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Website location change - March 2018 Unforeseen circumstances have resulted in the loss of
our old domain at http://mole.org.au
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Local publicity Here’s the article in August 2010's monthly tourism rag
promoting NW Tas published by The Advocate.
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Annual General Meeting This year the AGM
was held on Saturday 22nd May at Fern Lea, Caveside. |
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Jackey's Marsh Forest
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Dining
with Devils
thriller book featuring caving at Mole Creek |
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Jackey's Marsh Forest
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Cave break-in
The top gate protecting Kubla Khan Cave was found on
30/9/2007 to have been removed. The cave is renown nationally and abroad
for its outstanding and fragile decoration, ancient and complex
geomorphology - and in order to protect such values has restricted
access. The vandals used heavy cutting equipment in a determined effort.
Anyone with information please call Police CrimeStoppers 1800 333 000.
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T-Shirts Club T-Shirts are available NOW! See our e-shop for details. Jackey's Marsh Forest Festival 17-18th Feb 2007 – Jackey’s
Marsh, 25 mins drive from Deloraine. MCCC gets more 'official' As of December 2006, MCCC is now an Incorporated body.
As of January 2007, MCCC is a Corporate Member of the ASF. |
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Wedding of Evan and Claire Evan and Claire were married in Honeycomb Cave 26/11/2006. With our best wishes, they are honeymooning in Thailand and Kenya. Birth of Lila Janusz and Michelle now have a beautiful daughter, born 8/9/2006, to keep her brothers on their toes. Annual General Meeting This year the AGM was held on Saturday 13th May at Fern Lea, Caveside. Quite a feast and chockfest! We also went caving, revisiting Horries Hole and Honeycomb. Aims for the new year include boosting our inventory of SRT and surveying equipment, adding some new books to the library, winter film and slide nights, publishing Illuminations 5, producing club t-shirts, rope skills practise days, increasing cave activity, attending search and rescue exercises, and hosting trips. Illuminations 5 in progress The 5th volume of the club Journal is now in progress. A couple of longer articles are almost complete, and many others are in various stages including conception, preparation of background materials, mid-draft and advanced edits. If you can contribute any article, news or any shorts such as cartoons, poems, artwork, please let Mick know. Contributions are also welcome from outside the club. New descender purchased We now have a spanking brand new SRTE 5-slot rescue Goldtail, especially good for rescues, long pitches, fast or thin ropes, or double-rope descending. Evan turns 18 Evan Hunter, who has been a member for the majority of his life (who else can say such a thing?) turned 18 in November. A reliable source related that an appropriately large amount of chocolate was consumed. Caving events
Northern Tasmania cave search and rescue exercise with
MCCC, SES, Police, Parks and Ambulance Website
recognised for excellence
Michael born Janusz and Michelle became proud parents (and James brother,) of Michael, born 3rd May 2004. He already shows promising signs: mobility, curiosity, already hairy... quite the little caveman. All are well, happy and busy. Marriage of Bob Broughton Club member of many years, Bob married Maggi Boughton on 2nd May 2004. We wish Bob and Maggi the best for their future life together. Vale Jeff Butt Jeff Butt, an STC caving friend of many of our members, and MCCC as a whole, died in mid-April as a result of cancer which ended his life unfortunately while he was in his prime. He will be greatly missed for his caving mastery, safety and conservation interests, personal integrity and friendly humanity. He was a gentle man and trod lightly on the earth. See STC's website memorial page for more about Jeff. Mick attended the wake at Hastings Caves and Thermal pool on May 1st with a number of his many friends to celebrate his life. "I, along with other members of the Mole Creek Caving Club, have met Jeff caving or at Search & Rescue exercises. I met and caved in southern Tasmania with Jeff a number of times over the years, and found many interests in common. I was much saddened at the news of his passing, and regret not having seen him in the last couple of years. My life was richer for having socialised and caved with Jeff, and I found being in the company of this gentle man of integrity was a privilege to savour. It seems he became the master of all he attempted, and he shone brightly as an example of humanity, beaming through his unassuming modesty. Thanks for being yourself Jeff; I honour you in your passing.", Mick Lichon Summary of changes and additions to this site February 2009 - general revisions and addition of Permit cave page July 2006 - much updating and several additions including World Cave News Feed
December 2004 - recognised for excellence with a Golden Web Award May 2004 - this news page! April 2004 - many interesting additions to links page to explore Early 2004 - our conservation
page updated and new science and ASF codes
pages added to this section Late 2003 - hosting transferred
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