Lennard Track gets the Treatment.

Members and friends of the Southwest 4WD Club recently had their first busy bee under their track adoption of Lennard Track on the south side of the Collie River. Twenty odd (not that odd, really) people joined forces with DEC staff to shift 25 tonnes of bluemetal into ruts and potholes along Lennard Drive and up Sailors Gully. Walking planks and bollards were installed at Sappers Bridge, while the rocky crossing down stream of the bridge was armoured up to deal with heavy traffic. While they were in the area more rock was delivered to the old 4WD Association campsite and a sign announcing the adoption installed at the River Road bridge end of the track.

Club members were most impressed with the positive input from DEC, including 4 staff on the Saturday, driving truck and bobcat to make the club’s job easier as well as providing morning tea and lunch.

Club spokesman, Tim Allott said with this work under their belts the group could look forward to more activities in the near future – such as day use site development and making the jump-up at the western end of Lennard Track, an all weather climb.

In the interim the club will keep an eye on the tracks condition and do the occasional rubbish run.

Lennard Track will be seasonally closed over winter because the only exit up Sailors Gully has a serious slippery patch near the top. Anyone wishing to help out on Lennard Track can contact Southwest 4WD Club by email: sw4wdc@gmail.com