R711's driver decorates the locomotive with a bunch of native 'bottlebrush' flowers, before departing on a 530km round trip to Warrnambool on Victoria's south-west coast. Chalking a special message on the smoke box door is something of a VR tradition, and on this occasion reads "LOOK AFTER YOUR MATES!! 12/10/19 #BEYONDBLUE." Beyond Blue is an Australian not-for-profit organisation working to address a broad range of mental health issues.
