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  VARIOUS CLUB WALKS ETC.    
Wilhelmina Falls Oct '11 Sherbrooke Forest Oct '11
Insight into Nepal Oct '11 A Windy Walk on the shores of Westernport Oct '11
  An Expedition up Mt. Piper Oct '11   Regent Honeyeater Planting Project
Lurg Hills - west of Benalla. Oct '11
Long (Lost) Swamp
Jells Park to the Edithvale - Seaford wetlands Oct '11
Grass Tree Walk
Brisbane Ranges Oct '11
  A Day That Was A Harbinger of Spring
Morley's Track Walk. Oct '11
  Eugene von Guerard Exhibition
National Gallery of Victoria. Oct '11
Le Tour de French Island
Cycling around French Island. Oct '11
  A Tale of Two Walks
Torquay - Bells Beach & Stony Pt - Hastings. Oct '11
Rutherglen Bike Riding Aug '11   John's Hill Walk Aug '11
Tanglefoot Walking Track Aug '11 Freeman's Mill Track - Once Again Aug '11
Wilson's Folly & Range Area Walk
Point Nepean National Park Aug '11
Anglesea Heath Aug '11
The annual Christmas - New Year Walk
Kosciuszko National Park. Apr '11
  1000 Steps and more
Ferntree Gully National Park. Apr '11
Track Clearing
Australian Alps Walking Track. Apr '11
Greens Bush to Cape Schanck Apr '11
A Walk through the Otway Ranges Apr '11 North-West Tasmania Apr '11
A Wet Long Weekend
Mt. Bogong. Feb '11
Water Courses off Course
Howqua area. Feb '11
  The Hills are Alive (with Patterson's Curse)
Werribee Gorge, Ingliston Granites & Falcons Lkt. Feb'11
'Here Comes Harry!'
Track Clearing along the Freeman's Mill Track. Feb '11
Barak Pilgrimage
Healesville to Melbourne. Feb '11
  Celtic Pilgrimage
Beechworth. Feb '11
Beaches, Bridges and 'Vulnerable Birds'
Barwon Heads to Pt. Lonsdale. Feb '11
  Federation Weekend 2010
Surfcoast. Feb '11
Skiing, Sipping and Supping
Falls Creek. Dec '10
Kangaroo Hoppet
Falls Creek. Dec '10
Dean to Creswick Dec '10 Sherbrooke Forest Dec '10
A Slipping, Slurping, Soupy, Steamy, Soaking, Soothing Spa Weekend Rye  Dec '10 Regent Honeyeater Tree Planting Project
Benalla. Oct '10
Mary MacKillop Tour
Western Victoria, South Australia. Oct '10
  Ruffy Lake Park - Westerfolds Park Oct '10
  White Swan Reservoir to Creswick
15km along the Great Divide. Oct '10
  Jumping Creek
and the hills around Warrandyte. Oct '10
Around Castlemaine Oct '10 Campfires and ...songbooks!! Oct '10
Bairnsdale
Easter 2010. Jun '10
A Strenuous Stroll
Mts Donna Buang and Boobyalla. Jun '10
Trentham - Blue Mountain Jun '10 Hepburn Springs Jun '10
Overland Adventure
The Overland Track, Tasmania. Jun '10
  Paul's Range Track Circuit
Dixon's Creek. Jun '10
RMYS to Todd Road Jun '10 Tasman Peninsular National Park Jun '10
Headwaters of the Jamieson River
The annual Christmas Walk. Apr '10
Tree Fern Track
Gembrook. Apr '10
Carrum to Frankston
via the Kananook Track. Apr '10
Beeripmo
A beginners' walk. Apr '10
Aireys Inlet
Cup weekend basecamp. Apr '10
Lake Elizabeth
near Forrest in the Otways. Apr '10
Sea Change Weekend
Apollo Bay. Apr '10
R J Hamer Forest Arboretum
Olinda. Apr '10
Bogong High Plains
Cup Weekend Packcarry. Feb '09
Blairgowrie to Sorrento
via the Lifesaving Track. Feb '09
How Things Change
Northern Grampians basecamp. Feb '09
Freemans Mill Track
Bunyip State Park. Feb '09
Glen Iris Wetlands
A Wednesday Walk. Feb '09
NorthernTerritory
Larapinta Trail and Kings Canyon. Feb '09
South Australia
The Heysen Trail and Flinders Ranges Nov '09
  A Sunday Stroll
Eltham to Diamond Creek. Nov '09
How Things Change
Northern Grampians Basecamp.
Nov '09
The Gurdies Nature Conservation Park Nov '09
Bells Beach to Anglesea Nov '09 Yodelling at Wallaces Hut Nov '09
  Warrnambool Nov '09   Bairnsdale Nov '09
The Sound of Rain Falling on Hard Hats
Bushfire Recovery Project. Nov '09
Kurth Kiln
Gembrook  Sep '09
  Habitat Planting Weekend
Benalla Sep '09
Lighthouse Adventure
Wilsons Prom  Sep '09
Bagged - Two Peaks and Five High Country Huts
Sep '09
Wilson Promontory Lighthouse  Sep '09
Blackwood Balt Camp Sep '09   A City Bikeride Sep '09
Jan's Bikeride, Railway Axle Boxes and the Charles Darwin Connection
Drysdale to Queenscliff Sep '09
Whiskey Creek Circuit
A Winter's Day Challenge. July '09
  Herring Island July '09   Easter Basecamp at Ballarat July '09
Sassafras to Emerald July '09 Ironbark and Werribee Gorges July '09
Club Anniversary Weekend
Caringal Camp, East Gippsland. July '09
Mollongghip to Sailors Falls
Wombat State Forest. May '09
Footscray
a bike ride alongside the Maribyrnong River. May '09
Three waterfalls and a Canyon
Lorne. May '09
Tamboritha Saddle / Snowy Plains
Labour Day long weekend. May '09
Mt Jagungal - Kosciuszko National Park
and Burrowa-Pine National Park. May '09
Changed Perceptions
Huts and other things in Poland. May '09
  O'Keefe's Hut
Kosciuszko National Park. May '09
Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve Mar '09   Olinda Falls Mar '09
Freycinet Peninsular
Tasmania. Mar '09
The Cobberas
The source of the Murray. Mar '09
Howqua Highlights
A relaxed basecamp. Mar '09
Coolart
The bush has gone, we went to the coast. Mar '09
  Brighton Beach to Mentone Mar '09   New Years Day Walk Jan '09
Exploring a forgotten corner
Tasmania's North East. Jan '09
  Training Weekend for Walks Leaders Jan '09
  Walking In Austria #1 Jan '09   Walking In Austria #2 Jan '09
  Sutherlands Creek
Brisbane Ranges Jan '09
  Federation Weekend
Beaufort. Nov '08
  Blairgowrie to Portsea along the bay Nov '08   Mt. Delegate Nov '08
El Camino de Santiago de Compostella
Trecking through France and Spain. Nov '08
  Ashburton to Dandenong via Jells Park
A solo club bike ride. Nov '08
Morley's Track
near Dom Dom saddle. Nov '08
Mt. Worth State Park Nov '08
Climbing Donna Buang
from Warburton. Nov '08
One and a Half Weekends
In the Brisbane Ranges. Nov '08
One and a half ski weekends
Mt Stirling and Hoppet weekend at Falls Creek. Sep '08
  There's a First Time for Everything
Easter weekend basecamp to Benalla. Sep '08
Endangered Regent Honeyeater
Planting project - Benalla. Sep '08
  Grant's Picnic Ground to Alfred Nicholas Gardens Sep '08
  Mt Ida Walk Sep '08   Walk to Point Nepean Sep '08
  Wyperfeld National Park Sep '08   Merri Creek Track Sep '08
  Lal Lal Forest Sep '08 Adolf Kempf's Memories of the CWCV Jul'08
Anniversary Weekend Camp at the Cathedrals
Jul'08
  Tasmania Tour
Bruny Island and Dover. Jul'08
  Bike Rides
Altona - Mordialloc, Oakleigh - Flinders St. Jul'08
  La La Falls
Warburton. Jul'08
Ted Errey Circuit
Brisbane Ranges. Jul'08
Cinnamon Fungus
A sinister invader. Jul'08
  Dandenong Ranges National Park Jul'08 Baw Baw Plateau May '08
More Than Just a Stroll in the Park
The Great Southern Rail Trail. May '08
Hooker Valley Track - Aoraki/Mt Cook
New Zealand. May '08
  Tipperary Track
Daylesford. May '08
  A Walk with the Brisbane Catholic
Bushwalking Club
 May '08
  Wilson's Prom
Cup Weekend 2007. Mar '08
  New Years Day Walk
Studley Park Boathouse. Mar '08
  Cape Liptrap Coastal Park Mar '08   Five days on the Bogong High Plains Mar '08
  A Walk across England
the Coast to Coast Walk. Jan '08
  Mt. Langi Ghiran
Basecamp, Jan '08
  Cardinia Reservoir Park Jan '08 Eight Mile Flat basecamp Jan '08
  Flinders Ranges Nov '07   Corrie's Reflection Day Nov '07
  A trip to 'The Tip'
Cape York, Nov '07
  A walk in the South Tyrol
Italy, Nov '07
  Wye River to Kennett River Nov '07   Masons Falls Circuit
Kinglake National Park, Nov '07
  Lake Mountain Nov '07   Laverton to City bikeride Sep '07
  Aotearoa - New Zealand
Mt. Cook NP, Sth Island. Sep '07
Lake Mountain
Before the snow really came down. Sep '07
  Kalorama to Doongala Homestead Sep '07   Lerderderg Gorge Sep '07
Hattah Kulkyne National Park Sep '07   Werribee Gorge and the Ingliston Block Sep '07
  Four Seasons in One Day
Boar Gully. Brisbane Ranges N.P. Sep '07
  Yarra River
Bend of Isles. Jul '07
  Easter Weekend in Bendigo Jul '07   Mt. Franklin Gorge Jul '07
  Basecamp in the Cathedral Ranges
Celebrating the Club's Anniversary. Jul '07
  The old and the New, the Relaxed and the Rushed
Stony Point to Hastings. May '07
  Menzies Creek and Johns Hill May '07   Mordialloc to Ricketts Point Teahouse May '07
  Moonee Ponds Ck and Maribyrnong River Tracks
May '07
  Million Dollar Houses and Million Dollar Views
Sorrento to Portsea circuit. May '07
  Pedalling to Pettavel's
Waurn Ponds. May '07
  Snakes Alive
Studley Park and Dights Falls. Mar '07
  Oh! What a Beautiful Morning
Early morning walk along the peninsular. Mar '07
A Wet Formal Dinner
Wilsons Prom. Mar '07
  The Fainters & Mt. Feathertop Mar '07   Mt. Donna Buang to Acheron Gap Jan '07
  Maribyrnong River Walk Jan '07   Bright and Beyond - The Federation walks Jan '07
Tom's 2006 Christmas Walk Jan '07   West Side Story Jan '07
  Safety Beach to Mt. Martha Jan '07   Bikeride to Frankston Nov '06
  Short Walks in Queensland Nov '06   Tasting the Other Side of the World Nov '06
  Birdland Reserve to Lysterfield Lake Nov '06   A Day at Marysville Nov '06
  The Monk to Vaughan Springs Nov '06   Coastal Arts Trail walk Nov '06
  Bushwalking in Geelong
The Barwon River walk
Sep '06
  Gembrook
Bunyip State Park
Sep '06
  Mordialloc to Carrum Sep '06   Sherbrooke Forest Sep '06
  A Few Days at Johnson's Hut Sep '06   Firth Park - Wombat State Forest Sep '06
  Oakleigh Station to the Botanic Gardens by Bike Sep '06   Pink Lakes
Sunset Country
Sep '06
  The Prom and its Lighthouse July '06   Steavenson Falls, Marysville July '06
  Easter at Yarram May '06   Lilydale to Warburton Bikeride May '06
  Bogong Packcarry May '06   The Great South West Walk May '06
  Daywalk through the Olinda State Park Mar '06   Aire River Basecamp Mar '06
  Tassie National Parks Mar '06   Upper Yarra Goldfields Mar '06
  Tassie High Country
Pine Valley, and areas along the Overland Track, Jan '06
  Moroka River to Snowy Bluff  Jan '06
       
  CONSERVATION ISSUES    
  Keeping Our Wildlife Wild   The Regent Honeyeater
  Glow Worms   Leeches
       
  OTHER MATTERS    
60th celebrations for the CWCV Aug '11    
Geoff Luscombe Oct '10   Jack Vanderfeen Apr '10
Gabi Guaran July '09 Vera Newberry July '09
  Adrian Buykx May '09   Pauline Lynch May '09
Tom's Award for Distinguished Service
July '09
  Formation of the CWCV
  The Poo Shovel   Blisters
  Peak Experience Cake cake recipe   Sunburn
  GPS
What is a GPS and do I need one?
  Lightweight Bushwalking
A comparison between then and now.
  A Bushwalking Story
What it means to be a member of the CWCV
  Book Review
Tony Kevin's Walking the Camino
  EPIRBS   Hypothermia
       
  JIM HOOPER'S "PARS FROM THE PAST" - A NATURAL HISTORY
  Birds of the Bush   The Warrumbungle Ambler
A Natural History of the Warrumbungles
  The Warrumbungle Ambler - Volcanoes   The Lava Plains of Western Victoria
       
  ARTICLES WRITTEN IN THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF THE CLUB AND WRITTEN IN CELEBRATION OF THOSE YEARS
  50 Candles: The President's Thoughts Jan 2001   Fifty: A Time for Contemplating Things Old and New
  From Small Beginnings Mar 1959   The First Ten Years of General Meetings
  50 Years of Presidents   An Early Write Up: Kinglake National Park Sep 1951
  Tenth Anniversary Celebration   Twenty Five Candles Sep 1976
  Thirtyfive Years C.W.C.V. May 1986   Thoughts on Another May Day Oct 2000
  Down Memory Lane Oct 2000   The Sausage Jan 2001
  Bushwalking - A Way of Life Nov 2000   Buffalo to Bogong Jan 2001
  An Old Walks Report 1957   An Old Program 1958
  When Large Numbers on a Walk
Were a Concern
Nov 2000
  Legendary Equipment of the Mid 20th Century Oct 2000
  Music in the C.W.C.V. Oct 2000   Singalongs and Campfire Concerts Feb 2001
  The Club's First Christmas Walk Dec 1962   Porepunkah, Barry Mountains, Harrietville Jan 1953
  A Feathertop Adventure Sep 1974   Mt. Piper Mar 1978 & Mar 2001
  Thrills and Spills on a Scenic Ridge Dec 1962   Quotable Quotes - Croajingalong Mar 1998
  Hindle's Horrendous Hike-By-Bike Dec 1974   Horse Riding - Tally Ho Sep 1986
  Who Dares Wins!! The Commando Weekend Mar 1995   We Swam, Ate, Drank & Laughed all Weekend Mar 2001
  A Top Season Sep 1989   Indeed, Canoes in the Desert Mar 1999
  Contrasts Mar 1962   A Ghost Town Dec 1969
  Can One Explain Bushwalking?   Poetry over the Years
  Retreat to Matlock Winter 1997   Tall Stories over the Years
  B.P.S. and Wedding Bells Mar 1964 and Mar 1969   Things to Come Dec 1956
  Snatches and Snippets   Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? May 1998
  Why Go Bushwalking? Jun 1965   Icecream Mar 1964
  Of Many Favourite Spots Jun 1960   Matheson's Musings Jul 1983 and 2001
  Federation Hut Jan 2001   I Remember, Do You...?
  Mixing With Legends Mar 2001   A Younger View Jan 2001
      GO TO KERRY MAHER'S MAGAZINE WITH RECOLLECTIONS OF THE 50s AND 60s
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