A Rotary Post: Part 2

Tuesday morning saw a short journey to Tabilk (the village) and Tahbilk (the winery and wetlands). The wetlands project has been sponsored by the winery, and the billabong is now a major environmental triumph: see https://www.tahbilk.com.au/tahbilk-eco-trails-history
 The billabong is best explored by boat, but the eco-trail could be rewarding if the boat is not running. At the boat jetty the landscape and flora please the eye

The water bird life is particularly attractive

There are extensive large leaf waterlily weeds (being progressively cleared, as they cramp the style and feeding of wading birds),  and an endangered native small leaf water lily (foreground of photo) being encouraged.
 

European carp are being cunningly trapped and composted by taking advantage of a jumping habit, while the native catfish population is expanding in this, its most southerly habitat (it is sensitive to water temperature).

A Rotary Progress Part 1

We opted to join 24 other couples on a fun roundabout drive to Beechworth. First stop was a picnic lunch at Hanging Rock.









Labour Day was cooler there than in the city, so we began with a game of bocche.
Proceedings were overseen by the resident kookaburra.



Nearby, the carved tree trunk is an icon

The local acacia is striking

 After lunch a cross country drive via Granite Hills gave an opportunity to overstock our cellar with both the shiraz and riesling, since Mr Knight terminated his relationship with Dan Murphy following a  pricing disagreement.   The roads, new to us, showed the reason for the winery name















The day concluded at Nagambie where our Comfort Inn motel room had a delightful view.

En route to dinner at the Nagambie Lakes Entertainment Centre we saw a park bench dedicated to the Uniting Church demolished by a semi trailer a few years ago.