Our next quick stop for Tuesday, the 5th day of May 2026, was the Manangatang Bushland Reserve VKFF-5428 and the Manangatang silo VK-MNG3.
Above: the location of the Manangatang Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth
We stopped briefly at Manangatang for breakfast and ventured over the road to the park while we enjoyed our coffee and a bacon & egg roll. Manangatang is derived from an Aboriginal term “manang” meaning land and “kaaiti” meaning water. (Wikipedia 2025)
The reserve comprises four separate sections of remnant mallee scrub, located on the eastern and northern side of the town.
Above: the boundaries of the Manangatang Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth
The reserve is about 9.4 hectares in size and was established on the 8th day of May 1990. (Dcceew.gov.au 2023)
The Manangatang silos are located alongside the Robinvale railway line, between Sport Street and Wattle Street.
Chris and I accessed the park via Sport Street and set up within the activation zone of the silos.
Above: the activation zone at the Manangatang silos. Image c/o SiOTA website
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF (VKFF-4736 & VK-WHH3)
- VK5PL
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK2IO/P (VKFF-3599)
- VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-3599)
- VK3WSG
- VK3BRT
- VK3FTX
- VK3CEO
- VK5LRB
- VK3ZSC
- VK3BSC
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 14 May. 2026]
- Wikipedia Contributors (2025). Manangatang. Wikipedia.
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