ye olde Balook
We have been watching the creeping fire front on the DSE website, holding our breath and fearing the worst.
The call came through that my school just lost the buildings (science equipment, telescope etc) at our Balook school camp in Gippsland .. The historic original building survived. Twas ye olde Balook Primary School, now our Balook campus. You have to imagine one of those 1800's schools with high ceilings, tables with inkwells, chalk board and a wooden honour roll for the great war. Reminds me of my old Primary School in The Basin. ;-)
The anniversary celebrations will now probably continue, ironically without all the splendid additions we have built at the camp over the past 40 years! We have granted permission for the remaining building that contains a kitchen and toilets to be available for use by the local community as a refuge for any needy families who may have lost their homes.
It is the least we can now do with Balook.
The call came through that my school just lost the buildings (science equipment, telescope etc) at our Balook school camp in Gippsland .. The historic original building survived. Twas ye olde Balook Primary School, now our Balook campus. You have to imagine one of those 1800's schools with high ceilings, tables with inkwells, chalk board and a wooden honour roll for the great war. Reminds me of my old Primary School in The Basin. ;-)
The anniversary celebrations will now probably continue, ironically without all the splendid additions we have built at the camp over the past 40 years! We have granted permission for the remaining building that contains a kitchen and toilets to be available for use by the local community as a refuge for any needy families who may have lost their homes.
It is the least we can now do with Balook.