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APIU, DVC may approve tour of “Satan’s House”!

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Last night the Derwent Valley Council (DVC) discussed a proposal for the (APIU) Australian Paranormal Investigation Unit (collection of friends) to conduct After Dark Tours (Paranormal Tours) of Frascati House. Previously the Group have referred to the house as Satan’s House in a podcast interview with Naked Zombie TV.

They also have told the interviewer about their experiences of “mild possession, unexplained scratches, evil presences, ghosts following people home”

While the group say they are not prone to over exaggeration or being disrespectful the above comments and naming of the place as “Satan’s House” would have to be questioned.

Frascati has a wonderful and long history starting with it’s construction in 1834, later it was the home of the many Medical Superintendents and then a Training Centre for some of the Residents.

“This request comes about as a result of the APIU recognising that Frascati House plays an important role in the history of the Willow Court precinct.
The APIU has indicated that they have had a discussion with a member of Friends of Frascati and at the time of writing was intending to attend a committee meeting of that group to discuss the After Dark Tours.

The APIU has advised that if the Council approves its request the use of Frascati House will not be advertised in its promotional material, rather it will be referred to as a ‘secret location’.

This will assist in preventing unwanted attempts to access the building prior to the tours. Further to this the APIU will ensure that the area will be patrolled during the tour operations to ensure that the site is kept secure.
All profits made from the tour will be donated to the Council for use in restoration activities on the site.

Should the APIU wish to conduct additional tours on any part of the Willow Court site a further report will be presented to the Council.”

Item 10.7 DVC agenda

 

 

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Teachers ruffle APIU feathers

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Below is a conversation about a meeting Janet and I (Mark Krause) had with the Willow Court and Barracks Working Group and members of the DVC. We expressed that the only information that was available to our students was through the Paranormal website. Students were starting to being hijacked by paranormal interests instead of being able to gain the real information about the previous staff, residents and the training and education opportunities that exist on the site.

We encouraged the DVC to take the leadership and own the sites social history as well as the physical structure by creating their own website that contains facts not myths. The Barracks working group at the time was made up of a number of people, some named below, who have only one interest in the site. This interest had become clear over the history of the committee and that is they personally wish to run paranormal tours through this valued historic site.

We clearly didn’t have an issue with pursuing a paranormal hobby or business however we disagreed about using previous residents\patients and staff for that form of entertainment.

History has clearly discriminated against this group of people, housed away from their families and their communities and isolated within old buildings with a history of poor quality block services in a medical facility that to this day hasn’t cured anyone of their intellectual disability.

A colorful past history including extremes of ongoing abuse is well recorded. The other side of the extreme was the extra that staff went to, to be the best they could under difficult circumstances. For most people the reality was in between these two extremes.

We still struggle with portraying people who still don’t have a voice as objects of entertainment for a few people with an interest in paranormal activities.

Clearly our presences at this meeting posed a real risk to the future potential of their business concerns.

 

Royal Derwent.com, APIU and anyone interested in Paranormal at Willow Court will be under the spotlight!

January 27th, 2012 | Author:

Royal Derwent.com, APIU and anyone interested in Paranormal at Willow Court will be under the spotlight at the next meeting.

I received this in my inbox this morning from the secretary of the Willow Court & Barracks Working Group WC&BWG.

“All councillors are invited to attend the WC&BWG meeting on 9 February at 7pm.  Attending the meeting will be two teachers in Disability at Polytechnic who will talk about their interest in Willow Courtand the importance of it to Disability students, their concerns with the information on the WC paranormal website on Disability students”

I have a lot of thoughts about this which I won’t get into cause I will be here all day. I just hope that they have done their research about who we are, how we operate in regard to Willow Court in general and the paranormal.

 

 

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9 Responses to “Royal Derwent.com, APIU and anyone interested in Paranormal at Willow Court will be under the spotlight!”

  • avatar Max:

    So… what are they trying to accomplish, this sounds like a witch hunt, and like the “witch hunts” of long ago, there is no reason for it, in reality its just people enforcing there point of view. Gr.

  • I think so mate, spot on.

  • avatar Tony:

    Nick, Can you point me to any of the information on this site to which they may be referring? I’d like to have a look at what they think you’re saying, and possibly help prepare some answers for you to throw back art them. The problem with many people who come gunning for a ghost tour operator is that almost all of them fail to take into account that we have done a hell of a lot of historic research and cross-checking before we even dare open our mouths to a single punter. I’ve had to deal with this kind of thing in the past. You can never be too prepared, and being properly prepared usually lays these arguments to rest.

    Cheers, Tony Kempton Historic, and Ghost Tours

  • avatar mathew tennant:

    Teachers in disability hay what would they know about rdh/wc did they ever work there no i dont think so they need to get a life and worry about there two bit course they so called teach. In my opinion any one that did a tafe course and came to work with me didnt know what they were doing. Go hassle someone else like the vandals and arsonists that are ruining the place

  • LOL go Mate!!! You wanna come along to the meeting?

  • avatar Lesley:

    Best of luck with the meeting. I do hope they are all open minded and realise that paranormal investigation is not only very popular with people all over the world as a recreational past time it is also a very important field of study for many.

    Unfortunately though I have to agree with Max. Sounds like someone has a bee in their bonnet.

    I think what Towns and Councils need to realise is working with a reputable paranormal group or ghost tour operators for the purpose of accessing buildings not only educates people as to the history of these places, such as Willow Court, but can also generate a lot of income for the local Council and businesses within that community. I would love to be able to visit Willow Court one day. (Lesley NSW)

  • avatar Darlene:

    I honestly dont understand what they are on about?? disability students??? So the council will have to undertake a study for sure/ employ someone to research it / pay someone to write the report and print it… and then waste another few council meetings on it??? .. how much will that cost and what slant are they getting at? pretty please explain?

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