Geelong Caravan Club members packed the Rochester Historical and Pioneer Society during their recent visit to town. Photos: Jordan Townrow.
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Jordan Townrow
Geelong Caravan Club members paid a visit to Rochester, spending a few days exploring the area.
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The group of more than 25 travellers toured town, including stops at the Rochester Sports Museum and Rochester Historical and Pioneer Society.
Host Murray Phipps and visitor Geoff Orchard.
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Jordan Townrow
Rochester Historical and Pioneer Society members hosted the club on Friday, March 14, showing them around their displays and treating them to a morning tea.
The group has visited the region before, happy to support local businesses and organisations in Rochester.
Caravanners enjoy a morning tea together.
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Jordan Townrow
Club member Liz Beekmans enjoyed dropping into the historical society, happy to snap a photo with the cow.
“I think it’s wonderful,” she said.
“I got a photo with the cow, I loved it. My parents owned dairy cows.”
Liz Beekmans, Yvonne Orchard and Denise Whitehead with the cow.
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Jordan Townrow
For caravanner Geoff Wild it was a family affair, paying a visit to his cousin, Rochy’s own Merv Wild.
Rochester Historical and Pioneer Society hosts visitors from near and far, expecting coach tours in coming weeks.
Yvonne Orchard, Merv Wild and his cousin Geoff Wild.
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Jordan Townrow
It is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to noon, and can be contacted on rochesterhps@gmail.com
The guests and locals shared stories and smiles.
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Jordan Townrow
Caravan club members immersed themselves in the history of the region.
Photo by
Jordan Townrow
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