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Hi everyone,

We wanted to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for all the support that has been consistent for so many years towards Ivory’s Rock (the home of Amaroo) and IRF. We hope above all that you remain safe and healthy.

In these extraordinary circumstances, we all remain linked in our desire to keep Ivory’s Rock functional and maintained, and ready for re-opening! In accordance with official guidelines, the site has been temporarily closed for all non-essential activities, so for the time being, the wallabies and wildlife are keeping an eye on everything, along with the handful of live-in caretakers.

The Board and the Ivory’s Rock teams continue to work behind the scenes with weekly ‘virtual’ meetings to ensure that communication remains robust, and relevant information is shared with the broader community.

Staying in touch:

• Volunteers and staff at Ivory’s Rock receive regular communications and updates from the HR team.
• Periodical updates will be posted to the Amaroo facebook page.
• Enquiries can be directed to [email protected].

So once again, we wish to thank the Ivory’s Rock staff for your tireless efforts, and in particular to honour the extraordinary commitment of our sponsors and volunteers, who have been the lifeblood of our wonderful Amaroo.

We look forward to celebrating with everyone as the situation evolves for the better. In the meantime, take the best possible care of yourself and each other.

With very best wishes
Ivory’s Rock Foundation Board of Directors

Joy Winnel
Sherry Bolton
Jeffrey Johnson-Abdelmalik
Brian Murray
Roland Klepzig

By the way, the drought broke last month … take a look!

96 Air-conditioned Ensuite Cabins have been purchased, providing a new level of comfort and privacy for guests.

21 Aug Turf was laid this morning along the “Avenue.” Steps and landings are continuing for the others
3 August All the bedrooms are wired up but getting the power to the whole area has been hard. We got delayed ten days by underground obstacles. Similar with the water. Ten bedrooms have full water supply now, we start again on Monday. I think by Thursday we will have good results!
27 July – The last of the Cabins was hoisted onto the foundations at 11:08 this morning and is being welded down. The first bathroom became functional with all plumbing connected (but not electricity yet) at 2:00pm.
23 July – Big day today. Fourteen bunkhouses hoisted into position ready for electrics, plumbing and steps!
20 July – Five of the twenty-four buildings have been craned onto the foundation poles and plumbing and electricity connection started. We lost a week because of a crane shortage but we are back on track now.
6 July – Most of the trenches are now filled in. Next week the foundation poles go in, then the cabins are lifted in & welded into place.
25 June – Work is underway to have all the cabins sited & plumbed.

Thank you to Chris Hamerton for the photos / updates – and the hard work!

Amaroo 2018 –  further steps taken in the commitment to recycling!

A Brisbane based Waste Removal company which has a good recycling program was contracted in for Amaroo 2018. The Operations and Event managers went to visit the plant and were very impressed with their operations.

Dumping charges have risen, so by recycling and composting as much of our waste as possible we can reduce our bill.  You can imagine the amount of waste that 3,000+ people generates each day of the event!

How you can Help

The recyclable waste has a value to the Waste Company (and to Amaroo)  The key factor is that it is well sorted.

Recycling Bins are situated in the Pavilion by the posts of the main Dome. Each bin is clearly signed.
You can help by putting your bottles, cans and general waste into the appropriate bins.

• • Plastic                  –  water or juice bottles
  • Metal                    –  aluminium cans, metal lids
  • Glass                     –  bottles, jars
  • General Waste    –  food scraps, soft plastic bags, disposable plates, cups, cutlery.

Food scraps are not able to be sorted for compost, as volunteers only have the resources to deal with the restaurant compostable waste.

Behind the Scenes

All compostable waste from the restaurants and Pavilion vendors is collected by volunteers and taken to a pit on-site, where it is mixed with soil and later used around the property as compost. (It is not used at the farm as it is not organic.) This greatly reduces the amount of waste needed to be dumped!

The spent cooking oil from the restaurants and food vendor’s kitchens has a value. It is collected and sold on by the waste company to make Bio-diesel Fuels. This is factored in to reducing Amaroo’s waste costs.