i'll organise all the food at this end ... snags, mushrooms, onion, tomatos and bread also juice to drink. worked ok last time based on "small" gold coin donation for food
as for departure time from melbourne the earlier you get down here the better the chance for clearer roads

but you lot can sort that bit out (i'd suggest being down here by 8:00am which would mean a departure from the westgate by 7:00am at the latest

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if we leave my place by 9:00am it'll be lorne by 9:45, quick stop and leave for apollo bay get there around 11:00 am.
If the weathers good hang around the bay for 1-2hours for lunch stretch and talk ... or hang for half an hour then head to lavers hill.
once at the top of lavers, stop at the shop, quick chat then back to the bay.
form the bay back to skenes crk then inland towards forest and thru to either Colac for all the melbourne guys to head home from there ... or more twisty stuff thru to deans marsh then back out to lorne or in to winchlesea then back to melbourne