Welcome to the Essendon Bushwalking Club website.  

Our club was formed in 1975, and we are a group of people who enjoy outdoor activities in the bush and areas in Victoria. Our activities include bushwalking, base camps, pack walks, bike rides and social outings.   We travel to areas in the Greater Melbourne region, rural Victoria and interstate for our activities.   Our club caters for a wide variety of interests and fitness levels; and visitors and potential new members are welcome to participate in our activities.

For further details about our club, visitors are welcome to attend our meetings held at 7:30pm on the second Wednesday of every month at he Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, 776 Mt Alexander Road (Quenns Park), Moonee Ponds, or email us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Our monthly club meetings are held  in accordance with current COVID restrictions, and are scheduled ay the Bowling Club as per the details above.

All our events comply with COVID safe rules and we permit car-pooling in accordance with DHHS requirements and recommendations.  If you'd like to join us on an event please check out our Activity Program for further information.

Before you leave for a day in the bush:

Check the weather before you go walking: Weather Radar

Check Traffic Conditions: Live Traffic

Check for planned burns here: Planned Burns - Victoria, and track closures here: Parks Victoria

Website last updated 18 September 2018