Murrunatta Conservation Park VKFF-1066

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After leaving the Tucknott Scrub Conservation Park on 22nd April 2024, I headed to the Murrunatta Conservation Park VKFF-1066. The park is located on the bottom of the Eyre Peninsula, about 677 km (by road) from the city of Adelaide.

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

Murrunatta Conservation Park is about 516 hectares in size and was proclaimed on the 29th day of March 1984. The park consists of two parcels of land located on either side of Settlers Road. The northern section is about 424 hectares in size while the southern section is about 92 hectares in size. Murrunatta is derived from two aboriginal words – “’murra’ meaning sand and ‘natta’ meaning ridge.” (Cons Parks Lower Eyre Pen 2007) (Wikipedia 2024)

Above:- An aerial view of the Murrunatta CP showing the 2 sections. Image c/o Google Earth.

The northern section of land was proclaimed in March 1984 for the purpose of conserving “a small area of remnant mallee vegetation dominated by Coast Ridge-fruited Mallee. The southern section of land was originally Crown land proclaimed under the Crown Lands Act 1929 on the 11th day of November 1993 as a conservation reserve for the purpose of conserving “small area of mallee vegetation dominated by Swamp Paperbark. It was added by proclamation on the 7th day of December 2006 to the Murrunatta Conservation Park. (Wikipedia 2024)

The nationally vulnerable Eyre Peninsula Southern Emu Wren can be found in the park. (Cons Parks Lower Eyre Pen 2007)

I set up in a clearing in the scrub on the western side of Settlers Road. I ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. VK7AAE
  3. VK1AO
  4. VK2MET
  5. IK4IDF
  6. VK4NH
  7. VK4DXA
  8. OH5EP
  9. VK4HNS
  10. UT5PI
  11. Dl1EBR
  12. VK2IO
  13. VK4EMP
  14. VK4TI
  15. SP7MW
  16. DK4RM
  17. OH1MM
  18. OH5M
  19. VK4SMA
  20. IW2BNA
  21. VK3APJ
  22. VK3PF
  23. VK3KAI
  24. F4HZR
  25. VK3BEL
  26. VK5AYL

I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-

  1. F6FDY
  2. CT3IQ
  3. VK3PF
  4. K3RH
  5. VK3KAI
  6. HB9RJD
  7. VK6DS
  8. VK3APJ
  9. JM8MGU
  10. JF7RJM
  11. W4NEG
  12. K9HOU
  13. KD8LO
  14. KT7G
  15. K2OF
  16. VK2HAK
  17. F1HFP
  18. NP3Y
  19. JA9IFF
  20. K4QAL

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. VK5TUX
  3. VK4SMA
  4. VK3VIN
  5. VK5ADPF
  6. VK5HS
  7. VK3SPG
  8. VK5GY
  9. VK2YK
  10. VK5GA
  11. VK3GJG
  12. VK3APJ
  13. VK4HNS
  14. VK2IO
  15. VK5LA
  16. Vk5KAW
  17. VK4HMI
  18. VK4NH
  19. VK4DXA
  20. VK3PF
  21. VK3KAI
  22. VK3SQ
  23. VK2BD
  24. VK5FB
  25. VK6DS
  26. VK3ANL
  27. VK2LWK
  28. VK4EMP
  29. VK4TI
  30. VK5PL
  31. VK1AO
  32. VK2MET
  33. VK3KRL
  34. VK3HJW
  35. VK3SX
  36. VK2MG
  37. VK3BSF
  38. VK7PJM
  39. VK6KHZ
  40. VK5KVA
  41. VK4LES
  42. VK4WTZ
  43. VK6JQ
  44. VK3CEO
  45. VK3EJ

References.

  1. Department for Environment and Heritage, 2007, Conservation Parks of Lower Eyre Peninsula.
  2. Wikipedia Contributors (2021). Murrunatta Conservation Park. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrunatta_Conservation_Park [Accessed 10 Aug. 2024].‌

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