b' Club Spotlight After setting up the informationsheets and the FWDV informationpacks on a table (supplied byHamish) in the camp shelter, and athorough briefing on the park and thesurroundings, we were ready to helpthe campers enjoy the park. Hamishleft us with a radio and First Aid kitjust in case, andprovided a load ofwood for use by all. Our role was toprovide information and be a point ofcontact - not to act as police.The road into the park is sealed andthere is a dirt ring road suitable fortwo wheel drives which allows non4x4 drivers to access some localwalks and see the typical Malleydistrict terrain. The Wonga camp-ground offers 4 interesting walksranging from 1.5 to 8km and severallookouts. One lookout in particularwas well attended at sunset, withmany campers taking a drink andnibbles to watch the sunset - whichwe can say is a great way to end theday. It is also one of the few spotswhere your phone will work if youreCamp Host on the Telstra network; the park doeshave Optus coverage.For those with 4x4 and higherAT WYPERFELD NATIONAL PARK WONGAclearance, there are some great sanddriving tracks to venture on to. TheCAMP GROUND VICTORIA 57km sand track to Snowdrift is agood day drive to experience sanddriving without too much risk ofWe left Traralgon in Gippsland mid let us set up in a privileged area right getting stuck so long as you drop themorning on a sunny Wednesday with next to the camp shelter where we tyre pressures, and dont stop on anour 9m off road van in tow for a two would set up our hosting point. Before upward slope of one of the severalday trip to Wyperfeld National Park heading out to Wonga we stopped at small inclines. Low range was notWonga camp ground in north west the local bakery for the customary required. It takes about 2 hours to getVictoria.With our Camp Host box curry pie and ice coffee.The curry to Snowdrif, and if the drive does notfrom FWDV which has been in our pie rated high on the pie register. meet your expectations the exercisestoreroom for 12 months due to the For those who have not been to the of climbing and sliding down theCovid-19 lockdowns, and our clubs Wonga campground, its got to be beautiful white sand dune makes it allsandwich board, in the back of our one of the best sites in a National worthwhile. Other sand tracks can beLand Rover Discovery 4 we were well Park we have been in. Each site can found around Lake Albacutya only prepared for our duty as Camp Hosts. easily hold 3 large vans around a fire an hour away.The passage through the city was pit and table and chairs.The 3 drop During our stay we were able towithout incident even with some toilets are also a cut above the have a campfire each night and withheavy traffic before the Bolte bridge average with lights, fans and wash no other lights for kilometres we weredue to break downs (by others).Our basin with water. Its a credit to PV, blessed with a night sky that can onlyfirst stop was at the Ravenswood Rest the local rangers who attended daily be seen from such an outbackArea on the M79 for lunch where we and the friends of the park who help location.While the wildlife birds wereplanned our night stop which worked keep it all in great condition. not plentiful this was because waterout to be at Donald Apex Park, by theLoddon River.After setting up andmeeting our fellow campers we head-ed into town for a cold drink, somemore supplies, and to check out thehistoric old police camp lockup.Donald is a very friendly town.After a quiet night we headed off tomeet the rangers at PV Rainbowdepot. Hamish was our point ofcontact for the camp hosting and afterintroductions we headed off to theWonga campground where HamishTRACKWATCHJUNE 2021 7'