For Your Enjoyable And Safe Bushwalking
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(Form templates have been uploaded in Word format so that you can download and save them to your computer then fill in and use.)
Bushwalking Etiquette - A code of conduct for Club members
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- Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) website on When & How To Use Your Beacon, Correct Deployment & What Happens After Activation.
- Club protocol on when and how to use, and role of the Club's AMSA registered emergency contacts.
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Also see the following sections of the 'Club Rules and Guidelines For Members' (little red book). This document is being reviewed. If there are inconsistencies between the booklet and what appears on this section of the website, the latter is the more current and takes precedence.
For Walk Leadership
Fire
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- Warnings, Incidents & Planned Burns
- Find your fire district - CFA - Country Fire Authority from map or at lower end of page, districts are listed and include local government areas within the district, select district in which the walk area is located and click on that district to see bans, ratings and restrictions specific to the walk area. Eg.
- East Gippsland Fire District Bans, Ratings & Restrictions - CFA - Country Fire Authority
- West and South Gippsland Fire District Bans, Ratings & Restrictions, CFA - Country Fire Authority
- Planned burns now and next 10 days - Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP)
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Weather
- Bureau of Meteorology - Victorian Forecast Areas - you can select the forecast area by clickable map. If you are wanting forecasts for specific high country areas, the BOM - Australian Alps Weather page may be more useful.
- Victorian Rainfall and River Conditions
- Victorian Warnings Summary
Road closures and traffic alerts -
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- VicRoads - VicTraffic (See Parks Victoria or DELWP above for track closures)
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Map Reading Guide
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- How to use Topographic Maps A simple guide explains the type of information on topographic maps, how to interpret that information and how to use maps with satellite positioning instruments, such as GPS and a compass.
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First Aid
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- First Aid Kit Contents
- Snake Bandage - How to apply
- St John First Aid Fact Sheets on various emergency situations where first aid is required eg. snake bite, heat-induced conditions, hypothermia, etc. These can be downloaded.
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