Saturday the 15th we went to Maleny to Derek (Banger) & Moureen.  They have semi retired to an over 50 village, very nice area but cold in winter.  We met Derek & Moureen in Emerald, Derek was running the explosive depot (ICI) at Gregory in 1979.  Their children, Debbie, Craoline (who tragically died from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Nov 2006), Abbey, Derek John & Becky.  Beautiful pome family, we became very good friends.  Derek, who is 75, still works in the mines now and then at South Walker as an OCE, crazy man.  I remember one time we came down to see them and Derek had driven from Dysart after a 12 hr night shift, to Mapleton where he lived, and the first thing he said when he got out of the car was, "Becky lets have a beer", and boy!! can he tell a yarn.
Left Maleny about at 5pm, chased home by a viscous storm.

From left to right
Inga Derek Charlie Karen Chris & Moureen