West Gippsland Bushwalkers will never get lost again
Warragul and District Garden Club
During 2017 the membership of the Warragul and District Garden Club rose to more than 70 who eagerly participated in monthly competitions, garden visits, bus trips and gaining knowledge from a wide range of relevant speakers.
The club is where we gain from each other, additional ideas and information, so the first meeting of the year on Monday January 22 will be a “tips and problems” session.
Attendees are asked to bring along details of successes and problems in their gardens, for discussion. This will be led by sponsor Steve Rowe from Rowe’ s Nursery at Warragul and club member Howard Sharman, who is putting together a slide presentation to assist the discussion.
Visitors and potential new members are welcome.
The meeting venue is Senior Citizens Centre, Mason Street, Warragul. The meeting starts at 9.45am. Doors open at 9am for competition entries to be benched before judging at 9.30am.
More information on Garden Club activities is available at www.warragulgardenclub.com.
The West Gippsland Bush Walkers Club was one of 53 organisations recently awarded a community development grant by Baw Baw Shire Council for its project entitled “Never Get Lost Again”.
The funding, being part of minor equipment purchase category, has been used to acquire six hand held GPS readers.
The GPS units will help the club explore and navigate the myriad of tracks, fire trails and old tramway routes scattered throughout the regions forested areas. They will help to ensure the safety of club members and allow exact location details to be relayed to authorities in the event of any emergency.
The club extended its appreciation for the grant to the Baw Baw Shire and the community.
West Gippsland Bush Walkers Club was established in 1998 as a non-profit, incorporated organisation and is affiliated with Bushwalking Victoria.
The club provides an opportunity for motivated retirees and part time workers to maintain a reasonable level of fitness and social interaction while enjoying the regions abundant bushland resources.
The website www.westgippslandbushwalkingclub.org.au provides general information about the clubs’ activities and details for prospective members wishing to contact the club’s secretary.
There are three walking groups maintained by the club.
The most challenging group, The Trekkers, usually walk between 15 and 20km per day, The Hikers between 10 and 14km and the Ramblers 8-10km.
Most of the routes selected for walking are in Bunyip State Forest, Mount Worth State Park, Baw Baw National Park and Yarra State Park areas.
In collaboration with Parks Victoria the club also helps maintain several public access walking tracks such as the one to Lawson Falls off Forest Road Labertouche.