And then there was more...

Chris Derrick

New Farm provides for me an outlet for many personal pursuits. To ensure that New Farm Park is afforded the care and attention and even the recognition that it deserves has been an unwritten theme for me and for so many other parties. To now have, with the launch of this webside, a formal process in place to tell as many as possible of the delights of the Park, starting out as a passing interest has now the momentum of a crusade. The number of people offering to help in the form of contributions and general support has been overwhelming. This has been a process of many months. My team and I are all really looking forward to the next stage of the development and the maintaining of www.newfarmpark.com.au.

I have a gardening bent with my current project involving a bromeliad patch in a small secluded corner of our apartment block in New Farm, quite close to the Park. I strongly recommend a “getting to know you” approach to this species. It is so responsive to quality care and attention. I’m hoping it will feature within the Horticulture section sometime soon in the future. The Bromeliad Society of Qld. meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Uniting Church Hall in Merthyr Road New Farm. It’s a most interesting night. All the details and much, much more are on www.bromsqueensland.com

My winter after hours moments are spent following the rise & fall & rise of the St.Kilda Football Club. It’s not quite like the scene in “Cat Ballou” with Lee Marvin getting prepared for his end of film confrontation, but I’ve been told my pre-match ritual for a TV experience involving the Saints is something quite similar.