My final park for Wednesday 21st August 2024, was the Nulkwyne I26 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4197.
The reserve is about 24 km northwest of Ouyen in northwest Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Nulkwyne I26 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
During the 1930s land described as being in the ‘virgin Mallee country in the parish of Nulkwyne’ was opened up for settlement. (The Argus 1934)
Above:- Article from The Argus, Mon 8 October 1934. Image c/o Trove.
The reserve is locate on the northern side of Parallel Road between Munro Road and Galah N Road.
The reserve is about 47 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022)
I ran the Yaesu FT857d, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK5AYL
- VK4FDJL
- VK4WAB
- ZL4KD
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK4GKO
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK5CZ
- VK5MAZ
- VK7PJM
- VK5TUX
- VK4HMI
- VK2EXA
- VK5FANA
- VK4SMA
- VK3WRD
- VK3APJ
- VK5JK
- VK3EJ
- VK3CEO
- VK6DS
- VK2FALL
- VK7IAN
- VK5OPL
- VK3CA
- VK3HM
- ZL3MR
- VK4VAW
- VK4BZ/P
- VK5GY
- VK5HW
- VK3HJW
- VK6MRS
- VK2KTA
- ZL4NVW/P (ZLFF-0006)
- VK1CHW
- VK3SX
- VK5PLD
- KG5CIK
I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-
- VK5GY
- VK4BZ/p
References.
- 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 15 Nov. 2024].
- Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.
- Trove. (2014). OTHER DISTRICTS – The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) – 8 Oct 1934. [online] Available at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10957230?searchTerm=nulkwyne%20kangaroo [Accessed 15 Nov. 2024].
VK5PAS 