Our inaugural Muster, held on 14 April 2021, can only be regarded as a great success. With excitement, 40 people attended the Junction Hotel from all parts of the Territory. We thank Janet and Eddie Webber and Mark Crummy for supplying the photos from the event below.
We were blessed with a presentation of the histories of both the Murranji Track and Newcastle Waters from Ted Egan AO. Ted was the sole teacher at the school in 1965 and lived with his family in the old (now demolished) Police Station building. Naturally, Ted’s stories were punctuated and enhanced with songs. Legendary characters Nat Buchanan (King Paraway), Matt Savage (the Boss Drover) and Edna Zigenbine from Camooweal were featured.
We also welcomed our first commercial sponsor – CUB. Northern Territory Manager, Lincoln Jenkin, along with his Area Manager, Darren Coote arrived with adequate supplies of water and amber fluid which were appropriately served from the Bar at the Junction Hotel. They continued their valued sponsorship at our extended ‘debrief’ at the Daly Waters Pub that evening.
TourismNT representatives, Stuart Ord and Mark Crummy attended and Stuart provided us with an overview of where our Project currently ‘sits’. He sounded very positive about progressing their original ‘Newcastle Waters Concept Plan’.
However, this requires further funding (circa $20,000) from within the NT Government for TourismNT to move forward.
As a Mate of the Murranji we encourage you to lobby any current members of the NT Government – these to include our Minister for Tourism, the Hon Natasha Fyles, and the Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, the Hon Eva Lawler.
