2022 Past Trips/Activities
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Mt Pinnibar and surrounds before Xmas
(Mid-Week Trip)
Wed 21 - Fri 23 Dec, 2022
Trip Leader - Lejoe Kuriakose
This trip is base camp at Omeo Holiday Park. There are powered and unpowered sites available.
Wednesday basically just reaching Omeo and setting up.
Thursday - We'll aim to cover Tom Groggin Track, Mt Pinnibar and few huts. We'll make our way to Base camp.
Friday - Pack up and head for Blue Rag.
Please bring your own set-up for base camp. There are facilities available at basecamp like toilets, camp kitchen and bbqs.
Note: We are staying at a property in Omeo for little more than a week, quite close to basecamp, so I'll be meeting you all at the morning, prior to the day's trip at basecamp.
4 Vehicles
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Sheepyard Flat - Get Lost with the Sheep
(Weekend Trip)
Fri 9 - Sun 11 Dec, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
This trip is a base camp at Sheepyard Flat starting on Friday afternoon with camp set up and dinner together.
Saturday will be a fun journey along the Howqua River, visiting huts and finishing up at Craigs Hut. We will then make our way back to Sheep Yard for happy hour.
Sunday will be pack-up time, and head down to Tunnel Bend, where we will have a walk through the diversion tunnel.
The weekend trip is a bit of exploration. As it is a base camp, you will need to bring your own set-up. Your car must be ready for a river crossing, climbs and ruts. Highly recommend having a snorkel, lift and recovery gear. All-Terrain tyres are a must.
No pets. Be ready for an adventure and have a good time. Maybe meet some new members.
9 Vehicles
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High Country Adventures
(Mid Week Trip)
Mon 21 - Fri 25 Nov, 2022
Trip Leader - Warren Sprigg
This will be a relaxed mid week run that should be without the masses.
We are meeting in Yarra Glen Mid Morning to avoid the traffic before having a leisurely drive to Mansfield and onto Sheep yard flat for the night.
Tuesday:We will visit some huts as well as Picture point as we make our way into the Wonnangatta via the Zeka spur track where we will camp for the night.
Wednesday: Will see us camp at Talbotville, perhaps a couple of hill climbs will be the added into the schedule for today.
Thursday: On to Blue rag and camping in the area.
Friday: Breakfast and then time to hit the road home ward bound via the Hume highway arriving back in Melbourne before the afternoon rush hour.
Easy Peasy is the agenda for the whole week, no stress. New Members most Welcome.
6 Vehicles
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The Golden Way Castlemaine to Daylesford
(Day Trip)
Sat 20 Nov, 2022
Meet 9:00hrs at Daylesford Information Centre.
We will travel through Daylesford Regional Reserve past Lavandula Farm via the Upper Loddon and Vaughan to Castlemaine.
We have not done this track but have well documented Hema notes to follow.
6 Vehicles
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King Valley - Easy like a Sunday Morning
(Extended Weekend Trip)
Fri 11 - Mon 14 Nov, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
We will be base camping at Gentle Annies Caravan Park in Whitfield. Friday night, we will be having dinner at the Mountain View Hotel.
On Saturday, we will be taking on the tracks around Lake William Hovel. Some tracks vary from easy to difficult, depending on conditions.
Places we will visit over the weekend include Paradise Falls, Lake Cobbler, King Hut and Powers Lookout. After a morning drive on Sunday, we will head off to Gracebrook winery for great local wine and produce for lunch.
The trip will conclude Monday morning with a visit to Milawa Cheese Factory. To support the locals and to enjoy each other’s company, it will be expected that all participants will take part in the Friday night meal and Sunday lunch. Leaving Monday is optional, but preference will be given to those who can stay the whole weekend.
6 Vehicles
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October @ Robe 2022
(Melb Cup Weekend Trip)
Sat 29 - Sun 30 Oct, 2022
Trip Leader - Chris Treble
Arriving on the Friday in preparation for 2 days 4WDing along the beach, including Sand Dune driving at the Buggy Club on the 2 days of the Trip (Saturday & Sunday).
Saturday night we plan to go out for dinner to the local Chinese Restaurant or the Pub (to be worked out, once the participants are accepted).
Sunday night, a simple BBQ dinner and catchup at the Camp Kitchen in the caravan park.
Monday is a free day to explore around the beautiful sights of Robe. Alternatively you may wish to drive to an adjoining seaside town like Beachport or Kingston, visit a nearby winery or simply relax all day around the Park before getting ready to head home on the Monday or Tuesday
8 Vehicles
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Springtime at Allan's Flat
(Melb Cup Weekend Trip)
Fri 28 Oct - Tue 1 Nov, 2022
Trip Leaders - Chris Atkins & Alison Hilton
Base Camping on a Private Property near Yackandandah.
Day trips to the following destinations:
Eskdale Spur, longest spur in Victoria
Mount Stanley
Woolshed Falls
Mount Pilot
Bridge Road Brewers lunch Sunday
Mount Selwyn
Mt Buggery
6 Vehicles
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Outback Adventures including Goog's track
Outback Trip (Medium)
Sun 30 Oct - Fri 11 Nov, 2022
Trip Leader - Warren Sprigg
Goog's track is great fun and sets you up for other desert trips like the Madigan line sand and dust desert trip I run.We will visit, Lake Victoria on the Murray River, Lake Frome, the onto Arkaroola in the Gammon ranges where we will go on a ridge top tour.
Vehicle must be well prepared as you are remote travelling. Big fuel tanks or spare fuel containers are required.
NEW MEMBERS ARE MOST WELCOME, I would like to take at least three new members, mixed with members that would like to experience some desert sand driving for the first time.
From Arkaroola we will head through to Farina and hopefully across a track that will take us to Lake Torrens and Andamooka.
Down to Woomera on the black top before we turn north past lake Gairdner as we head for fuel at Glendambo. We pass through Kingoonya and Tarcoola as we head to the Northern end of Goog's track.
Ceduna through to Lake Gilles for our last salt lake of the trip. From here we are on our way home through some very pretty S.A country side as we head through to Morgan, Mildura and home to Melbourne.
Bush Camping, Arkaroola has accommodation available should you want to book a room. Showers available along the way for Gold Coin or Cash.
6 Vehicles
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TLCC National Gathering - WA 2022
Fri 14 - Tue 18 Oct, 2022
Following the success of the Gathering in South Australia in 2019, and the interest in the Toyota 70th Birthday Muster in Broken Hill last year, we are offering pre-registration for the TLCC Gathering, to be held in the Margaret River area, in Western Australia .
This registration is not binding, but will assist TLCCWA with their forward planning.
Once you are registered with the TLCCV, we will keep you up to date with the progress of the Gathering, and any side trips that may be proposed.
We are hoping that our Club will be running extended trips to W.A. to coincide with the Gathering - maybe the Kimberley and West Coast and home across the Nullarbor.
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Strathbogie Explora
(Weekend Trip)
Fri 7 - Sun 9 Oct, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
On this trip, we base camp at Yarck on Friday night and start early Saturday morning.
It is an exploratory trip, so we will try and locate the Old Hippie settlement, visit the falls, Hells Hole, and Wild Dog Rocks and enjoy spectacular views from the mountain tops.
Conditions may be challenging with wet weather, muddy tracks and fallen trees, so be prepared for some work. Some walking may be involved to reach the sites. So while full recovery gear is required, a working winch is also preferred.
After the day, we will head back to Yarck for food, drinks and some laughs next to the fire. If time permits and everyone is keen, we can do a night drive around Yarck. The trip will conclude on Sunday morning.
8 Vehicles
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Little Desert Spring Time Spectacular!
(AFL Grand Final Weekend Trip)
Fri 23 - Sat 24 Sep, 2022
Trip - Easy to Medium
Come join a fantastic trip over the Grand Final long weekend.
Great first trip after winter to test your sand and (optional) bog hole driving skills, enjoy spectacular scenery.
We'll be base camping at Lake Charlegrark Caravan Park so bring your Caravan, Camper, Tent or Swag!
Come and experience Spring time in the desert.
8 Vehicles
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CYarck Adventure Day
(Day Activity)
Sat 24 September, 2022
All Welcome
Bring the kids and learn about Yarck:
- -Bush Safety - what to do if you're lost.
- -Fire Safety - how to build a campfire.
- -Complete the Yarck Nature Trail and the Emu Egg Walk.
- -Catch a yabby in our dam or plant a tree.
- -Learn to light a fire and cook your own lunch
Limit - 50 members
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Recon - Big River state Forest
(Weekend Trip)
Fri 9 - Sun 11 Sep, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
This is a recon trip based from Yarck. We will be meeting Friday night and having dinner together at the Yarck Hotel.
On this trip will be exploring the Big River State Forest. It will be a day of discovery and adventure, including some tracks and huts, depending on weather and accessibility.
To support the locals and enjoy each other's company it will be expected that you take part in the dinner and stay at Yarck over the whole weekend.
8 Vehicles
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Who's Keen for Mt Skene
(Weekend Trip)
Sat 20 - 21 Aug, 2022
Trip Leaders -David Mcalister & Michelle Dodkins plus Duncan Stadler
Trip - Medium
A large, exciting and family friendly weekend trip to Mt Skene to experience some of the best snow driving in Victoria.
We will be based at Jamieson, from where we will travel up to Mt Skene to drive in the snow, have some fun, and then return for dinner at the Jamieson Brewery and Grill. We will also take a tour across Mount Sunday and Mount Terrible before finishing up after lunch on the Sunday.
New members are encouraged to come along, and vehicles will be split into two groups with two trips run concurrently to ensure that the large number of vehicles run smoothly.
20 Vehicles (2 convoys of 10 vehicles)
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SA - Mainly the Eyre Peninsula
(Extended Trip)
Sat 25 Jun - Sat 16 Jul, 2022
Trip Leader - Colin Hardie
Join us for an extended and fairly leisurely 3 week trip over June and July.
Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Lincoln, Coffin Bay, Googs Track, Flinders Ranges
95% of driving will be easy to medium. Some short sections may be difficult.
There will be lots of flexibility to join us for as little or as much of the trip as you want.
Camper Trailers are welcome. We will have a standing camps and do day trips. If you do not want to take your trailer on Googs Track then you can detour by the hard top and meet us at Flinders Ranges.
Where possible we will use free camping or book into SA Park Camping.
5 Vehicles
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Lock your Hubs Little Desert Trip Spectacular - Trip 1
(Queens Birthday Weekend Trip)
Sat 11 - Sun 12 Jun, 2022
Trip Leaders - Sara & Matt Lilley
Come join a big trip over the Queens Birthday long weekend, great for new members on their first trip to test their sand and (optional) bog hole driving skills!
We'll be base camping at Lake Charlegrark Caravan Park so bring your Caravan, Camper, Tent or Swag!
8 spots are reserved for new members (2 years of membership or less) It'll be a great first trip after doing your DA!
10 Vehicles
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Lock your Hubs Little Desert Trip Spectacular - Trip 2
(Queens Birthday Weekend Trip)
Sat 11 - Sun 12 Jun, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brad Knight & Angela Tonge
Come join a big trip over the Queens Birthday long weekend, great for new members on their first trip to test their sand and (optional) bog hole driving skills!
We'll be base camping at Lake Charlegrark Caravan Park so bring your Caravan, Camper, Tent or Swag!
4 spots are reserved for new members (2 years of membership or less) It'll be a great first trip after doing your DA!
7 Vehicles
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Clean Up Australia - Lerderderg - 4WD Trip
(Day Trip)
Sat 28 May, 2022
Trip: Easy to Medium
Join in the annual "Clean up Australia Day" event in the Lerderderg State Forest.
We'll be cleaning up areas requested by Parks Vic. This could be rubbish pick ups or removing illegal fireplaces.
Easy to Medium.
15 Vehicles
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Weekend at Gramps - Grampians
(Weekend Trip)
Fri 27 - Sun 29 May, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
Time for a lazy weekend away at the Grampians.
It is a base camp at a caravan park to be advised. This trip will include sightseeing and some four-wheel driving as tracks permit.
Lots of awesome places to visit and to walk to so bring your walking shoes. We will be booking a dinner at one of the local pubs for Friday night and lunch at a winery on Sunday.
We may choose to stay another night, but the trip will officially end on Sunday.
6 Vehicles
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Desert Adventures 2022
(Extended Trip)
Sat 14 - Thu 26 May, 2022
Trip Leaders - Anita & Warren Sprigg
Travel up to Dalhousie Springs at your leisure, lots to see on the track.
Departing from Dalhousie Springs, we will travel North to Chambers Pillar before arriving in Alice Springs for Supplies. From Alice we head out to Jervious Station before heading south down the Hay River track to Poeppels Corner in the Simpson Desert. We will continue down the K1 Line to the Birdsville track before heading to Mungerannie for fuel.
From here we will travel on the Walkers Crossing Track to Innamincka and out to the Coongie Lakes. From Coongie Lakes we will travel down the Old Strzelecki track to Cameron’s Corner and stop the night at Fort Grey.
From here its into Tibooburra for Fuel and south to Broken Hill where the trip will conclude.
6 Vehicles
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Rig Road Simpson Desert
(Extended Trip)
Sun 8 - Thu 12 May, 2022
Trip Leaders - Anita & Warren Sprigg
Travel up to Birdsville at your own Leisure, there is much to see along the way to add to your Desert Holiday Adventure.
There is free camping available on the Common or stay at the Caravan Park. You may wish to have a play on Big Red, see the sunset etc.
Departing from Birdsville Bakery @ 9 am sharp. We head west out over Big Red and Head along the QAA line to Poeppels Corner Post. From the post we turn South down the K1 Line before Turning West again on the Rig Road. We will see the Southern side of the park that is different to the popular French Line, it’s also a little less travelled and remote.
The rig road was originally clay topped so that the Oil Search Trucks could traverse the area but much of this has now deteriorated away. You will see the Lone Gum, Desert Sunsets and Rises, Swim in the warm Dalhousie Springs Water and experience the stunning night time skies.
From Dalhousie we head to Oodnadatta where this trip officially concludes. Travel down the Oodnadatta track at your own leisure, there is lots to see and explore.
5 Vehicles
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Simpson Desert Soiree
(Extended Outback Trip)
Fri 6 - Sat 14 May, 2022
Trip Leaders - Tony & Barb Bryant
Trip - Medium
The trip will start at Leigh Creek, so you will need to arrive the day before to give yourself time to refuel and stock up on last minute supplies.
We will be travelling via Maree to the Oodnadatta Track, onto William Creek, then heading north to Old Andado homestead via Oodnadatta (fuel top up), with a night's stop at Eringa ruins along the way.
After overnight at Old Andado, we head back to Mt Dare where we refuel, then onto the Simpson Desert. Travel will be along the French Line to Dalhousie Springs where we will stay two nights then south onto the Rig Road. The trip will finish in Birdsville after having time to play on Big Red along the way.
It is illegal to collect firewood in the park so everyone is to bring at least one bag of good firewood.
SA Desert Parks Pass is required (a fee applies) as will be a Witjira National Park pass (no fee) for staying at Dalhousie Springs on the 9th & 10th of May.
Each person is responsible for ensuring they have the appropriate passes for the trip.
No pets or firearms allowed and you must provide full proof of Covid vaccination.
Preference will be given to those who were registered for the previous trip that was cancelled due to Covid, however there will be spots available for others.
6 Vehicles
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Madigan Line Sand & Dust Tour 2022
(Extended Trip)
Sun 1 - Fri 6 May, 2022
Trip Leaders - Anita & Warren Sprigg
Travel up to Oodnadatta at your own Leisure, there is much to see and do on the track and should be explored if you have never traversed it before.
Our trip departs Oodnadatta at 9 Am Sharp, I suggest every one arrives the day prior and attends to Fuel / Food requirements as required. We head North up to Mt Dare where we neck the Fuel tanks again for our journey across the Desert. From Mt Dare we head to Old Andado Station on the very Edge of the Simpson Desert.
From here it’s extremely isolated travelling as we venture across the desert following Cecil Madigan’s Camp sites. You will see Molly Clark's homestead, visit the Twins and experience the desert and its majestic scenery. The sun sets and rises are magnificent, I have permission to use the tracks on Adria Downs Station on this trip so from the Hay River Track we’ll see camp 17 onwards.
7 Vehicles
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Lock your Hubs Little Desert Trip Spectacular!
(Anzac Weekend Trip)
Fri 22 - Mon 25 Apr, 2022
Trip Leaders - Sherry Salvesen & Simon Mustey
Come join a big trip over the Anzac Day long weekend, great for new members on their first trip or test the sand driving skills of more senior members!
We'll be base camping at Lake Charlegrark Caravan Park so bring your Caravan, Camper, Tent or Swag!
10 spots reserved for new members (2 years of membership or less) It'll be a great first trip after doing your DA!
30 Vehicles (3 convoys)
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Your Way or the Otways
(Weekend Trip)
Fri 8 - Sun 10 April, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
Come and join us on a weekend away exploring some of the tracks and attractions in the Otways and along the Great Ocean Road.
New to us so be willing to explore.
The adventure will start off from Anglesea making our way towards Lorne. This will be a two-night stay.
F riday night we’ll stay over at one of the local caravan Parks in Anglesea and get to know each other over a meal at the pub.
Saturday night we will be camping so you will need to bring your swag/tent and food.
Come and join us for a getaway in the west!
6 Vehicles
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Jericho Working Bee
(Mid-Week Activity)
Mon 21 - Wed 23 Mar, 2022
Activity Leader - Dulcie Watts
Trip - Easy to Medium
Working Bee cleaning up the Historical sites in and around Jericho cemetery and township and along the Walhalla/Woods Point road.
Monday is the travel day, Tuesday is the work day and Wednesday will be a mystery tour of local 4wd tracks i n the morning and pack up in the afternoon to go home.
15 Vehicles
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Sheepyard Flat Escape - Get lost with the sheep
(Weekend Trip)
Fri 18 - Sun 20 March, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
This trip is a base camp at Sheepyard Flat starting on Friday afternoon with camp set up and dinner together.
Saturday will be a fun journey along the Howqua River visiting huts and finishing up at Craigs Hut.
Sunday will be pack up time and head down to Tunnel Bend where we will have a walk through the diversion tunnel.
The weekend trip is a bit of exploration so there may be some diversions but rest assured you'll be safe with Brian & Rieta's mapping skills. We always end up back on track.
As it is a base camp you will need to bring your own set-up and food. There is a drop toilet on site. Your car must be ready for a river crossing, climbs and ruts. Highly recommend having a snorkel, lift and recovery gear.
6 Vehicles
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Pinnacles, Billy Goat, Haunted Stream
(Weekend Trip)
Fri 11 - Sun 13 March, 2022
Trip Leaders - Chris Atkins & Alison Hilton
Our trip will be travelling to The Pinnacles, Billy Goat then onto Dargo for the evening.
Dinner at the Dargo Hotel on the Saturday evening (optional).
The following day we will travel east along Haunted Steam which has 54 fords to traverse ending in Bruthen.
6 Vehicles
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BlazeAid Trailer Delivery
(Weekday Activity)
Thu 3 and/or Fri 4 March, 2022
Activity Leader - Eric Bishop
We have been approached by the TLCCSA with a request for assistance.
The challenge is the ferrying of 10 tandem axles trailers from Victoria to Perth for BlazeAid, in support of fire relief in WA.
Our contribution, in assisting them, is picking up the trailers up in Kilmore and transporting them to Sunshine, where they will be picked up by other transport.
Fuel costs will be reimbursed by BlazeAid.
10 -12 vehicles
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Wombat State Forest - exploring
(Weekend Trip)
Sat 19 - Sun 20 Feb, 2022
Trip Leader - Colin Hardie
We will visit a local market and focus on the history of the area. It will involve some 4WD. There is a wide range of sites we could visit. There are old water channels that lead to mine remains. There is an option for rough walk to visit the Tunnel from Amblers Lane. Depending on road conditions, weather and people's interest, we will vary the sites visited.
Sunday will explore the more difficult and iconic tracks. The aim will be to drive Amblers Lane, Trout Tk, Diggers Tk avoiding the enormous bog hole, down XL Tk, Ratcliffe Tk, Nuggets Tk, Holts Rd.
There are tracks that are not on the maps and the ones that are there vary in condition from month to month. A flexible approach to the route will be taken.
6 Vehicles
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King Valley - Easy like a Sunday Morning
(Extended Weekend Trip)
Fri 11 - Mon 14 February, 2022
Trip Leaders - Brian & Rieta Medancic
On Friday we will take the chains off from the busy week and settle down in Gentle Annie’s caravan park followed by a pub dinner at the Mountain View Hotel in Whitfield.
Saturday will be a visit to Paradise Falls before making our way through the Alpine National Park visiting Pineapple Flat and King Hut.
Sunday we take a drive to Lake William Hovell and Tomahawk Gap followed by a relaxing lunch at Gracebrook winery.
Monday after pack up we will visit Powers Lookout then finish up at Milawa Cheese Factory to experience some local produce and morning tea before heading home.
We will be base camping as a group in the caravan park on an unpowered site so you will need to bring your own accommodation.
6 Vehicles
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High Country Explorer
(Mid Week Trip)
Mon 7 - Sat 12 Feb, 2022
Trip Leaders - Viv & Baz Gardner
Trip - Medium - may be difficult if wet
Traveling on tracks throughout the High Country taking in some iconic areas and Huts and exploring other areas.
We are looking forward to a great trip for all.
6 Vehicles
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Snobs Creek Waterfall
(Day Trip)
Sun 6 Feb, 2022
Trip Leaders - Viv & Baz Gardner
We will be traveling on the blacktop/forest roads and tracks.
BYO lunch, drinks and snacks.
Dress for the conditions.
6 Vehicles
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Strathbogie Sticky Beak
(Day Trip)
Sat 5 Feb, 2022
Trip Leaders - Viv & Baz Gardner
We will be traveling on forest roads and tracks, exploring the Strathbogie ranges and their surrounds.
Returning to Yarck at the conclusion of the trip.
6 Vehicles
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