yes there’s a lot of fresh white graffiti in MC. I don’t understand the cricket stumps. Is there a way to remove the paint without making a big smuge?

I noticed a weekend ago that Stathams is also now permanently open. No Lock and a small modification to the pole. This may not make much of a difference. The barrier doesn’t keep out motorcyclists.

Quaint how we’re concerned with the natural beauty of the quarries after so many years of climbing amongst the broken tv sets. Progress.

Could give it a try. Though spraying gray paint I’d be a bit scared of being mistaken for a graffito.

I will ring the Hill’s Discovery Centre and discuss it with them, and post immediately what ever answer I get.

Hopefully that will be by mid-afternoon Thursday 16 October.

I shall eat my words (of yesterday) about Doug the Darling Ranges Ranger. He just called me now and we had a long discussion. Here is the gist:

The locks at Mt and Statham Quarries WERE welded to chain but were cut with bolt cutters. Please keep the gate locked behind you, the StQ gate lock is very hard to cut when the gate is locked. The locks will be replaced this week and numerical code changed.

Dough will paint a sign on gates “Keep gate locked at all times”. gate numbers are easy to get from Hills Forrest centre 9295 2244 9am-4pm weekdays.

The current graffitti at MtQ will be removed in the next few days by DEC maintenance or contractor.

The rangers are very busy, there are just 2 to cover the whole Darling Ra. They would appreciate our help. If you see anyone doing damage or being antisocial, take note of vehicle number and if at all possible take a photograph and post both to DEC on ‘[email protected]’. Do not include the numbers, I just put them in address to confuse the spam bots. Also report graffitti. Or call 9295 9100, the Dar Ra district office. Please do not confront anyone.

It is like a lot of things in life, we can sit back and take shit or get up and do something about it…

Hi Shane, I deleted the other message because it had nothing of interest and was just trying to antagonise people. I also deleted your response because it wouldn’t make sense without the other one.

There have been a few messages left over the last year by people that are just trying to wind us up. I find deleting them quickly makes them bored, they go away.

thanks Chris, I see the your point. no probs hopefully they don’t come back

We were at Statham’s Sunday 19th. Arrived just as the SES were going out the gate. After finding out if we had the gate code, fine by me, we did, they locked it behind us, which they explained is what DEC had requested they do. If commercial operators are not locking it when they go, they are not fullfilling DEC requests.

On another not, we had problems with the lock. After several phone calls, and I owe several beers, discovered it is sometimes necessary to squeeze the lock to disengage it.

If I’m here on the weekend, I’ll take my trailer out and pick up rubbish. The TV set is annoying me.

Cheers,

Toc.

Maybe I was unkind to Bogans…..I saw a sign on a bus today, there seems to be a new name for scribblers: GRAFFIDIOTS.

Good idea Toc, I will try and do same, maybe this will motivate others.