Our second activation for Sunday 12th November 2024, was the Harrisons Basin Bushland Reserve VKFF-4184. The park is located about 46 km west of Ouyen in northwestern Victoria.

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

It was only a short drive to the reserve from our previous activation. As we drove north along McVicar Road we could see the reserve to our east across the paddocks.

The reserve is located on the eastern side of Harrisons Road. There are a number of dirt tracks leading into the reserve.

The Parks Victoria website has a page regarding the reserve, but it contains no information other than a boundary image of the reserve.

The reserve is about 57 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979.

I observed several Rainbow Bee Eaters in the park, but they were too far away and quick for my photographic skills. But I did capture some photos of several Pardolates, a small, brightly coloured little Australian native bird. Pardolate is a Greek word meaning ‘spotted’.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK2VH
2. VK4AAC
3. VK2IO/p (Dering I254 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4226)
4. VK3PF
5. VK3PI
6. VK2IO/p (Sparas Bushland Reserve VKFF-4245)
7. VK5MK/p (Scott Creek Conservation Park VKFF-0788)

Marija worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK2VH
2. VK4AAC
3. VK2IO/p (Dering I254 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4226)
4. VK3PF
5. VK3PI

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK2VH
2. VK4AAC
3. VK2IO/p (Dering I254 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4226)
4. VK3PF
5. VK3PI
6. VK3YV
7. VK3SQ
8. VK2BD
9. VK5GY
10. VK3GJG
11. VK5FANA
12. VK2NP
13. VK2IO/m
14. VK5KLV
15. VK1AD
16. VK1NAM
17. VK3VIN
18. VK2ZL/p
19. VK2OKR
20. VK2AUS
21. VK2YAK
22. VK4YAK
23. VK2VRJ
24. VK3CEO
25. VK2IO/p (Sparas Bushland Reserve VKFF-4245)
26. VK3GRX
27. VK5MK/p (Scott Creek Conservation Park VKFF-0788)
28. VK1CHW
29. VK2PKT

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK2VH
2. VK4AAC
3. VK2IO/p (Dering I254 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4226)
4. VK3PF
5. VK3PI
6. VK3YV
7. VK3SQ
8. VK2BD
9. VK5GY
10. VK3GJG
11. VK5KLV
12. VK5FANA
13. VK1AD
14. VK1NAM

I worked the following stations on 40m FM:-

1. VK3SQ
2. VK2BD
3. VK3GJG
4. VK5GY
5. VK3PF
6. VK3MCK

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK4MUD
2. ZL1TM
3. VK4JT
4. VK1AO
5. VK2MET
6. ZL1HIM

References.

1. CAPAD 2022
2. Wikipedia, 2024, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardalote>, viewed 8th January 2024.