dark spot at Sherbrooke Picnic area thats a mild 1.5km walk to a waterfall, its a 24hrs access park and has ample parking.

I seem to remember a Hill overlooking a field .. Next to a Center of some sort ( Restaurant ? )

Night walk ? Might need a flashlight for that ! :naughty:
 

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Yes it's a fantastic spot. If you don't live on the outer east side of Melbourne, it's probably similar in travel distance, roughly to Lysterfield Lake, or Cardinia Dam.

If you haven't been there before, it's a great spot to know about, that you can return to for hikes, barbies, picnics etc.

The trails vary from really easy walks to longer hiking type tracks.

As I mentioned, there's a bunch of other spots, which I could recommend, but this is probably one of the best ones.

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Anyway, I'm happy to go with whatever you guys choose, of course. What do you all reckon?.
 
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Need a show of hands, yay or nay if the Saturday on Cup Weekend is the preferred date or shall we make it the Saturday(Oaks Day) after? It would make sense to agree on a date first before we even decide the location.
 

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4th of Nov - 11th Nov .... ( Either is fine ) October is fine as well ( 4 Me )
 
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