Helpful Links

Weather and Tide

• Weather Victoria
• The Weather Channel
• CFA Total Fire Bans and Restrictions
• Snow Report
• Tide Predictions

Maps

• Information Victoria
• Vicmap
• Melbourne Map Centre
• The Map Market

Bushwalking and Related Organisations

• Bushwalking Victoria
• Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW
• Walking SA
• Queensland Federation of Bushwalking Clubs
• Australian Rogaining Association
• Victorian Rogaining Association
• YHA Australia

National Parks Organisations

• Parks Victoria
• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
• Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
• Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania
• Parks SA
• WA Parks & Recreation
• Australian Alps National Parks
• Australia's National Parks

Conservation

• Department of Sustainability and Environment
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Conservation Volunteers Australia
• The Wilderness Society
• Victorian National Parks Association
• Upper Bunyip Action Group
• Birds Australia
• Regent Honeyeater Project
• Bushwalking Victoria Conservation

Track Notes Online

• Australia's Bicentennial National Trail
• Grampians Guide (DVBC)
• The Great Dividing Trail
• John Chapman Track Notes (Aust)
• Wise's Wilderness (photographs) (Aust)
• Walking Guide and Trip Planner (Tas)
• Wildtiger (Tas)
• Bushwalking NSW (NSW)
• J. Evans' Walks Around Canberra (ACT)
• NE Victoria (Remote Tech's BW Site)
• Bushwalkingblog, Neil Fahey (Vic)

Books and Magazines

• Wild Magazine
• John Chapman Publications
• Siseman/Chapman Bushwalking Books
• Open Spaces Books
• Take A Walk Guide Books
• Lonely Planet

Technical Advice

• Safe and Responsible Walking
• Australian Walking Track Grading System
• Equipment Selection
• BackpackGearTest.org
• Reading Topographic Maps
• Map Reading Guide
• GPS - A Guide for Users
• A GPS Primer
• Geoscience Australia
• Suggested Equipment and Clothing
• First Aid

Bushwalking Equipment Suppliers

• Bogong Equipment
• Paddy Pallin
• The Wilderness Shop
• Mountain Designs
• Backpacking Light
• Macpac
• Snowgum
• Kathmandu
• Aarn Design (NZ)