MVB Bulletin # 48 Dec 11 2012
MVB on the Murray, in the bush, camping out, down a cliff, on your bike and just socialising.
With five events on this week....
When too much fun is not enough - you know its time to join MVB!
Since the last Bulletin....
Really you should have joined us for ....
The Back Wall at Mt Buffalo Dec 9
Tracey Barkley led a group of 10 members on this fabulous walk last Sunday - many of us had not done this walk before and the spectacular scenery, superb wildflowers and great company made this one of the classic walks for 2012
Canoeing on the Murray Dec 6
Another great paddle once again led by Jan Douglas was had on Thursday 6th December with 10 participants including our annual visitors Gary and Marike from Canada. The image below is a screen grab from Google Earth showing the route on the Murray from the Waterworks to Willow Bend Reserve (aka Donkey Farm)
An afternoon of Abseiling Dec 9
3 members enjoyed another fun afternoon of abseiling at the Albury quarry with Neil Brown. In January Neil will be offering some more abseiling activities at The Rock near Wagga which is a more challenging descent for those who have graduated beyond the beginner stage.
Whats On, Dec 10 to Dec 17
Wednesday Dec 12 Xmas Easy Walk and BBQ
Join us for an after work easy Nail Can Hill walk followed by a bbq and xmas festivities at Hans place in Albury
Thursday 13 Dec After Work Canoe the Murray
Another hot Thursday coming up so join us for another cool refreshing paddle after work on the Murray River - but you better be quick as this event is filling up fast with 12 paddlers already booked in!
Saturday Dec 15 Smoko Circuit medium/hard day walk
Hans is running the Smoko circuit day walk which will be spiced with geocaching experiences as usual!
Full details here
Sunday Dec 16 there are two events on
Easy 20km Chiltern Forest Mountain Bike ride
Peter Presutti is leading this event - if you haven't ridden for a while this is a great opportunity to get those wheels rolling again!
full details here
Dragon Boat training with BraveHearts on the Murray
Claire Sandford is offering another fun Dragon Boat training event with the Bravehearts on the Murray
full details here
Committee Meeting
Minutes of the last committee meeting (number 7)are now available on the website here
The meeting to be held this week has been held over until next and as always if you have any issues you wish to have addressed contact any of the committee members
Tony Marsh
President
Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc
MVB Bulletin # 47 Dec 3 2012
MVB on the Murray, in the bush,camping out, down a cliff, on your bike and socialising. Check out the many varied activities that the club offers.
Whats On, Dec 3 to Dec 10
Thursday 6 Dec After Work Canoe the Murray
What better way to relax after work join us for a paddle on the Murray River full details here - choose the Join link to come on board for this paddle and bbq.
Jan Douglas will be leading the fourth paddle for the season starting at Doctors point and finishing at Noreuil Park. Meet at the boat ramp at Noreuil Park at 5.30pm. There will be a BBQ afterwards cost $3. Bring a salad to share and enjoy the company of your fellow paddlers after canoeing on the river. If you are coming please let Tony know in plenty of time to organise transport and also if you are or are not staying for the bbq for catering purposes.
Saturday Dec 8 Easy Day walk Back Wall Mt Buffalo
Join Tracey for an easy 10 km walk out to the beautiful area of the Back Wall at Mt Buffalo. full details here
Sunday Dec 9 Easy Abseil at the Albury Quarry
Looking for some excitement on a Sunday arvo? then join Neil for a blast at the Albury Quarry - there is a guaranteed adrenalin rush in this really safe and professionally led thrilling activity.
full details here - click the photo to go to Neil's fantastic new website
Upcoming Events
Xmas Easy Walk and BBQ
Join Hans for an after work easy Nail Can Hill walk on Wed Dec 12 followed by a bbq and festivities at Hans place in Albury
Promotion of Club Activities
We have agreed to participate in a couple of photo and video capture sessions during a few club events for the purposes of promoting outdoor activities in general on the Albury city Council website. This is to be conducted by Kylie King from the local media group MediaKing.
Thanks to Nicole Stephens from the MVB committee for liasing with Kylie King to make this happen.
Update: Photos and videos have now been taken and the club looks forward to being promoted on the Albury City Council website.
Since the last Bulletin....
Nail Can Hill Evening Walk
Hans led a group of 7 members and two guests (from Germany) set out on an evening walk under the watchful eyes of the two media people. At various scenic spots our walk was filmed. (sometimes with some special preparations). The walk was partly along the 4wd tracks, mountain bike tracks, and a walking track.
Canoeing on the Murray
What a fantastic paddle the club had on Thursday 29 November with 14 participants along for the "ride" This was another highly successful after work paddle on a hot late spring evening - this event started at the Waterworks and finished at Donkey Farm. This is one of our favorite sections of the river. Dave the Canoe Guy advised us to be wary of snags and fast flowing water in the vicinity of Mungabareena. All arrived safely and a dozen of us enjoyed a post paddle bbq. Click the photo for more pics of this event.
An afternoon of Abseiling
3 members & 4 visitors enjoyed an afternoon of abseiling at the Albury quarry with Neil Brown. Click on the photo to check it out.
Committee Meeting
Next committee meeting will be held in December at a venue and time to suit - more details in the next bulletin but if you have any issues you wish to have addressed contact any of the committee members
Tracey Barkley
Secretary
Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc
MVB Bulletin # 46 Nov 27 2012
Baileys on the Murray
The Bailey family has boosted MVB Inc membership by 4 taking our financial membership to 80 the highest its been since we kicked off in July 2011 - three family members enjoyed the paddle last week in great weather and river conditions. Click the photo for more pics of this event.
And the paddle last thursday was filmed by a crew from MediaKing who are promoting outdoor activities in general on the Albury city Council website
Whats On, Nov 27 to Dec 4
Wed 28 Nov Evening Walk Nail Can Hill
This is the second in the series of club activities to be filmed by the MediaKing crew - please join Hans for a Nail Can Hil stroll this Wed afternoon and help promote the club and outdoor recreation.
This is the first evening walk for the summer and hopefully will be followed by many more.
Thursday 29 November After Work Canoe the Murray
This Thursday is going to be HOT HOT HOT!! - what better way to cool off than a relaxing after work paddle full details here - choose the Join link to come on board for this paddle and bbq.
Jan Douglas will be leading the third paddle for the season starting at Doctors point and finishing at Noreuil Park. Meet at the boat ramp at Noreuil Park at 5.30pm. There will be a BBQ afterwards cost $3. Bring a salad to share and enjoy the company of your fellow paddlers after canoeing on the river. If you are coming please let Tony know in plenty of time to organise transport and also iif you are or are not staying for the bbq for catering purposes.
Dec 1-2 Mt McLeod Overnight Hike
Six members will be carrying backpacks and camping overnight at Mt McLeod in the northern extremity of Mt Buffalo National Park - this walk is a preparation for the Tasmania Overland track walk in Feb 2013 and as a lot new gear has been purchased and the weather looks like being challenging we should have something interesting to report in next week's bulletin!
Dec 2 Easy Abseil at the Albury Quarry
Looking for some excitement on a Sunday arvo? then join Neil for a blast at the Albury Quarry - there is a guaranteed adrenalin rush in this really safe and professionally led thrilling activity.
full details here - click the photo to go to Neil's fantastic new website
Upcoming Events
Easy Abseiling at the Albury Quarry on Sunday Dec 9 with Neil Brown
Xmas Easy Walk and BBQ
Join Hans for an after work easy Nail Can Hill walk on Wed Dec 12 followed by a bbq and festivities at Hans place in Albury
Promotion of Club Activities
We have agreed to participate in a couple of photo and video capture sessions during a few club events for the purposes of promoting outdoor activities in general on the Albury city Council website. This is to be conducted by Kylie King from the local media group MediaKing.
At the moment this is planned to occur
- at last thursday's Nov 22 after work canoeing event - completed!
- during an evening walk on Nail Can Hill next Wed 28th November led by Hans
- at an abseil event of Neil's on Dec 2
This is a great opportunity to showcase the club. Please join us on one or more of these activities. If you would prefer not to be in photos or film that's fine we can arrange that. Thanks to Nicole Stephens from the MVB committee for liasing with Kylie King to make this happen.
Since the last Bulletin....
Beechworth Historic Park
This trip started out as a recce for a possible Abseil site at The Precipice and turned into a 7.5 km walk on single and vehicle access tracks in the Beechworth Historic Park - click photo for more pics of this walk.
Lake Kerferd to Lake Sambell Sunday 25 Nov
Five members walked 13.2km from Lake Kerford to Lake Sambell return with a side track to look for Geocaches and the Heaven and Hell tunnels - Irene has been there and amazingly has returned to tell us what its really like! Click above photo for more pics of this great event.
Hans wrote:
"We had a wonderful walk today: 5 people enjoyed the walk from Lake Kerferd to Lake Sambell, where we had lunch with the local geocachers, walked around Lake Sambell and on the way back we visited the "heaven and hell" tunnels. Hell is full of water, and heaven is a rather dark place. Glad to see that nowadays people carry torches on my walks!!!!!
At the "heaven & hell" tunnels, the shorties (Neil, Sonja and Irene) traversed the darkness of heaven, while Chris and I searched for the cache, not easy, because the heavy tree cover played havoc with the GPS, but eventually we found it before the three shorties emerged from heaven! So geocaching didn't interrupt any activity, but kept the non-partakers of the activity occupied (a win-win!)."
Editors note: Great to hear that "shorties " get to go to Heaven after all - but putting Neil, Sonja and Irene in the shorties group .....hmmm where does that leave me!
Next committee meeting will be held in December at a venue and time to suit - more details in the next bulletin but if you have any issues you wish to have addressed contact any of the committee members
Tony Marsh
President
Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc
MVB Bulletin # 45 Nov 20 2012
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Whats On, Nov 20 to Nov 28
Thursday 22 November After work canoe the Murray
Tony will be leading the second paddle for the season starting at Doctors point and finishing at Noreuil Park. Meet at the boat ramp at Noreuil Park at 5.30pm. There will be a BBQ afterwards cost $3. Bring a salad to share and enjoy the company of your fellow paddlers after canoeing on the river.
Sunday 25 Nov Easy Walk and Geocache
Hans is leading an easy walk from Lake Kerferd to Lake Sambell Beechworth with yes you guessed it - some geocaching along the way just so you dont get bored!
Wed 28 Nov Evening Walk Nail Can Hill
Hans is leading an easy Nail Can Hill evening walk and yes once again you can be sure there will be some geocaching along the way. This is the first evening walk for the summer and hopefully will be followed by many more.
Welcome to New Members
The newest member for MVB Inc is Michelle Bailey who with her son joined the first paddling event for this season on Thursday Nov 15. Welcome to the club Michelle.
Promotion of Club Activities
We have agreed to participate in a couple of photo and video capture sessions during a few club events for the purposes of promoting outdoor activities in general on the Albury city Council website. This is to be conducted by Kylie King from the local media group MediaKing.
At the moment this is planned to occur
- at this thursday's Nov 22 after work canoeing event
- during an evening walk on Nail Can Hill next Wed 28th November led by Hans
- at an abseil event of Neil's on Dec 2
This is a great opportunity to showcase the club. Please join us on one or more of these activities. If you would prefer not to be in photos or film that's fine we can arrange that. Thanks to Nicole Stephens from the MVB committee for liasing with Kylie King to make this happen.
Successful Funding Submission
The committee will meet to discuss deployment of the funds we have recently acquired from this submission - for more info see this news blog entry - feel free to add your comments to the blog item and we can consider suggestions. Blogging by the way is a recent feature of the website and is designed to foster and encourage discussion on all aspects of the club. If you are just too busy to make it to a club event to let us know how you feel you can still have your say via commenting on blog entries or starting a new one. When you are logged in to the website the system will fill out your name and email address when you choose to make a comment.
Since the last Bulletin....
Woolshed Falls to Beechworth
This walk on Nov 15 apparently included a reptile encounter - read about it in this blog item
Did you know that the risk of snake bite while bushwalking is really quite low? - yes you do need to be aware of what to have with you and what to do in the event of snake bite but guess what the chances of being in a car accident while driving to and from a bushwalk are much higher than getting bitten by a snake!
Dragon Boat Training
Took place on Nov 18 with Claire Sandford - here is an event report
High Country Rail Trail Geocaching
Parts 3 and 4 were held on Sat 17 Nov - Hans reported that an amazing 30 caches were found by 3 members that day. This takes the total number of caches found so far by Team MVB to 96!
Tony Marsh
President
Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc
