Our first activation for Sunday 12th November 2023 was the Nyang I238 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4182. The park is located about 44 km west of Ouyen in northwestern Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Nyang I238 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

Nyang is an area/Parish in northwestern Victoria. Nyang is an aboriginal word meaning request to sit down.

Above:- the parish of Nyang. Image c/o Mapshare Victoria.

Nyang was once a small town. It is not to be confused with Nyang Homestead and Station which is located near the town of Moulamein.

Above:- A plan of the township of Nyang. Image c/o State Library Victoria.

Nyang was once a thriving district and had its own railway station, a Farmers Association, and a Progress Association.

Above:- Article from The Ouyen Mail and Central Mallee Advertiser, Fri 15 Aug 1913. Image co Trove.

The Nyang State School (No. 3871) opened on the 31st day of September 1914 in the Torrita public hall. It was renamed the Torritata State School on the 20th day of October 1921. In 1969 the school closed and the building was moved to Walpeup to be used as an art room.

The Nyang I238 Bushland Reserve is about 2 hectares in size and was established on the 8th day of May 1990. It is located on the northern side of the Mallee Highway at the junction with McVicar Road.

Above:- Aerial shot of the Nyang I238 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

Parks Victoria has a webpage for this park but it contains no information.

The park has two sections, on either side of McVicar Road. It is a very small piece of remnant mallee scrub and is surrounded by cleared farming land.

We set up the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation and ran the Yaesu FT857 and 40 watts output.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK2DG
4. VK2IO/p (Dering I254 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4226)

Marija worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK2DG
2. VK2PF
3. VK3KAI
4. VK3GJG
5. VK3MAP
6. VK2EX
7. VK3MCK

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK2DG
4. VK2HHA
5. VK2EX
6. VK3MCK
7. VK2NP
8. VK3DAC
9. VK3ZK
10. VK3GJG/m
11. VK3UP/m
12. VK7PSJ
13. VK3AWA
14. VK3SO
15. VK7ZGK
16. VK2EXA
17. VK3VIN
18. VK1CHW
19. VK2IO/p (Dering I254 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4226)
20. VK1AD
21. VK1NAM
22. VK5AAF
23. VK3SQ
24. VK2BD
25. VK1RF
26. VK2MK
27. VK4CEE
28. VK2ZL
29. VK5KLV
30. VK2LWK
31. VK2YAK
32. VK4YAK
33. VK2VH
34. VK4AAC
35. VK7LTD
36. VK3BBB
37. VK2CCP

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK2DG
2. VK2PF
3. VK3KAI
4. VK3GJG
5. VK3MAP
6. VK2EX
7. VK3MCK
8. VK3AWA
9. VK3SQ
10. VK2BD

I worked the following stations on 40m FM:-

1. VK3SQ
2. VK2BD
3. VK3MAP

I worked the following station on 20m SSB:-

1. VK2GRA

References.

1. Blake, L, 1977, Place Names of Victoria.
2. Wikipedia, 2024, <>, viewed 7th January 2024.