Wonnangatta ANZAC Day Long Long Weekend 2024 - EOI
This is the LROC (Landrover Owners Club) annual multi convoy trip into Wonnangatta Station in the Victorian High Country. The RRCV have been invited to join this annual event this year. Please register if you are interested and we will either arrange an RRCV convoy or arrange for you to join one of the LROC convoys.
Date and time: 9:00am, Thursday 25th April to 4:00pm Sunday 28th April
Trip Standard: Medium or Hard, depending on your chosen start point. Some steep, low-range hill climbs and some rocky tracks!
Description: Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the following requirements for this trip.
This weekend involves multiple convoys converging on the Wonangatta Station from Mansfield, Dargo, Licola and Myrtleford. The routes range from easy/medium from Myrtleford, to medium and hard from Licola to hard from Dargo. You will get a list of routes to choose from once numbers are understood.
Whilst in the Valley, we will be running a series of day trips exploring the surrounds of the Wonnangatta Valley.
We will also run a long table dinner on Friday evening.
This year, ANZAC day falls on a Thursday. Therefore there will need to be a different approach to this year’s dawn service. One option is to run some convoys into Wonnangatta on the Wednesday to conduct a service at the traditional time, another is to conduct a service on the Thursday evening. This will all depend on how many people will be in the valley on Wednesday night.
There is also the possibility of multi day exit trips, such as an exploration of the area around Dargo, and potentially around the Bluff. This will be subject to the availability of Convoy Leaders.
At this stage, it is requested that you register you interest in the trip and we will work out the convoys and finalise the program as we get closer to the trip.
A survey will sent out to all people that register seeking preference for difficulty level, route in and out, day trips and availability for the Dawn Service.
If you are interested in becoming a Convoy Leader or Tail End Charlie, please contact Justin Burney on 0419 889 781
Weather: Alpine environment, potentially cold and wet. Review the Alpine weather forecast leading up to the trip and bring appropriate clothing, footwear and camping gear.
Equipment: Below are the recommended vehicle requirements. If you are not sure if you vehicle is suitable for a trip, please have a chat with the trip leader.
Good off-road tyres (All Terrain, 60 profile recommended as a minimum), UHF radio (or one borrowed from the club), a well-maintained vehicle with low range (or equivalent), good ground clearance (200mm recommended as a minimum), recovery points, standard recovery gear including dampener, rated snatch strap and shackles, shovel. Drivers must have completed the RRCV club training or equivalent.
Additional Equipment required: Camping gear food and drinking water for 4 days / 3 night in the bush. Clothing for wet and cold conditions. Morning tea and lunches will be in the bush each day – byo simple, “on the move” lunches and morning teas (byo thermos).
No camper trailers, pets or firearms
Maps and Reference Material: Rooftop Dargo - Wonnangatta Adventure Map and Rooftop Bright - Mansfield Adventure Map
Fuel: a full tank at starting point
Distance: Approx. 200 Km of mainly low range driving.
Duration: 4 days
Convoy limit: 70 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We plan to meet at 9.00am sharp in either Mansfield, Licola, Dargo and Myrtleford. Final details are to be notified once convoys are resolved. If you plan to get coffee beforehand then you will need to arrive a little earlier. We will aim to finish about 4.00pm. Location TBA
Trip Leaders: Justin Burney (LROC) - 0419 889 781 burneybysouth@gmail.com
Club Guest Registration policy: It is club policy in regard to insurance cover that if a member brings any non-members on the trip they must be registered and have paid the required fee as Temporary Members BEFORE the event.
i.e. non- members can no longer register on the day with the trip leader.
Temporary Membership information and ways to register can be found at:
Temporary (Guest) Membership
Also if a non-member wishes to bring their own vehicle, the member inviting the non-member must contact the trip leader for approval to bring the vehicle. Such approval will take into account skills of the driver, suitability of the vehicle and whether or not a place within the convoy limit is available for a non-member's vehicle.
