A very easy walking path through the grey box and salt bush forest, crossing the dry bed of the Coolibah Creek twice. Plenty of birdlife, kangaroos and other things to see. The walk begins and ends from the designated parking area off Eynesbury Road. This is the only place with a toilet, plus it has a small General Store if you need anything. The bush track is riddled with ant nests and busy curious ants so covered footwear is highly recommended. Also, if the weather is hot, the flies can be a big nuisance so bring along your aeroguard or face net. In view of this we will have a quick morning tea when we arrive and brunch at the end of the walk at a lovely little shaded park. Heritage buildings make for interesting places to stop as we loop around the Greybox Forest. Many of these are testament to the well-preserved pastoralist history of the land. Eynesbury Forest, at 288 hectares, is one of Victoria’s largest remaining stands of Grey Box, & the largest one south of the Dividing Range. It is a reminder of the Grey Box Woodlands that once covered much of this region, along with vast areas of rolling grasslands. In springtime the woodland comes alive with masses of yellow & gold wattles & bushpeas, as well as numerous smaller wildflowers. With over 150 bird species observed so far, as well as a small ornamental Lake Dal Bon, rich in wetland birdlife. A rare opportunity to see woodland bird species. Australia’s rarest water bird, the Freckled Duck, is frequently seen on the lake.

The first in a series of short walks for those members who no longer wish to take part in longer walks. The walks are suitable for days when Club Meeting nights are held as they will be finished by midday.

All members are welcome on the walks, as are visitors. However, as these walks will be graded as easy and less than 10 km. they will be classified as NQE and therefore cannot be used by visitors as one of their qualifying walks. The distance for the walks will be between 4-6 km.

This first walk will start at the Woodlands Homestead and proceed over Woodlands Hill before turning north towards Moonee Ponds Creek.

It then follows Murrup Gurrong Yan ( Spiritual Creek Walk) to the Somerton Road Picnic Area for a morning tea break and toilet stop.We then walk along the north side of the Spiritual Creek Walk, heading west to where this "Spritual Walk" returns to the picnic area. At this point we continue to follow the Creek back to the Living Legends area and the walk finish. Refreshments will be available at the Homestead if required.

 

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 This walk is a stroll through Historic Williamstown beginning at The Kiosk on the beach and walking along the Esplanade and around to Nelson Place and all its restaurants and shops for coffee (and maybe cake).  After that we will return via the beautiful Botanic Gardens and back to the start The Kiosk.

The walk is about 4.3kms and is quite flat. It is an easy social walk..

As stated we meet at The Kiosk which is at the Lifesaving Club on the beach near the Car Park. You can park in the Car Park but it is metered. You can easily park in one of the nearby streets though. If you would prefer to come on public transport the 472 Bus from Moonee Ponds finishes there in the Car Park or by train Williamstown Beach is a 10 minite walk going down Forster st. and turning right onto Esplanade.

Anyone wishing to Car Pool please ring me and I will organise it.

Back to Woodlands Homestead for another short walk, we again start the walk from the Upper Car Park next to Woodlands Homestead. We head south towards the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail to maybe check out an old River Red Gum tree with an unusual story to tell. From there we continue towards the entrance to the Back Paddock and walk outside it along the fenceline to rejoin the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail. This takes us to the Moonee

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Ponds Creek, which we follow north to the Ben Chaffey Watertrail area and back to the finish at the Homestead. 
This walk has been regraded as Easy Medium but is still classified as a Non Qualifying Walk. 
Runners should be ok, but the grass along the creek may still be a bit long, so walkers may

be more comfortable with walking boots. Walking poles may be useful for walking alongside the creek. We will have a morning tea stop along the way and refreshments will be available at the Homestead as an alternative option to bringing your own lunch. We should finish the walk by midday.

This walk will start from the Galaxy Land Jacksons Park heading east via road and grassed area until we reach Palomino Drive, and a view of Jacksons Creek and Redstone Hill. From there we partially retrace our steps to follow a reserve South to the Holden Flora & Fauna Reserve. Along the way there will be more views. Then we will head West to Wanginui Park, and finally back to Galaxy Land Jacksons Park.   Unfortunately, unlike my last walk, we will have to drive into Sunbury for a coffee.

A simple and short walk to get us up and moving but not too tired for the AGM ... 

We'll meet at the Brimbank car-park near the cafe (Car Park A) at 9.15am. The walk will be along a variety of tracks in the park, totalling about 8km, finishing back at the cafe for a coffee.

Starting (and finishing) at Epping, this walk loops Northward along the upper parts of Darebin Creek Trail and Findon Creek Trail. Quiet, interesting linear parkland along the creeks. Good tracks, flat, mainly concrete paths - wear forgiving shoes. The total distance is 9.9km, so it just sneaks in as a "short walk", nevertheless it's a fast track and we'll easily finish by lunchtime.

Meeting place - Epping. We'll meet in Cooper St, Epping, outside "Jax Tyres" (55 Cooper St). There's a strip of all-day parking, beside the electricity sub-station just past Jax tyres, that seems to not fill up. (Driving along Cooper St towards the East, cross High St then turn right into the first right turn after High St - the parking, and meeting spot, is just there.) If you prefer to come by train, Epping Station is 200m away, further East along Cooper St.

This short walk continues the wandering along the Moonee Ponds Creek in The Woodlands Historic Park. The walk starts at the Woodlands Homestead top car park and heads off to the ford crossing the creek where we check out more of the Ben Chaffey water trail. From there we follow the creek north to a recently built bridge where we may make a short diversion to Oakland's Road to inspect the Hume And Hovell Memorial Cairn in the nearby parking area. The walk then continues along the creek to the Murrup Gurrong Yan (Spiritual Creek Walk) and on to the Somerton Road Picnic Area for a brief stop (toilets available).

The walk continues, crossing the creek in the horse riding area, and then completes the circuit back to the Homestead for lunch and home. 
Bring your own lunch or make use of the coffee and food outlet at the Homestead.

Enter via Oakland's Road entrance. Melway 177 H9.

Tram to Albert Park Lake, then Morning Tea at the largest sporting venue in Australia.  A circuit of the lake, then lunch at St Yincents Gardens, then walk along Beaconsfield Parade to the 109 Tram to Southern Cross Station.

Register online, and ring Ron to book into this event. 

Our local history walk starts at Woodland Park, Woodland Street, Essendon at 11am. This walk is mostly along paved footpaths through suburban Strathmore streets and ends in a park with well kept paths. However the area is hilly and much of the walk is an uphill stretch along Woodland Street.

The walk will pass picturesque residential streets and homes of historical significance .Heading downhill you will take in exceleent views as you make your way to an old pub which dates back to the Gold Rush. The walk also passes a magnificent mansion that became a convent and through Napier Park featuring indigenous vegetation before returning to Woodland Park. .