Activities for 2008:

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Jan-Mar 2008 reports
Date Activity Grade Leader
2008 Jan 10-17 Tasmania: South West Cape   Coralie
2008 Feb 10 Glenelg River Gorge walk. Walk from North Nelson track to Nelson – 15 kms M-3-3 Mabel
2008 Feb 12 Club night. Planning night and walking in Nepal    
2008 Feb 15 BBQ – farewell to Marg and Ken    
2008 Feb 17 Warrnambool to Port Fairy. X-1-4 Lothar
2008 Feb 23-24 W/E in Dunkeld. 3 peaks over 2 days. S-6-6 Linda H
2008 Mar 2 Clean Up at Tower Hill. Easy Coralie
2008 Mar 8-13 Overland Track, Tasmania   Marg
2008 Mar 11 Club night starting at 7:30pm.  Gear Freaks Anon. Show off your latest purchases.    
2008 Mar 21-24 Easter extended walk around Dinner Plains (Vic Alps) Difficult Coralie
2008 Mar 29-30 Beeripmo, Mt Buangor State Park M-4-4 Janice

Apr-Jun 2008 reports
Date Activity Grade Leader
2008 Apr 8 Club Night.   Coralie
2008 Apr 12 Old Beechy Rail Trail: Barongarook to Gellibrand. 16km M-4-3 Lothar
2008 Apr 13 Upper reaches of the Werribee Gorge, around the "island". With the Geelong Club.   John M
2008 Apr 25-27 Dunkeld Winery Bicycle Tour. Some walking. easy Sandra
2008 May 2-4 Grape Escape weekend at Halls Gap + track maintenance   Linda H
2008 May 3-4 Mt Lang and Teddy Bear Gap with John V G. Difficult Coralie
2008 May 13 Club Night followed by Laminating and Gear Extravaganza!!   Linda H
2008 May 17 Mystery Grampians day walk M-5-6 Janice
2008 May 31 Mt Eccles easy Helen
2008 Jun 7-9 Wyperfeld NP base camping. Camp soup Sat night, camp roast & baked spuds Sun night. various Lothar
2008 Jun 7-9 Redman Bluff & the Mt William Range with John V G. difficult Coralie
2008 Jun 10 Club Night   Linda H
2008 Jun 14 Day walk: Mt Staplyton circuit.   Linda H
2008 Jun 29 BOICP: Childers Cove to Flaxmans Hill M-4-6 Lothar

Jul-Sep 2008 reports
Date Activity Grade Leader
2008 Jul 5 BOICP: Flaxmans Hill to Bay of Islands M-4-6 Lothar
2008 Jul 6 Dunkeld: Mt Abrupt or Mt Sturgeon with the Grampians Bushwalking club. S-6-6 Marg
2008 Jul 12-13 Halls Gap base camp. Boronia Peak + others.   Linda H
2008 Jul 19-20 Wartook weekend   Steff
2008 Jul 26 Morning: Around Childers Cove. With the Bayside Bushwalking Club. S/M-3-5 Lothar
2008 Jul 26 Afternoon: Lunch at Tower Hill followed by a circuit walk with the Bayside Bushwalking Club. S-6-6 Lothar
2008 Jul 26 Evening: Christmas in July. Three course dinner at Izzys in Koroit. With Bayside   Liz H
2008 Aug 2-3 North of Buandik, taking in some falls, Blackfellows Rock with John V G. difficult Coralie
2008 Aug 7-11 Northern Grampians: base camping at Wartook. Boronia Peak, The Pinnacle. Mt Stapylton circuit. Briggs Bluff. Mt Difficult. Dunkeld - Mt Abrupt, Mt Sturgeon M/H Lothar
2008 Aug 9 Timboon Rail Trail: Glenfyne to Timboon easy Coralie
2008 Aug 12 Club Night   Sandra
2008 Aug 16-17 Daylesford weekend   Steff
2008 Aug 24 Back of Lorne - 3 waterfalls (Sheoak, Henderson, Phantom) + Castle Rock lookout M-5-5 Lothar
2008 Aug 30 Dunkeld 3 Peaks Challenge - Mt Abrupt, Mt Sturgeon and the Piccanniny all in the one day. M-7-7 Lothar
2008 Sep 7 Proudfoots Boathouse walk to the breakwater (not via the boardwalk) Easy Mabel
2008 Sep 9 Club Night replaced by farewell dinner for Di F at Bojangles    
2008 Sep 13-14 Easy backpacking w/e. GSWW: Petrified forest to Trewalla to lighthouse.   Linda H
2008 Sep 13-14 Grampians: South Mt William Range with John V.G. difficult Coralie
2008 Sep 20 Major Mitchell Plateau from Mt William to Jimmy's Creek. hard Coralie
2008 Sep 27? Skipton Rail Trail wildflowers walk easy Janice

Oct-Dec 2008 reports   
Date Activity Grade Leader
2008 Sep 28-Oct 27 NEPAL. Tengboche Monastery Trek and Annapurna Sanctuary trek. M-8-7 Lothar
2008 Oct 4-5 Grampians: The Chimney Pots and the Victoria Range with John V G. difficult Coralie
2008 Oct 5 Timboon Rail Trail: Glenfyne to Timboon - part of Seniors week easy Di P
2008 Oct 10-12 Walks in the Port Fairy area. Dovetail in with the Spring Music Festival.   Heather
2008 Oct 14 Club Night   Sandra
2008 Oct 18-19 Federation Walk. Beaufort area, Mount Cole, Mount Buangor and Langi Ghiran State Park.   Linda H
2008 Oct 24-26 O/N GSWW   Linda H
2008 Oct 25 Blackwood: the Whipstick walk. Approx10km in total. With the Geelong walkers. S-4-2 John M
2008 Nov 1-2 Mount Thackery from Hut Creek Track. Medium Diane D
2008 Nov 8 GOW: Johanna to Moonlight Head. 19.2km. MedHard Mabel
2008 Nov 11 AGM with Coralie, Linda H and Sandra.    
2008 Nov 22-23 GSWW: Monibeong to Mt Richmond   Helen
2008 Nov 29 Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail   Mike/Liz
2008 Dec 6-7 Christmas breakup Lake Elizabeth   Mike/Liz
2008 Dec 17-20 GOW: Apollo Bay to Aire River, some overnight walking some day tripping   Linda H
2008 Dec 9 BBQ. Replaces Club Night. Venue Lake Pertobe   Mike/Liz