By Kay Weltz | Director
May 2022 update by Kay Weltz, Director Wollangarra
The first few months of this year were focused on training up our new Staff team for 2022. We have four very enthusiastic and capable individuals at our side this year and they have been put through some amazing training, including bronze medallion, a 4WD courses qualification, communication skills, hike training and program training, Wilderness First Aid qualifications and a new Bushwalking qualification tailored specifically for Wollangarra Outdoor Leaders. Everyone learned a lot and had a lot of fun!
Since then our Staff have competently lead 5 programs and run a number of community events at Wollangarra. All programs, including school and holiday programs, went smoothly and we managed to get ~350 young people into the mountains and introduce them to the simple and beautiful ways of living! We have had teams working in the garden, making jams and chutneys and passata at Fruitbottling/Labour Day weekend to take out on hike, chopping wood, and helping with general property maintenance and sustainability. The new composting toilet was finished, we welcomed some new sheep onto the property and the garden is doing well!
With life at Wollangarra returning somewhat to normal after all the changes the Covid Pandemic brought over the last few years, it has been wonderful having so many young people and community members back at Wollangarra - there have been many cups of tea with locals in Heyfield and catching up with local community wherever possible. Additionally, there is a new little Wollie on the flats, as the current Directors welcomed their second son, South, into the world on the 5th of May. Everyone is in high spirits after the first few months of this year and as winter settles in, we all look forward to some more excellent programs and upcoming community events (Wood Chop in June) at beautiful Wollangarra! Thank you to all the support from GlobalGiving which has allowed us to get to where we are now – back in the full swing of things and doing what we love for the future of our young people and planet!
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