In 2006, a young George Blum helped plant a sapling at the Glen Forbes Recreation Reserve.
Twenty years on, George can stand beneath the tree.
Twenty years on, George can stand beneath the tree.
By Rob Parsons
THERE are moments in small communities that pass quietly but matter deeply. The Glen Forbes Annual Picnic on Sunday 15 March was one of those moments – not just a gathering of families but a changing of the guard. To understand why that matters, you have to understand the place itself.
The Glen Forbes Recreation Reserve has a history stretching back more than a century. Around 1910, the Victorian Government acquired the land for railway purposes associated with the Nyora to Wonthaggi line. Much of that land, however, remained unused.
THERE are moments in small communities that pass quietly but matter deeply. The Glen Forbes Annual Picnic on Sunday 15 March was one of those moments – not just a gathering of families but a changing of the guard. To understand why that matters, you have to understand the place itself.
The Glen Forbes Recreation Reserve has a history stretching back more than a century. Around 1910, the Victorian Government acquired the land for railway purposes associated with the Nyora to Wonthaggi line. Much of that land, however, remained unused.
