Paignie I23 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4186

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After leaving the Tiega I24 Bushland Reserve, I headed to my next park activation, the Paignie I23 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4186.

The reserve is located about 24 km northwest of Ouyen in northwest Victoria.

Paignie is an aboriginal word meaning ‘water’. Paignie was once a thriving community. It had a State School and a Progress Association. Sadly, very little remains today. (Blake 1978)

Above:- Article from The Ouyen Mail, Fri 20 Feb 1914. Image c/o Trove.

The reserve is located on a dirt track just south of John Road.

Above:- An aerial view of the Paignie I23 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

The reserve is about 163 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022)

This was another easy park to access with 4WD tracks entering the park. I ran the Yaesu FT857d, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole. I enjoyed a very nice opening into Europe on the long path on the 20m band.

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. F1BLL
  2. KG5CIK
  3. KC0IJN
  4. VK5QA
  5. Vk3CLD
  6. VK2DBF
  7. VK3SX
  8. OH1MM
  9. Vk4HNS
  10. OH2CGU
  11. F5NZO
  12. F8DZU
  13. K7CTV
  14. VE2JC
  15. VK2IO
  16. VK2GEZ
  17. ZL1HIM
  18. G4MAP
  19. SQ9FMC
  20. VK4SMA
  21. PA5WK
  22. IZ4EFP
  23. YO3AEK
  24. IK1GPG
  25. ON4BB
  26. EW1TZ
  27. IK3HMB
  28. SQ9CWO
  29. S58AL
  30. ON1JU
  31. VK2VW
  32. VKK2HFI
  33. VK2AKA
  34. VK2BUG
  35. M7CBI
  36. S52KM
  37. ON4VT
  38. F4DSK
  39. DM2KP
  40. OH5EP
  41. ON7LO
  42. Vk3TKK/p (Drouin West G83 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4298)
  43. DL2ND
  44. IW1DAL
  45. PD2BA
  46. OP7M

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK4EMP
  2. VK4TI
  3. VK4GKO
  4. VK3PF
  5. VK3SQ
  6. VK2BD
  7. VK2EXA
  8. VK5FANA
  9. VK5TUX
  10. VK3CA
  11. VK3HJW
  12. VK5PL
  13. VK3EJ
  14. VK2IO
  15. VK2GEZ
  16. VK2KYO
  17. VK3ALF
  18. VK5VK
  19. VK2YAK
  20. VK4YAK
  21. Vk4FDJL
  22. VK4WAB
  23. VK3MTT
  24. VK5JK
  25. VK3TKK/p (Drouin West G83 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4298)
  26. VK5WU
  27. VK3CJN
  28. VK3QHU
  29. VK1DI
  30. VK3CEO
  31. VK4HNS
  32. VK3APJ
  33. VK7PJM
  34. VK2TM
  35. VK5PCM

I packed up and headed to Ouyen where I planned on getting some dinner before activating a final park for the day. As I drove towards Ouyen on the dirt roads I encountered plenty of tumbleweed. It was like a scene out of a Western movie.

I drove into Ouyen and enjoyed a very nice meal at the Ouyen Club.

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

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