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Hideaway Hut
Hideaway hut at Calperum is being refurbished by members from RC Regency Park, Prospect
and Walkerville under the leadership of AG Jeff Cluse.
The hut, presumed to be a former musterer’s hut, was transported many kilometres from the Mallee part
of the station down to the homestead area on the river flats in the 1990s by the RC Loxton. It was used for
research staff accommodation and even a library for station staff in past times.
Its location in the bush, near Rotary House on Calperum station, makes it ideal as a tourist rental property
for couples wishing to enjoy the ecology and environment of Calperum.
The three clubs have embarked on refurbishing the hut itself (which has an en suite) and building an
adjacent deck, bath and outdoor shower as well.
A working group will spend a week in mid-March completing most of the major works with follow up
work on the outside features in April/May. It is expected the hut itself will be ready for rentals after
the mid-March work.
Grenville Smith, President of RC Prospect is using his contacts in the building trade to get donations
of building supplies.
Hideaway Hut planned layout
Site works undertaken last month
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