Join Joan and Lynda for a hike through Werribee Gorge on a combined club walk with Koonung.

We will meet and start at Meikles Point Picnic area and do the full circuit anti-clockwise.

The plan is to do approx 13kms. Depending on weather it will be decided on the day if the long uphill to ’The Island’ will go ahead and shortening the hike minimal.

There is a steep uphill from the start with a good mix of terrain and uneven ground at times. Also some light rock scaling, tracks near water and fixed steel cables to sidle around rocks.

We will be at high vantage points for great views on this walk

Please contact Marg to arrange car pooling

Pleasant walk around the lakes in Morang Wetlands and past historic Le Page Homestead. Some of this is quite exposed if hot but easy walking.

Morning tea at lakes and optional lunch at Le Page Homestead in Picnic Area near the end of the walk - 9 km

Meet at 8.15am for 8.30am start at the Ridge Car Park, which is just inside entrance gates to Sugarloaf Reservoir off Ridge Road Christmas Hills. Hike is approximately 15km. We will walk anti clockwise around the Reservoir crossing the dam wall first. Mostly undulating terrain, except for one moderate climb, with great views at the top. Lunch at the sailing club. Bring morning tea, lunch, water. May need hiking poles if ground is wet and slippery.
Keep an eye out for wedge-tailed eagles, black-tailed wallabies, echidnas, kangaroos.

If not meeting at start of walk, arrange your own car pooling.

The wonderful Deb is leading a "Fungi Forage" around Mt Macedon, supported by Lynda - details and distance to be confirmed after the recce.

Poles recommended as it can get muddy and slippery on the Mount. Bring water, morning tea, lunch and dress appropriately for the weather and the leeches.  Pack your camera/phone, a small mirror can help you take photo's under the mushroom cap and a small torch can provide extra light as fungi often hides in dark crevices.  There are likely to be leeches so suggest wearing a hat with a brim, bring preventative leech spray, or salt, tucking your trouser legs into your long socks or wearing gaiters also helps. Wear bright colours so you can easily spot leeches if they get on you.

Carpooling:  7.45am departure from KFC Greensborough - cost $15 TBC

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Meeting time: 8.45am for a 9am walk start

This is the harder version of the Mt Jerusalem walk - we go up the Bundy Track to the water tank rather than up Old Kinglake road. After that it's the same - cross the road, up and over Cookson's hill, down Mount Jerusalem. The Bundy is a narrow track and quite steep in parts. Ascent is 575 and the walk is on the hard side of medium.

Carpool from Eltham Little Theatre, leaving at 8.15 so be there a few minutes before. $6 to drivers
The place we used to park in Steels Ck road is now No Parking so we'll park at the base of Mt Jeusalem track. There is limited parking here so please car pool if you can. If you can't car pool, be at the start at 8.45

We will walk along the Hill Top and Lakeside tracks in Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster. A pleasant easy walk with god views and some historical features. Note: we are meeting at the Victoria Street carpark.

These gardens near Olinda were formerly known as the Rhododendron Gardens. The walk will be an adventure trail following cryptic clues designed to test the theory that walking is good for the brain! Distance will be 6 or 12 km (see option below).

Assemble at 10:30 in the main carpark on the right of The Georgian Road just before the main entrance.

A map and the first clue will be given out after we are through the entrance building. Walkers will need to decipher the clue (collectively) and then follow it to the next hidden clue and so on to discover many of the main features of this wornderful garden. At this time, the camellias should be in full bloom and there are always other plants of interest, although it is the wrong season for rhododendron blooms.

This part of the walk is approx 6 km and should take to about 12:00 when we can have lunch. There are a few steep paths and one broken one, so poles are recommended if you use them.

Optional Extra:
If there are enough volunteers, we can then do an approx 6 km loop around the outside of the gardens, concluding with a climb up through the old Olinda Golf Course to the cars.

The walk will be deferred if the weather is too inclemement.

A 16.5 km walk on wide forestry tracks. Hilly -  mostly not too bad but one short sharp very steep one. Total ascent 380m.

This is one of Peter Osborne's walks.

Meeting place is Boronia Reserve at the end of Leeds Street (Mel 47K3), at 09.20 for a 9.30 start. 

   The walk begins alongside the oval after a few minutes and turn right onto the Koonung Creek track.  The path is macadam all the way so a bit hard under foot and very popular with cyclists.  First we will come to Wetherby/Middleborough Road and shortly after that turn left onto the footbridge, cross the freeway and continu along the south side of the freeway under Tram/Station Road and Elgar Rd.  We continue past the Elgar Park Hockey Fields and into the Koonung Linear Park wetlands.  We will take the diversion over bridge and down onto the walkway through the swamp.  The swamp hens have a technique in bending reeds.  A little further on, a bit short of Doncaster Road, we will stop in a small park for morning tea (10.45).  Then we retuned the same way

Starting on THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACK, walking to the aquaduct then through Research to the power line tracks, back through Pauline Toner butterfly reserve and some street walking back to cars.  Approximately 16ks with a couple of steep hills. Lunch and morning tea - poles for power lines track

The Male Lyrebird starts displaying and singing in Winter.Lets hope we are able to see and hear this amazing bird while enjoying the beautiful Sherbrooke Forest.as we walk 2 loops from Grants Picnic Ground .

The walk is on bush tracks and gravel roads

Undulating ,including one long steep hill .Sticks would be useful as it may be slippery 

Please come prepared for winter weather in the Dandelnongs.Bring water morning tea and lunch

Leeches have been encountered in this area

Meeting at Mullum Mullum  at 0800 so we can leave at 8.15 if car pooling .Or you can meet us at the start of the Walk at Grants Picnic Ground at 0900.

Starting from Hurstbridge Hub in Graysharpes Rd Hurstbridge we will continue on towards Panton Hill, cutting through country roads and trails to Wattle Glen and back on the bike track to Hurstbridge.  Approximately 14 ks or so.  A couple of steeper hills.  Bring poles, morning tea and lunch.  Coffee opportunity at Peppers Paddock.

Meeting place to begin this walk, of 7-8 km, is Weerona Playground (Mel 33 B9) accessible off Research-Warrandyte Road. Meet at 0915 for a 930 start.  Some of the paths are narrow, on steep banks, and can be slippery so poles are strongly recommended.

Our walk will begin by walking towards the Yarra River and veering right onto a barely visible track (a great view of the river half way up - 8 minutes), which we will follow up the hill to Glynns Road.  We will cross Glynns Road and walk up to the water tank on top of the hill along the track just inside the fence.  We will then walk directly downhill (halfway to Ford's cottage now with restricted access) to a wide track and follow it to Laughing Waters near Caitlin's retreat.  From there will walk back up the hill a little and proceed parallel to the river to Bob's Wetlands for morning tea.  After the break we will pass the Pound Bend tunnel and follow the track along the river (up and down) on some steep tracks to our starting point at Weerona Way. 

 This walk was amended on 13 May.

We wil meet in Yarra Bend Road just before the bridge over the Eastern Freeeway (opposite Fairllea Reserve) at 9.15 for a 9.30 start. The walk will be along the River Circuit Track, across the pipebridge near the boathouse and then along the  southern side of the Yarra to Bellbird Picnic Ground for morning tea. From there through Studley Park to a viewing point overlooking Dights Falls and then onto Galatatea Point for lunch. We will return to the cars via Kanes Bridge and the Dights Falls Track.

Meet at Eltham Station 0900 for a 09.04 a.m., departure (last carriage).  The 7 km walk from Fairfield Parklands to Dights Falls and returnwill take about 2.5 hours. Alternatively meet at Fairfield Station at 0932 (please advise when booking if you select this option).  Mel 2D F3 covers the walk area.

Leaving Fairfield station we will walk to Fairfield Parklands via Rathmines St to the path that runs beside the Merri Creek and follow it to the junction with the Yarra at Dights Falls.  Then walk upstream beside the Yarra (adjacent the freeway and walk upstream to Yarra Bend Rd.  Turning left onto this road and following it for 250M we will turn right to skirt the VINC Plant Nursery.  At the rear of the parks works depot we will walk back down to the Yarra via the Flying Fox Area.  The walk upstream continues along the Yarra on pretty bush tracks towards Fairfield Boathouse.  There are toilets nearby at this point.  Optional stop for refreshments (or lunch) at the Boathouse before taking the 500 m back to Fairfield station.

Do you want to walk between Australia's two most recognised surf beaches? The Bondi to Manly Beach Walk is an epic coastal and Harbourside walk on public land with the vast majority of the 80kms on existing well made and maintained bush walking tracks. The walk was officially opened on 8 December 2019. We will complete the walk over five days.

Walk information at bonditomanly.com

We are staying at The Rocks YHA. This YHA is very conveniently located within easy reach of the ferries in Circular Quay as well as close proximity to train and bus routes. We will be using public transport to get and from our walk each day.

At YHA Sydney Harbour we will enjoy stunning rooftop panoramic views of Sydney Harbour, Opera House and Harbour Bridge. This YHA offers state-of-the-art facilities. We have booked 9 twin ensuited rooms and two queen rooms with ensuites. 

The cost of our accommodation is $999 per walker for 6 nights in central Sydney. Ten percent deposit needs to be paid into the DVBC account when you book. We need to pay said deposit to confirm our booking.

Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club

BSB: 083232

Account no: 027615451

The annual Swipers Gully Dinner will be held on 21 August this year.  Capacity is 50 people but I will need to give dietary requirements and final numbers a week before.  This is a great three course dinner for $35 - you buy your own drinks.

Once again prior to the event I will ask people to pay into the club account a week before.

Hope lots of people can make it.

Swipers Gully Training Restaurant, 25 Eltham Yarra Glen Road, Kangaroo Ground.

This is a 22 day Exploranges Trip specifically for members for the Diamond Valley Bushwlking Club.  Cost approx $8030.  Leaving from Perth and return to Perth - highlighting the Pilbara region.

Hike in deep gorges cut by hidden springs and swim in refreshing plunge pools - two of many reasons why the Pilbara is worth taking time to explore. Famous for its iron ore deposits which lend the landscape its fiery hues, the region contains some of the world’s most ancient natural landscapes, set amongst the beautiful Hammersley Ranges in Karajini National Park. Contrast these dramatic landscapes with the tranquility of Ningaloo Reef. Here we cruise and snorkel, discovering the delights of one of the most spectacular marine parks in the world, where the coral reef is just a short swim away

For a detailed itinerary or more information please email. Bookings are now being taken.

Meeting place to begin the walk is John Pascoe Fawkner Reserve (Mel 16 EF 7 accessible off Sydney Rd, Boundary Rd/Grevillea Rd/Devon Rd/Winifred St,) at 9.20 for 9.30 dep. There is usually one toilet open.

Depending on demand for car pooling an optional meeting place is the western end of Greensborough War Memorial Park (Mel 20 G3) at 8.10 for 8.20 dep.  It is a one hour drive to JPF reserve in the morning peak.

 Our walk will begin by  following a track south on the western boundary of the J P Fawkner Reserve that leads down to the Moonee Ponds creek where we will cross a ford to the west bank.  We will then walk south along the west bank for about 25 mins to (I think) bridge 6 – Adelaide St. From there we will retrace our steps to Srathnaver Reserve and a further 3 Km north to Wonga Plc, Gowanbrae (Mel 16 D2).  We will then retrace our steps to the cars with the option of coffee and cakes at into the Francis Winifred Café, 94 Winifred St, Oak Park - 039304 2739.

Getting there:- Allow one hour from Greensborough, Monty or Eltham.  Take the M80 to Sydney Rd exi left there and proceed past the Fawkner Cemetery and turn right at the Boundary Hotel into Boundary Rd.  Continue straight as it become Pascoe St, Rhodes Pde, then left at the roundabout into Grevillea and right at the end into Devon Rd.  Cross Pascoe Vale Rd into Winifred St, and left into Francis St, at the end of Which is the J P Fawkner Reserve.  The mileage of 72 km and number of pasengers will determine the cost for car pooling [if required].