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Feb 18
Anglers Rest Loop Trail & O'Connell's Lookout Q&A
"a discrete structure that will accommodate (PV) risk management concerns as well as continuing to provide access for abseiling groups"
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May 16, 2023
Spiders along the Mitta: The Webs They Weave...
https://earthsky.org/earth/how-does-a-spider-spin-a-web-between-two-trees/ Maybe you’ve seen spider webs strung high in the branches...
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Mar 5, 2023
Slippery as an ...
The Short Finned Eel is common in our waterways. They’re long, slippery fish that live in our creeks and rivers and they hunt yabbies,...
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Feb 28, 2023
Norovirus... You Don't Want It!
This article is about avoiding getting sick on 2 week trips in the Grand Canyon, but is very fitting to Australian multi-day river,...
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Nov 25, 2021
What's the name of that darn bush drysuit wearers love to hate?
Bursaria Spinosa (a.k.a.: Native Blackthorn, a.k.a.: Christmas Bush) (People actually plant these things in their gardens! ;-) All along...
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Oct 5, 2021
Super quick raft & IK repairs!
In need of a quick raft or IK (inflatable kayak) repair? Need a quick raft or inflatie repair?? I have used these many times since the...
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Jun 1, 2021
SSI Swiftwater Rescue Schedule Post-Lockdown 2022 Is Out!
We had to cancel all our spring courses due to lockdowns. Bummer! There's some cool stuff happening at SSI, but that meant we've had to...
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May 26, 2021
Grey Shrike-Thrush... another cool bird in the High Country along the Mitta
Some interesting facts on finding and learning about the Grey Shrike-Thrush in the High Country. Along with stuff you can do with...
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Apr 11, 2021
The Mountain Pygmy Possum in the Victorian Alps
Thanks again to the Northeast Catchment Authority (NECMA) & Parks Victoria for some very cool video and info on this threatened species:...
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Mar 28, 2021
Advanced Mechanical Advantage (MA) systems for River Runners... The Poldo Hitch or Voodoo Loop
We're all used to the "Z-Drag" 3:1 system. As I've taught in my swiftwater rescue classes for years, it should be the last thing you go...
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Feb 25, 2021
Tumut WavePark Proposal
Would you love a world-class urban river surfing and whitewater recreation facility? That's what Paddle Tas aims to create with the Surf...
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Feb 24, 2021
River Levels
In Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17RIupadI3znPapg02gCn9zocfPndRK4et21w4BUR8e4/edit#gid=1071950157 In GitHub:...
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Feb 24, 2021
Swiftwater Safety Institute (SSI)
Best darn SRT1 courses in Oz! Only company offering hybrid courses with 1/2 day online and 2.5 days in the field!...
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Jan 28, 2021
Super Cool Flyers on Birds, Reptiles, Flowers & Fish of the Mitta and Alps
NECMA (NorthEast Catchment Authority) created these awesome flyers and gave them to FOTM to distribute. There's already some available at...
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Jan 27, 2021
Swiftwater Rescue, WFR, other Certification/Qualification info for Outdoor Edders, guides etc.:
SSI (Swiftwater Safety Institute) Wilderness First Aid Australia: Survive First Aid WFR course:
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Jan 26, 2021
Drone Footage of paddling the Mitta Mitta
Pretty fun... And Again at S-Bend Droning the Gorge
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Jan 26, 2021
Great River Camps on the Mitta Mitta
Best not to camp on private property... these camps are just upstream on the left, and also just downstream on the right of the old...
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Jan 26, 2021
Suggested Emergency Protocols for Mitta Mitta (or any river) river trips
EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS: MITTA MITTA RIVER TRIPS Please follow these guidelines when encountering injuries, illness, and/or other urgent...
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Contact Friends Of The Mitta
Friends Of The Mitta
c/o Jeffe Aronson
124 Callaghans Rd
​Anglers Rest, Victoria 3898
03 5159 7252
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