This was a 12km loop through the beautiful bushland at the northern tip of the Warby Ranges, and was a new venue for the club. The top temperature predicted was 27c, and we had an interesting blue sky, with a nice cooling breeze. The route was immaculately researched, by Jeanette and Michael, during the springtime,…
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Christmas Gathering : December 11
Our annual Christmas get-together was held at the Bowmans Murmungee Memorial Hall for the second year, and once again proved to be an excellent venue, well organised by Anne. Cecily, and her hard working friends, had set everything up for us, and the night went very smoothly. As mentioned in the latest newsletter, there was…
Skeleton Hill : December 10
The walk on Skeleton Hill, in Chiltern – Mount Pilot National Park, is a new venue for the club, and proved to be a very interesting, and enjoyable, adventure. As usual, we met at Rotary Park, and then travelled in convoy to the start, the junction of Skeleton Hill Track and Lancashire Gap Road. The…
MOUNT BUFFALO PLATEAU : December 6
On Sunday December 6th, it was a glorious sunny 25 degrees, accompanied by a gentle breeze, and the makings of a great day for bushwalking. Unfortunately, this was happening somewhere else on the planet, and not at Mount Buffalo. Instead, sixteen foolhardy walkers braved the elements to walk the Mount Buffalo Plateau, taking in Mt…
McMillans Track Guide Book
Angus McMillan (1810-1865) was born in Scotland, and migrated to Australia in 1838. He pioneered much of what we now call Gippsland, and his memoirs show that, like many migrants, he had a great love for his adopted country. In 1988 a 210km long distance walking track was created in honour of McMillan’s adventures. This…
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Mount Killawarra : December 19
This was a 12km loop through the beautiful bushland at the northern tip of the Warby Ranges, and was a new venue for the club. The top temperature predicted was 27c, and we had an interesting blue sky, with a nice cooling breeze. The route was immaculately researched, by Jeanette and Michael, during the springtime,…
Christmas Gathering : December 11
Our annual Christmas get-together was held at the Bowmans Murmungee Memorial Hall for the second year, and once again proved to be an excellent venue, well organised by Anne. Cecily, and her hard working friends, had set everything up for us, and the night went very smoothly. As mentioned in the latest newsletter, there was…
Skeleton Hill : December 10
The walk on Skeleton Hill, in Chiltern – Mount Pilot National Park, is a new venue for the club, and proved to be a very interesting, and enjoyable, adventure. As usual, we met at Rotary Park, and then travelled in convoy to the start, the junction of Skeleton Hill Track and Lancashire Gap Road. The…
MOUNT BUFFALO PLATEAU : December 6
On Sunday December 6th, it was a glorious sunny 25 degrees, accompanied by a gentle breeze, and the makings of a great day for bushwalking. Unfortunately, this was happening somewhere else on the planet, and not at Mount Buffalo. Instead, sixteen foolhardy walkers braved the elements to walk the Mount Buffalo Plateau, taking in Mt…
McMillans Track Guide Book
Angus McMillan (1810-1865) was born in Scotland, and migrated to Australia in 1838. He pioneered much of what we now call Gippsland, and his memoirs show that, like many migrants, he had a great love for his adopted country. In 1988 a 210km long distance walking track was created in honour of McMillan’s adventures. This…