The Annual Christmas Stolp 2004.

In 2004 the ranks were hit hard. JJ & Kerry were in the US, Bart was in a bar in Belgrade, and Cobbies was… actually, where was Cobbies?! JJ&K called in from Foggy Bottom, Washington DC, on Christmas Eve at 17:00 Local Time, and Bart, as previously mentioned, was in a bar… so join the dots on whether or not he called in.


Like the Diggers' grandkiddies turning out for Anzac Day, 2004 saw new blood swell the numbers. 2004 also saw an earth-shaking change to tradition. During the year, all the original stolpers had moved out of Templestowe, and in a surprising twist of fate, Davet had bought a house and moved in! Keen to join in with the time-honoured Templestowe tradition, Davet and housemate Benn said they’d be there on Christmas morning. As they were now the only Locals, it seemed appropriate to move the kick-off point from its traditional location at the bottom of Kelvinside Drive, to a new one at their place. The proposal for the shift was met with some degree of trepidation, but it ended up working quite well (less hills to climb on the new route, you see).