Franklin News and Views

Bushwalks: Heathy Hills : 18 November 2015 It was only a year since first walking in the Heathy Hills Nature Reserve but the rock arch there was so stunning that I ...

Bushwalks: Big Hill : Tuesday 5 November 2015 I misunderstood the route Dave intended to take for this walk; he mentioned an old road which I assumed was the ol...

Bushwalk Track Notes: Beatties Tarn : Route       Dobson Rd Nicholls - Beatties Location       Mt.Field Alpine Region Route Summary       The track to this lovely area is onc...

Bushwalks: Central Meehan Range : Tuesday 18 August The prospects for this walk were somewhat unknown and it had been so many years since I had been along the top of the cen...

Bushwalks: Platform Peak : Tuesday 21 July 2015 There was some sun during the drive to the start of the walk, but soon after starting a high cloud cover took over an...

Bushwalks: Mount Franklin : Wednesday 8 July 2015 Sometime last year Neville suggested a walk to Mount Franklin and we have now settled on a day for the walk. It is a...

Photo Albums: Wards Bluff :   Photo album from bushwalking attempt on Wards bluff in the Raglan Range.  Details are on line.

Bushwalks: Wards Bluff : Tuesday 21 – Wednesday 22 April 2015 We did not manage to get to Wards Bluff and in fact we were a long way short when we turned around. I...

Bushwalks: VC Falls via Lake Belton : Quite some time ago someone mentioned about visiting VC Falls but going there was never high on my list of walks to do. Then after thinking ...

Photo Albums: VC Falls :   Bushwalk to VC falls via Lakes Belton and Belcher -Photo album --

Bushwalks: Mount Lord and Lanes Peak : Thursday 5 February 2015      When Nigel suggested a walk to Mount Lord and Lanes Pea...

Article  demonstrating the biased reporting of the Australian newspaper, from The Conversation By Jacqui Hoepner , Australian National University and Will J Grant , Australian National University Blowhards? The debate over wind turbines is heated, so it’s best to rely on solid science. Fir0002/Flagstaffotos/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-N Yesterday, The Australian ran a front-page article about what it called a “groundbreaking” new study on wind turbines and their associated health impacts. The study supposedly found a trend between participants’ perceived “sensations” and “offending sound pressure”. The Australian’s environment editor Graham Lloyd claimed the (non-peer-reviewed) study shows that “people living near wind farms face a greater risk of suffering health complaints caused by the low-frequency noise generated by turbines”, adding that it may help to “resolve the contentious debate about the health impact of wind farms”. Carried out by Steven Cooper of The Aco...

Bushwalks: Fenton Webster Track : Tuesday 20 January 2015 The track between Lakes Fenton and Webster is one of our favourites. Although in the high country it is a fairly...

Bushwalks: Nevada Peak : Monday 15 December 2014 This was a delightful early summer day without much wind at all and cloud free, but also quite a mild temperature.... Direct to photo album Nevada Peak