Late on the afternoon of Wednesday, 30th October 2024, Marija and I arrived at Edenhope, where we had planned to stay for a few nights on the final leg of our Bendigo trip.
We booked into our accommodation at the Edenhope Lakeside Tourist Park.
The park is located on the shores of Lake Wallace. The lake was discovered in 1843 by William Wallace. (Blake 1978)
We then headed out for a very nice evening meal at the Lake Wallace Hotel.
After dinner, we decided to head out to activate the Edenhope Aerodrome Bushland Reserve VKFF-4954.
The reserve is located north of the town of Edenhope, with its southern boundary being the Edenhope Airport.
Above:- An aerial view of the Edenhope Aerodrome Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 121 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)
We accessed the park via a dirt track at the end of Lake Street, passing through the Edenhope School plantation.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- YJ0VV
- VK6MIL
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK4KLX
- VK3CEO
- VK3GJG
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK3KRL
- VK3GOW
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- YJ0VV
- VK6MIL
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK4KLX
- VK3CEO
- VK3GJG
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK3KRL
- VK3GOW
- VK7MAT
- VK2DWP
- VK3MCA
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2HA
- VK2LQ
- VK2PCT
- VK7PSJ
- VK2BMT
- VK3CAL
- VK3CAT
- VK3APC
- KD1CT
- VK2LEE
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK4GKO
- VK6BMR
I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-
- VK3PF
- VK3CEO
- VK3KAI
- VK1AO
- AD8FD
- VK3DEK
- VK3KRL
- VK3APJ
- VK7MAT
- N2WK
- N3XLS
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK4GKO
- K9NN
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 29 May. 2025].
- Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.
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