Our second park for Friday, 1st November 2024, was the Lumeah Swamp Wildlife Reserve VKFF-5401. The reserve is located just to the north of Edenhope in southwest Victoria.

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

The Lumeah Swamp Wildlife Reserve is located on the corner of Kaniva-Edenhope Road and Patyah Road.

Above:- An aerial view of the Lumeah Swamp Wildlife Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth

The reserve is about 19 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK1AD/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
4. VK1NAM/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
5. VK5HS
6. VK3DL
7. VK2IO/P (VKFF-2907)
8. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-2907)
9. VK2HRX/P (SOTA VK1/ AC-023 & VKFF-0054)

Marija worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK5HS
4. VK1AD/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK1AD/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
4. VK1NAM/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
5. VK5HS
6. VK3DL
7. VK2IO/P (VKFF-2907)
8. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-2907)
9. VK3WSG
10. VK3VIN
11. VK3CEO
12. VK3AMO
13. VK5FIVE
14. VK3ZSC
15. VK2HRX/P (SOTA VK1/ AC-023 & VKFF-0054)
16. VK1CHW
17. VK5TN
18. VK1AO
19. VK2MET
20. VK3HJW
21. VK7MPB

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK5HS
4. VK1AD/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

1. VK3CEO
2. VK3PF
3. VK3WSG
4. VK3APJ
5. VK1CHW
6. VK3KAI
7. VK3MCK

I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-

1. VK1AO
2. VK7XX
3. VK4EW
4. VK2MET
5. VK2VAR
6. VK2ZZY
7. VK2GOM

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK2VW
2. VK2HFI
3. VK2AKA
4. VK2BUG
5. VK1AO
6. 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 4 Jun. 2025].‌