It’s always wonderful to have local identities as the guest speaker at our meeting to delve deeper into the history in our community, or tell us more about themselves & their area of interest.
On Friday, Dougal Pitt, the BWMCA President, filled us in on the role the Buderim War Memorial Association plays in our community, both historically & currently. Our members are well aware of the association’s role in organizing so many of our fantastic community events such as Buderim Carols, Dog’s Day Out, ANZAC Day and Jazz in The Park through our own involvement with many of these, however, it is the BWMCA’s role in the preservation of many of Buderim’s heritage buildings we found of particular interest, & the services it provides for the community. Buderim is certainly blessed to have the BWMCA, and the volunteers who work there, at the heart of our community.
The previous week we welcomed Athol Lubbe, who is involved with both the Historical Society and the BWMCA, speak to us about his passion for architecture & design through the ages. Athol’s presentation, cleverly highlighting design from an era which drew many of us back to our childhood days, had us all admitting that we too, had lava lamps, orange & olive green laminex, and flying geese on the wall! We look forward to having Athol back to guide us through other architectural eras.