Our sixth park for Thursday, 31st October 2024, was the Leah Swamp Wildlife Reserve VKFF-5353. It is located about 7 km (by road) west of Apsley in southwest Victoria.
The Leah Swamp Wildlife Reserve is located on the eastern side of Newslands Settlement Road, south of the Wimmera Highway.
The reserve is about 225 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)
When we arrived at the park, we found that the sign said Leah Swamp State Game Reserve. I believe ‘State Game Reserve’ is the old name for what is now known as a ‘Wildlife Reserve’.
We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked diepole for this activation.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3MCA
- VK3CEO
- VK1CHW
- VK7MAT
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2IO/P (VKFF-2907)
- VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-2907)
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3MCA
- VK3CEO
- VK1CHW
- VK7MAT
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2IO/P (VKFF-2907)
- VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-2907)
- VK5WU
- VK5HS
- VK3VIN
- VK2LQ
- VK2PCT
- VK3WSG
- VK7PJM
- VK2CDB
- VK4SMA
- VK3APJ
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK2TER
- VK5ZR
- VK4HMI
I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-
- VK3WSG
- VK3CEO
- VK3APJ
- VK1TTY
- VK3PF
- VK1AO
- VK3MCA
- VK7MAT
- VK3KAIVK5MK
- VK5HS
- 5W1SA
- VK2LP
- JA7FAS
- VK3DL
- JA0EFR
- BG4UWQ
- JO7BTV
- JL1GQI
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 4 Jun. 2025].
VK5PAS 