NPA Bulletin

The quarterly NPA Bulletin reports on NPA activities including decisions by the Committee; walks and work parties; general meetings; and conservation-related topics in the ACT and surrounding region.  A print copy of The NPA Bulletin is available to NPA members as part of their subscription.

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Latest NPA Bulletin

Fifth anniversary of the Namadgi National Park fire ‒ an avoidable catastrophe

 Drawing on evidence given at the coronial enquiry into the disastrous 2020 Namadgi blaze, Martin Chalk examines the events that led to more than 87,000 ha of environmental and property damage.

Off to the Opera House on hands and knees – 1969

 The remarkable reappearance of Hadi Nazari on 8 January 2025, 13 days after being lost on Hannels Spur in the High Country, appears to have involved a visit to the remote Opera House Hut at the base of Lady Northcote Canyon. Klaus Hueneke, High Country author, recalls his own encounter with the hut.

The Sentinel and Townsend Ridge (background) descending towards Geehi Valley. Photo by Brian Slee

Udziro Lake, mountains of Racha, Georgia

Philip Gatenby continues his account  (NPA Bulletin December 2024) of his group’s hike in the mountains of European Georgia.

Lunch and drink stop. Photo by Philip Gatenby

Plus much more

Download Vol. 62, No. 1, March 2025

 

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