Hello Murray Valley Bushwalkers

Welcome to the 3 most recent members - Vijay Kumar, Barry Hutton and Claire Briggs - the next member will be our 50th - a cause for celebration. So members and guests are invited to a short evening walk at Baranduda on Dec 14th followed by a byo bbq at Tony and Jenny Marsh's place - 4 Jamison Drive Baranduda.

Im pleased to announce that Club member Neil Brown is offering a weekend of abseiling at Mt Tabletop on Dec 17/18 Neil has been guiding me on abseiling activities in three locations in the last fortnight and I must say this is a wonderful and safe activity that we are thrilled to be able to offer.

Last week's after work walk on Wednesday was at Huon Hill - the views and the new signage and trails laid out by Parklands Albury Wodonga made it a great walk. Nine of us got lucky with the after work paddle on thursday just avoiding the  heavy rain that followed and caused the postponement of Dianne Ryan's Thurgoona stroll on the Saturday

This Wednesday Nov 30th evening we will be walking up McFarlane Hill meeting at the carpark on Felltimber Road at 5-45 pm

And we will be paddling the Murray (the 6th canoeing event and first for summer) again this thursday evening - Dec 1st -

As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join us.

On Sunday Dec 4th Peter Presutti is leading a tour of the huts of Bogong High Plains

Paddle your way into the New Yea with Tracey Barkley who is leading an overnight canoe trip on the Murray on Dec 27 to Dec 29

You can keep up with what is and has been going on in the club from the Event Calendar page Latest News page and read Event Reports on the website and also view photos of events on the club's Flickr site 

Hope to have you join us for any or all of whats on offer this month but particularly the BBQ on Dec 14.

regards

Tony 

Hello again Murray Valley Bushwalkers

Welcome to the 6 most recent members - Nicole Stephens, Amelia Stephens, Eliza Stephens, Robert Stephens, David Saxton and Fiona Saxton - taking our membership to 54 - a wonderful achievement in just over 4 months.

Members and guests are invited to a short evening walk at Baranduda on Dec 14th followed by a byo bbq at Tony and Jenny Marsh's place - 4 Jamison Drive Baranduda.

On Sunday Dec 4th Peter Presutti led a tour of three huts of Bogong High Plains. Ten members had a most enjoyable day despite the very cold (but sunny) weather. The Mount Beauty bakery should be very grateful for our patronage as we called in to warm up after the walk. Click the photo below for a slideshow of this event.

Last thursday's after work canoe event broke all records for attendance. We had 22 people on the water and 11 canoes (9 doubles, 1 single and a triple) and a massive bbq after the paddle was enjoyed by all. Highlights included seeng a native water rat with babies (baranduda was the aboriginal name) and a platypus. Thanks to club member Dave Breedon (the canoe guy) for making these events possible.

Neil Brown is offering a weekend of abseiling at Mt Tabletop on Dec 17/18 Neil has been guiding me on abseiling activities in three locations in the last fortnight and I must say this is a wonderful and safe activity that we are thrilled to be able to offer

This Wednesday Dec 7th evening we will be walking on NailCan Hill meeting at Range Road albury click here for full details

And we will be paddling the Murray again (the 7th canoeing event) again this thursday evening - Dec 8th- click here for full details

As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join us.

Paddle your way into the New Yea with Tracey Barkley who is leading an overnight canoe trip on the Murray on Dec 27 to Dec 29

Im taking a 5 day - 4 night backpacking walk on the main range section of Kosicuskso National Park from Jan 2 to Jan 6 

You can keep up with what is and has been going on in the club from the Event Calendar page Latest News page and read Event Reports on the website and also view photos of events on the club's Flickr site 

Hope to have you join us for any of whats on offer this month and next but particularly the BBQ on Dec 14.

regards

Tony 

Hello again Murray Valley Bushwalkers

Its that festive season in case you had forgotten - buried in funding submissions I almost had! But Ive just emerged.

On behalf of the committee (President Hans, Secretary Tony, Treasurer Peter, Coordinator Trish and public officer Cheryl) we would like to thank you for supporting the emerging new club - its been and hopefully will continue to be an exciting adventure - and its great to have you on board.

Hans wanted to write a presidents report about his new boots but I beat him to the punch. I cant believe how often I replace them - every 6 to 12 months. What is it about getting old that makes you wear them out so quickly? Anyway the new ones are so light I feel like twinkle toes in them!

Our membership continues to grow - is it because we offer an increasingly diverse range of outdoor recreation events?  Or maybe TV has got really boring. Whatever - feel free to recommend our events to your neighbors and friends.

Hans ran a Mt Buffalo waterfalls walk last weekend while I was home writing funding submissions - I know who got the better deal!

The evening walk and bbq at Baranduda on Dec 14th was a lot of fun and attended by about 20 members and guests`-  the photo below was taken at the campsite about half way up the Trig Point track - mind you we didnt get past the half way mark!

We will be exploring the Kiewa river south of Killara for the first time this Wed evening - on the new trail that Parklands Albury Wodonga are blazing towards Tangambalanga - I am in awe of this organisation that continues to do so much for outdoor recreation in Albury Wodonga.

Fun Stuff To Do

We will be paddling the Murray again (the 8th canoeing event) again this thursday evening - Dec 22nd - a feature of this event will be a visit to the twilight farmers market on the causeway for dinner - after the paddle not before!

As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join us.

The New Year 

Paddle your way into the New Year with Tracey Barkley who is leading an overnight canoe trip on the Murray on Dec 28 to Dec 30

Im taking a 5 day - 4 night backpacking walk on the main range section of Kosciusko National Park from Jan 2 to Jan 6 and more walkers are welcome

You can keep up with what is and has been going on in the club from the Event Calendar page Latest News page and read Event Reports on the website and also view photos of events on the club's Flickr site 

After work walking and canoeing will resume Jan 11 and 12

Resolutions

Last but not least you can fullfill that new years resolution to go where no other Murray Valley Bushwalker has gone before when Neil's abseiling activities resume on the weekend of Jan 21/22

regards

Tony