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2001 to 2009 in Cockscomb Chronicles
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Cockatoo
Rise War Veterans Retreat
Offical opening on 6th March 2021
Greg Carter ex Vietnam veteran 6 RAR, welcomes
ex and serving defence personnel and their partners to his Retreat
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2020 - 2021Committee and Jack
GPS
Camp Info
South 23degrees 14minutes 13seconds
East 150degrees 40minutes 49seconds
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Susan and Chris Rensonnet
Caretaker
Phone
04 7559 1027
EMAIL
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A
Free Service - You can learn at home by going to
GCF
Learning
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What Cockscomb is all about.
Set in the hills on the southern side of Mt Wheeler. All weather
road access via two-wheel drive and only 30 minutes from Rockhampton.
Cockscomb provides a quiet place away from the city, a relaxing
place to go when you want to get away and get back to some basic
living and quiet quality time.
When staying overnight, you will require your sleeping bag, camp
stretcher, swag or hammock if you intend to sleep outside and
a torch, matches, food and a rubbish bag, mosquito repellent and
your medication.
Sign the visitors book,
ask the caretaker about camp standing orders and make a donation
to help keep the running costs down.
Clean up after staying
we ask you to clean up any rubbish and ask the caretaker where
you should deposit it.
The main Kitchen use is restricted
in that when there is a function on only the camp cook has access.
It means also that food stored in the refrigerators may need to
be removed to eskys.
Cooking
can either be done on an open fire in the fire
pits below the Hasty Tasty kitchen depending on Open
Fire Restrictions at the time.You can use the main
camp kitchen which has some restrictions see above
The amenities
provide hot shower water 24 hours of the day.
When
function and dinners are booked NO
unleashed DOGs are allowed in the function area
and the kitchen.
Queensland Animals in food premises
Clean up all areas used,
ie; the kitchen and the toilet / shower facilities you may have
used before you leave.
Fixed accommodation
is provided in Uc Dai Loi House a Log Cabin
and Andawakey cabin for overnight stays. 4
single beds in each.
Various tables and chairs are available to eat at and there
are plenty of log seats to sit on.
Electricity
We are presently installing fixed
mains electricity supply from Ergon. This supply will maintain
our solar battery system and feed 240volts AC to most areas
on the site. The old 12V system is being removed. Digital LED
lighting and other services will slowly be installed to bring
the site up to a new standard.
Both Bore and Tank Water
is a available and stored in bulk storage 15,900 litre
poly tanks and various smaller poly tanks.
There is 4G digital mobile phone
access in some areas on the site.
Veterans
& Ex ADF Entitlements &
Concessions
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/160082967403579/
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Cockscomb
Fees
POA
PER PERSON PER OVERNIGHT STAY
staying in your own tent or van
and POA PER PERSON PER OVERNIGHT STAY
in one of the cabins
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Highway 66 Rodders Inc present a cheque for $1200 to
Cockscomb to assist with the Demountable Accommodation |
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Cheque
Presentation - Talisman Sabre 2019 to
Legacy and Cockscomb $5281.45 each
Thank
you very much
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The 5
bedroom unit was picked up and turned around and placed on
the foundations by Comiskey
Mining Services
along
with JAK
Heavy Diesel helping out, they had a large bobcat
cleaning up for us also they organised the
crane, a 60 tonner from QWEST
Cranes who provided the crane for no charge.
Many Thanks to all concerned for a job well done.
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Bruce Acutt RIP
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One
Hectare of land forms Cockscomb Veterans Bush Retreat. Had
it not been for Bruce Acutt RIP and his dedication
it would not exist. Bruce Acutt was a local Consultant Psychologist.
Cockscomb was part of a parcel of land originally called Cockscomb
and owned by Bruce and his ex wife.
Cockscomb
has been on the go since July 1997, built by Veterans and
other volunteers and it is now open to all Veterans and Serving
Members of all Defence Forces and their Families and to all
Emergency Services and their families and the more you use
it the better it will be.
Don’t
think that because you haven’t had any input into the
construction that you don’t have a place in the Cockscomb
community.
Local
Veterans or visiting Veterans, and Emergency Services you
are ALL most welcome to visit, stay over night, or stay for
a maximum of 5 days or make arrangements with the committee.
Please
remember to do the right thing by the signing the register
on the railway camp wagon bench.
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TC
Marcia Damage - Community
Cleanup 22 March
Herbie
talks to The Morning Bulletin
after Cyclone Marcia
Building
Progress
Flyer
A4 - A3
size
Kerri
- The Morning Bulletin
Visit by US and Australian troops to Cockscomb
ArmyNews
Page 6
30
July 2013 US Navy from VRC-30 Det 5 at Cockscomb
Progress
2015 - More
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