::EiLDON BOAT CLUBinfo::

::Eildon Boat Club on Lake Eildon, Victoria, is the largest inland boating club in Australia, and was constituted in 1950::

::From the 1920's to 1950 fishermen formed camps on the river and then on the banks of the original lake which was completed in 1927:: the original 25 founding members negotiated with the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission (now known as the Rural Water Commission Charter - to Goulburn-Murray Water Authority) to form the Club:: The State Rivers and Water Supply Commission granted the club a lease to Anderson Harbour (named after the Club's founding secretary):: and helped clear the Harbour.. build roads.. car parks and toilets:: Through the 1950's came the cruisers, and in the early 1960's came the first houseboat so Marinas were built:: a club house was built in 1967:: The members removed the felled trees.. constructed a slipway.. workshop.. tool shed.. caretakers house and laid the moorings through many working bees:: the new Clubhouse was opened in December 1998 which caters for up to 350 members of the 490 full members.. 56 social members.. 89 family members.. 11 life members.. combined with 428 marina berths and 189 dry storage sheds.. clubhouse.. residential houses.. service workshops and slipway sheds::

::for more info:: www.eildonboatclub.com.au

::Lake Eildon hosts up to 30,000 people per day.. which includes water-skiers.. wake boarders.. pleasure boaters.. over 800 permanently located luxury houseboats and fishermen:: Lake Eildon is not a closed catchment, with it's prime function to provide irrigation for food production areas of the lower Goulburn River::

::for more info:: www.lakeeildon.com

until late Thursday afternoon,
 as they were waiting for 'Pero' the
surfer dude who didn’t show.

4WD Wagon he borrowed from Anton..
 until he ran off the road trying
 to avoid a drunk Kangaroo..

After a few refreshments Merv found an old
International Horse Truck
 out the back of the Inn..
so he got 'Tecoma' to remove the wooden
trailer wagon from behind,
and left a note suggesting he would
return it the following day.

It was a slow trip as the
darkness was descending..
 but they made it to The Eildon Boat Club
in the last 30 minutes of light..
where Nicko let Merv and Tecoma
in past the security gates
 of the exclusive members only club,

    

where Tecoma lost count after
 $20 million while counting the very large houseboats.
Nicko transferred the boys to the 'Wasted Daze' House Boat
 in the Skicraft 'Senator' speed boat as night fell.