Merrinee Bushland Reserve VKFF-4124 and Merrinee silo VK-MRE3

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Our fifth activation for Monday 30th October 2023 was the Merrinee Bushland Reserve VKFF-4124 and the Merrinee silo VK-MRE3. Merrinee is about 34 km west of Mildura in northwest Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of Merrinee. Map c/o Google Maps.

Merrinee is a locality situated in the Millewa district of northwest Victoria.  It is believed that Merrinee is an aboriginal word meaning south or wallaby. 

Above:- Map showing the locality of Merrinee. Image c/o Mapshaire Victoria.

The locality is well-signposted on the Millewa Road.

On the 10th day of April 1924, the railway reached Merrinee which had a goods, grain and passenger siding. The Merrinee Post Office opened on the 30th day of May 1924.

Above:- 1923 plan of the township of Merrinee. Image c/o State Library Victoria.

The Merrinee Bushland Reserve is about 51 hectares in size and was established on the 8th day of May 1990.

Above:- An aerial view of the Merrinee Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

The park is well-signposted and is divided into several different sections of land on the northern side of Millewa Road.

The old Merrinee silos are located on the northern side of Millewa Road.

We operated from a dirt track that ran off the Merrinee North Road. This was within the activation zone for the Merrinee silo.

Above:- the activation zone at the Merrinee silo. Image c/o SiOTA database.

We operated from the vehicle for this activation as the flies outside were relentless. Our antenna was the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5BJE
  2. VK3CWF
  3. VK5AYL
  4. VK3BBB
  5. VK2CCP
  6. VK5TRM
  7. VK3YV/p (Bridgewater Streamside Reserve VKFF-3609)
  8. VK3PF/m
  9. VK3MTT
  10. VK3VIN
  11. VK2IO/p (Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723)
  12. VK2IO/p (Moorook Game Reserve VKFF-1729)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5BJE
  2. VK3CWF
  3. VK5AYL
  4. VK3BBB
  5. VK2CCP
  6. VK5TRM
  7. VK3YV/p (Bridgewater Streamside Reserve VKFF-3609)
  8. VK3PF/m
  9. VK3MTT
  10. VK3VIN
  11. VK3BEL
  12. VK5PE/m
  13. VK4EW
  14. VK2IO/p (Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723)
  15. VK3UH
  16. VK5HS
  17. VK3QA
  18. VK3CEO
  19. VK3TDX
  20. VK2XB/m
  21. VK3BSB/m
  22. VK3DCQ
  23. VK5KKT
  24. VK1TTY
  25. VK3KR
  26. VK2IO/p (Moorook Game Reserve VKFF-1729)

References.

  1. Blake; L, 1977, Place Names of Victoria.
  2. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrinee,_Victoria>, viewed 18th December 2023.

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