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Bushwalking Newsletter

Bushwalking Newsletter

Bushwalking Victoria sends a monthly email bulletin filled with bushwalking news, articles, and happenings. You can subscribe via the link on our homepage. If you would like to browse current and previous editions, please click on the links below.

Contributions to the Bulletins are welcome, subject to editorial approval. Contributions can include news, views, club profiles, articles, snippets, photographs, sketches, etc. and letters about bushwalking matters.  Limited advertising is also available.

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News Archive

Bulletin 82 - Investing in Our National Parks: A Call for Action, Uphill Crew and Downhill Crew restore AAWT - Misery Trail, Deadhorse and Smoke Oh Creek, Renewable Energy vs Wild Places - Can We Have Both?, Gift Ideas for Bushwalking Mums,,,,and more!

Bulletin 81 - The Grampians is open and welcoming walkers, The Benefits of Joining a Bushwalking Club, BTAC Mt Howitt Track Clearing in numbers, A Nature Wellness Trail - What's That?, VNPA Warns of Marine Protection Crisis Amid Fisheries Cuts..... and much more!

Bulletin 80 - Bush Search and Rescue Victoria assists with NSW search for missing bushwalker, BTAC Enhances the AAWT Walking Experience, Parks Victoria under review, Buller Huts Trail usage - 14-16 February 2025, Arapiles Consultation Extended........and more!

Bulletin 79 - Try Bushwalking Month Attracts over 200 new walkers, FedWalks 2025 Announced, BTAC supports Ben Cruachan Walking Club with clearing the Mitchell River Walking Track, Bush Search and Rescue (BSAR) refreshes their first aid training, Improving your Navigation Skills using Orienteering and Rogaining .... and much more!

Bulletin 78 - A Voice for Australia's Forests: Insights from David Lindenmayer, try Bushwalking Month: Starts this Week!, That's a Wrap - FedWalks Wilsons Promontory 2024, Get Involved - 2025 Track Clearing Dates Announced, "The Bush Calls Us": the defiant women who demanded a place on the walking track .... and more!

Bulletin 77 - Try Bushwalking Month: A Step into Nature, Two Clubs Celebrate 40 years of Bushwalking, BTAC Tidies up Tracks at the Prom, Choosing and packing a backpack - where to start?, What is a Nature Conservation Reserve?, Grampians iconic Grand Canyon Loop Walk reopens.....and more!

Bulletin 76 - 11 Things You Didn't Know About Bushwalking Clubs, Ben Cruachan Walking Club - the 2024 Snow Shoe Shuffle, BTAC Training and Track Clearing Event - Bunyip State Forest, Snow Gum Summit - You are invited, Water. How much should you be drinking?.......and much more!

Bulletin 75 - Tread Softly, Try Bushwalking Month - November 2024, FedWalks Event Update, Parks Victoria - Free Volunteer-led Walks, Australian Walking Track Grading System....and more!

Bulletin 74 - Stay on your feet: 10 tips to prevent slips, trips and falls on your next bushwalk, The Bushwalker's Ten Commandments, Come and try a BTAC activity close to Melbourne: 2-4 August 2024, Leadership Forum and AGM, Parks Victoria Visitor Guides... and much more!

Bulletin 73 - FedWalks @ The Prom - Bookings open 3 June, BTAC Update - Is that snow?, Where do you pitch your tent? A cautionary tale, Choosing a map for the Grampians....and much more!

Bulletin 72 - The Birth of Bushwalking in Victoria, FedWalks Update, BTAC Activity - Four Johns on Johnnies Top AAWT, Social media blamed for increase in bush rescues, Parks Victoria host free Park Walks, Brush up your navigation skills: Resources...... and more!

Bulletin 71 - The Practical Value of Bushwalking Clubs: Learning and Safety, FedWalks update, BSAR 75th Anniversary Celebrations, Leadership Forum and AGM, Who Does What on the Committee, Walking 5,000 steps a day 3 times a week can increase your lifespan up to 3 years.....and more!

Bulletin 70 - Squeaky Beach awarded best beach in Australia in 2024, BWV Board Strategy Planning kick off at Mt Baw Baw, Hiking Meetups and Bushwalking Clubs - find your tribe!, New Circuit Track in Steiglitz Historic Park, Poo Pots.....and more!

Bulletin 69 - Become a Bushwalking Victoria Individual Member for $20 a year, What it's realy like as a volunteer: Track Clearing in Croajingolong National Park, Annual Multi Club trip to Howmans/Falls Creek, Preparing for Summer Camping - from the Conservation Regulator...and much more!

Bulletin 68 - Snake Bite at the Prom, Bushwalking Tracks and Conservation Update, Free Guided walks for Summer at Mt Hotham....and more! 

Bulletin 67 - FedWalks in the Wombat State Forest a resounding success!, 50% off entry to the Great Aussie Hike: 26-27 April 2024, Border Bushwalking Club Celebrates 45 years, The real costs of entering a National Park, Keeping the Group Together....and much more!

Bulletin 66 - Springtime Splendours - 9 Reasons to visit the Victorian Alps this Spring, Club Spring Walk Programs, Farewell to Phillip Ingamells - a Brave Fighter for Victoria's Heritage, A Reminder to Update all your Smartphone Apps & Remind Yourself where to obtain Emergency Information.....and much more!

Bulletin 65 - Meet our new Executive Officer, BTAC clear firebreak trail on the AAWT, Parks Victoria Camping Bookings Now Open up to 28th January 2024, Surfing and Hiking can Help Reduce the Symptoms of Depression, study finds.....and more!

Bulletin 64 - Fed Walks 2023 - Bookings Opening Soon!, Lasting Impacts of Illegal Clearing of Public Land, Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro, Mental Health - Walking through Grief ..... and more!

Bulletin 63 - Leadership Forum & AGM, BTAC clear a further section of the AAWT, FedWalks 2023, Predicting walking time - Naismith's rule ... and much more!

Bulletin 62 - Rain Jackets - Get the right Winter gear, BTAC challend Crooked River over Anzac Weekend, Board Update, East Gippsland Winter Festival, Hiker completes UK's rudest walk....and much more!

Bulletin 61 - When to Push that Button! BTAC activity at Baw Baw, Join the Board ... and lots more! 

Bulletin 60 - Baw Baw NP Green List Program nomination, BTAC activity at Mt Sunday, Using Walking Poles .... and more 

Bulletin 59 - BTAC Volunteers clear the Valley of Destruction, Clubs Forum, Deer control programs, Training courses .... and more

Bulletin 58 - BTAC in action on the AAWT, February Clubs Forum, Check your map!, Wilson's Promontory Revitalisation Project, Walk Leader Training ..... and more.

Bulletin 57 - Join the Great Aussie Hike!, Family Walks for Summer, Conservation, Training 2023, Navigation Techniques: "Attack Point", How to Keep our Feet Fit for Hiking ..... and more

Bulletin 56 - Warby Ranges FedWalks - a Great Team Effort!, Melbourne Women's Walking Club wins Victorian Community History Award, Leader Training 2023: Advance Notice, Navigation Techniques: Estimating Total Ascent...and more

Bulletin 55 - Great Ocean Road Coastal Trail, Editor change and other potential Bushwalking Victoria volunteer activities,  Reader Survey Report, Brilliant Base Camp #2: Wyperfeld National Park....and more

Bulletin 54 - Can I Be a More Sustainable Bushwalker?, Around the Clubs, FedWalks 2022 Update, BTAC Project in the Warby-Ovens National Park, Brilliant Base Camp #1: Grampians (Gariwerd) NP ..... and more

Bulletin 53 - FedWalks 2022: Explore North - East Victoria, Update from the Board, What's New, Brilliant Base Camps, Give Geocaching a Go! .... and more

Bulletin 52 - BWV Leadership Forum, What's New, Bushwalking News - Reader Survey, Winter Essentials .... and more

Bulletin 51 - Add Your Voice, Parks Victoria Volunteering Update, An Opportunity to Join the Board, Walking in Winter, Looking for Maps .... and more

Bulletin 50 - FedWalks a Great Success!, What BWV Membership Provides, Conservation and Engagement, Training .... and much more

Bulletin 49 - 100 Years of Walking!, Bushfire Recovery Update, New Discount Offers, Staying Dry, Survey: "My Victorian Waterway" ... and more

Bulletin 48 - How to follow Indigenous protocol, FedWalks 2022 - Wangaratta, Planning your bushwalk - useful sites ... and more. 

Bulletin 47- AAWT Track Maintenance, Yallock-Bulluk Coastal Park, Training Courses.. and more

Bulletin 46: Grampians Peak Trail, Storm Affected Parks, Around the Clubs, Brush up on your Navigations Skills.. and more!

Bulletin 45 - Meet BSAR's new Co-Conveners, Falls to Hotham Crossing Project Update, Spring Planned Burns, Map Review of The Pyrenees, Tips for Summer Bushwalking, and much more!

Bulletin 44 - Warburton Mountain Bike Destination Project Update, Make Every Bird Count, National Parks Update, Nesting boxes, and more!

Bulletin 43 - Catholic Walking Club of Victoria turns 70, Warby-Ovens Park Earns International Recognition. Tips on buying a GPS, More camping opportunities for Victorians, and more!

Bulletin 42 - COVID-19 Community Sector Impact Survey, Interclub Basecamps, Update on Parks in  Central Gippsland, Building a climate-resilient Victoria, and more! 

Bulletin 41 - New Parks for Melbourne's Central, West, Top Australian Adventure Films, Fedwalks 2021, and more!

Bulletin 40 - Bushwalking Clubs Bounce Back after COVID-19, 50 Adventure Films to Keep you Inspired, Pathway for Carers Walks, Meet some of Australia's Tiniest Mammals, and more!

Bulletin 39 - National Volunteer Week,Renewing Victoria's Public Land Legislation, Mt Difficult Walking Track Closure, Strzelecki Bushwalking Club turns 30 and more!

Bulletin 38 - FedWalks2021 is a Go, Review of the Wildlife Act, AAWT Stakeholder Meeting, Widespread Death of Snow Gums, Animal Myth Busted, and more!

Bulletin 37 - BTAC is back in Action, Day Walk Leader Training Course, New Mornington Peninsula Walks Map, Invasive Species Shoe Spray, and more!

Bulletin 36 - Season's Greetings, Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing, New Guide Books, VicMap Website Update, Greater Gariwed (Grampians) Draft Landscape Plan, News from Parks Victoria, and much more!

Bulletin 35 - New Maps from Meridian, From Snow to Ash, State of Volunteering Report, Murray River Adventure Trail, and more!

Bulletin 34 - Warby Range Bushwalkers turn 40, The Outdoor Ed Cookbook, Change Our Game Grants Open, John Paul Memorial Lecture, Red Cross First-Aid App and Courses, and more!

Bulletin 33 - Mindfulness Walk, What is Scroggin, Volunteer Grants, Lake Tyers State Park, Bushwalker Lockdown Survival Packs Giveaway and more!

Bulletin 32 - Technology, Navigation, Boroondara Bushwalkers show the way, Bushwalking Accidents Survey, Australia's Fairy-Wrens and more!

Bulletin 31 - High Country Visits, Exploring the Northern Circuit of Wilsons Promontory, Book Giveaway, PeakFinder App and more!

Bulletin 30 - Waljalla Tramway Bride, Federation Walks 2020 postponed, Fallen bushwalkers of WWII, Change Our Game Scholarships, and more!

Bulletin 29 - Rebate to Clubs, meet Fagus, Trust for Nature Webinar, What is a stay-at-home bushwalker to do? and more!

Bulletin 28 - COVID-19, Mt Buller Pygmy Possum, Yoga for bushwalkers, Nature Play Week, Safety Tips and more!

Bulletin 27 - Bushfires, Extreme weather, Nature Stewards Course, Howmans Gap Base Camp, Beaufort Walk Festival and more!

Bulletin 26 - Season's Greetings, Movember success, New water tank at Barry Saddle and more!

Bulletin 25 - Federation Walks Success, Dementia-friendly track, West-Gippsland BWC wins an award, paper maps for bushwalking and more! 

Bulletin 24 - Handy Apps, BTAC Otways and Yarra State Park, Friends and Family Day, Congratulations to Bayside BWC and Grampians BWC, Festival of Short Walks and more!

Bulletin 23 - Bunyip State Park Post Bushfire Track Maintenance, Smartphone Navigation Course, Ambulance Cover, Snake Safety Talk and more!

Bulletin 22 - Hattah Track Maintenance, Regent Honeyeater Project Planting dates, Victoria Police Trip Intention Form, The Grampians National Park Safety Ropes update and more!

Bulletin 21 - Federation Walks Bookings open, Meet the new Board, Injured or ill in a remote area?, Welcome to new member clubs and more!

Bulletin 20 - Adventure Bag Crew, Leadership Forum & AGM, Bushwalking for the Disabled, Tips for Risk management and more!

Bulletin 19 - Feral Deer Control, New Lederderg Track Map, Alpine Resorts Strategic Plan, Hoddle Mountain Trail relaunched and more! 

Bulletin 18 - Smartphone Navigation Course, Mount Buffalo Search and Rescue, Hiking the AAWT in winter, and more!

Bulletin 17 - Escaping Your Comfort Zone Wins, Family Bushwalk, McMillans Walking Track, Try Bushwalking Day and more!

Bulletin 16 - Season's Greetings, Gift ideas, Climate Change, Food Packing tips, and more!

Bulletin 15 - FedWalks 2018 Fun, VMTC turns 70, Book Review,  a Movember Bushwalk

Bulletin 14 - Why Bushwalking Clubs are good for you, Is your organisation child safe?, Well done Bayside Bushwalking Club! 

Bulletin 13 - Federation Walks 2018 Bookings are open!

Bulletin 12 - Meet the new Board, Farewell to Patsy, Temporary Closure of Wilsons Prom

Bulletin 11 - Leadership Forum, AGM, Active Victoria, Keppel Lookout Trail

Bulletin 10 - Board members, Falls to Hotham Crossing, Stay Safe in the Bush

Bulletin 9 - Federation Walk, Whistle Codes, Grampian Peak Trail Updates

Bulletin 8 - Update on AAAS, Happy Easter, Leadership Forum

Bulletin 7 - BTAC News, What's on in March, Save the Date and Training Opportunities

Bulletin 6 - Navigation Training, Welcome to Happy When I'm Hiking and Business Advisory Committee