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Mollymook Swimmers making News today in the ‘Mook’
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Mollymook News
editor Ken Banks
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Apologies: After reading yesterday’s post of local swimmers holidaying elsewhere, I received an email from Kath and Kim, ‘What about me’? Kath wrote: “Heather and I are having a fantastic time in this beautiful ancient land. Deep rock pools on the plateau, waterfalls, cruise along rivers, spectacular sunsets, flight over Kakadu and great company”!
The swimmers back at Mollymook truly do miss you both and look forward to your safe return from that ancient land, to ‘Life in the Mook’ as Katie would put it. Fabulous coffee at the Mollymook Beach Hut cafe and great company.
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Millhouse artists are showcasing their Winter Exhibition at Millhouse Gallery in the Courtyard opposite the post office Milton. You will find contemporary and traditional paintings framed and unframed, many depicting scenes of the beautiful Shoalhaven area. Something for everyone at reasonable prices. Also popular are the hand painted gift cards, stained glass by Mechelina and children’s books illustrated and written by Cathy Murphy.
OPEN: 10am-3pm weekends and school holidays (wheelchair access) Phone: 02 4444 7211 (during opening hours)
EMAIL: millhouse_art@hotmail.com – Website: Millhouse Art Society
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Things to do visiting Mollymook Milton Ulladulla, a beautiful bush walk to Florance Head. A relatively easy flat walk of 8.5kms (return) say allow 2hr 45min (return) Enjoy some lovely flora and fauna along the way and some very active bird life for some beautiful photography. The highlight is at the end with majestic views over Pigeon House Mountain and the Budawang Mountains.
We reminisced on this ‘Florance Head’ bush walk of the bygone years when Bobby White would arrange our bush walks that included the Castle, Mount Bushwalker, Yadbora, Shallow Crossing, Ulladulla to Batemans Bay to name a few. He would share his decades of National Parks knowledge explaining and naming the different flora and bird life, he would even take a ‘Billy’ and boil some real bush tea. So on this occasion we took a book with directions and descriptions of the flora and fauna.
Directions: 8.5kms north of the Milton Post Office, turn left off the highway at Porters Creek Dam. Drive up onto an unsealed road for 10kms, reaching a T section. Turn left and continue for another 2.6kms, where you will reach a fork lreft to a parking bay. (If you get to the dam, you have gone too far)
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Saturday evening June 1 saw the Mollymook surf club auditorium packed for their annual presentation evening. Awards included: Surf Rescue Certificates, Bronze Medallions, IRB Crew, Silver Medallion for Beach Management, Advance Rescue, Rescue Watercraft Operators, Assessors awards.
Awards for ‘Senior Lifesavers of the Year’ went to Dave Johnson and Stacey Wilesmith whilst ‘Patrol Service Awards’ were as follows: George Kolek: 40 years of 100% Patrol Service, Dave Burke: 30 years of 100% Patrol Service, Kevin Whitford: 25 years of 100% Patrol Service, Les O’Sullivan: 20 years of 100% Patrol Service, with National Medals to Tony Ireland, Annette Chapman, Bruce O’Sullivan and Sue Whitford.
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