Almost time for Inverloch

It's almost time for our Inverloch dig. We're dusting off our steel-caps and sharpening our chisels. This year we have a couple of changes.
The owners of our Lavington St house have removed the Hills Hoist so we are asking diggers to bring their own sheets and towels and take them home for laundering.
We have a really really full house so will probably convert more of the front yard into tent space.
The role of "house manager" will be split between the always charming Mike G, the dynamic duo Jacqui and Andrew, and myself. John our excavation manager is blooding some new hole masters.
And we expect to finally have a new urn.
Can't wait!

T-shirt colour

After way too much discussion, we have decided to have a choice of two T-shirt colours; Grey and Green. I'm not sure how Mike G managed to order a yellow one!

Sandblasting fun!

Well, the December 2008 Otways dig has finished.

Our new volunteers put up with drizzle and flies and being blasted by sand at high speeds.

We didn't find a lot of bones - 24 when I left counting the ugly little scraps.

We did have a lot of fun with dueling banjos and an amazing group clogging that had other campers believing that we were a religious cult!

Eric the Crayfish

We're getting ready for another dig at "Eric the Crayfish". Matt has this idea that maybe part of the articulated dinosaur Mike found is in an erratic (loose rock) somewhere near the orginal site. So it looks like an erratic hunt to start the dig....

T-shirts

Still no decision on the colour of the 2009 dig crew T-shirts.

New Vollies

We had a great day on Saturday talking to the applicants to be new volunteers in 2009.
I only scared two away by telling them of the Inverloch bathroom arrangements!
We've met a few that I'm really looking forward to working with...
Cheers, Wendy.

Friends' Field Report Day

Hi Team,
We had a great day on Saturday presenting the 2008 Field Report.



Gerry handed out reports and
counted attendees out the front.

Lesley kicked things off

...and really enjoyed telling us about the turtle skull!

Tom talked about mammal jaws next to a beautiful
Peter Trussler image of Bishops Whitmorei.

Dave (becoming known as a hand and foot
expert) played with the light pointer.

We also had reports from John W and Mike C, as well as a stirring rendition of "Under the Southern Cross We Stand..." from Nicole.

For more, you'll need to wait for your copy of the Field Report!