Tiega I81 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4205

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My next activation for Wednesday 21st August 2024 was the Tiega I81 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4205.

The reserve is about 11 km west of Ouyen in northwest Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Tiega I81 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

Tiega is an aboriginal word for ‘sister’. Tiega was once a thriving community having its own school, a tennis club, and a football club. (Blake 1978)

Above:- Article from the Sunraysia Daily, Thu 30 Dec 1937. Image c/o Trove.

Above:- Article from the Ouyen Mail, Wed 11 Oct 1939. Image c/o Trove.

Today, little remains at Tiega, other than a sign to let you know that you are entering the district.

The Tiega I81 Bushland Reserve is located on the northern side of the Mallee Highway at the junction with Le Couteur Road.

Above:- An aerial view of the Tiega I81 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

The reserve is about 16 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022)

I drove down to the railway line and I accessed the northern section of the park. I ran the Yaesu FT857d, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO
  2. VK2GEZ
  3. VK6LK
  4. VK6LMK
  5. VK3PF
  6. VK2VH
  7. VK4AAC
  8. VK2VW
  9. VK2HFI
  10. VK2AKA
  11. VK2BUG
  12. VK6DS
  13. VK2SLB
  14. Vk2BRN
  15. VK2KBT
  16. VK7AZ
  17. VK3TKK/p (Rocky Point Bushland Reserve VKFF-4303)
  18. VK5QA
  19. VK3CLD
  20. VK2DBF
  21. VK4EMP
  22. VK4TI
  23. VK4GKO
  24. VK4HNS
  25. VK7XX
  26. VK2NCS

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3TKK/p (Rocky Point Bushland Reserve VKFF-4303)
  2. VK7AB/p (Mount Stronach Regional Reserve VKFF-3377)
  3. VK7ZPE/p (Mount Stronach Regional Reserve VKFF-3377)
  4. VK3SMW
  5. VK6XL/5
  6. VK5PL
  7. VK3XL/p
  8. VK7XX
  9. VK3ENI
  10. VK3APJ
  11. Vk5AAF
  12. VK2SLB
  13. VK2BRN
  14. VK2KBT
  15. VK3PF
  16. VK5IS/m
  17. VK3MTT
  18. VK3PWG
  19. VK3TTK
  20. VK3EJ
  21. VK3HJW
  22. VK5TUX
  23. VK5DC
  24. VK3DCQ
  25. VK5CZ
  26. VK5JK
  27. VK3MBW
  28. VK3IK/m
  29. VK3MGM
  30. VK3KRL
  31. VK1AD
  32. VK1NAM
  33. VK3DJC
  34. VK5AYL
  35. VK2VAR
  36. VK2GOM
  37. VK3UAO
  38. VK3CEO
  39. Vk3BBB
  40. VK2CCP
  41. VK3CA
  42. VK3WSG

References.

  1. 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 12 Nov. 2024].‌
  2. Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.

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