EDIT:  Location is Glenreagh Showgrounds, NSW.

Date: 7 October onwards.

Thoughts and ideas folks?  Any clashes with other things?

Cheers

Where at mate?

As it says. Glenreagh Showgrounds.

We will be unable to attend as we will be in Wagga at this time. A really great location, sorry to be missing out.
Muzz

Cactus wrote on Jun 30^th, 2024 at 8:17am:

We will be unable to attend as we will be in Wagga at this time. A really great location, sorry to be missing out. Muzz

Muzz, it is only a tentative date and I am sure we can work around everyone.  Few weeks before the date is school holidays so we could look at a later date?

I'm away for 7 weeks in Europe till 20 September.
No doubt the chap I contract to will be keen to get me working again.
See how we go.
Only doing this for another 10 to 12 months.

This is the week of the Millmerran Camp Oven Cooking Festival, 30 Sept --6 Oct, I'm booked in for that but would be interested at a date after that when we are travelling south back to Sydney.

poddy dodger wrote on Jul 4^th, 2024 at 10:35pm:

This is the week of the Millmerran Camp Oven Cooking Festival, 30 Sept --6 Oct, I'm booked in for that but would be interested at a date after that when we are travelling south back to Sydney.

Hi Rob, forgot about Millmerran even though I won’t be going.

We will change the date, just waiting for some further advice on here.

Stay tuned.

Cheers

EDIT

Ok taking into consideration everyone’s needs as best we can have a definite date.

COG will start from Tuesday 8 October and we will be there at least a week or as long as folks want to stay.

Can I get a definite idea of who is coming so I can make a booking.  Will look at the same site we were at last time.

So far coming we have:

Derek & Maggie
Murray & Judy
Rob & Lorraine
Lindsay & Jeannie
Peter & Carolyn
Rory

Cheers

I'm booked in for Millmerran as well, Like Poddy I'd probably try and get there if there is a change of date.
Is anyone else interested in Millmerran?

Rory, date is now changed.  You and Rob now able to come across after Milmerran.  Cheers.

Lindsay and Jeannie are also possible starters. I will ring them.

poddy dodger wrote on Jul 17^th, 2024 at 5:31pm:

Lindsay and Jeannie are also possible starters. I will ring them.

Yep, we are hoping Lindsay will be fit and well for it.

Will not know till closer to the date. Cheers Robert

I have just made a tentative booking at Glenreagh for a full week commencing 7 October.

This will be at power posts 1 & 2 which is where we were last time.

I have made it initially for 6 sites and from memory we can get 4 around each power posts so can fit up to 8.

I am booked in for the week.  Powered site costs are $25 a night or $150 for the week.  Unpowered are $15 a night.

I didn’t ask but I understand “Seniors” may get a discount so worth checking out yourself.

I have told them that everyone will call and make their own arrangements so please call them on 0428 582 314 and let them know you are with me as the booking is in my name. 

I am planning to be there on the Monday at this stage.

It is all happening at Glenreagh in ‘24 folks.

Anyone else booked yet??

Sorry can not make it will be having a hip joint replaced on the 11th October. Cheers

Bear wrote on Aug 20^th, 2024 at 7:02pm:

Sorry can not make it will be having a hip joint replaced on the 11th October. Cheers

Good to hear you have a date for it.  Best wishes from us both here.

Hi Robert
God luck with the op mate
Kev

Thank you will be glad when it id done cheers

Lindsay and Jeannie are definite starters, I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone.
Hope all goes well with your hip op Robert.
Poddy.

Judy and I are booked.
Muzz

I will get Pete active on here one day but I know him and Carolyn are booked as well.

Looks like we have us a startup group for a great COG.

Lindsay & Jeannie are booked.
Muzz

Not long to go.  Hope everyone has booked their sites.   :)

How is all the rain going to effect the COG or do you expect it gone by then. Cheers Robert

I think the worst of it was north of Genreagh and forecast is looking reasonably ok.

They do say we are having an early wet season so who knows.  Will have to suck and see. 

I spoke to the Caretaker down there this morning just to make our bookings are ok and all good from their end.  She said worst of the rain was last weekend but fine at present.

As mentioned above I spoke to the Glenreagh Caretaker this morning and we are all good to go.

Good to hear will be thinking of you lot and expect photos cheers.

When is everyone arriving.

We will be there on the Monday and staying seven nights. 

After the COG we are slipping down to Seal Rocks.  A place I have always wanted to stay at.  I used to professionally fish offshore there back in the early 70’s.

Judy and I will be there Monday lunch time.

Good grief, for us Qlders heading to the COG.  Beware, on crossing the border they will steal an hour off of you.   :o

To add to the list, friends of ours Pam & Ray will be joining us Monday for two nights in their motorhome.

Derek wrote on Oct 4^th, 2024 at 8:48am:

Good grief, for us Qlders heading to the COG.  Beware, on crossing the border they will steal an hour off of you.   :o

If you stay long enough they give it back to you in a few months. ;D ;D

Poor Queenslanders once again your curtains would fade and the cows will not know when to come in for milking.

Bear wrote on Oct 4^th, 2024 at 9:08pm:

Poor Queenslanders once again your curtains would fade and the cows will not know when to come in for milking.

So says an ex-Queenslander.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Always believed that daylight saving should be Australia wide and federal controlled.

Not in North Qld, we don't get much difference winter to summer and we are already behind Brisbane in sun up sun down.

H i Derek
I hope you and the group enjoy the  COG
Kev ;)

Kevvie wrote on Oct 6^th, 2024 at 5:35pm:

H i Derek I hope you and the group enjoy the  COG Kev ;)

Thanks Kev, final bit of packing going on and hitting the road early in the morning.  Hoping to hit Glenreagh around lunchtime.  Will try and keep the photos up for you.  Cheers.

Thanks Derek
I know there is a few of us on the forum would appreciate seeing any photographs.
regards Kev

Much appreciated cheers safe travelling

Here we go.  The festivities have started. 

Dinner tonight was Aart’s roast pork on the new spit, Jeannie’s roast veggies, Caroline and Petes corned beef, potato, cabbage and white sauce.

Dessert was Judy’s fruit in wine.  I think blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and mulberries served with icecream.

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Hi Derek
glad you all have settled in. thanks for the photos.
take care enjoy your time together
Kev ;)

Good photos thank you

Thanks for the photos. Food looks yum. What is the weather like?

shackles wrote on Oct 7^th, 2024 at 8:04pm:

Thanks for the photos. Food looks yum. What is the weather like?

Great so far.

A bit tardy tonight.  I was sitting munching away with a plate of food on my lap and Aart said, “Did you get photos Derek”.  Bugger.

So this is the remnants after most everyone filled their plates.

We had Pam & Rays roast vegetables, My butterflied lamb leg basted in a red wine and apricot jam glaze, Jeannies beef stroganoff, Murray’s chicken roll and Pam’s brussel sprouts with bacon. Carolyn’s left over veggies from last night.

No cooking for lunch, just relaxing under the trees in the shade chatting.

Pudding and no photos was a Michael Patch Christmas steam pudding that Rory brought along.

No cooking for

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Hi Derek
Thank you for the photos.
Kev

Not our finest day as the wet has settled in but we will persevere.  I am planning on a Cottage Pie in the camp oven later.

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Hi Derek
No good about the rain puts a bit of a damper on the sitting around chatting.
Cottage pie sounds pretty good. looking forward to seeing a photo of the cooking . Anyone else cooking something
Kev

Coocking up some of Rory’s home made sausages over coals.  These are fantastic.

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Hi Derek
They look good  YUM
Kev

Rory’s Lemon & Coconut Impossible Pie cooked up for dessert later.

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It is that time of the day.

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Due to the slow internet here having difficulty getting photos from my phone to the iPad to upload here.

We are all still here.  Lovely fine day today.  Hopefully can get photos uploaded tomorrow.

Hi Derek
Thanks for the update. we understand about the photos
We have been getting a fair amount of rain
Kev

Look forward to seeing them cheers

Internet driving me crazy.  Here is an assortment of meals over two days.

1. My cottage pie
2 & 3 Murray and Judy’s glazed baked ham
4. Robs chicken noodle soup that was so packed with goodies you could eat it with a fork
5. Jeannies meat balls
6. Peas and carrots
7. Pete & Carolyns Thai chicken stir fry and rice

No photos but tonight we had my liver & bacon on onion gravy together with mashed potato and peas, Rob’s roast chook and baked potato, Pete & Carolyns mushroom risotto, left over ham and pork and Judy made a plum & almond cake.

Tomorrow night we are all off to the pub for dinner.  Supporting the locals.

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Of course it wouldn’t be a COG without a camp fire.   ;)

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Hi Derek
Thank you very much for the photographs.
Well done  to the people who cooked  the lovely looked meals
Everyone still enjoying the gathering ?
enjoy the meal tomorrow night
Kev

For future reference, we just found out the free internet here at the camp ground is Starlink Satellite with current speed is 71 mbps well over twice I get at home with NBN.

The password is printed on the bottom of your receipt.

Derek wrote on Oct 12^th, 2024 at 7:18am:

For future reference, we just found out the free internet here at the camp ground is Starlink Satellite with current speed is 71 mbps well over twice I get at home with NBN. The password is printed on the bottom of your receipt.

That's a bonus.

Best thing we bought but sure how long we can afford it. On Rural and pause when not traveling.

Have another home one which beats the Hell out of the NBN and is good as we can claim half back.

Last days for you folks safe traveling. Cheers Robert

Our COG has come to a close.  The last of us move out in the morning.

Great fellowship, great food and a great location.  Nothing more need be said.

Apologies for the lack of photos and no, we didn’t get a group photo.

We will be back here.

Many thanks to all who came.

To all the people who attended the COG.
I  know you all would have had a great time.
All the very best  to you and safe travels home or wherever you are travelling to next.  and Derek thanks for the photos you took
regards Kev  (Kevvie)