CWCV - Program of Events

*BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL WALKS*
Please show courtesy to the leader and book at least four days before the walk.

IF LEADER IS UNABLE TO BE CONTACTED RING THE WALKS SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS.

Allowances should be made for weather conditions and availability of water along the track etc. Check first with the leader when signing up for a walk.
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IF THE LEADER CANNOT BE CONTACTED, RING THE WALKS SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS.

DATE	ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION	GRADE Melway	LEADER/ CONTACT	PHONE No.
FEBRUARY 2012
Saturday 4	BOOK NOW for Gellibrand/Otway ranges weekend – see Feb 18/19		Adrian Jones	0429 951 824
Sunday 5	DAY WALK: Byers Back Track and Shaws Lake – an 18 km circuit in the Lerderderg State Park following old aqueducts and trails created by miners searching for gold – including a tunnel cut to divert the river	Medium/Hard X909 E11	Rob Giebels	9807 7360
Saturday 11	BIKE RIDE: Upper Ferntree Gully, Knox Bicycle Path, Glen Waverley, Scotchmans Creek Trail, Gardiners Creek Trail, Main Yarra Trail, City. 40 to 50 km mostly on bike trails	Medium 74 E6	Peter Wilson	9889 2751
Sunday 12	DAY WALK: Anglesea Clifftops – Eumeralla Flora Reserve. A 14 km circuit including coastline, clifftops, heathlands and light forest.	Medium X911 D10	Allan Rose	0400 985 015
Wednesday 15	DAY WALK: Marysville – Wilks Creek Trail and Anderson Mill. About 8km through a variety of forest types in the Wilks Creek catchment	Easy/Medium X910 T11	Tom Buykx	9499 3877
Sunday 19	DAY WALK: Tree Fern Walk – a 10 km circuit in the Bunyip State Park east of Gembrook. A variety of forest and fern gullies	Medium X912 S5	Doreen Tucker	9801 6570
Weekend 18/19	BASE CAMP – GELLIBRAND CARAVAN PARK – OTWAY RANGES: Walk sections of the Old Beechy Rail Trail between Colac and Beech Forest.	Medium X927 A9	Adrian Jones	0429 951 824
Fri 24 – Mon 27	TRACK CLEARING: Australian Alps Walking Track – a section between Whitelaw Hut Ruins and Phillack Saddle on the Baw Baw Plateau.	Hard labour X928 C5	Contact: Peter Wilson	9889 2751
Saturday 25	SOCIAL: Symphony Under the Stars – 7:30 pm – Malvern Gardens, High Street, Malvern. Enjoy a picnic in the gardens before this free concert.	Symphonic 59 D7	Peter Naughtin	9893 3092
Sunday 26	DAY WALK: Creswick Forest – a 14 km circuit including St Georges Lake, Eaton Dam, La Gerche Forest Walk and Landcare Trail.	Medium X927 B3	Rosalie	0431 325 452
MARCH 2012
Saturday 3	BIKE RIDE: The Lilydale – Warburton Rail Trail. Start at Lilydale and follow the trail out to Yarra Junction and return.	Medium 38 D4	Rob Giebels	9807 7360
Sunday 4	DAY WALK: Sugarloaf Reservoir circuit. A 17 km circumnavigation of this reservoir in the Christmas Hills area.	Medium 273 B2	Bernie O’Shea	9431 6370
Tuesday 6	WALKS SUB-COMMITTEE – Suggestions to Walks Secretary please	Vital	Peter Wilson	9889 2751
Saturday 10	BOOKINGS CLOSE FOR MT. BULLER WEEKEND – see April 21/22.		Liz Triance	9434 7804
Sunday 11	DAY WALK: Warringal Parklands (Heidelberg) – Westerfolds Park – a great walk through the parklands along the Yarra River	Easy/Medium 32 B4	Margaret Cuthbertson	9439 8205
Weekend 10/12	LABOUR DAY WEEKEND (1): 2 to 3 day Canoe trip on the Glenelg River at Nelson. Maximum 12 people - Local canoe hire – approx. $90 per person Early expressions of interest to Michael please	Medium X925 G6	Michael Carpinelli	9789 3076
Weekend 10/12	LABOUR DAY WEEKEND (2): Pack carry – Diamantina Hut (Mt Hotham), Razorback, Federation Hut (2 nights) Mt Feathertop, Bungalow Spur, Harrietville. A classic walk – one of Victoria’s best.	Medium X922 G10	Roy Burns	9471 1946
Saturday 17	SOCIAL: Photo night – a chance to enter your photos for the Vera Newberry album competition and to show off the best of your photos from recent trips.	Stimulating	Peter Naughtin	9893 3092
Sunday 18	DAY WALK: Moggs Creek – Moggs Creek Picnic area – Fairhaven – Moggs Creek. A 12 km circuit including surf beach and forest.	Medium X911 C10	Allan Rose	0400 985 015
Wednesday 21	DAY WALK: Egg Rock and the Blue Range – a 14 km circuit through mountain ash forest and fern glades beyond Gembrook	Medium X912 T5	Peter Wilson	9889 2751
Thursday 22	LAST CHANCE TO BOOK FOR EASTER WEEKEND– See April 6-9		Jan Wilkinson	0417 594 575
Sunday 25	DAY WALK: Pt Nepean National Park - London Bridge – Wilsons Folly – Quarantine Station. Coastal scenery and historic sites.	Medium 156 A5	Joan Kenny	9584 3272
PROVISIONAL
APRIL Sunday 1	DAY WALK: Edwards Point – an easy 7 km walk along a spit of land that separates Swan Bay from Port Phillip Bay. Good bird watching. Maximum altitude 2 metres!	Easy 474 A4	Peter Naughtin	9893 3092
April 6 – 9	EASTER WEEKEND: Base Camp at Daylesford – Come along for all or part of the weekend to explore some of the walks and other attractions in this historic area. Bookings required no later than 22 March	Varied X909 C9	Jan Wilkinson	0417 594 575
Saturday 14	BIKE RIDE: The Bellarine Rail Trail 35 km from Geelong to historic Queenscliff and return. Good riding on the gentle gradient of the old rail line.	Medium 452 D9	Peter Matheson	0405 555 334
Sunday 15	DAY WALK: Lerderderg Gorge - O’Briens Rd, Lerderderg River, Clearwater Creek, O’Briens Rd. 14 km in a remote area. Off track walking	Hard X909 E11	Bernie O’Shea	9431 6370
Wednesday 18	DAY WALK: Brimbank Park and Maribyrnong River Trail. Native grasslands, plains and red gum lined riverbanks in Melbourne’s northwest.	Easy 14 J9	Saverio Rizzi	9317 7517
Weekend 21/22	MOUNT BULLER WEEKEND – Staying at Our Lady of the Snows (OLOS) ski lodge and walking the mountain tracks on Saturday and Sunday. Bookings by 10 March essential. $30 per person per night.	Various X922 D11	Liz Triance	9434 7804
April 22/May 6	TASMANIA: Autumn colours in Tasmania – Trip to include Waldheim at Cradle Mountain, Mt Field NP and Coles Bay. Talk to Roy for full details	Various	Roy Burns	9471 1946
MAY Weekend 5/6	ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND: The annual Anniversary Weekend – This year its back to a base camp at Neds Gully in the Cathedral Range.	Various X928 A2	Corrie van den Bosch	9738 1369

The Club program is issued every two months. Click here to download a PDF copy of the program.
A copy can also be obtained by contacting Tom Buykx on 9499-3877.

RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
There are risks and dangers in bushwalking and other Club activities. Go to the Risk Management page for the Club's policies on managing such risks.

Participation in a Club activity is entirely voluntary. Therefore all participants are responsible for their own safety, and must personally accept the risks of injury, illness or death and of damage to any property, which may result from their participation. It is strongly recommended that participants have Personal Accident Insurance cover and Ambulance Service membership.

Leaders have the authority to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of their party. All members of a party must respect that authority. You must not separate yourself from a party without first getting the consent of the leader.

Through VicWalk the Club has Public Liability and Personal Accident Insurance for its Members. Non-members (visitors) are not covered by this insurance. Visitors are required to complete and sign and give to the leader an Acknowledgement of Risks and Obligations by Non-Members form before participating in any Club activity: No Form – No Start!

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