Melbourne Bushwalkers Training Activities

Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc is a non profit volunteer organisation which seeks to share its experience and knowledge with like minded groups and individuals. To this end the following is offered in the way of sharing an accumulated knowledge base.

Melbourne Bushwalkers provides Training programs for its members in the following areas:

• Leadership Skills

  • People wishing to become Leaders are nurtured by a gradual build up in their knowledge in learning basic and advanced Navigation skills. Leadership principles and practical Remote First Aid. The major part of all Training is done in the bush in "as close as possible" to real life situations.

    The Club is fortunate to have experienced volunteer Leaders who are able to pass on skills to others. It is important that as many walkers as possible gain new skills from the Training programs in order to develop a broad knowledge base within the club membership.

• Navigation

  • Review your skills with a series of eight introductory articles on navigation which appeared in The News, the Newsletter of Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. There are questions relating to the articles for both expert and novice, with answers. Possession of a map, preferably of scale 1:25,000 or 1:50,000, will be helpful.

  • Four articles on the basics of navigation were published in the October, November, December 2006 and January 2007 editions of The News, the newsletter of Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc, and have been consolidated into a pdf document (324KB) available here.

• First Aid

  • Melbourne Bushwalkers from time-to-time offers members (and particularly encourages leaders) the opportunity to attend First Aid Training Courses in conjunction with recognised training authorities.

    Details of each course may vary but typically provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to recognize and respond to life threatening emergencies using basic life support measures only. These typically cover:

    • performing Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
    • care of the unconscious casualty
    • infection control
    • asthma, choking, heart attack
    • bleeding, shock, allergic reaction
    • burns, eye injuries
    • extremes of heat and cold
    • bites and stings
    • lifting techniques
    • bandaging procedures

Training programs are run at different times throughout the year with details published in the club's activities program and the club's newsletter, The News. These provide opportunities for members wishing to become Leaders to gain the necessary skills as well as catering for general members wanting to gain practical knowledge and increase their personal skill levels. The Club encourages people to participate in Training regardless of their experience levels and the programs cater equally for Overnight walkers as well as Day walkers.

To find out more about these activities visit the club rooms and speak with the training co-ordinator.