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Australian Museum
Australian traditional /\ Plants
Bird Watchers /\ more /\ NSW Bird Atlassers /\ Cumberland Bird Observers Club
Autralian Museum Reference pages
Australian Museum Fact Sheets
Agoonoree
Agoonoree 2008:
ABC'c CATALYST "The World of Aspergers":
Environmental Sites
Murray Darling Rescue:
LandCare Australia:
United Nations Environment Programme:
United Nations Environment Programme Children and Youth:
Department of the Environment and Water Resources:
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF):
Eco-Voice:
Clean Up Australia:
Waterwatch Australia:
Scouts Canada Climate Change Program
Taronga and Western Plains Zoo www.zoo.nsw.gov.au
Zoos South Australia www.adelaidezoo.com.au
Zoos Victoria www.zoo.org.au
Other Conservation Agencies
Amphibian Ark (AArk) www.amphibianark.org
Painted Dog Conservation www.painteddogconservation.iinet.net.au
Malleefowl Preservation Group www.malleefowl.com.au
Nature Conservation Council of NSW www.nccnsw.org.au
Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group www.potoroo.org
Zoo Peru www.zooperu.com
Frogs Australia Network www.frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs
Wildlife Conservation Society www.wcs.org
Project Numbat www.numbat.org.au
Thinking Processes:
http://www.thinkingeducation.com.au/default.htm
This links you to the Website of Michael Pohl.
There are links to using learning and thinking models.
These relate to the learning processes in VELS). Utilising some of these learning methods is a great way of linking your troop to VELS dimensions.
FREE Climate Change Kit
http://www.acfonline.org.au/forms/form.asp?survey_id=14&c=204735
Go to this ACF page to get your free climate change kit. It includes an Inconvenient Truth booklet amongst other things and ideas.
Bushfires
Bushfire Weather
Bushwalking and Camping
LINKS TO GOOD BUSHWALKING SITES
Sydney North Region Bush Walking Group PEAK
Sydney North Regions Outdoor Activities SCOUT HIKE
NSW Branch Outdoor Activities STATE RALLY
NSW Outdoor Recreational Council ORIC
Sydney Transport
Cityrail Train timetables
Cityrail trackwork
Countrylink homepage
Sydney Bus timetables
Ferry timetables
Tide Tables - Goes to the Waterways website
Click on Weather, then Tide tables
Weather
BOM home page
Sydney radar map
Sydney forecasts
NPWS Fire and track closures
Bushwalkers radio station. (no link) FM 88.5 2RRR. The bushwalking segment is on every Saturday between 2 and 3 pm.
Individual track information
Great North Walk
Hume and Hovell Track
The Mungo Track (Myall Lakes)
Distance: 22km Time suggested: 24 hours Difficulty: medium difficulty
Six foot track
Wiradjuri Walking Track
The Bicentennial National Trail
The Tops to Myall Heritage Trail
Distance: 220km Time suggested: 11 days Rovers Venturers - 20 days Scouts Difficulty: medium difficulty
| Leg 1 |
Lagoon Pinch to Wombat Creek, 10km |
| Leg 2 |
Wombat Creek To Munro Hut (private hut - donation requested), 20km |
| Leg 3 |
Munro Hut To Mountaineer (camp), 24km |
| Leg 4 |
Mountaineer (camp) To Log Dump (camp), 28km |
| Leg 5 |
Log Dump (camp) To Wards River (in Craven State Forest), 28km |
| Leg 6 |
Wards River To Little River Campsite, 25km |
| Leg 7 |
Little River Campsite To Shorty's Camp, 25km |
| Leg 8 |
Shorty's Camp To Korseman's Landing, 27km |
| Leg 9 |
Korseman's LandingTo Bombah Point, 7km (mornings walk), shops |
| Leg 10 |
Bombah Point To Brambles Green, 16km |
| Leg 11 |
Brambles Green To Hawks Nest Surf Club, 20km |
Australian Alps Walking Track
Good information about a great variety of walks and parks
Search page for back issues of Wild Magazine
Galactic reference
All Scouts should have a look at Light Weight Bush Hiking
SUBWC
Aus.Bushwalking
Katoomba weather
Bicentenial Trail
Bushwalking in the Blue Mountains
National Parks Wildlife Services
Parks in the Sydney Area
Fires, floods & park closures :
Park Safety
State Forests
Watagan Mountains /\ Strickland State Forest /\ Cumberland SF
Lower Barrington Tops /\ Upper Barrington Tops.
Sydney we live in it, south is Illawarra,west are the Blue Mountains
north is the Central Coastand Hunter Valleythen North Coast.
Western Australia
Cape to Cape
The Bibbulmuntrack
Munda Biddi Trail
Cyclying
Bike North North Shore Bicycle Group
Bike NSW Bike User Group
Canberra Cyclysts o-o
Cycling Around Sydney 25 classic rides around Sydney
RTA Cyclying Tracks Bicycling in NSW Managing Bike Road Races
Bike rides around Sydney.
CAMWEST Website
Park Tools - Repairs & Maintenance
Child abuse:
Changes aim to end frivolous abuse claims
Australian Scout Association Policy.
Challenge Advisors Matrix
First Aid
Australian Army
St John's Ambulance
Flora Mushrooms /\ Truffles /\ What Flower is that /\ Aboriginal Foods & Fibres
Fauna Ants /\ Insects /\ Snakes /\ Fact Sheets
How stuff works
INSULTINGLY STUPID MOVIE PHYSICS
Getting there by Car /\ Bus /\ Train /\ Ferry /\ Palmbeach Ferry or Bundeena Ferry
Knots and how to tie them New Age Knots
Knots: on the Web
Knots: Rescue 70 - Rope Rescue
Knots: Australian Scouting Resource - Index of Knots and Lashings
Knots: Ropers Knots Page
Knots: The Knotting Dictionary of Kännet
Kokoda Track
La Perouse
Mapping Everything (nearly) what you wanted to know about mapping. PDF
Maps of
Blue Mountains
Central Coast
Royal National Park
Ku-ring-gai National Park
Sydney CBD
Map Information
Grid to Geographic Redfearn's Formula
Geographic to Grid Redfearn's Formula
Magnetic declination
Topographical Maps and Aerial Photographs Maps
Search for a Latitude and Longitude for a place in Australia Oz
NSW Rural Fire Service
Moon Phases MoonDate
PC Technology Guide or Dictionary
Autralian Museum Reference pages
Australian Museum Fact Sheets
Reference sites: birds
Bird Calls - ABC
Bird Photos - C.O.G.
Birds in Backyards - bird finder
Reference sites - Plants
ANBG - plant photos
PlantNet - search list
Reference sites: Butterflies, Moths and their caterpillars
Butterfly Larvae of Australia
Caterpillars of Australian Moths
FAQs about Caterpillars
Pioneer Constructions
Hurrucane District
Planet Earth watchers
Scout Halls and Campsites for Hire in NSW Listing
Scout Camps
Scouts Adventure
Adventurer Level Hike procedures
Adventurer Level Check list
All Scouts should have a look at Light Weight Bush Hiking
Scout Association of Australia.......... .......... Australian Scout Web Sites
Scout Association - NSW Branch..... .........NSW Branch Scout Web Sites
Scout Association - Sydney North Region
Locate an AUSTRALIAN Scout Group
Sky Maps Stellar
 Snowgum
ALPINE ACTIVITIES
3.1 Alpine Areas are defined as regions of mountain country where snow or blizzard conditions exist
or can be reasonably expected to exist.
3.3 The term “alpine activities” describes alpine walking, during all seasons of the year, and snow
touring or ski touring; where participants go out either intending to stay overnight or not.
1. ALPINE AREAS
1.1 Interpretation
Decisions as to which areas are to be classified as "Alpine Areas" shall normally be made by
the RCA. Where doubt exists the RCA may request a decision by the BAC (Alpine). Any
decision made by the Committee will be binding.
1.2 Additions
The following areas shall be included as "Alpine Areas":
1.2.1 Within the boundaries of the Kosciusko National Park except for exclusions below.
1.2.2 Within the boundaries of the Barrington Tops National Park during the months May to
October inclusive.
1.3 Exclusions
The following areas shall not be included as "Alpine Areas":
1.3.1 Within the Municipal or designated boundaries or immediate vicinity of occupied and
operating Towns, Villages or Resorts.
1.3.2 Within 500 metres of any public road which is open to conventional vehicular traffic at
the time of the activity.
1.3.3 During the months of December, January, February and March:-
The following walking trails and roads as day walking trails only
a)
Thredbo to Mount Kosciusko
b) Charlottes Pass to Mount Kosciusko
c) Charlottes Pass to Blue Lake
d) The Sawpit Creek Area Walking Tracks
1.3.4 The areas utilised for activities when under the direct control of commercial operators
who accept responsibility for the participants.
Snow Reports
Snowy Mountains Region Forecast -
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10103.txt
Snow Reports - http://www.ski.com.au/reports/
Sun, Moon and Planets Information Astronomical
Support Australian Companies
Tents and Tarps - Nan's
Tents and Tarps -
Rope and Cordage - Atlas
Ski Injuries - www.monash.edu.au/muarc/reports/muarc100.html•
Monash University Accident Research Centre's discussion of XC ski injuries
UHF Repeater Stations - www.exploroz.com/Interact/UHFRepeatersIndex.asp•
Page containing a list of UHF repeater stations in Australia, and their locations and frequencies
Snakebite - www.flyingdoctor.net/monographs/snakebite.pdf•
Royal Flying Doctor Service monograph on snakebite
Map Datums - www.ga.gov.au/nmd/geodesy/datums/•
Geoscience Australia's very clear and accessible explanation of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94)
Online Geodetic Calculations - www.ga.gov.au/nmd/geodesy/datums/calcs.jsp• Geoscience Australia's online calculations & downloadable spreadsheets page performs geodetic calculations and transformations, for example to convert lat/long data to UTM coordinates. Includes my favourite spatial conversion: the Molodensky Transformation
Weather Forecasts - www.bom.gov.au•
Get the latest weather forecasts here
Australias biggest killers: http://www.bom.gov.au/info/about_uv.shtml#read
Tide Predictions - www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/•
Predicted tide times from the Bureau of Meteorology
Sunrise & Sunset Times - www.ga.gov.au/nmd/geodesy/astro/
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Geoscience Australia provides sunset/sunrise times for anywhere in the world for a given date
Google Earth - www.earth.google.com•
Google Earth is free data-streaming software giving broadband users the ability to pull up high-resolution satellite imagery (10m pixels) and other geographic data across the world. Includes digital elevation models allowing you to tilt the satellite images to create realistic 3D visualisations of terrain; quite helpful for expedition planning, as you can see the ground you'll be covering.
Also search the intermet for some interesting Google geocoders that can place pgotos and comments on tracks.
Technology - The Primative Ways
Tired of surfing the net then
Today's TV Program
Water
What the body needs
West-Tigers
What's on in Ryde : Parramatta : Lane Cove : Hornsby : Pittwater : Sutherland
Hornsby On-line Herbarium 
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