Camping bookings at Parks Victoria`s bookable campgrounds are currently open to book, and free to 30 June 2025.
From 10am (AEDT), Monday 2 June 2025, bookings will begin to open for stays up to 17 December 2025, including July and September school holidays, Grand Final weekend and Melbourne Cup weekend.
From 30 June 2025, bookings for stays from 18 December 2025 to 1 March 2026 (summer peak season) will open.
From 1 July 2025, the Victorian Government will reintroduce half-price camping fees at campgrounds across the Parks Victoria estate for the next two years.
Planning for FedWalks 2025 in Halls Gap, Grampians (Gariwerd) on 11-12 October is well underway, with input from all organising clubs, Grampians Bushwalking Club and Boroondara Bushwalkers (hosts), with support from Warrnambool, Camperdown, Wimmera, and Ballarat clubs. Leaders will be completing recce walks this April.
Many clubs have already booked accommodation. Participants must choose and book their own accommodation from the extensive range available in Halls Gap and surrounds. Contact https://www.visitgrampians.com.au for more information.
Dates for the launch of the event website, walks program and registration to follow shortly.
The new Sealers Cove Boardwalk will use Reinforced Plastic (FRP). The designs include a boardwalk that will be slightly wider, higher above ground and water, and will be constructed using materials that will be more appropriate to aquatic and marine environment.
Last updated: April 2025
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Bogong Equipment have launched the second half of their program of Adventure Workshops scheduled for May and June.
"These much-loved events have been booking out at Bogong Equipment, with attendees keen to get detailed knowledge from our equipment experts and more."
Check out the "More information ..." link below for registration details.
Protect our Parks - Support our Election Priorities
`Bushwalking Australia has released its Election Position Statement, calling for increased and sustained investment in the protection and maintenance of national parks, walking trails and nature-based recreation across the country. We know that you enjoy these areas regularly and care deeply about their preservation.
We’re inviting all clubs, walking groups, bushwalkers and trail users to send a letter to your local federal MP, showing that there is strong community support for these priorities.'
Follow the `More information ...` link below to find advice on how you can make your voice count.
The Mountain Journal Magazine produced by Cam Walker is an informative and thought-provoking annual publication focusing on the Australian alpine regions and the ever-changing challenges to the environment and the inhabitants.
Guest Editor Anna Langford and her team have compiled a blend of historic perspectives and projections with a winter theme that affect us all, heavily illustrated wtth stunning images and photo-essays.
You can view a PDF version of the magazine by following the `More information ...` link below.
