Bushwalking Club

The Club organises approximately 10–12 walks on weekends and 12 midweek walks each year.

Membership is open to all Old Boys, members of the Scotch Family, and their friends.

The annual program usually includes:

• A beach walk
• An urban walk
• Weekends away
• A winery walk (walking between wineries, and enjoying lunch at one of the wineries)
• 'Walk and Dine' - a summer evening walk, followed by a meal at a restaurant
• Other bushwalks

The weekend walks are usually on Sundays in bush areas within easy driving from Melbourne. Midweek walks are held on Wednesdays or Thursdays, usually within an hour's drive of Melbourne.

The committee delegates a club member to organise each walk. Walks are usually of approximately 4–5 hours' duration.

Bushwalkers at the Beechworth walk, June 2007

Here are the dates of our remaining 2008 weekend and midweek walks. If you'd like to lead a walk or if you have any queries, please contact Peter Williams (weekend walks) on 9809 2875 or Geoff Stephens (midweek walks) on 9882 7909.

Weekend walks

• Sunday 20 July: Urban walk, Geelong
• Sunday 24 August (location to be confirmed)
• Sunday 21 September: McCrae
• Sunday 19 October: Winery walk (location to be confirmed)
• Sat-Sun 22-23 November: Great Ocean Walk weekend
• Sunday 7 December: Walk and dine (location to be confirmed)

Midweek walks

We normally roll the midweek program out three months in advance, to suit the availability of walk leaders. The walks are never far away, with walks in or near suburban Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and the Dandenongs among the proposed destinations.

Volunteers to act as walk leaders are sought. Dates are:

• Thursday 14 August: Blue Tongue Bend
• Wednesday 10 September
• Thursday 9 October
• Wednesday 12 November (please note change of date)

• July 2008
• April 2008
• December 2007
• August 2007
• June 2007
• March 2007
• December 2006
• August 2006
• June 2006

Contact the OSCA office if you would like to be added to the Old Scotch Bushwalking Club's mailing list. Please send correspondence to:

The Secretary
Old Scotch Bushwalking Club
Old Scotch Collegians' Association
1 Morrison Street
Hawthorn, Vic. 3122

President: Graham Stanley
Phone: (03) 9592 9441

Secretary: Kaye Norton
Phone: (03) 9859 6087

Membership Secretary: Lachlan McLean
 Phone: (03) 9598 4406