CUP WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP TO GOONGERAH

A forest ecology camp will take place this Cup Weekend at the Goongerah Camp Ground, beside the beautiful Brodribb River. The idea of the weekend is to explore the beautiful forests of East Gippsland, and in particular to look for rare and threatened flora and fauna. Plant and frog finding expeditions will be lead by David Cameron, Damien Cook and others.

Self Sufficient campers only - more assistance with camping is provided at the Easter Camp

When: Friday 2^nd of November to Tuesday 6^th of November, 2007

What to bring:

• Food to share and water for 4 days, big cooking pots (including salads if its total fire ban weather)
• Tent, swag, mossie net, sleeping bag etc, Camp stoves
• Swimming togs, wet and hot weather gear, Warm clothes cause it could get cold.
• Sun screen, hat etc and natural insect repellent
• Musical instruments
• Binoculars
• Fieldguides, notebooks etc
• Gumboots or bare feet and shorts if you don’t mind snakes
• Toilets provided.
• No showers provided. Please wash or bath at least 50-100 metres away from the Brodribb river, and keep all chemicals, soaps and detergents out of the river.
• There is no refrigerator or kitchen. BYO Esky.
• There are 4 or 5 camp fires about the camp.
• Torches (and spare batteries.)
• A full tank of Petrol – for those traveling from Melbourne, fill up your tank in Bairnsdale, then if the Petrol Station is open, top up in Orbost– it is the last stop for petrol for the weekend.
• Good walking shoes.
• Happy thoughts
• One or two friends or your family, please don’t bring dogs, drums or drugs

To let us know you're coming and help organise car pooling please call Damien on 0402 127 933 or (03) 54734 014, tell him how many people you’re bringing, what time you plan on leaving and if you can offer a lifts or if you need lifts.

How to get there:

See Melways Map 529, 2F. "Goongerah"

Take the Princess Highway out of Melbourne. Follow this to the turn off to Orbost. (Melways 529) Drive through Warragul, Moe, Morewell, Traralgon, Sale, Bairnsdale (fill up with petrol) and Nowa Nowa. About 30 kilometres after Nowa Nowa, take the turn off to Orbost. At Orbost, top up your petrol tank, AND set your Odimeter to zero, and turn inland up the Bonang highway. At about 68-69km up the Bonang highway, you will see a marker on the right hand side of the road for "Ellery Creek Track" which takes you to the camp sight.