About the Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club Inc.
The Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club is a group of people who like to walk in the bush, backpack, camp or cycle with a friendly sociable group of similarly interested people. The Club caters for people with a wide variety of interests and levels of fitness. Visitors and potential new members are welcome to walk with us.
The Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club was formed in 1985 by people associated with the Eltham Living and Learning Centre. It has since grown into a club of around 200 members. The members of the club mostly reside in the Nillumbik and Banyule council areas although a number of members come from wider afield.
The Club has a strong interest in conservation and encourages members to look after and care for the environment. The Club has a non-smoking policy.
Club Meetings
The Club formally meets at 8.00pm on the third Thursday of each month in Metzner
Hall, Melbourne City Mission Eltham Retirement Village, where the monthly business
is attended to and then followed by a guest speaker, slide or video presentation or a social evening.
Affiliation
The Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club is affiliated with Bushwalking
Victoria. This affiliation offers walkers Public Liability Insurance while taking part in club walks and also enables contact with other walking clubs around Victoria.
Newsletter
Bush Telegraph, the club’s quarterly newsletter for members, publishes walk reports and news from around the club.
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Activities
The strength of the club lies in its excellent walks program. Walks programs are published twice yearly,October - March and April - September.
All walks offered by the club are graded – Easy, Easy/Medium, Medium, Medium/Hard or Hard to provide some guidance as to the level of fitness, experience and equipment required. The program includes the following activities:
· Day Walks: Diamond Valley Bush Walking Club has day walks every Wednesday and Sunday throughout the year. The Wednesday program usually has two activities each week, an easy and a medium walk or a bike ride and a walk. The range of walks offered include metropolitan walking trails, forest, mountain and coastal walking.
The social aspect of walking is encouraged and participants gather at a common meeting place and pool cars for the trip to the walk start. Most day walks are within one hours’ drive of the usual meeting place in Eltham.
· Back Packs: There are a number of keen back packers in the club who organise regular expeditions into the Victorian wilderness. There are usually 9 or 10 backpacks a year on the program.
· Base Camps: Club members offer an exciting range of base camps in each program. A walks program is prepared for each day of the base camp for the enjoyment of all participants.
· Cycling: Cycling activities are offered as an alternative to walking but usually when a cycling activity is arranged, a walk is also available for those unable or not interested in riding. Bike riding weekends are also occasionally offered on the program.
· Overseas Trips: Overseas
walking or tourist trips are a regular feature.
Recent
trips organised by members include the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, the Karakoram Highway, China, Austrian Alps, Nepal, Borneo and of course New
Zealand.
· Interstate Trips: Trips to the North West, Blue Mountains, Central Australia, Tasmania and Lord Howe Island to name a few, are also well patronised.
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Equipment and Resources
The Club has some basic equipment for hire to members, including back packs, tents, wet weather gear etc. A number of suppliers of bushwalking gear and equipment provide club members with a discount on purchases.
The Club has an extensive collection of books, maps and other walk resources available for loan to members.
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Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club Inc. PO Box 536 Eltham Victoria 3095 - Vic Association Number. A0010907B.