Our final park activation for Friday 1st November 2024, was the Lake Cogumbal Wildlife Reserve VKFF-5278. The reserve is located about 14 km northeast of Edenhope in southwest Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of Lake Cogumbal Wildlife Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve is located on the corner of Wimmera Highway and Muddy Lake Road.
Above:- An aerial view of Lake Cogumbul Wildlife Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
Cogumbul is an Aboriginal word meaning shadow. (Blake 1978)
The reserve is about 74 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)
We did not plan on activating this park, but as we were heading back to Edenhope, we noticed the park sign, so we decided to pop in for a quick activation.
We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK7MAD
- VK5HS
- ZL/VE6TC
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2TER
- VK2BM
- VK2QRP
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK2IO/P (VKFF-4382)
- VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-4382)
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK7MAD
- VK5HS
- ZL/VE6TC
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2TER
- VK2BM
- VK2QRP
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK3APJ
- VK5HAA
- VK3GOW
- VK5MK
- VK3CEO
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK2LEE
- VK2WE
- VK4SMA
- VK2NCS
- VK2LDJ
- KG5CIK
- VK2IO/P (VKFF-4382)
- VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-4382)
- VK2KET
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK3GJG
- VK7PJM
- VK4LGC
- VK2HMV
- VK5PDR
- VK6JK
- VK6DS
- VK7AAE
- VK2LBJ
- VK4HMI
I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-
- HL2MXR
- VK6DS
- VK3APJ
- VK3PF
- VK2TER
- VK3KAI
- VK3SPG
- W5XZ
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 10 Jun. 2025].
- Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.
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