Wanilla Land Settlement Conservation Park VKFF-1118

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Following my activation of the Wanilla Conservation Park on 22nd April 2024, I drove back down Charlton Gully Road into Wanilla and I activated the Wanilla Land Settlement Conservation Park VKFF-1118.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Wanilla Land Settlement Conservation Park. Map c/o Google Maps.

Following the Second World War, soldier settlers were the recipients of War Service Perpetual Lease Blocks. In 1946 the Commonwealth Government purchased 18,600 hectares (46,000 acres) of land with the majority from three large estates of Mortlock, Morgan and Byles. After being cleared of scrub it was subdivided into 39 farms by the State Government. The Wanilla War Service Land Settlement was then allocated in 1949 to returned servicemen from World War II.

Above:- Article from the Chronicle, Adelaide, Thu 9 Oct 1947. Image c/o Trove.

On The Tod Highway, outside of the Wanilla Land Settlement Conservation Park, you can find a monument to the Wanilla Land Settlement.

The Wanilla Land Settlement Conservation Park is about 17 hectares (42 acres) in size and was established on the 14th day of November 1985 to protect regionally threatened Sugar Gum woodlands. It was initially a Conservation Reserve and proclaimed a Conservation Park on the 7th day of December 2006. (Wikipedia 2024)

The park’s western border is the Tod Highway. Its northern border is Charlton Terrace, whilst its southern border is a Heritage Agreement.

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

I ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. VK5HS
  3. VK5MRS
  4. VK5PET
  5. VK3APJ
  6. VK3PF
  7. VK3KAI
  8. VK3UCD
  9. VK3CEO
  10. VK3WSG
  11. VK5FANA
  12. VK3ANL
  13. VK5PTL
  14. Vk5CZ
  15. VK3MTT
  16. VK5IS
  17. VK5WU
  18. VK5BL

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK5WU
  4. VK6DS
  5. VK2IO
  6. VK3KAI
  7. VK7XX
  8. VK3APJ

I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-

  1. VK3PF
  2. VK1AO
  3. VK5LA
  4. VK7XX
  5. VK3KAI
  6. VK3ANL
  7. VK2MET
  8. VK5KAW
  9. RV9CX
  10. VK6DS
  11. VK3APJ

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK7XX
  2. VK5MAZ
  3. VK6DS
  4. VK4EMP
  5. VK4TI
  6. ZL3MR
  7. VK7HBR
  8. ZL1TM
  9. VK6JQ
  10. VK3PF
  11. VK3KAI
  12. VK6HAF
  13. VK2MG
  14. VK7WN
  15. VK7AAE
  16. VK4HNS
  17. VK3TKK/p (Silo VK-WRH3)
  18. VK5DGR/m
  19. KG5CIK

References.

  1. Wikipedia. (2021). Wanilla Land Settlement Conservation Park. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanilla_Land_Settlement_Conservation_Park [Accessed 2 Aug. 2024].‌

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