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…
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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…
AGM : July 2020
Our long awaited Annual General Meeting was held on 27 July, the venue being the Town and Country Tavern, Wangaratta. After a nice meal at the Tavern, our President, Cecily Fletcher, opened the meeting and welcomed attendees. It was noted that this meeting is later in the year from normal practice due to meeting restrictions…
Update on feral horses in national parks
Feral horses in national parks have been in the news lately. Two court applications by the Australian Brumby Alliance, and cattleman Phil Maguire, were dismissed, clearing the way for Parks Victoria to begin culling horses to prevent further environmental damage to the Bogong High Plains. The enthusiasm for court applications then crossed the border into…
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…
AGM : July 2020
Our long awaited Annual General Meeting was held on 27 July, the venue being the Town and Country Tavern, Wangaratta. After a nice meal at the Tavern, our President, Cecily Fletcher, opened the meeting and welcomed attendees. It was noted that this meeting is later in the year from normal practice due to meeting restrictions…
Update on feral horses in national parks
Feral horses in national parks have been in the news lately. Two court applications by the Australian Brumby Alliance, and cattleman Phil Maguire, were dismissed, clearing the way for Parks Victoria to begin culling horses to prevent further environmental damage to the Bogong High Plains. The enthusiasm for court applications then crossed the border into…