Picnic & Get Together at Whiteman Park - North/East of Perth (suburbs) - August or September 2012
Duh said
04:30 AM Aug 12, 2012
Some of us are plannign a get together at Whiteman Park later this month (August) or early September, depending on the arrival of some who are at Kalbarri at the moment but heading south towards Perth soon.
So please keep an eye on this thread for more definite details as time progresses, JRH and Wombat (if we can find him) will be involved also if they are around at the time.
Here is a link to Whiteman Park, entry and the picnic area (except for booked huts) is free, they also have a dog exercise area in the park.
count us in , sounds grand, bbq weather may be nice, heheh .
Duh said
08:12 AM Aug 12, 2012
Hopefully it will be before you leave the state, it would be great if you can make it.
As soon as JRH or I have more info we will post it here. Hope Wombat can make it when he gets out of his hole, should be soon the mating season is coming up!
Duh said
04:54 PM Aug 12, 2012
Always welcome Alfie and anyone else who can make it.
We are just waiting for our guests of honour to let us know their time of arrival and availability to set the date.
If it is raining on the day there is plenty of shelter at the park and also an indoor cafe.......
-- Edited by Duh on Sunday 12th of August 2012 04:57:07 PM
JRH said
07:41 PM Aug 12, 2012
Duh wrote:
Hopefully it will be before you leave the state, it would be great if you can make it.
As soon as JRH or I have more info we will post it here. Hope Wombat can make it when he gets out of his hole, should be soon the mating season is coming up!
If the mating season is coming up will Wombat be spending more time in his hole mating????????????????????????????????
Duh said
08:15 PM Aug 12, 2012
Good point JRH, but if he wants to check out the local scene (if Mrs Wombat lets him) he needs to move about!
Must be getting pretty smelly down that hole if he has been hibernating over winter, lol !
JRH said
08:34 PM Aug 12, 2012
Duh wrote:
Good point JRH, but if he wants to check out the local scene (if Mrs Wombat lets him) he needs to move about!
Must be getting pretty smelly down that hole if he has been hibernating over winter, lol !
Yep Pal them Wombats can sure stink when they are hibernating and I think Mrs. Wombat has him on a short leash.............................LOL
donnybabes said
09:58 PM Aug 12, 2012
We are well on the way to your great state (we are at ceduna at the moment ),taking our time getting there.looks like we may join you .
Best wishes Alfreda (Alfie to my friends )
JRH said
10:12 PM Aug 12, 2012
donnybabes wrote:
We are well on the way to your great state (we are at ceduna at the moment ),taking our time getting there.looks like we may join you .
Best wishes Alfreda (Alfie to my friends )
Hey you are more than welcome, the more the merrier
JRH said
12:18 AM Aug 13, 2012
All sounds good Duh. Should be a nice day when we can finally get a date to set it up. Lots of nice people to meet and chat with. As we have said the more the merrier.
animalcarer said
01:14 AM Aug 13, 2012
Its raining heavy at the moment here at guilderton, total white out, and have had some breezy winds, the rabbits are in their holes, so I guess wombat is down his as well.
Duh said
04:39 AM Aug 13, 2012
Hopefully the rains will have disappeared by then, it has been fine up until yesterday, but it is winter in Perth, as said in an earlier post most WA grey nomads head to Carnarvon and north for the fine warm weather during winter for the "Granny Season" as it's called over here.
Very similar to Qld where you have to go north for the winter to escape the winter rains and cold etc.
blaze said
10:01 PM Aug 13, 2012
If on a friday my better half and I could both attend but will leave it to the masses cheers blaze ps whitemans park is good and has something of interest to everyone I reckon
Colls said
12:53 AM Aug 14, 2012
If I'm still around, I'll be there.
Colls
Duh said
03:48 AM Aug 14, 2012
blaze wrote:
If on a friday my better half and I could both attend but will leave it to the masses cheers blaze ps whitemans park is good and has something of interest to everyone I reckon
Friday should be a good day Blaze, we need a day when the trams are running (Friday ok) for our guest of honour as it was his idea.
Friday you miss the weekend crowds, other than a few busses of overseas visitors mainly to the Wildlife Centre.....some rellies of Wombat are there......
Any way see what the masses want.....JRH is the one to contact if anyone wants to pm for some reason.....
Hope you can make it too Colls.....
Colls said
01:00 AM Aug 15, 2012
Do we have a date yet??
Duh said
04:58 AM Aug 15, 2012
Not yet Colls, we are waiting for someone to arrive from the Shark Bay area so hopefully won't be too long. As it was their suggestion we can't very well have it without them unless they take too long getting here maybe. I'll leave that to JRH.
JRH will be coordinating the get together, I am off down south on Sunday for a couple of weeks so possibly may not be there when it is on but then again may be back in time if it is delayed.
It will be on, but just pending, sorry for the delay, it can't be helped.
JRH said
09:21 PM Aug 21, 2012
The meet at Whiteman Park will take place on Friday August 31st at the main carpark around 11:00AM.
animalcarer said
08:25 AM Aug 23, 2012
So its the 31 august then ok
JRH said
05:40 PM Aug 23, 2012
animalcarer wrote:
So its the 31 august then ok
We are also meeting a couple of people down at Yaloop Steam workshops on Sunday Sept. 9th.
blaze said
12:28 AM Aug 25, 2012
JRH wrote:
The meet at Whiteman Park will take place on Friday August 31st at the main carpark around 11:00AM.
Is that the car park near the kiosk for want of a better word
cheers
blaze
JRH said
12:38 AM Aug 25, 2012
blaze wrote:
JRH wrote:
The meet at Whiteman Park will take place on Friday August 31st at the main carpark around 11:00AM.
Is that the car park near the kiosk for want of a better word
cheers
blaze
Yes mate I believe it is.
Duh said
04:49 AM Aug 25, 2012
Thanks for the date info JRH, we are back from Pemberton so may be able to make it on the 31st August (11AM0.
The carpark is No 7 shown on the map, it is near the kids pool and toilets/tram station/cafe, see map link;
Weather predicted as good on the day, hopefully will not change.
Dog poo bags available at Info Centre, dogs ok on leads. Coin operated BBQ's at various locations in park. Suggest bring picnic blanket or folding chairs although some seating should be available if we have a shelter. BYO food and drink etc.
We have a few from interstate coming along so a good chance to meet up with grey nomads from WA and elsewhere....
Duh said
03:47 AM Aug 29, 2012
Duh wrote:
Weather predicted as good on the day, hopefully will not change.
Dog poo bags available at Info Centre, dogs ok on leads. Coin operated BBQ's at various locations in park. Suggest bring picnic blanket or folding chairs although some seating should be available if we have a shelter. BYO food and drink etc.
We have a few from interstate coming along so a good chance to meet up with grey nomads from WA and elsewhere....
Some rain now forecast for Friday, but hope to have a shelter arranged for the group. All meeting at the Info Centre (near Main Carpark 6) at 11AM on Friday 31st August, and will take it from there. Suggest get all maps and info on activities/times etc there when you arrive. If you arrive late, ask the info centre where we are and our shelter will have an Ozzie flag on it. Suggest bring fold up chairs and of course BYO drinks/food etc.
For those who can make it hope to see you there, promises to be a fun day!
Duh said
08:35 PM Aug 29, 2012
This Friday, 11AM meet up.....see post below.....
animalcarer said
10:40 PM Aug 29, 2012
rock and roll, thanks for organising this, will see you, and you will see us, bringing the dogs, heheh
Duh said
11:12 PM Aug 29, 2012
That great Lynette and Howard, look forward to seeing you all and doggies, although only allowed on leads, there is a big dog enclosure near the Mussel Pool exercise area where they can run around free I understand.
When we meet at the Info Centre near the main carpark, we will make a decision on what shelter and what part of the park.
Info will be left at the Info Centre for late arrivals, or just get a park map from them and check it out, there will be an Ozzie Flag on the shelter we will be using.....we may get the shelter at Mussel Pool if it is available......or somewhere else...
I will leave my mobile number at the Info Centre for any late arrivals who can't find us.....
Duh said
06:41 PM Aug 30, 2012
11AM Friday (tomorrow) 31st August 2012.......Hope to see those who can make it there......meet at Info Centre near main carpark!
Duh said
04:33 AM Sep 1, 2012
What a fantastic day with some fantastic people, I will let others comment on how they found it.
I am afraid I am in love with a female that was there called Gracie, she is a black labrador belonging to one of those who attended, what a wonderful dog she is and well looked after and in top condition, a credit to the owners...
Some of us are plannign a get together at Whiteman Park later this month (August) or early September, depending on the arrival of some who are at Kalbarri at the moment but heading south towards Perth soon.
So please keep an eye on this thread for more definite details as time progresses, JRH and Wombat (if we can find him) will be involved also if they are around at the time.
Here is a link to Whiteman Park, entry and the picnic area (except for booked huts) is free, they also have a dog exercise area in the park.
See this link;
http://www.whitemanpark.com.au/attractionsLanding.aspx
Hopefully it will be before you leave the state, it would be great if you can make it.
As soon as JRH or I have more info we will post it here. Hope Wombat can make it when he gets out of his hole, should be soon the mating season is coming up!
Always welcome Alfie and anyone else who can make it.
We are just waiting for our guests of honour to let us know their time of arrival and availability to set the date.
If it is raining on the day there is plenty of shelter at the park and also an indoor cafe.......
-- Edited by Duh on Sunday 12th of August 2012 04:57:07 PM
If the mating season is coming up will Wombat be spending more time in his hole mating????????????????????????????????
Good point JRH, but if he wants to check out the local scene (if Mrs Wombat lets him) he needs to move about!
Must be getting pretty smelly down that hole if he has been hibernating over winter, lol !
Yep Pal them Wombats can sure stink when they are hibernating and I think Mrs. Wombat has him on a short leash.............................LOL
We are well on the way to your great state (we are at ceduna at the moment ),taking our time getting there.looks like we may join you .
Best wishes Alfreda (Alfie to my friends )
Hey you are more than welcome, the more the merrier
All sounds good Duh. Should be a nice day when we can finally get a date to set it up. Lots of nice people to meet and chat with. As we have said the more the merrier.
Hopefully the rains will have disappeared by then, it has been fine up until yesterday, but it is winter in Perth, as said in an earlier post most WA grey nomads head to Carnarvon and north for the fine warm weather during winter for the "Granny Season" as it's called over here.
Very similar to Qld where you have to go north for the winter to escape the winter rains and cold etc.
cheers
blaze
ps whitemans park is good and has something of interest to everyone I reckon
Colls
Friday should be a good day Blaze, we need a day when the trams are running (Friday ok) for our guest of honour as it was his idea.
Friday you miss the weekend crowds, other than a few busses of overseas visitors mainly to the Wildlife Centre.....some rellies of Wombat are there......
Any way see what the masses want.....JRH is the one to contact if anyone wants to pm for some reason.....
Hope you can make it too Colls.....
Not yet Colls, we are waiting for someone to arrive from the Shark Bay area so hopefully won't be too long. As it was their suggestion we can't very well have it without them unless they take too long getting here maybe. I'll leave that to JRH.
JRH will be coordinating the get together, I am off down south on Sunday for a couple of weeks so possibly may not be there when it is on but then again may be back in time if it is delayed.
It will be on, but just pending, sorry for the delay, it can't be helped.
The meet at Whiteman Park will take place on Friday August 31st at the main carpark around 11:00AM.
We are also meeting a couple of people down at Yaloop Steam workshops on Sunday Sept. 9th.
Is that the car park near the kiosk for want of a better word
cheers
blaze
Yes mate I believe it is.
Thanks for the date info JRH, we are back from Pemberton so may be able to make it on the 31st August (11AM0.
The carpark is No 7 shown on the map, it is near the kids pool and toilets/tram station/cafe, see map link;
http://www.whitemanpark.com.au/visitorinformation/parkmap.aspx
Weather predicted as good on the day, hopefully will not change.
Dog poo bags available at Info Centre, dogs ok on leads. Coin operated BBQ's at various locations in park. Suggest bring picnic blanket or folding chairs although some seating should be available if we have a shelter. BYO food and drink etc.
We have a few from interstate coming along so a good chance to meet up with grey nomads from WA and elsewhere....
Some rain now forecast for Friday, but hope to have a shelter arranged for the group. All meeting at the Info Centre (near Main Carpark 6) at 11AM on Friday 31st August, and will take it from there. Suggest get all maps and info on activities/times etc there when you arrive. If you arrive late, ask the info centre where we are and our shelter will have an Ozzie flag on it. Suggest bring fold up chairs and of course BYO drinks/food etc.
For those who can make it hope to see you there, promises to be a fun day!
This Friday, 11AM meet up.....see post below.....
That great Lynette and Howard, look forward to seeing you all and doggies, although only allowed on leads, there is a big dog enclosure near the Mussel Pool exercise area where they can run around free I understand.
When we meet at the Info Centre near the main carpark, we will make a decision on what shelter and what part of the park.
Info will be left at the Info Centre for late arrivals, or just get a park map from them and check it out, there will be an Ozzie Flag on the shelter we will be using.....we may get the shelter at Mussel Pool if it is available......or somewhere else...
I will leave my mobile number at the Info Centre for any late arrivals who can't find us.....
11AM Friday (tomorrow) 31st August 2012.......Hope to see those who can make it there......meet at Info Centre near main carpark!
What a fantastic day with some fantastic people, I will let others comment on how they found it.
I am afraid I am in love with a female that was there called Gracie, she is a black labrador belonging to one of those who attended, what a wonderful dog she is and well looked after and in top condition, a credit to the owners...