F-Troop - Monday 5th December 2011

Today was a good example of what can be achieved when we have a good turn up of volunteers.

Even though it was a cool, overcast day we still had 14 volunteers this morning which made such a difference to the volume of work we can get through.  This morning we had Duncan Dyer, Martin Gallagher, Sam Knox, George Foster, Des Wilson, Peter Martin, Bruce White, Rob Benson, Richard Casey, Di Beechey, Jan Walker, Anne Burgess, Yvonne Wilson & Jan Martin.

We had some major jobs to get through - the first being the moving of the F-Troop container at the
Greenkeeper's Shed to create more storage room for us.  Our thanks to Duncan Dyer for organising the use of a huge crane to lift the container from it's old position to fresh ground thus creating a useable space between the two containers.    The crane handled the job easily with the help of a large contingent of F-Troop supervisors.

Other good jobs done by the boys today was the cleaning up of the OOB area of the path along the 18th; removing of dangerous branches overhanging the car park at the BBQ area; Mending the broken fence at the BBQ area, collecting of more mulch for the garden at the 17th; picking up of loose timber and rubbish around the course; cutting down of the large stumps at the 18th; mowed the front street lawn area.

Not to be outdone by the boys, the girls achieved a good work load - collecting gum tree leaves and some flowers from our gardens to be used for decorations for the Ladies Christmas Luncheon to be held tomorrow;  
weeded the gardens at the 6th; trimmed the shrubs at the 6th; poisoned the weeds in the 6th garden and pathways; weeded the garden at the back of the 5th; the gardens at the 3rd & 5th tees; the garden at the 2nd;
trimmed the azaleas and shrubs at the 17th; cleaned up underneath the clubhouse; Yvonne Wilson  fertilized the gardenias and camellias and the hydrangeas, maintained the plants under the clubhouse and gave some TLC to her adopted gardens.

We really enjoyed morning tea this morning after a hard morning's work.  Thanks Chef John! Fruit pastries and bread slice fresh from the oven - Yum!

We were intending to do some more poisoning of the Paspalum grasses this afternoon but the weather closed in and rained at the worst possible time.  We will try again when the weather improves.

YES!  WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!