[Oe List ...] Greetings from Point Lonsdale, Victoria

[Charles or Doris Hahn]

Thanks, Frank, for that report. What devastation; the news has been full of 
reports and pictures from/of Brisbane. We are relieved that our colleagues are 
safe, but so saddened by the general pain.

Doris Hahn





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From: frank bremner <fjbremner at hotmail.com>
To: Dialogue OE <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>; Dialogue OE <oe at wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 10:15:26 PM
Subject: [Oe List ...] Greetings from Point Lonsdale, Victoria

 Greetings colleagues and friends,
 
Firstly, condolences to the Wiegel family on the loss of your small loved one.
 
Secondly, here during the ToP/ICA Retreat over the past week, we held a memorial 
ceremony for our beloved friend and colleague Elaine Richmond.  Ray had a series 
of slides which were shown.  He also had a series of slides of the words to "The 
Rose", Elaine's favourite song.
 
Thirdly, some of us lit a candle after the last meal, as we thought of Sandra 
True, who several of us had met in India and/or Chicago.  I met Bob and Sandra 
when they returned from India in mid-1978 for the Global Research Assembly in 
Chicago in July.  And I met young Lyn True up on the third floor children's 
program.  

 
Finally, some news on some of our Queensland colleagues and the disasterous 
floods:
a) Rilla and Sandra, and some of their family members, were evacuated to safety, 
so we missed catching up with the sisters of the late Carol Borovic.
b) David Jago was with us.  He praises the deep protective trench in front of 
his house.
c) Ray Richmond was with us, and his Brisbane housing was safe.
d) John and Julie Miesen were with us, after driving from Adelaide and NSW (?).  
Their property is OK, although their street and local shops are apparently 
flooded.
 
All of the above, and others, have friends and relatives they've been enquiring 
about.  At the beginning of the week the evening news services were extended on 
most TV channels, to cover breaking news.  Support was coming from across the 
country, and from Indonesia.  It will take a massive re-construction effort.
 
There's been some rain in Victoria.  Sue Cole and I travelled from Adelaide 
along the Great Ocean Road, along the Victoria coast.  We had to slow down a 
couple of times due to roadworks due to landslides.  We've heard since that the 
Road has been completely closed off due to more landslides.  We were planning to 
return via a different route, anyway!
 
News on our week's proceedings will be in the next edition of Pacific Waves.
 
Grace and Peace
 
Frank Bremner
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