12 Jan 2020 If undeliverable, return to: Melbourne Walking Club Inc. Box 2446 GPO MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Melbourne Walking Club Circular Place Stamp Here Plenty River Wetlands, September 11 2019 1 Jan 2020 Box 2446 GPO Melbourne 3001 Issued free to members CIRCULAR www.melbournewalkingclub.org JANUARY 2020 Affiliated with JANUARY WALKS Wednesday 8 Brighton Beach - Flinders St Bruce Armstrong Alan Manzoori Monday 13 Rosanna - Bundoora Park Gordon Proudfoot 3rd Wed 15 Albert Park Lake - Port Melb Jim Cone Sunday 19 Anglesea - Aireys Inlet Michael Clarke Wednesday 22 Mooroolbark - Croydon Miles Pierce Wednesday 29 East Camberwell - Clifton Hill Stuart Galloway Copy for February to: Charlie Freedman - Phone: 0415 558 249 email: [email protected]before the 1st Wednesday in the month, 1st January. Submissions may be edited for space and other considerations. Circular Preparation: 3rd Thursday - 16th January at 2:00 pm, Venue: John Horan’s home at 9 Oxford Street, Malvern 3144. Laugh With Lance Tranquilizers only work if you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children. Extreme Conditions & Fire Bans On days of EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS leaders may cancel the activity at their discretion. If a day of TOTAL FIRE BAN is declared in a walk area, ALL outdoor activities in that area are CANCELLED. Talk Over Lunch All members are reminded of the regular social event which occurs on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except January) at the Charles Dickens Tavern Bistro, in the basement of 290 Collins Street Melbourne, at 11:45 am for 12:00 noon . Barry Revill, Phone: 9555 1114 or email: [email protected]
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12 Jan 2020
If undeliverable, return to:
Melbourne Walking Club Inc.
Box 2446 GPO
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Melbourne Walking Club Circular
Place
Stamp
Here
Plenty River Wetlands, September 11 2019
1 Jan 2020
Box 2446 GPO Melbourne 3001
Issued free to members
CIRCULAR
www.melbournewalkingclub.org
JANUARY 2020
Affiliated with
JANUARY WALKS
Wednesday 8 Brighton Beach - Flinders St Bruce Armstrong
Alan Manzoori Monday 13 Rosanna - Bundoora Park Gordon Proudfoot 3rd Wed 15 Albert Park Lake - Port Melb Jim Cone
Sunday 19 Anglesea - Aireys Inlet Michael Clarke
Wednesday 22 Mooroolbark - Croydon Miles Pierce
Wednesday 29 East Camberwell - Clifton Hill Stuart Galloway
Copy for February to: Charlie Freedman - Phone: 0415 558 249
before the 1st Wednesday in the month, 1st January.
Submissions may be edited for space and other considerations.
Circular Preparation: 3rd Thursday - 16th January at 2:00 pm,
Venue: John Horan’s home at 9 Oxford Street, Malvern 3144.
Laugh With Lance
Tranquilizers only work if you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children.
Extreme Conditions & Fire Bans
On days of EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS leaders may cancel the activity at their discretion. If a day of TOTAL FIRE BAN is declared in a walk area, ALL outdoor activities in that area are CANCELLED.
Talk Over Lunch
All members are reminded of the regular social event which occurs on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except January) at the Charles Dickens Tavern Bistro, in the basement of 290 Collins Street Melbourne, at 11:45 am for 12:00 noon.
Members will be aware from the previous Circulars that the Executive has decided that a $5.00 fee should be charged to all visitors attending club walks commencing on 1 January 2020.
The reason for this decision is that the Executive considers that it is appropriate for visitors on club walks to make a contribution towards the cost of insurance. Members will be aware that when visitors complete the Attendance Sheet they then become Temporary Members of the club for the purpose of that activity and they are then covered by the club’s personal accident insurance. Many other bushwalking clubs have such a fee to help cover costs.
Walk leaders will collect the cash from each visitor and will then be able to transfer the money by a bank transfer.
Trevor Rosen
President
Office Bearers 2018-2019
Club Executive
President: Trevor Rosen General Committee: Jenny Hosking, Junior Vice President: Charlie Freedman Kim Rosen, &
Secretary: Michael Corrigan David Jones
Treasurer: Terry Simpson
Activities Officer: Alan Hosking
Membership Officer: John Rankin
Sub-Committee Convenors
Mt Buller Lodge: David Jones Website Administrator: Charlie Freedman
Walter Briggs Hut: Tony Cagney Circular Editor: Charlie Freedman
Walk Coordinators
Metro Walks: David Watkins, & Sunday Walks: Kim Rosen
Oliver Lucas Easy Metro Walks: Hugh Gibson
Peninsula Walks: Ron Anderson 3rd Wed Walks: Graeme Barker
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Frank Bristow's NON award by Jim Cone on 20 Nov 2019
10 Jan 2020
Morning Tea: Arrive Lilydale Lake at approx 8.45 am, Toilets & Tables. Depart 9.00 am. Melway Map 38 G7.
Badger Creek Weir State Park: Arrive approx 10.00/10.15 am. Beautiful shaded bush walk to weir. BYO Lunch. BBQ, Hot Water and a Glass of Red & White Supplied. Plenty of Shelters, Tables and benches to sit on. Depart Approx 12.00 noon for Mt Donna Buang & Walter Briggs Hut.
Mt Donna Buang: 1.15 pm Arrive at Mt Donna Buang, Alex Hordijenko to lead walk towards the summit then on to the Hut for Afternoon Tea. Graeme Barker to lead a shorter walk, then onto the Hut for afternoon Tea. Those not walking can “Sight See" at Mt Donna Buang, then walk to the Walter Briggs Hut for Afternoon Tea of Scones & Tea.
Walter Briggs Hut: Tony Cagney, Committee Convenor for The Walter Briggs Hut has kindly arranged to open the Hut and have the Billy boiling on the stove for tea or Coffee with the Scones, Thank you Tony. After a quick clean of the Walter Briggs Hut, we must DEPART Mt Donna Bang by 3.50 pm (SHARP). Expect to arrive Heatherdale Station 4.50 pm. and arrive Nunawading Civic Centre at 5.00 pm.
Cost and Bookings: $35 per person. Bookings can only be made by payment of $35 Cash or Cheque payable to Melbourne Walking Club to GRAEME BARKER at 3 Buxton Rd, Mitcham, 3132. Sorry no phone bookings. Make the trip a success by bringing yourself, spouse, a new member or friends. Remember, only 50 Coach seats.
Bushwalking News Victoria (BNV)
The Melbourne Walking Club is affiliated with Bushwalking Victoria which publishes “Bushwalking News” monthly on the Internet. The Current and past BNV’s can be read on their web page:
Bushwalking Victoria’s Bushwalking Manual is now live at: http://bushwalkingmanual.org.au
The project team working on the update is Peter Campbell, Duncan Brookes and Monica Chapman.
3 Jan 2020
Chatter Around the Hut
A copy of the original visitor’s book (1941-2009) remains available in the Walter Briggs hut and provides an interesting read for present day visitors. An extract from 1958, reproduced below, tells us when and by whom the current wood shed was constructed.
With temperatures on Donna Buang routinely 10 degrees Celsius lower than experienced in the township of Warburton, a ready supply of dry and seasoned fire wood from the woodshed provides an essential comfort to the Walter Briggs Hut. The following extract from the visitor’s log reminds us when and who built the current woodshed:
The entry reads: “8th – 9th November 1958. Work Party – Rebuilt the woodshed under the capable direction of Harold Ogilvie – also general tidying, bludging etc. The track clearers spent the weekend working(?) on the Boobyalla track.”
As shown in the next photo the “Nov ‘58” date is also engraved into one of the roof joists inside the shed. Check it out on your next visit.
Advance to 2019 and our humble woodshed is looking more like a “lean-to” with ambitions of becoming a “flatpack” and so great minds are now being turned to rebuilding the historic woodshed.
If you are interested in assisting the project to rebuild the woodshed please contact Lance Cranage: [email protected]
4 Jan 2020
JANUARY WALKS
Wednesday 8 Jan Brighton Beach - Albert Park Reserve - Flinders Street
Leaders: Alan Manzoori Phone: 0417 546 604
Rendezvous: 9:20 am Brighton Beach Station.
Maps: Melway 76, 67, 58 & 57.
Grading: Easy, Flat Distance: 14 km.
Transport: 8.57 am Sandringham Line train ex Flinders Street arrives Brighton Beach Station at 9:20 am.
Walk Details: A pleasant walk along the beach to St Kilda and then to Albert Park with good spots for lunch. There are many escapes along the way and multiple toilets.
Monday 13 Jan Rosanna - Greswell Reserve - Bundoora Park
Leader: Gordon Proudfoot Phone: 9717 8322
0405 083 074
Rendezvous: Rosanna Station at 9.17am.
Morning Tea: At Macleod Football Ground. Melway Ref 20 B8. Seating & shelter, but no toilets. Nearest toilets at Macleod station.
Transport: 8.40am Hurstbridge train from Flinders Street. Return by tram from stop 19 on Plenty Road Bundoora. NOTE: There are also the 301, 561 and 566 to Reservoir station.
Walk Details: Mainly on gravel paths and quiet suburban streets. Lunch will be taken at Bundoora Park (about 8km from start of walk). (Melway Ref 19 G3) where there is seating and shelter but no toilets. There is one escapes at Macleod station (shortly after morning tea).
3rd Wed 15 Jan Albert Park Lake - Port Melbourne
Leader: Jim Cone Phone: 9560 8175
Rendezvous: 10.00 am at tram stop number 130. Leader will wait here for this tram and then proceed to “Coot” Picnic Area (Melway 2K E7) next to Albert Park Lake.
9 Jan 2020
Members' Dates of Birth
The Club wants to obtain the date of birth of all Members and is seeking your assistance. At the meeting on 21 October, the Executive Committee agreed this information would be useful for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it would help identify people who are coming up for a major birthday so they can be recognised. It's an established tradition to celebrate the 80th and 90th birthday of Members, either on a walk or in some other way. A list of birth dates would be very useful for this. Secondly, it will allow us to see the age profile of the Club and identify trends that might help us to find ways to attract new members.
Date of birth information is provided on Membership application forms but it has never been collected into a usable form. Going back over old records to extract the information would be possible but very time-
consuming.
We're requesting Members to send their date of birth to the Membership Officer, John Rankin, either by email ([email protected]), by phone (9842 1350 or 0408 373 148) or by post (W. J. Rankin, 13 Verdi Court, Templestowe, VIC 3106).
The information will be held in confidence and never published in the Membership register or otherwise made available.
Thanking you in anticipation, Trevor Rosen, President
John Rankin, Membership Officer
Future Events - 2020 Coach Trip
Wednesday 25 Mar Coach Trip: Lilydale Lake - Badger Creek Weir - Walter Briggs Hut
Note: Please contact the leader if you intend to come on this walk.
8-10 km walk leader: Alex Hordijenko Phone: 9383 3257
Rendezvous: 8.00 am departure (SHARP) at Nunawading Civic Centre Car Park. Additional pick up point 8.10 am (SHARP) at service lane of Whitehorse Rd and Heatherdale Rd intersection, close to Heatherdale Rail Station. Catch Belgrave Train departing Flinders St at 7.16 am and arriving Heatherdale Station 7.51 am. Graeme to meet train.
8 Jan 2020
3rd Wed 19 Feb Seaford Railway Station - Kananook Creek Circuit
Leader: Denis Ward Phone: 9598 7397
Rendezvous & Morning Tea: North side of Station Street BBQ area between toilet block and creek, 10:15am.
Map: Melway 99 Grading: Easy, flat Distance: 5 km.
Transport: 9:12am Flinders St - Frankston train, arriving Seaford at 10:11.
Walk Details: From BBQ picnic area Station St is crossed at the pedestrian lights, and going eastward Kananook Ck is crossed and soon after a path is reached and followed south on the eastern bank. An interesting walk on some levee banks with much bush and glimpses of the creek. Eventually at 2.1 km a bridge is reached.. Nepean Highway is crossed and a tea tree glade walk is taken going north until traffic lights enable us to cross again and return to the creek and the start. Many toilet blocks on the beach side.
Monday 24 Feb Easy Metro Maribynong - Ascotvale
Leader: Jim Cone Phone: 9560 8175
Wednesday 26 Feb Heatherdale - Jells Park
Leader: Stewart Stanlake Phone: 9870 9061
0468 300 132
Rendezvous: Heatherdale rail station @ 9:17am.
Maps: Melway 49, 63, 62 & 71.
Distance: 12 km Grading: Easy/medium.
Transport: Lilydale train departing Flinders St. 8:45am and arriving Heatherdale 9:17. Buses at end of walk to Glen Waverley station.
Morning Tea: Heatherdale Park, Melway 49 C11/12.
Walk Details: Mainly flat walk through various parks and alongside Dandenong Creek.
Escapes: We cross various bus routes during this walk.
Note: It will be summer so please remember to slip, slop and slap. Carry plenty of water.
5 Jan 2020
Grading: Easy Distance: 4.8 km am and optional 3 km pm.
Transport: Victoria Gardens - St Kilda tram #12. Departs city at approx. 9.43 am and then approx. every 7 minutes. Paid parking available at Melway 2K E6.
Walk Details: A pleasant flat walk around the lake before lunch. For those wishing to do the afternoon walk, we will head to Port Melbourne via the St Kilda beach walking track. Transport from Port Melbourne tram number 109.
Sunday 19 Jan Anglesea - Aireys Inlet
Note: Please contact the leader if you intend to come on this walk.
Leader: Michael Clarke Phone: 9807 9770
0412 849 989
Rendezvous: 9.30 am at Anglesea Visitor Information Centre carpark, Great Ocean Rd; Anglesea. Toilets available.
Maps: Melway 511 or 196 F8 Distance: 13km Grading: Medium.
Transport & Morning Tea: Private car. We will have time for a quick morning tea before we start the walk.
Walk Details: This is a one way beach and cliff top walk starting at Anglesea and continuing to Point Roadknight, Urquhart Bluff, Aireys Inlet and the lighthouse . We will have lunch at Urquhart Bluff and afternoon tea at the cafe near the lighthouse. We will arrange a car shuffle to return the drivers back to Anglesea. This is a spectacular walk next to the ocean and along the cliff tops.
Wednesday 22 Jan Mooroolbark - Croydon
Leader: Miles Pierce Phone: 9890 8319
0429 359 832
Rendezvous: 9:35am at Mooroolbark station.
Morning Tea: Red Earth Community Park, Brice Ave. Melway Map 37 H12.
Transport: 8:45am Lilydale train from Flinders St, 8:48 Richmond, 9:05 Box Hill, 9:20 Ringwood, 9:31 Mooroolbark.
6 Jan 2020
Walk Details: An interesting walk through streets, lanes and reserve trails in Mooroolbark, Montrose, Kilsyth and Croydon. Generally flat with occasional undulations and one steep but short climb up Montrose Reservoir hill to gain 40 m height at an average gradient of about 1 in 7. The reward is some good views from the high point and a more gentle descent into Kilsyth.
Escapes: Escapes via public buses (to Croydon) are available at about 4 km (before the ascent of Montrose Reservoir hill) and at about 2 - 3 km intervals thereafter.
Public Toilets: At the morning tea spot in Red Earth Community Park; the lunch spot in Pinks Reserve, Kilsyth (may or may not be open); Kilsyth S C (approx.10 km); and Croydon Town Park.
Wednesday 29 Jan East Camberwell - Clifton Hill
Leader: Stuart Galloway Phone: 0421 560 031
Rendezvous: Meet on the north side of East Camberwell station at 9:35am.
Morning Tea: Just past Whitehorse Rd along the rail cutting, Melway 45 K7.
Maps: Melway 46, 45, 30, 44 & 2D.
Distance: 12km Grading: Easy.
Transport: 9:17am train from Flinders St arriving East Camberwell 9:33.
Walk Details: Follow the rail cutting from the old outer circle line under Canterbury and Mont Albert Rds. (The railway was opened in 1891 and at various times had passenger and goods services up to 1943. ‘Anniversary' was added to the name as part of the commemorations of Victoria's 150th birthday in 1985.) Morning tea just past Whitehorse Rd. There are some toilets at a bike repair station. Continue over Burke Rd, then leave the outer circle trail to cut down to Victoria Park, Kew.
A bike path follows a grassy linear park down to Hyde Park. Go through a service road under the Eastern Freeway to join the Main Yarra trail. The trail tracks the Yarra through beautiful bush (albeit with traffic noise). The track then opens into bush and grassland before an underpass beneath the new Chandler Highway bridge. Continue down over the Fairfield pipeline bridge for lunch at the amphitheatre near the Fairfield boathouse. Cross into Merri park, to a lookout down Merri creek. Turn upstream on Merri Creek, crossing at Heidelberg Road over to Spensley St and Clifton Hill station.
7 Jan 2020
Escapes: Whitehorse Road, High Street, Kew, Calder Highway underpass.
Toilets: Near Whitehorse Rd, Victoria Park, Amphitheatre.
FEBRUARY PROGRAM
Sunday 2 Feb Hut Open Day and Walk
Note: Please contact the leader if you intend to come on this walk.
Leader: Hut Committee Phone: 0412 136 124
Monday 3 Feb Blairgowrie Ocean Beach
Leader: Jim Smith Phone: 0437 077 532
Rendezvous & Morning Tea: 9:45am Car Park No 16, Melway 167 J10 (corner of Browns Rd & Marcia Av).
Maps: Melway 167 Grading: Moderate Distance: 13 km.
Transport: Private car.
Walk Details: A sign-posted foot track leaves the North of the car park along the bush track then heads towards the beach where we walk along the cliff tops with scenic views of the various rock formations along the costal track, we head further along to Montforts Beach for lunch, then return back to the car park on the cliff top coastal track.
To find the car park can be a little difficult but allow extra time to navigate the side streets, it is an attractive walk and well worth the effort.
Wednesday 5 Feb Jacana – Flemington Bridge
Leader: Richard Bowen Phone: 9701 2925
Wednesday 12 Feb Darebin - Yarra Trail - Heidelberg
Leader: Charlie Freedman Phone: 0415 558 249
Sunday 16 Feb Anglesea to Point Addis
Note: Please contact the leader if you intend to come on this walk.
