Altona Landcare Reserve VKFF-4028

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Our fourth park for Monday 21st April 2025, was the Altona Landcare Reserve VKFF-4028. The reserve is located about 3 km northwest of Lyndoch in the world-famous wine growing region of the Barossa Valley.

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

The park is located on Altona Road. A heritage agreement adjoins the western side of the reserve.

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

The reserve is a Heritage Agreement that is owned by the Williamstown, Lyndoch & Districts Landcare Group. It consists of 70 hectares of native scrub and is one of the last remaining areas of scrub in the district. The reserve is home to over 213 species of native plants. About 63 of those have national, state, or regional conservation status. A total of 96 species of native birds have been recorded, with 10 having national, state, or regional conservation ratings. (The Barossa Council, 2025)

Below is an excellent video on the reserve.

We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3PF/M
  2. VK3KAI/M
  3. VK3ANL
  4. VK1AO
  5. VK2MET
  6. VK2VW
  7. VK2HFI
  8. VK2AKA
  9. VK2BUG
  10. VK2EXA
  11. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0191)
  12. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0191)

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0191)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0191)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3PF/M
  2. VK3KAI/M
  3. VK3ANL
  4. VK1AO
  5. VK2MET
  6. VK2VW
  7. VK2HFI
  8. VK2AKA
  9. VK2BUG
  10. VK2EXA
  11. VK3JV
  12. VK2LEE
  13. VK3WSG
  14. VK3APJ
  15. VK3YSA
  16. VK3CEO
  17. VK3JFR
  18. VK4NH
  19. VK4DXA
  20. VK4HMI
  21. VK3OCD
  22. VK3LPG
  23. VK2XB/M
  24. VK3BSB/M
  25. VK4SMA
  26. VK3UH
  27. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0191)
  28. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0191)
  29. VK2AC
  30. VK2RO
  31. VK2YK
  32. VK5GA
  33. VK3AEK
  34. VK2AKG
  35. VK1ARQ
  36. VK2USH
  37. VK2MOE/M
  38. VK1MO/M
  39. VK2NTM/M

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0191)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0191)
  3. VK4CZ
  4. VK2USH
  5. VK2MOE
  6. VK1MO
  7. IK1GPG
  8. DL8ND
  9. VK6JK
  10. UT5PI
  11. KG5CIK
  12. VK4HNS
  13. IW2BNA

References.

  1. The Barossa Council. (2025). Altona Reserve. [online] Available at: https://www.barossa.sa.gov.au/environment/altona-reserve [Accessed 16 Jun. 2025].‌

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