Our next activation for Wednesday, 30th October 2024, was the Hunts Bushland Reserve VKFF-5151. The reserve is located about 21 km north of Stawell in western Victoria.

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

The park is located on the northern side of Campbells Bridge Road at the junction with Swedes Creek Road.

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

The reserve is about 8 hectares in size and was established on the 24th day of August 1982. (CAPAD 2022)

The highlight of this activation was working Tim VK3IFR aeronautical mobile.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK2HAK
2. VK3WSG
3. VK7SW
4. VK7FF
5. VK7HAM
6. VK3PF
7. VK3APJ
8. VK1CHW
9. VK2IO/M
10. VK2GEZ/M

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK4EMP
2. VK4TI
3. VK4GKO
4. VK2VW
5. VK2HFI
6. VK2AKA
7. VK2BUG
8. KG5CIK
9. VK3IFR/AM

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK2HAK
2. VK3WSG
3. VK7SW
4. VK7FF
5. VK7HAM
6. VK3PF
7. VK3APJ
8. VK1CHW
9. VK2IO/M
10. VK2GEZ/M

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK4EMP
2. VK4TI
3. VK4GKO
4. VK2VW
5. VK2HFI
6. VK2AKA
7. VK2BUG
8. KG5CIK
9. VK3IFR/AM
10. VK1AO
11. VK2MET

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 26 May. 2025].‌