29 August - 4 September, 2018
Mountain memories
By KYLIE WILSON
◆ LOOKING BACK: Karen Smythe, seen here with a picture of her friend Lyn Gibbs, is a mainstay of the Falls Creek Museum. PHOTO: Nathan Fenton.
FOR Karen Smythe and the team behind Falls Creek Museum, the building not only houses vital parts of the mountain’s history, it is a tribute to the hard work and community spirit of former community volunteer, Lyn Gibbs, who passed away last year. Karen said she joined the Falls Creek Historical Society soon after
moving to the area four years ago, and was passionate about helping to reopen the then-closed museum. “Upon contacting Diana Patterson, one of the founding members of the HS and a former resort management board member, I found out that the museum had been closed and all of the artefacts and memorabilia had been boxed up,” Karen said. “It was a sad time for the group of volunteers that set up the first museum.”
GARDEN HINTS
PET CARE
WINE TALK
TECH & SCIENCE
TV GUIDE
with MANDI
with SHELLY
with ANITA
with CHRIS
REVIEW YOU CAN’T ASK THAT
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