Hurleys Bank Wildlife Reserve VKFF-5152

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It was now Thursday, 31st October 2024, and getting towards the end of our Bendigo trip. We had breakfast at the cabin and enjoyed the view of Lake Wallace from our front verandah. The lake was teeming with birdlife, but they were very squittish and it was difficult to get close for some good photographs.

After breakfast, we headed to our first park activation for the day, the Hurleys Bank Wildlife Reserve VKFF-5152. The park is just 2.5 km east of Edenhope in southwest Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of Hurleys Bank Wildlife Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

The reserve is located on the southern side of Scrubby Lake Road.

Above:- An aerial view of Hurleys Bank Wildlife Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

The reserve is about 22 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)

There was a fence surrounding the park, so we sought permission from the farmer to access the reserve. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK7PJM
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK1DI
  5. VK3VIN
  6. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1816)
  7. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1816)
  8. VK2AB
  9. VK3APJ
  10. VK4NH
  11. VK4DXA
  12. VK3CEO
  13. VK1CHW
  14. VK3WSG/P (VKFF-5752)

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK3WSG/P (VKFF-5752)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK7PJM
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK1DI
  5. VK3VIN
  6. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1816)
  7. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1816)
  8. VK2AB
  9. VK3APJ
  10. VK4NH
  11. VK4DXA
  12. VK3CEO
  13. VK1CHW
  14. VK3WSG/P (VKFF-5752)
  15. VK2VW
  16. VK2HFI
  17. VK2AKA
  18. VK2BUG
  19. VK3SQ
  20. VK2BD
  21. VK3GYH
  22. VK3HJW
  23. VK3MCK

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

  1. VK3APJ
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK3WSG/P (VKFF-5752)

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

  1. VK1DI
  2. VK3CEO
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK3UAO
  5. VK3PJ
  6. VK3KAI
  7. VK2VAR
  8. VK2GOM
  9. VK3BAP

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2VW
  2. VK2HFI
  3. VK2AKA
  4. VK2BUG
  5. VK4EMP
  6. VK4TI
  7. VK4GKO
  8. VK1AO
  9. 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 3 Jun. 2025].‌

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