Strathmerton Bushland Reserve VKFF-5878

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On Tuesday, 4th November 2026, after leaving Tocumwal, Marija and I headed south towards the Strathmerton Bushland Reserve VKFF-5878 in Victoria.

Above: Map showing the location of the reserve. Map c/o Google Maps

We drove south on the Goulburn Valley Highway and reached Koonoomoo. We were hoping to call into the Big Strawberry at Koonoomoo, but unfortunately, it was closed. That might have been a blessing in disguise, as we were still full from our lunch in Tocumwal and the very nice ice cream at the Tocumwal Ice Creamery.

We then drove northwest on Mywee-Koonoomoo Road, and then north on Farralls Road. We soon reached the park. The reserve was gazetted on the 30th day of September 1984. (Dcceew.gov.au 2025)

Above: the boundaries of the reserve. Image c/o Google Earth

Although called Strathmerton Bushland Reserve, the park is actually in the district of Mywee. The town of Strathmerton is about 10km south. Mywee is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘a well.’ (Wikipedia 2025)

It was drizzling with rain when we arrived at the park, but we were able to put up the 20/40/80m linked dipole. But, within 10 minutes of setting up, the heavens absolutely opened up, and it started hailing. The rain did not stop, and we got absolutely drenched packing up the antenna.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0987)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0987)
  3. VK4CK/M
  4. VK3EJ
  5. VK5HS
  6. VK3ZPF
  7. VK3ACZ
  8. VK3ZSC
  9. VK2VW
  10. VK2HFI
  11. VK2AKA
  12. VK2BUG
  13. VK4DNO
  14. VK3DNO

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0987)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0987)
  3. VK4CK/M
  4. VK3EJ
  5. VK5HS
  6. VK3ZPF
  7. VK3ACZ
  8. VK3ZSC
  9. VK2VW
  10. VK2HFI
  11. VK2AKA
  12. VK2BUG
  13. VK3PF
  14. VK4DNO
  15. VK2NP
  16. VK3UP
  17. VK3CLD
  18. VK5QA
  19. VK2DBF
  20. VK1AO
  21. VK2MET
  22. VK3WSL
  23. VK1DI
  24. VK2PET
  25. VK5KBJ
  26. VK2BW
  27. VK3MGM
  28. VK3TDX
  29. VK3AIW
  30. VK3LDX
  31. VK3CEO
  32. VK3KLI
  33. VK2ADF
  34. VK2EIS
  35. VK4HMI
  36. VK7HAM
  37. VK3DAC
  38. VK2RB
  39. VK3HJW
  40. VK5FANA
  41. VK7EE
  42. VK2EXA
  43. VK2KAD
  44. VK2YL
  45. VK2ZR
  46. VK3APJ
  47. VK3MCA

References.

  1. Dcceew.gov.au. (2025). Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database 2024 – DCCEEW. [online] Available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/2024. [Accessed 31 Mar 2026]
  2. ‌Wikipedia Contributors (2025). Mywee. Wikipedia.‌

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