- A Glimpse of the Great South West Walk
04/03/2026
A Glimpse of the Great South West Walk This film […]
- Learning to Lead with Confidence: Inside BWV’s Walk Leader Training
10/02/2026
Bushwalking Victoria invited us to attend the BWV Walk […]
- If you could give your “beginner hiker self” one piece of advice – what would it be?
27/01/2026
Sometimes the best advice doesn’t come from […]
- Magical Mountain Mystery Tour trip report
20/01/2026
Bayside Bushwalking Club returned to Mount Howitt for […]
- Victorian Bushfires – Show your support by staying away + supporting responsibly
14/01/2026
After the recent bushfires across Victoria, it’s […]
- Mt Bogong Adventure – Ben Cruachan Bushwalking Club
25/11/2025
East Gippsland based bushwalking club, Ben Cruachan […]
- Perfect spot for launching guidebook on lovely but not-so-well known Lerderderg Track
12/11/2025
Deep in wild and rugged gorge country, Blackwood was […]
- In the Media: The popularisation of wilderness walking has led to a rise in rescues
05/11/2025
Bushwalking Australia and Bushwalking Victoria […]
- Fedwalks Grampians (Gariwerd) 2025 – thats a wrap
30/10/2025
What an incredible weekend it was at FedWalks 2025, […]
- Alpine Walks Demand Alpine Preparation – Any Time of the Year
29/10/2025
The recent deaths of two people on Mt Bogong in […]
- The Most Dangerous Part of Your Hike Might Be the Road
29/10/2025
Sometimes when a track ends or a loop doesn’t […]
- Don’t Just Follow the Leader: Stay Safe on a Group Walk
01/10/2025
What do you really know about the group you’re […]
- Safety Smartphone Apps for Hikers
30/09/2025
Smartphones are powerful tools for bushwalkers, […]
- Guided Bushwalks within 90 minutes from Melbourne this September
03/09/2025
Guided Walks Within 90 Minutes of Melbourne this […]
- Guided Bushwalks in Gippsland this September
02/09/2025
Stroll by the sea, spot koalas and gliders, explore […]
- Guided Bushwalks in Western Victoria this September
02/09/2025
Explore Western Victoria this September Western […]
- FedWalks Grampians (Gariwerd) 2025 – Walks Program Now Available
23/07/2025
Bushwalking Victoria’s flagship annual […]
- Oscars Hut 2 Hut Trek/Run Challenge – New Events
28/06/2025
The iconic Oscars Hut 2 Hut Trek/Run Challenge, […]
- Newbies volunteering opportunity with Bushwalking Tracks and Conservation this July
28/06/2025
The July 13-14th track maintenance activity will be at […]
- Help Shape the Future of Victoria’s Alpine Resorts
27/06/2025
Have your say on the 2026-2030 Alpine Resorts […]
- Try Before You Buy: Club Gear Hire Makes Getting Started Easy
29/05/2025
Thinking about getting into bushwalking but not sure […]
- Stay Safe on the Trails: Your Guide to Safer Bushwalking
28/05/2025
Bushwalking is one of the best ways to connect […]
- A Letter to Bushwalking Volunteers
30/04/2025
Dear Bushwalking Volunteers, Ahead of National […]
- Sealers Cove Boardwalk Replacement Update – Open to Tender
11/04/2025
After 4 long years closed to the general public, there […]
- Advice for Safe Bushwalking
13/02/2025
Advice for Safe Bushwalking Bushwalking is a rewarding […]
- Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing – Project Update
27/11/2024
On 22nd November 2024 Parks Victoria released its […]
- Celebrating the Success of Try Bushwalking Month
27/11/2024
As we approach the end of November we mark the success […]
- Improving your Navigation Skills using Orienteering and Rogaining
27/11/2024
Looking to improve your map reading and navigation […]
- A Voice for Australia’s Forests: Insights from David Lindenmayer
30/10/2024
A Voice for Australia’s Forests: Insights from […]
- Donate your Paper Maps to Maps For Change
26/09/2024
Do you know why it’s important to carry and plan trips […]
- What & how to pack a backpack
26/09/2024
By Elke Effler – Maroondah Bushwalking Club You […]
- Workshop: Using your Smartphone for Navigation
28/08/2024
Saturday October 26, 9am to 3pm Outdoor Activity Hub […]
- How Much Water To Drink? Bottles Or Bladders?
28/08/2024
Author’s note: As in all cases to do with your body, […]
- The 2024 Snow Shoe Shuffle
28/08/2024
The Annual Snow Shoe Shuffle by Ben Cruachan Walking […]
- 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Bushwalking Clubs
28/08/2024
They’re Not Just About Walking Bushwalking clubs are […]
- Last chance for Fed Walks 24 – bookings close 31 August 2024
06/08/2024
Planning is going well and over 300 people have booked […]
- Australian Walking Track Grading System
26/07/2024
You may have heard about the Australian Walking Track […]
- Parks Victoria – Free Volunteer-led Walks
26/07/2024
Did you know that Parks Victoria volunteers regularly […]
- Try Bushwalking Month – November 2024
26/07/2024
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Bushwalking […]
- Come and Try a Bush Tracks & Conservation Activity close to Melbourne – 2-4 August 2024 SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE!
26/07/2024
The BTAC August activity in Bunyip State Park welcomes […]
- Tread Softly
26/07/2024
As we begin to say farewell to winter, now is a great […]
- Stay on Your Feet: 10 Tips to Prevent Slips, Trips, and Falls on Your Next Bushwalk
27/06/2024
Bushwalking is a wonderful way to connect with nature, […]
- Parks Victoria Visitor Guides
26/06/2024
If you are anything like us, we have been missing the […]
- The Bushwalkers’ Ten Commandments
26/06/2024
If you’re new to bushwalking with a group, or simply […]
- Finding Maps for Bushwalking in Victoria
11/06/2024
Where to start looking for maps? Bushwalkers need […]
- Choosing a Grampians Map
29/05/2024
Victoria’s Gariwerd/Grampians National Park is a […]
- Where do you pitch your tent? A cautionary tale.
29/05/2024
I am new to bushwalking in the Baw Baw National Park […]
- Brush up on your navigation skills: Resources
02/05/2024
Whether you’re new to navigation and would like some […]
- The Birth of Bushwalking in Victoria
22/04/2024
As this year marks the 90th anniversary of Bushwalking […]
- Popular walking maps updated
27/03/2024
Four maps, all highly popular with Victorian […]
- Who does what on the Committee?
27/03/2024
As clubs gear up for their annual AGM, the perennial […]
- The Practical Value of Bushwalking Clubs: Learning and Safety
27/03/2024
Bushwalking Clubs play a crucial role in providing […]
- Are we there yet?
19/03/2024
Twenty one BTAC volunteers worked with Parks Victoria […]
- New Circuit Track in Steiglitz Historic Park
07/03/2024
Meridian Maps have produced a small addition to the […]
- Poo pots
07/03/2024
As more and more people head out into the wilderness, […]
- Preparing for Summer Camping – from the Conservation Regulator
06/02/2024
The Conservation Regulator oversees the regulation of […]
- Track Clearing in Croajingolong National Park, and what it’s really like as a track clearing volunteer
25/01/2024
Point Hicks in the Croajingolong National Park is […]
- Did you know you can become a Bushwalking Victoria Individual Member for just $20 a year?
25/01/2024
Did you know you can become a Bushwalking […]
- FedWalks 2024 – Save the Date!
31/10/2023
We are pleased to confirm that FedWalks 2024, where we […]
- Fed Walks a Resounding Success!
30/10/2023
The Federation Walks event (FedWalks) is a weekend of […]
- Grampians Gariwerd Landscape – Information Update – Deer Operations
07/10/2023
Parks Victoria will commence aerial and ground-based […]
- Vicmap Viewer app undergoes major update
03/10/2023
Vicmap has released a substantial upgrade to the […]
- A Reminder to Update all your Smartphone Apps & Remind Yourself where to obtain Emergency Information
28/09/2023
As our springtime adventures ramp up, if you […]
- Club Spring Walk Programs
28/09/2023
Speaking of Spring, many clubs have published their […]
- Map Apps and Digital Apps
27/07/2023
Map apps with digital maps are available for mobile […]
- Mental Health – Walking through Grief – How a Long-distance Walk Helped Mend a Broken Heart
27/07/2023
Great Walks editor Brent McKean, describes going on a […]
- Editor of the Maroondah Bushwalking Club in the Poo!
07/06/2023
A Cautionary Tale: 3rd May, Caravan Park, Portland. […]
- Rain Jackets – get the right winter gear
27/05/2023
Neil Bellamy is a man on a mission: to bring in […]
- The Best Stretches for Hiking!
26/05/2023
Stretching before a hike is essential for preparing […]
- East Gippsland Winter Festival 9 June – 9 July 2023
26/05/2023
You may be interested in the program of free walks […]
- The Wonder of the Western Port Woodlands!
26/05/2023
In one of the most cleared regions of the most cleared […]
- Winter in the Snow Techniques
02/05/2023
Winter is around the corner and many people think that […]
- BTAC Activity – Mt Sunday to Low Saddle – AAWT
29/03/2023
Notorious No More! The BTAC February track clearing […]
- West Gippsland Bush Walking Club celebrates 25 years
25/03/2023
On 31st January 2023, West Gippsland Bush Walkers Inc […]
- Deer Control Programs
28/02/2023
Parks Victoria is responsible for conservation […]
- Bogong High Plains Meander
28/02/2023
The South Gippsland and Strzelecki clubs recently […]
- Parks Victoria – Deer Control Program – Baw Baw National Park
27/02/2023
Parks Victoria will engage the services of a […]
- BTAC volunteers clear the Valley of Destruction
15/02/2023
Fourteen BTAC volunteers worked with Parks Victoria to […]
- Check your Map!
31/01/2023
There are some really good hiking apps out there, but […]
- BTAC in action on the AAWT
31/01/2023
Walkers, skiers and horse riders using the Australian […]
- Essendon Bushwalkers complete the Major Mitchell Trail
24/01/2023
It all began with a suggestion by a club member as […]
- Melbourne Women’s Walking Club – Centenary Grand Finale at Warburton
20/01/2023
Walking into History – Making History Way back in […]
- Tips for Summer Bushwalking
10/01/2023
Summer brings unique challenges; here are some tips […]
- Stay Safe in Nature – This Summer is Different!
22/12/2022
In response to ongoing flooding and unpredictable […]
- Training 2023
30/11/2022
Workshops: Using your Smartphone for Navigation […]
- How to Keep our Feet Fit for Hiking
30/11/2022
With the warmer weather on the way (here’s hoping), we […]
- Family Walks for Summer
30/11/2022
A lot of parents dread the six-week Christmas Holidays […]
- Navigation Techniques: “Aiming Off”
23/09/2022
Here’s another really useful tip for your navigation […]
- Brilliant Base Camp #2: Wyperfeld National Park
23/09/2022
Wyperfeld NP is one of Victoria’s vast Mallee parks […]
- Great Ocean Road Coastal Trail
23/09/2022
A new coastal trail will enable walkers to experience […]
- FedWalks 2022 – Don’t miss out!
26/08/2022
There are still places available for the Federation […]
- Brilliant Base Camp #1: Grampians (Gariwerd) NP
26/08/2022
We’re happy to share the first in our Brilliant Base […]
- Can I Be a More Sustainable Bushwalker?
26/08/2022
Most bushwalkers recognize that Victoria’s natural […]
- Give Geocaching a Go!
27/07/2022
Bushwalking and geocaching are a match made in heaven. […]
- Update from the Board
27/07/2022
The first meeting of the new Bushwalking Victoria […]
- Park Closures
01/07/2022
Following heavy rainfall and flooding in East […]
- Winter Essentials
01/07/2022
The alpine environment is perfect for adventurous and […]
- Are You SnowSafe
22/06/2022
The Australian Ski Patrol Association (ASPA) has […]
- Looking for Maps?
25/05/2022
Finding Maps for Bushwalking in Victoria Whether […]
- Walking in Winter
25/05/2022
Staying dry and warm on a winter bushwalk can be […]
