After consultation with our Walks Coordinators, we can confirm that we will be resuming the planned Walks Program (two remaining walks scheduled), with a slight modification of distance for Reform Hill (6km, not 3km). To accommodate the restriction of maximum 10 people meeting for outdoor activities we will cater for two groups of 10 for…
WRB News & Events
New Walking Guide
The Rural City of Wangaratta has just released a new publication covering a series of walks within the Rural City, and this is now available for pick-up from the Council Offices, and the Visitor Information Centre (when it’s open). The guide covers many areas of interest, ranging from Eldorado to the Warby Ranges, to the…
40th Anniversary
This month (September 2020) marks the 40th Anniversary of the first ever bushwalk of our club, a cross-country ‘off-track’ route that finished at Pine Gully. As part of the celebration of that event, Andy Kimber, and the Wangaratta Chronicle, kindly organised a feature article on our Club, and that article is accessible via the link…
Bushwalking update : mid-August
As previously advised by email, our walk schedule is suspended under Stage 3 restrictions until mid-September. A formal walks program had been reintroduced for July-September, but that is no more. Even prior to the current lockdown, the pandemic severely curtailed our ability to function as normal, and one of the outcomes of this was the…
Carbour to Whorouly South : July 19
The road from Carboor to Whorouly South, along Waters Lane, and the Carboor – Whorouly South Road is a gravel road that meanders through lovely bush-land. It then opens up into farmland, with fantastic views towards the Murmungee Basin, and the hills surrounding it. Though the number of walkers (17) forced us (due to the…
Mount Glenrowan : August 1
Because of the restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic, this walk was split in to two groups; Group A (led by Jeanette and Michael) met at 9.45am, and Group B (led by Chris) met at 10.15am. There were 15 participants in total, and having met at Taminick Gap, the walkers stepped it out…
Bushwalking Update : September 17
After consultation with our Walks Coordinators, we can confirm that we will be resuming the planned Walks Program (two remaining walks scheduled), with a slight modification of distance for Reform Hill (6km, not 3km). To accommodate the restriction of maximum 10 people meeting for outdoor activities we will cater for two groups of 10 for…
New Walking Guide
The Rural City of Wangaratta has just released a new publication covering a series of walks within the Rural City, and this is now available for pick-up from the Council Offices, and the Visitor Information Centre (when it’s open). The guide covers many areas of interest, ranging from Eldorado to the Warby Ranges, to the…
40th Anniversary
This month (September 2020) marks the 40th Anniversary of the first ever bushwalk of our club, a cross-country ‘off-track’ route that finished at Pine Gully. As part of the celebration of that event, Andy Kimber, and the Wangaratta Chronicle, kindly organised a feature article on our Club, and that article is accessible via the link…
Bushwalking update : mid-August
As previously advised by email, our walk schedule is suspended under Stage 3 restrictions until mid-September. A formal walks program had been reintroduced for July-September, but that is no more. Even prior to the current lockdown, the pandemic severely curtailed our ability to function as normal, and one of the outcomes of this was the…
Carbour to Whorouly South : July 19
The road from Carboor to Whorouly South, along Waters Lane, and the Carboor – Whorouly South Road is a gravel road that meanders through lovely bush-land. It then opens up into farmland, with fantastic views towards the Murmungee Basin, and the hills surrounding it. Though the number of walkers (17) forced us (due to the…
Mount Glenrowan : August 1
Because of the restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic, this walk was split in to two groups; Group A (led by Jeanette and Michael) met at 9.45am, and Group B (led by Chris) met at 10.15am. There were 15 participants in total, and having met at Taminick Gap, the walkers stepped it out…