Manya Bushland Reserve VKFF-4149

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Our second park for Thursday 9th November 2023 was the Manya Bushland Reserve VKFF-4149. This was to be a first-time activation of this park for the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program. The park is located close to the South Australia/Victoria State Border.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Manya Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

Manya is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region of Victoria, and a short drive over the South Australian State border. Manya is derived from the local Aboriginal word Manja meaning “the hand”.

Manya Bushland Reserve is 851 hectares in size and was declared on the 8th day of May 1990. The Reserve’s western border follows the Victoria/South Australian State border.

Above:- Map of the Manya Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Earth

There is a page on the Parks Victoria website for Manya Bushland Reserve, but it contains no information about the reserve.

To get to the park we travelled north on Panitya North Road, passing the Manya Nature Conservation Reserve, which we had activated previously. We then turned left onto Alan Road and headed west. We soon reached the northern boundary of the park.

Above:- An aerial view of the park looking west. Image c/o Google Maps.

We operated from the vehicle for this activation, running the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole supported by the 7-metre heavy-duty squid pole.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5DU
  2. VK3UAO
  3. VK3MTT
  4. VK3SX
  5. VK5IS
  6. VK3PF
  7. VK3BBB
  8. VK2CCP
  9. VK5HAA
  10. VK5JOS
  11. VK2IO/p (Ouyen I245A Bushland Reserve VKFF-4207)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5DU
  2. VK3UAO
  3. VK3MTT
  4. VK3SX
  5. VK5IS
  6. VK3PF
  7. VK3BBB
  8. VK2CCP
  9. VK5HAA
  10. VK5JOS
  11. VK5FANA
  12. VK3DCQ
  13. VK3ZSC
  14. VK5FB
  15. VK5PO
  16. VK2IO/p (Ouyen I245A Bushland Reserve VKFF-4207)
  17. VK3ANL
  18. VK7XX
  19. VK5AAY
  20. VK5CZ
  21. VK5GY
  22. VK2KYO
  23. VK3DAC
  24. VK3VIN
  25. VK3SQ
  26. VK2BD
  27. VK2IO/m
  28. VK5KLV
  29. VK3SG
  30. VK3MIJ
  31. VK3KAI/m
  32. VK3CEO
  33. VK3CLD
  34. VK3APJ
  35. VK5MOO
  36. VK2XB/3
  37. VK3BSB/m
  38. VK2EXA

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

  1. VK5FB
  2. VK5PO
  3. VK2IO/p (Ouyen I245A Bushland Reserve VKFF-4207)
  4. VK5HAA
  5. VK3ANL
  6. VK5AAY
  7. VK5IS
  8. VK5CZ
  9. VK5GY

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK1AO
  2. VK2MET
  3. VK4NH
  4. VK4DXA
  5. VK7XX
  6. VK7AAE

On our way back to the Mallee Highway we stopped briefly on Panitya North Road to have a look at the monument for the old Sunset State School. The school was in operation between 1917-1943.

Above: article from the Pinnaroo and Border Times, Fri 4 Jul 1930. Image c/o Trove.

References.

  1. CAPAD 2022
  2. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manya,_Victoria>, viewed 22nd December 2023.

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