After leaving Carwarp West I12 Bushland Reserve on Monday 19th August 2024, I drove a little further along Bronwport Road until I reached my next park activation, the Carwarp West I224 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4144.
The reserve is about 35 km south of Mildura in northwest Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Carwarp West I224 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve is located on the northern side of Brownport Road and is about 5 km east of Calder Highway.
Above:- An aerial view of the Carwarp West I224 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 13.5 hectares in size and was established on the 8th day of May 1990. (CAPAD 2022)



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:-
- VK2USH/p (Lake Broadwater Resources Reserve VKFF-3539)
- VK3APJ
- VK3MTT
- VK2TER/p (SOTA VK1/ AC-042 & Black Mountain Nature Reserve VKFF-0834)
- VK3CA
- VK3CEO
- VK3ZGA
- VK3SX
- VK2EXA
- VK2KYO
- VK5PL
- VK3HJW
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK3IK/m
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK2HAK
- VK3EJ
- VK5FTOM
- VK3YE/p (Mount Martha Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2152)
- VK2SLB
- VK2BRN
- VK2KBT
- VK3SO
- VK3SFG
- VK3KYF
I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-
- VK3CA
- VK3CEO
- VK3ZGA
- VK2KYO
- VK3PF/p (Tooborac Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2212)
I worked the following stations on 40m FM:-
- VK3CA
- VK3HM
- VK3ZGA
- VK3CEO
- VK3APJ
- VK3AMO
- VK3PF/p (Tooborac Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2212)
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK4HNS
- VK6DS
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK2SLB
- VK2BRN
- VK2KBT
- VK7EE
- VK5CZ
- VK4SMA
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK4GKO
- KG5CIK
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK7JFD
- ZL3MR
- VK6JK
- DL2ND
- OH1XT
- VK2ZRD
- F5PYI
- VK2EG
- VK2SOL
- SQ9CWO
Reference.
- Dcceew.gov.au. (2023). Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2022 – DCCEEW. [online] Available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/2022 [Accessed 14 Oct. 2024].

