MEDIA RELEASE RE ABERFELDY HUTS Fire-damaged huts replaced The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has worked closely with local contractors and volunteers to rebuild three huts destroyed in the Aberfeldy-Donnelly’s Creek fire in January 2013. DELWP Project Manager, Suzette Fullerton said: “We know how popular these huts are and how much they’re used, particularly by four wheel drivers.” “It’s been a long process to obtain the funding and to design and build the huts in conjunction with the Victorian High Country Hut Association (VHCHA), but we’re all happy with the results.” “The rebuilt huts include the Junction Hut at the junction of the Aberfeldy River and Donnelly’s Creek, and Jorgensons Hut and Goonans Hut, both located along Donnelly’s Creek Road,” Ms Fullerton said. “New picnic tables, fire pits, signage and bollards have also been installed, and Jorgensons and Goonans Huts will both have new toilet facilities.” “The huts have already been used over the Christmas period, but they still need some finishing touches, so we ask the public to be patient while we work on those.” “Cosy fire places, internal benches, water tanks and see-through polycarbonate on the windows will be added over the next month or so.” “We’re extremely lucky to have these facilities and to have them maintained by our hard-working volunteers.” “The huts and toilets have been popular with visitors on the ‘Aberfeldy Track’ four wheel drive touring route. The Aberfeldy Track aims to tell the stories of the Walhalla to Woods Point gold belt through a series of interpretation signs along the route.” A reminder about hut etiquette: · Huts are for temporary shelter only. · Littering is an offence under the Environment Protection Act 1970—Keep the huts clean and tidy, take your rubbish with you and don’t leave emergency food stores in the hut as this encourages vermin. · Only collect firewood from the forest floor. · Respect others recreating in the area. · When visiting public land areas, know what you can and can’t do during declared Fire Danger Periods and on days of Total Fire Ban.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:56:08 +0000
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