A weekend of celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the formation of Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club.

A social function on Saturday 11th October, followed by a variety of walks to be offered on Sunday 12th October.

There will be 3 different walks offered - further informaiton to be provided closer to the date

Meeting place is the Reynolds road gate [Mel 22 E9], at 0930 for a 0945 start. This is corner of Reynolds Road and Yarra Braes Road.

We will walk down Reynolds road 300 m, cross the creek the follow it almost its point of discharge into the Yarra (400m).  Then we will walk downstream to the Wild Cherry Drive gate (600m).  We will retrace our steps back to the creek on the creek and follow the ridgeline parallel to the Yarra to the old front garden of Killeavy (1km).  We will leave the home block and follow the fence line down the Yarra (500 m), and walk along the Yarra until we come to a large clearing by the river and have morning tea (500m).

Sated we will walk up the hill and turn right at the intersection and walk to Overbank Road and Laughing Waters Road (1km).  From there we will walk back up to Killeavy and then onto  old entry road off to the right which we will follow downhill to the lower gate. From there we follow our noses uphill under the power lines and back to the cars.  Total approximately 5 km.

Staying at the Saltbush Resort Balnarring Beach - 5 houses available (4 Bedrooms x 3, 3 Bedrooms x 2) plus large community building (Nano space) with Kitchen (cooking facilities) BBQ, Lounge and table and chairs. For details go to

saltbushbalnarringbeach.org.au/accommodation/

Limit of 20 people is shown but there is some flexibility dependant on room requests.

Total cost of each house including cleaning fee and hire of Nano space is $1106.00 as the club has been able to obtain a group discount.

This cost is divided by the number of people in your house.

To secure your booking a payment of $25 is required to be paid when making your booking to Barb directly with the balance due by Sept.15th 2025. After that date the payment is NOT refundable unless your spot is replaced by another person.  Each house chooses a house manger who will collect the final payment and forward it to Barb by Sept 15th.

Activities are daily bush/beach walks including afternoon of arrival and morning of deprture with different locations each day. These will be led by an experienced walker and some walks may require a car pool drive. Daily happy hour at the Nano Space, Sunday night dinner TBC, and ample time during our stay to relax and enjoy the attractions of the area. eg. Winery Sculpture Park, Art Gallery, Spas.

Grampians NP Basecamp

Various graded walks throughout the northern , central and southern areas of the Grampians.

Expect conditions such as: steep hills; exposed rocky paths; light rock scrambling; cliffs; no shelter; poor visibility; sustained ascent; walking along steep exposed ridge. Please of course consider your ability before booking. 

Accommodation will be at Breeze Holiday Park, Halls Gap. There is cabin and site accommodation available, but due to the excellent location, it can get booked quickly. I have tried to avoid peak times and other clashes with the existing club programme. Please arrange your own accommodation.

For those of us who do not wish to challlenge the highest mountains this camp will be running alongside the Grampians NP Main basecamp. Medium and easy/medium walks will be based around the Halls Gap area. We are staying at the same accommodation in Halls Gap at the Breeze caravan park.

More information will be provided closer to the camp. You will be notified when accommodation bookings open so that you can make your own booking.

Meet in Ridge Road near Arthur’s Creek Road at 09.30 for 10.40 start.  Mel 9 L2.5] M 79 D2.5.   Corner of Yan Yean Road and Arthurs Creek Road.

 This is a pleasant there (about 1 hour 20 mins towards Whittlesea) and back walk along Ridge Road.  This is a quiet gravel road, but some of the walk will be on the be on the verge of the  road).  There are some ups and downs with panoramic views of rolling hills and Kinglake west, as well as Yan Yean Reservoir.  8.5 km, and about 3 hours with morning tea break.  

Bring water, morning tea, poles if you use them, and good sturdy walking footwear

This is the fourth exploratory/reconnaissance trip to the Grampians NP.

** Please note: car camping equipment required and unsealed roads expected. NO Pack carry**

These exploratory trips will only include day walks, but some of the walks will be rated medium-hard. Expect conditions such as: steep hills; exposed rocky paths; light rock scrambling; cliffs; no shelter; poor visibility; sustained ascent; walking along steep exposed ridge. Please of course consider your ability before booking. 

This fourth exploratory trip will include the outlying areas such as over towards the west in Victoria Range Remote & Natural Area, and the Black Range State Park. This would perhaps include: The Chimney Pots; Mt Byron; Rock Escarpment Discovery; Mount Thackery; The Fortress; Djibalara (Asses Ears); Moora Moora Falls; other easier walks scattered remotely. The walks may also include those in other areas of the Grampians NP that we haven't yet been able to walk. At the moment they include: Mt William (highest top in the Grampians); Mt Gar (Mt Difficult); Mt Zero; Hollow Mountain.

More details to follow. Final choice of walks to be decided.

Location of accommodation to be decided. Accommodation may be located in remote National Park campsites, and we may relocate at least once to suit the walks we would like to do. Camping equipment required. Expect road conditions to be unsealed.

this is just a test