These gnomes get everywhere!
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was during a recent Rotary beautification project on Australia’s oldest
mainland bridge ( the Lennox Bridge at Glenbrook) that members first caught sight
of what they thought could have been a Gnome.
Distinctive, by the high pointed
red hat, the flash was seen late in the afternoon heading down the embankment
of Mitchells Pass Creek, and then downstream.
Uncertain of
the sighting, it was decided that work should proceed on new stairs from the western
carpark to the creek bed, but with extreme care. Gnomes are
known to inhabit forest areas and particularly under tree roots where they build
comfortable homes. Care was taken during the work, not to disturb the ground unnecessarily,
so that any impact on a Gnome colony would be minimal Whilst
not native to Australia, Gnomes are reportedly migrating from Europe and Britain
to make a new start in “new lands” where the impact of pollution is
less. Gnome numbers in Europe are on the decrease and drastic action was required.
New access to the base of Lennox Bridge may create a disturbance to the Gnome colonies in the area, so we urge people using the picnic facilities and stairs to use extreme caution.
As a result of the discovery, and due to the sensitivity shown during construction, the Rotary Club of Lower Blue Mountains were invited to host the inaugural Australian Gnome Convention on Australia Day 2005 which was a great success with approximately 200 delegates in attendance.
The Australian Gnome Convention is now an annual event to be held on every Australia Day at Glenbrook Park in Glenbrook Village, Blue Mountains.
For more information on the Gnome Convention and more facts about Gnome colonies, see our website on australiangnomeconvention.com.au (this site) or email | |
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GLENBROOK –
GNOME CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA!
Innovative Rotary project a winner for Lower Mountains
It’s official. Glenbrook, NSW, is the Gnome Capital of eastern Australia!
Maggie Egleton, Mistress of “Gnomeland”, Ober Lodge, in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England, has just published a magnificent glossy, coffee table book entitled “Gnomeland – an introduction to the Little People” – and the annual Australian Gnome Convention at Glenbrook receives special mention.
There are only two Australian Gnome references in the 160 page volume and Glenbrook proudly shares its claim to world Gnome fame with the beautiful Ferguson Valley, Western Australia, - home of Gnomesville (a large static display of Gnomes at Wellington Mills).
However, the annual Glenbrook Convention is unique in the Convention world and earned a double page spread in the new publication.
Maggie Egleton says “This book is for the gnomes – all of them. They make people smile, and people who like gnomes are happy people”.
The book comprises seven chapters – A World of Gnomes, The Gnome Makes, Great Gnome Collections, Gnome Adventures, The Modern Gnome, Gnome Art, and finally Maggie’s own story, The Gnome Lady.
An initiative of the Rotary Club of Lower Blue Mountains, Glenbrook’s annual Australian Gnome Convention is featured in the chapter on “Gnome Adventures”.
The two pages of coverage includes photographs and words by Rotary Down Under magazine managing editor Bob Aitken of Lapstone. There’s a superb study of the club’s Gnome Master David Cook of Glenbrook delivering his annual Gnome Convention address at Australia Day in Glenbrook Park and two colourful photographs of general Gnome scenes from recent Conventions.
For information on how to purchase a copy of “Gnomeland”, email info@gnomeland.co.uk, or access the web site www.gnomeland.co.uk
Go direct to the books page to buy this, and other Gnome BOOKS!
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