Nurrutti Reserve VKFF-4049

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Our first park for Sunday 24th November 2024, and day two of the 2024 VKFF Activation Weekend, was the Nurrutti Reserve VKFF-4049. The park is located about 21 km southeast of the city of Adelaide, in the Mount Lofty Ranges ‘Adelaide Hills’.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Nurrutti Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

The reserve is located at the end of Kyle Road, Mylor.

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

Nurrutti Reserve is a small reserve, comprising about 1.4 hectares of mixed Stringybark open forest on the banks of Aldgate Creek, which is part of the Onkaparinga catchment. More than 125 native plant species have been recorded in the park. This includes 16 species which are of State or Regional significance. (National Trust, 2025)

Nurrutti Reserve was gifted to the National Trust in 1964 by Miss Joyce Gibson. (National Trust, 2025)

“Nurrutti” is derived from the indigenous Kaurna language and means “spell” or “enchantment”. (Weekendnotes.com 2018)

Nurrutti Reserve is part of the “Valley of the Bandicoots”. This is a project of the Aldgate Valley Landcare Group to help conserve an area of suitable habitat for the Southern Brown Bandicoot. (National Trust, 2025)

This was quite a difficult park to activate due to the thick scrub. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB before the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1809)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1809)
  3. VK3IFR
  4. VK3TKU
  5. VK3PF/P (VKFF-6086)
  6. VK3GJG/P (VKFF-2339)
  7. VK3WSG
  8. VK5IC
  9. VK5AAF
  10. VK3BEL
  11. VK3SPG
  12. VK3UAO
  13. VK5DM
  14. VK2PKT/P (VKFF-0204)
  15. VK2VW
  16. VK2HFI
  17. VK2AKA
  18. VK2BUG
  19. VK5FANA
  20. VK3OAK/P (VKFF-6045)
  21. VK5IS
  22. VK3ZK/P (VKFF-2431)
  23. VK5HS/P (VKFF-0831)

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB after the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK5HS/P (VKFF-0831)
  2. VK5LA
  3. VK5KAW
  4. VK3GJG/P (VKFF-2339)
  5. VK2KPP
  6. VK7LTD/P (VKFF-2929)
  7. VK7AMP/P (VKFF-2929)
  8. VK2EXA
  9. VK3CEO
  10. VK3SPG
  11. VK3PF/P (VKFF-6086)
  12. VK3HBG
  13. VK3OAK/P (VKFF-6045)
  14. VK3GUM/P (VKFF-6045)
  15. VK7XX
  16. VK3BEL
  17. VK3PWG
  18. VK5ZL
  19. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1809)
  20. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1809)
  21. VK5DLZ
  22. VK1RF/P (VKFF-0847)
  23. VK3VIN
  24. VK5DW

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK4MGL/P (VKFF-0300)
  2. VK7LTD/ P(VKFF-2929)
  3. VK5MK/P (VKFF-1707)
  4. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1809)
  5. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1809)
  6. VK3MCA/P (VKFF-3877)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB before the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1809)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1809)
  3. VK3IFR
  4. VK3TKU
  5. VK3PF/P (VKFF-6086)
  6. VK3GJG/P (VKFF-2339)
  7. VK3WSG
  8. VK5IC
  9. VK5AAF
  10. VK3BEL
  11. VK3SPG
  12. VK3UAO
  13. VK5DM
  14. VK2PKT/P (VKFF-0204)
  15. VK2VW
  16. VK2HFI
  17. VK2AKA
  18. VK2BUG
  19. VK5FANA
  20. VK3OAK/P (VKFF-6045)
  21. VK5IS
  22. VK3ZK/P (VKFF-2431)
  23. VK5HS/P (VKFF-0831)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB after the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK5HS/P (VKFF-0831)
  2. VK5LA
  3. VK5KAW
  4. VK3GJG/P (VKFF-2339)
  5. VK2KPP
  6. VK7LTD/P (VKFF-2929)
  7. VK7AMP/P (VKFF-2929)
  8. VK2EXA
  9. VK3CEO
  10. VK3SPG
  11. VK3PF/P (VKFF-6086)
  12. VK3HBG
  13. VK3OAK/P (VKFF-6045)
  14. VK3GUM/P (VKFF-6045)
  15. VK7XX
  16. VK3BEL
  17. VK3PWG
  18. VK5ZL
  19. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1809)
  20. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1809)
  21. VK5DLZ
  22. VK1RF/P (VKFF-0847)
  23. VK5QA
  24. VK2DBF
  25. VK3CLD

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK4MGL/P (VKFF-0300)
  2. VK2VAR
  3. VK2GOM
  4. VK4NH
  5. VK4DXA
  6. VK2KET
  7. VK7XX
  8. VK2VW
  9. VK2HFI
  10. VK2AKA
  11. VK2BUG
  12. VK7LTD/ P(VKFF-2929)
  13. VK5DLZ
  14. VK5MK/P (VKFF-1707)
  15. VK2IO/P (VKFF-1809)
  16. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-1809)
  17. VK3MCA/P (VKFF-3877)

References.

  1. National Trust. (2025). Nurrutti Reserve – National Trust. [online] Available at: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/nurrutti-reserve/ [Accessed 12 Jun. 2025].‌
  2. Weekendnotes.com. (2018). Five National Trust Reserves You Need to Visit. [online] Available at: https://www.weekendnotes.com/five-national-trust-reserves-you-need-to-visit/ [Accessed 12 Jun. 2025].‌

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