May August 2017 PROGRAMME.

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1 May August 2017 PROGRAMME. Incorporation No. A B Frank is not "Standing" - he's leaning! Dandenongs - December Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Page 1 of 8

2 POSTAL ADDRESS: The Secretary. Essendon Bushwalking Club Inc. PO Box 32 Moonee Ponds President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Kevin Egan Marek Turski Linda Good Ian Yarde Club Meetings are held on the Second Wednesday of each month commencing at 7.30 pm. At St John's Uniting Church Hall, Corner of Mt Alexander Rd and Buckley Street., Essendon (Melway, Map 23, G4 - H4). Queen's Birthday Holiday EBWC Annual General Meeting Public Holidays and Special Days during this Programme. Monday, 12 June 2017 Wednesday, 14 June 2017 Monday, 17 July 2017 Monday, 9 October 2017 Victorian State School Terms to Friday, 22 September 2017 Term 3 to Friday, 22 December 2017 Term 4 MOBILE PHONE Nos. for Leaders on this Programme Bill Casey Ron Bell Col Purchase Darren McClelland R & S Perich Michael Howes David Bass J & D Willets Rod Casey Graeme Robinson Margaret Whipp Keith Hart REMEMBER: - IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT PARTICIPANTS CONFIRM WITH THE LEADER THAT THEY WILL OR WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THE EVENT AT LEAST 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE DATE. THE CLUB STRONGLY RECOMMENDS AMBULANCE MEMBERSHIP TO ALL WALKERS. If you cannot convince them, confuse them. Page 2 of 8

3 DATE Tue 2 Fri 5 Wed 3 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 7 Wed 10 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Wed 17 Fri 19 Sun 21 Sat 20 Sun 21 Wed 24 Thu 25 Sat 27 Sun 28 Wed 31 Base Camp - Warburton KM GRADE Day Walk - Warburton Ron Bell Walk - Coliban River Circuit 12 E Sylvia & Ian McLean Meet at Trentham Falls at 9:00am. Walk - Laneways, Walkways & Parks - Pt 2 12 to Rose & Stephen E 15 Perich Meeting point TBA. BYO Myki card. Walk - Hunts Dam and Argyle Spring 8.5 M Michael Howes mdhowes5_3@westnet.com.au Walk - Mount Everad Meet at Kinglake Bakery at 9:15am. Walk - Kalorama to Olinda Meet at Flinders street before 7:45am. Basecamp - Dunkeld DETAILS Mt Abrupt and Mt Sturgeon. May MH 15 M LEADER Sylvia & Ian McLean PHONE Ron Bell Col Purchase colwilpurc@gmail.com Darren McClelland Walk - Carrum to Seaford Circuit 14 E Ron Pearce Meet at Flinders Street Station coffee shop before 9:00am. ronkath@hotmail.com Dinner - SukhoThai Restaurant NQE Rod Casey :00pm High St. Northcote. rodcasey.rc@gmail.com Walk - Goldfields Track Chapel Flat 15 EM Bill Casey E Walk - The Xings of the Maribyrnong River. David Bass :00am at Car park A Brimbank Park you may need a change of footwear. dbassochre@bigpond.com Walk - Mount Hope 15 M Ron Pearce Meet at Hungry Jacks, Watergardens at 8:15 (Mel 3, 12F), or at the Bunding - Blakeville Picnic area by 9.15 am. ( off Ballan - Daylesford Rd.). ronkath@hotmail.com The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. I've Booked (Y/N?) Page 3 of 8

4 DATE Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Wed 7 Fri 9 Mon 12 KM GRADE Dinner - Moonee Valley Racecourse NQE Ron Bell Walk - Glen Waverley to Croydon 19 EM Dave and Judith Willets :30am Flinders Street Station concourse coffee shop. dave.jude.willetts@gmail.com Walk - Brisbane Ranges Top End Loop. 17 EM David Bass am Moonee Ponds Car Park. dbassochre@bigpond.com Walk - Historic Tour of Castlemaine 13 E Ron Bell Catch the Swan Hill train to Castlemaine - meet at Watergardens station 8:00am. Basecamp - Beechworth DETAILS June 2017 LEADER PHONE Ron Bell I've Booked (Y/N?) Sat 10 Sun 11 Wed 14 Sat 17 Sun 18 Walk - Porcupine Ridge (Limit 12 Walkers) Meet: Moonee Ponds Bowls carpark by 7:45am (Melway 28H6), or Glenlyon General Store by 9:15am (Melway 509D9 & 59E6). Walk - You Yangs - Western Plantation 16 E Ron Pearce Meet at Hungry Jacks Watergardens at 8:15am (Melway 3, 12F); or You Yangs Rangers Office at 9:15am. ronkath@hotmail.com Walk - Mt Alexander 13.5 M Michael Howes mdhowes5_3@westnet.com.au Dave and Judith 19 M Walk - Anglesea Willets 9:30am Anglesea surf beach car park near playground and dave.jude.willetts@gmail.com toilets by river (Melways 514F8). Meet at Hungry Jacks Car Park Watergardens by 8.15 am. or at the corner of Carroll's Lane and Gisborne - Bacchus Marsh Rd, Bullengarook. by 9.00 am. ronkath@hotmail.com Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. Page 4 of 8 12 to 15 M Rose & Stephen Perich Walk - Toolangi 12 EM Ron Bell Wed 21 Meet at Aldi Airport West 8:00am, or C J Dennis Hall, Toolangi at 9:30am. Dinner - Pascoe Vale Hotel NQE Rod Casey Fri 23 7:00pm - 12 Railway Parade, Pascoe Vale. rodcasey.rc@gmail.com 12 M Sat 24 Walk - Andrews Hill Sylvia & Ian McLean Meet at Kinglake Bakery 9:15am. Rose & Stephen Walk - Woodend Pt 2 15 EM Meet: Moonee Ponds Bowls carpark, or Woodend Railway Perich Sun 25 Station carpark (platform 2 side wards Bendigo), Corinella Road entrance, by 8:00am (Melway 28H6) by 9:15 am (Melway 290B9). Walk - Saltwater Creek 15 EM Ron Pearce Wed 28

5 DATE Sat 1 Sun 2 Wed 5 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Walk - Warneet Blind Blight Circuit Walk - The Monk Spring Gully Circuit DETAILS KM GRADE LEADER PHONE 14 EM 13 EM Base Camp - Dunolly Golden Triangle 27 EM Bill Casey July 2017 Meet: Watergardens before 8:00am, or Chewton Football Ground before 9:15am. Walk - Porcupine Ridge (Limit 20 Walkers) 12 to 15 Meet: Hungry Jacks Watergardens (Melway 3F/G12) by 7:45am, or Glenlyon General Store by 9:15am (Melway 509D9 & 59E6). Sat. 15 kms/sun. 12kms. EM Darren McClelland Peter Jones or Rose & Stephen Perich I've Booked (Y/N?) Sat 8 Sun 9 Wed 12 Sat 15 Sun 16 Mon 17 Mon 24 Wed 19 Sat 22 Sun 23 Wed 26 Thu - Sun 27 to 13 Aug Sat 29 Sun 30 Walk - Blackburn Lake /Gardiners Creek Combo Kayaking - Base of Blue Mountains Graeme Robinson Walk - Goldfields Track Slaty Creek 15 EM Bill Casey Walk - Merri Creek Loops 16 M Nicole Lowe Meet at Lake Grove, Coburg at 8:00am (Melway 17, H10). Walk - Possum Track 16 EM Ron Pearce Meet at Hungry Jacks Car Park Watergardens by 8.15 am. or at the corner of Carrols Lane and Gisborne - Bacchus Marsh Rd, Bullengarook by 9.00 am. ronkath@hotmail.com Walk - Sydney to Newcastle 260 M Graeme Robinson Along Hawkesbury River to Palm Beach. Hilary May Page 5 of 8

6 DATE Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Wed 9 Walk - TBA DETAILS August 2017 KM GRADE LEADER PHONE Peter Jones Walk - Macedon Ranges Walking Trail 16.8 M Michael Howes mdhowes5_3@westnet.com.au Walk - Red Hill Ramble 14 E Darren McClelland Walk - Falcon's Lookout, Ingliston Granites and 13 M Gorge Margaret Whipp Hungary Jacks, Watergardens at 8:00am; or south side Main street (adjacent park/toilets), Bacchus Marsh at 8:50am. mjwhipp@gmail.com I've Booked (Y/N?) Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Wed - Thu Thu to Mon Sun 16 to Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Wed 23 Fri 25 Sat 26 Wed 30 Walk - Ada Valley Circuit 8:00am - Moonee Ponds Bowls Club. 13 M Snow Walk - Lake Mountain TBA M Ron Bell Overnight Stay. Wednesday - Snow walk, Thursday - Rain Forrest walk. Base Camp - Major Mitchell Trail EM Bill Casey Boundary Bend to Nyah. Staying in Tooleybuc. Rod Casey rodcasey.rc@gmail.com Walk - Kananook Creek/Frankston Botanical 15 E Hilary May Meet at Flinders Street Station Coffee Shop at 9:00am. Walk - Mordialloc to Braeside Park Circuit 16 E Ron Pearce Meet at Flinders Street Station coffee shop before 9:00am. ronkath@hotmail.com Walk - Goldfields Track Creswick Bill Casey to E 27 Walk - Laneways, Walkways & Parks - Pt 2 Rose & Stephen 15 Perich Meeting point TBA. BYO Myki card. Walk - Little Hampton 13 EM Keith Hart Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue. Page 6 of 8

7 Future Events Wed 20 Sep 2017 Goldfields Track Circuit - Walk 8 - Bill Casey 16th Sep to 01 Oct 2017 Flinders Ranges - Michael Howes, to 21 Oct 2017 Base Camp Walk - Yackandandah - Bill Casey Sat 28 Oct, Wed 13 Dec 2017 Goldfields Track Circuit Walks 9 & 10 - Bill Casey Sat 28 & Sun 29 Oct th to 11th of Nov 2017 Sat 11 Nov 2017 Federation Weekend - Melb Bushwalking Club - Warburton. Base Camp - Upper Murray - Day Walks - Darren McClelland EBC Marathon - Bill Casey Fri 24th to Sun 26th Nov 2017 Christmas Breakup - Ron Bell Wed 27th Dec 2017 to Tue 01st Jan 2018 Howman's Gap Lodge (Falls Creek), co-ordinated by Diamond Valley BEC. Anna Denham. The excitement is building prior to the Fireworks Walk - Australia Day WALKS SUMMARY FOR MAY AUGUST Sat. /Sun. Day 20 (25) Lantern Tour 0 (0) Bike Rides. 0 (0) Twilight Walks Restaurant Nights Pack Walks. Marathon 0 (2) Reunion 0 (0) Base Camps. 6 (2) 3 (4) Federation Walks 0 (0) Tree Planting 0 (0) 0 (2) Midweek Day Walks. 16 (17) Steam Train Ride 0 (0) 0 (0) Info. (Training) 0 (1) Kayaking Trip 1 (0) ( ) = Last Programme. Amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Page 7 of 8

8 BECOMING A MEMBER. Membership is conditional upon completing 3 Club Programme day walks or 2 Club Programme weekend walks necessitating overnight camping or 1 Club Programme day walk and 1 Club Programme weekend walk necessitating overnight camping, within a 12 month period. Application is subject to approval by the Committee and payment of the prescribed membership fee is to be made within 28 days. Note: Events marked as NQE non qualifying (e.g. walks graded E<10 km., bike rides, canoeing, special events, social events etc.) do not qualify for entry to membership. TEMPORARY MEMBERS (i.e. VISITORS) AND NON FINANCIAL MEMBERS. All temporary and non financial members will be charged a small fee for each walk they attend. Temporary members/visitors are expected to join the Club after the completion of the Club requirements relating to the completion of the qualifying walks within a twelve month period. Note: temporary members/visitors may only attend 1 NQE activity and 2 NQE walks graded E before applying for membership. Upon completion of the qualifying walks and submission of the Membership Form with fee to the Secretary, a pending member may participate in Club activities without having to pay the visitors fee. However, they still need to complete the Acknowledgement of Risk form until their membership is approved. Unless otherwise advised, all Saturday and Sunday activities leave at 8.00 am. from the car park opposite the Moonee Ponds Bowling Club in Mt. Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds (Melway Map 28 H6). For all other activities, the leader will advise departure points and time. EQUIPMENT HIRE. Sleeping bags, weekend backpacks, tents, stoves etc. are available for hire. This can be arranged by contacting the Equipment Officer Ron Bell on Ph EMERGENCY SERVICES (FOR AN OVERDUE PARTY, OR INJURY). To report an overdue party, call 000 (Triple Zero). Have the party details at hand before calling, including walking route, start and finish points, numbers in the party and vehicle registrations (if known). This number can also be used by the leaders to initiate the rescue of an injured walker. GRADE DEFINITIONS. The following definitions are a guide only, and are referenced against the abilities of fit experienced walkers. A grade can be a combination of any individual factors listed. Weather conditions on the day can also affect the grading of the walk. EASY [E] Suitable for beginners. BOOKING ON A WALK. Participants normally book their intention to do a walk at the Club monthly meeting prior to the walk, or by phoning the leader. It is a requirement that participants confirm with the leader that they will or will not be attending the walk at least three days prior to the walk departure date. Note: All leaders have a duty of care to ensure the safety of all participants and may refuse to take any person on any activity if a leader considers that the person or the person s equipment is not fit or not suitable for the activity, or emergency contact details have not been provided. ACTIVITY DEPARTURE POINTS. MEDIUM [M] Suitable for fit and more experienced walkers. HARD[H] For fit, experienced walkers. Mostly on formed tracks. Some sustained climbs. Some scrub bashing, and some rock scrambling. Long steep climbs, heavy scrub bashing, hard rock scrambling. Gently undulating terrain. The Club Strongly Recommends Ambulance Membership to all Walkers. Participants have a duty of care to inform the leader in advance of any walk or activity, of any condition or disability that may affect their ability to participate safely in the activity. This discussion is confidential. TRAVELLING AND TRAVEL COSTS. A car pooling fee is charged to passengers attending walks in vehicles used on Club activities. The leader of the designated walk determines the cost to passengers as per current car pooling fee. The current car pooling fee applies. However an individual driver may lower the fee if they wish. The fee may not be raised above the designated fee. Organize efficient sharing of vehicles, and for safety, remember to break a long journey; particularly on the way home after a strenuous walk. Extra fees may apply for entry, parking or toll costs where applicable. Page 8 of 8