Our final park activation for 8th March 2023 was the Nurcuoung Flora Reserve VKFF-2417. The park is located about 63 km west of Horsham in western Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Nurcoung Flora Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

Nurcoung once had a State School which officially opened on the 11th day of September 1886 to serve the educational needs of children whose parents were new selectors on Spring Hill Station. The first head teacher was Miss M. Manckton. Prior to the State School being built, the teachers and students utilised an old farmhouse owned by Thomas Sherrif. The school obtained desks from a closed school at Booroopki located west of Goroke. When the Nurcoung school close, the building was taken to the Goroke P-12 College and was used as a classroom.

We accessed the park via a dirt track running off Mitre-Nurcoung Road.

Above:- An aerial view of the park. Image c/o Google Earth.

The Nurcoung Flora Reserve is 588 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of September 1987

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3BBB
3. VK2CCP
4. VK1AO
5. Vk2MET
6. VK3APJ
7. VK2IO
8. VK3PT
9. VK5WU
10. VK3AMO

Marija worked the following station on 40m AM:-

1. VK3PF

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3BBB
3. VK2CCP
4. VK1AO
5. Vk2MET
6. VK3APJ
7. VK2IO
8. VK3PT
9. VK5WU
10. VK3AMO
11. VK5CZ
12. VK2YX
13. VK5TN
14. VK3LF/m
15. VK2EXA
16. VK4FW
17. VK8MM
18. VK1DI
19. VK7JFD
20. VK5NIG
21. VK3NDG/m
22. VK3HY/m
23. VK5LKJ
24. VK3CMC
25. VK4NH
26. VK4DXA

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK3PF

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK4EMP
2. VK4TI
3. VK1AO
4. VK2MET
5. VK4NH
6. VK4DXA
7. Vk4FW
8. VK8MM
9. KG5CIK
10. UT5PI
11. VK4TJ
12. VK4EW
13. VK6JK

I worked the following stations on 20m AM:-

1. VK1AO
2. VK2MET
3. VK4EMP
4. VK4TI
5. VK4FW
6. VK8MM
7. Vk4EW
8. VK6JK
9. VK4NH
10. VK4DXA

References.

1. CAPAD 2020.
2. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurcoung,_Victoria>, viewed 5th May 2023.