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A Special Invitation |
 2/14th Australian Infantry
Battalion Association
27th ANNUAL REUNION
THURSDAY 31 JULY
Members of the 39th Battalion,
family and friends will also be attending.
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This is a wonderful day to meet some of the veterans you would have read about who fought along the Kokoda Track. It’s an informal fun day, with the bar opening at 10.30am for drinks at public bar prices. Lunch will follow at 12.00 noon. There will be interesting guest speakers and you should aim to arrive for early drinks or by lunchtime. If you need to get away straight after lunch that is no problem as many will have to go back to work. I think you will find the reunion very interesting and a wonderful experience.
Cost is $35 per person which includes lunch. |
LUNCH MENU
Grilled breast of chicken served in tarragon & mushroom sauce; OR
Steak Dianne- tender steak served with a rich Dianne sauce.
All meals served with pear potatoes, cauliflower au gratin, beans and carrots.
Dessert
Fruit salad with ice cream, followed by tea & coffee
For catering purposes and to arrange payment, rsvp by Friday 25 July.
Contact Jim Drapes at Back Track on 07 3850 7600 or
jim@backtrack.com.au if you would like to attend. |
Venue
Riverside Function Rooms, 50 Oxlade Drive New Farm
Parking available in Oxlade Drive as well as Merthyr Bowls Club
adjacent to Riverside. |
THE KOKODA JUNE MYTH
We receive a lot of calls from clients, wanting to to book only in June. They have 'heard' that it is the best month to walk the Kokoda Track.
Though June is potentially one of the dryer months, experience has shown the chances of it raining on a June trek are just as high as any other month in our trekking season except for April and May.
As for being cooler, June is in the middle of winter, however, the differences in day and night temperatures along the Track from one month to another are slight.
The exception to this are the summer months of Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb. They are consistently hotter, more humid and with potential for heavy constant rainfall along the entire Track.
Back Track treks in April and May when the chances of rainfall are higher then during the months of June,July, August and September. We do this only because of the heavy demand for treks on and around Anzac Day. On past treks in April and May all have experienced some rain, but all treks have been successful. Very few treks in any month are completed without some rainy days.
Our advice to any potential trekker looking to select a time to trek, is to pick a date that is the most convenient, and forget about a potential 1degree difference in night time temperatures and always expect rain.
Please call us if you have any concerns about weather conditions along the Kokoda Track.
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