{"id":2517,"date":"2014-03-20T13:31:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T02:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2014-03-20T13:31:48","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T02:31:48","slug":"memories-of-bringelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/memories-of-bringelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories of Bringelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Joan Warby Cassin:<\/p>\n<p>Today on my way out to Bents Basin with the kids I stumbled upon a familiar site, the distinctive OTC Gate Monument which made me realise that I was driving past OTC Bringelly.<\/p>\n<p>I was instantly transported back to my early years (maybe I was 10) where I remember going to the Xmas party or fireworks night out there. I lived at OTC Doonside and I loved the Bringelly site as I think they had a pool there. I had a smile on my face from ear to ear while telling my kids (kids aged 11 and 14yrs &#8211; I am now 35yrs) all about the memories and what us OTC kids got to experience growing up, the freedoms of open spaces, the &#8220;gated&#8221; community, cattle grids (had to explain those), bonfire\/cracker night, the feeling of being at home even though you were at another site, all of it was magical.<\/p>\n<p>Takes me back, and when I look at the semi-ghostly site now, I see past the long grass and empty land, and I can still see it for what it was in the hey day, same with the Doonside site, forever the same in my heart and the way I look on the properties&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2529\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2529\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/memories-of-bringelly\/site-entrance-distant-view\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Site-Entrance-Distant-View.jpg?fit=960%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,717\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Site Entrance Distant View\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Site-Entrance-Distant-View.jpg?fit=720%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2529\" alt=\"Site Entrance Distant View\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Site-Entrance-Distant-View.jpg?resize=720%2C538\" width=\"720\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Site-Entrance-Distant-View.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Site-Entrance-Distant-View.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2533\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2533\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/memories-of-bringelly\/front-gate-side-view\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Front-Gate-Side-View.jpg?fit=704%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"704,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Front Gate Side View\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Front-Gate-Side-View.jpg?fit=704%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2533\" alt=\"Front Gate Side View\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Front-Gate-Side-View.jpg?resize=704%2C960\" width=\"704\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Front-Gate-Side-View.jpg?w=704&amp;ssl=1 704w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Front-Gate-Side-View.jpg?resize=220%2C300&amp;ssl=1 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Joan Warby Cassin: Today on my way out to Bents Basin with the kids I stumbled upon a familiar site, the distinctive OTC Gate Monument which made me realise that I was driving past OTC Bringelly. 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