Powers Creek School Bushland Reserve VKFF-5744

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After leaving Hurleys Bank Wildlife Reserve on Thursday, 31st October 2024, we headed back into Edenhope and visited the Edenhope Visitor Information Centre. The lady who was volunteering for at the centre for the day was very friendly and incredibly informative.

The centre is located in the former Edenhope Courthouse, which was built in 1878. You can also view the old wooden prison lockup that was built between 1860 and 1870. (Visit Wimmera Mallee, 2025)

The museum has a good collection of cricket memorabilia, particularly related to the Aboriginal cricket team that toured England in 1868.

We then headed to our second park activation for the day, the Powers Creek School Bushland Reserve VKFF-5744. The reserve is about 20 km south of Edenhope.

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

I have been unable to find out any information on this particular Powers Creek. There is another Powers Creek in the Gippsland region of Victoria.

The reserve is located at the intersection of Powers Creek-Bourke Bridge Road, Dergholm-Edenhope Road, and Kadnook Track.

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

The reserve is about 3 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)

The reserve contains a monument for the Powers Creek State School, which opened on the 1st day of April 1880 and closed on the 22nd day of October 1911.

Marija and I were hoping to spot some Red-tailed Black Cockatoos. Unfortunately, we were not so lucky, but we did see several Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos and Long-billed Corellas.

The park had an unlocked gate. We set up just inside the gate and ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Sadly, the band conditions were very poor, and it started raining during the activation, so we packed up and headed off to activate another park.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3CEO
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK3SQ
  5. VK2BD
  6. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1816)
  7. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1816)

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK1AO
  2. VK2MET
  3. ZL3MR

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3CEO
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK3SQ
  5. VK2BD
  6. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1816)
  7. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1816)
  8. VK5MOS
  9. VK1CHW

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK1AO
  2. VK2MET
  3. ZL3MR
  4. VK4EMP
  5. VK4TI
  6. VK4GKO
  7. VK2VW
  8. VK2HFI
  9. VK2AKA
  10. VK2BUG

I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-

  1. VK1AO
  2. VK7XX
  3. VK2MET

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

  1. VK3CEO
  2. VK1DI
  3. VK1AD
  4. VK1AO
  5. VK3PF
  6. VK1CHW
  7. VK1NAM
  8. VK3KAI
  9. VK3MCA

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].‌
  2. Visit Wimmera Mallee. (2025). Edenhope Information Centre and Courthouse – Visit Wimmera Mallee. [online] Available at: https://visitwimmeramallee.com.au/business-listing/edenhope-information-centre-and-courthouse/ [Accessed 3 Jun. 2025].‌

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