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Farina Restoration Group. January 31st, 2015 Hello Farina Supporters, Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that we are a month into 2015 already. There are still some gaps to fill at Farina this year. You can complete the form on this website. The dates are May 21 to...
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Farina Restoration Group. November 22, 2014 The Farina 2015 activity will be 4×2 week programmes spanning 8 weeks from Thursday, May 21st to Wednesday, July 15th inclusive. Volunteer attendance can over lap two programmes. Our base team comprises 30 persons on...
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Farina Restoration Group. October 2014 Update This newsletter is especially directed to our widespread Supporter Group. Some faces we see regularly, some are quietly in the background; some have “come on board” by dropping in on their way “Down the Track” and filled...
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Dear Farina Restoration Group Members We have had a most successful 2014 season at Farina, as you will have seen from the earlier newsletter. It has been interesting to get feedback from visitors to Farina during this time, as most folk believe that the Farina Bakery...
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Martin MacLennan (Head baker) reports… The Farina bakery van has just been delivered to The Prairie Hotel at Parachilna after completing a catering job. This means the van is not available for any events before the next volunteer program in 2015 at this stage...
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Team Leaders report for weeks 5 & 6 at Farina Leaders Shirley Murray, Bob Murray and Bob Brownlee. The leaders took on the roles of Site Supervisor (BM), Café, Bakery and camp duties (SM) and project management (BB). Of course there was overlap in these roles and...
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No. 37 – (Week 3 and 4) reported July 22, 2014 Thanks firstly to Bron and Barrie for holding the fort when the arrival of Michael and Bob was delayed, and also for the systems they had put in place to ensure the camp and bakery operations ran smoothly, and make...
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No. 36 – (Report from Martin Maclennan, our Baker in Chief) Ian Riches and Martin MacLennan have just returned from the North, and once again the spirit of Farina has woven its magic. Martin would like to thank all those fellow volunteers that worked together to...
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No. 35 – Weeks 1 and 2) For the early weeks of May the first fortnight’s group of over 30 enthusiastic seniors enjoyed the physical and social activities associated with restoring the history, stabilizing the buildings and maintaining the town of Farina for us...
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No. 34 – Hello Farina Supporters and Volunteers NEWS FLASH All the rain which has fallen in the Farina area has encouraged much new growth. The walking paths are quite over grown and will require some work to get them back “up to scratch”. Could volunteers...
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No. 33 – Hello Farina Supporters and Volunteers How you can “enable” our 2014 programme In implementing our 2014 programme we are encountering some budget difficulties. There are two elements to our cost structure: What people recognise as Capital Works. The...
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No. 32 – Hello Farina Group Supporters It is less than a month until May 4th when this year’s work at Farina begins. There are a few vacancies available now, in Weeks 1, 4, 6 and 8. Please ring Tom directly, to expedite communications, if you are interested in...
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No. 31 – March 2014. Hello Farina Group Supporters It is hard to believe that it is only eight weeks until the 2014 programme at Farina starts. This year we are staffing very specific numbers for each week. Weeks 2 and 3 are fully staffed but there are still...
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No. 29 – Hello Farina Group Supporters Here are some of Tom’s notes made during his recent reconnaissance to Farina with Bob Brownlee and Peter Harris in November. Replacing Ghosts With Real People: Previous committee strategy in deciding the next component of...
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No. 28 – Hello Farina Group Supporters Welcome to our new “addressees”. Many of you have expressed interest in the Farina Restoration Group after seeing Landline on TV , which has told part of our story very well. There are other unfolding mysteries which we are...
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No. 26 – Hello Farina Group Supporters The following detail summarises the events of 5 May to 15th June, 2013 at Farina. Bakery Cafe Marquee A Pagoda style Marquee of high grade construction was sourced and purchased. This become necessary to provide of an...
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No. 24 – Hello Farina Group Supporters The two wagons were delivered and positioned at Farina on Monday 6 May 2013 Marking an historic day for the Farina Restoration Group. The wagons were made available to the FRG by Steamtown at Peterborough and The Pichi...
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No. 23 – Hello Farina Group Supporters To the Farina Volunteers in May/June 2013 A final “note” before we all arrive at Farina Water is precious at Farina right now. Bring your 2 x 10 litre Supermarket packs: also endeavour to arrive with full caravan tanks....
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No. 21 – Hello Farina Group Supporters Feb. 2013 Farina Work Program As announced in Newsletter#19 the WORK schedule is shown again below. Our work program will span six weeks and will be divided into 3 sub-programs each of two weeks commencing SUNDAY MAY 5th...
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No. 19 – Hello Farina Group Supporters The 2013 Farina work programs Overview of the 2013 program As outlined in the last newsletter (#18) we will use smaller groups in 2013 with more specialised tasks associated with construction, hosting, reception, bakery,...
