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Apr 18, 2021

Where Four Rivers Meet... Regional Catchment Strategy: Get Your Two-Cents in!

Community Forums in: Corryong, Wodonga, Tallangatta, Omeo, Bright, Wangaratta... Or have your say via the online survey... one way or the...

Apr 11, 2021

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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:...

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...

Mar 21, 2021

The Mitchell River Weir, some history for you or your students, courtesy of Mark Francis:

River runners going down the Mitchell often stop for a swim or a jump at the ruined weir on the lower Mitchell river. Some know it's...

Mar 13, 2021

The Rainbow Bee-Eater, a beautiful bird... that flies to the Mitta from PNG & Indonesia every year!

https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/rainbow-bee-eater Great Australian bird website, very cool bird you can find along the Mitta Mitta,...

Mar 8, 2021

The Hairy Canary (In The Coal Mine): Bogong Moths In The Victorian Alpine Country

Great Bush Tucker, Great reason to gather the tribes each year along the Mighty Mitta for thousands of years. Not to mention a Mountain...

Mar 3, 2021

How Did The Miners & Squatters Find Their Way To The Alpine Area, Where Moths & 4 Rivers Gather?

Look to the paths the first people made, and you'll find the road map of today. The article's language may be dated, but it's fascinating...

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...

Feb 24, 2021

River Levels

In Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17RIupadI3znPapg02gCn9zocfPndRK4et21w4BUR8e4/edit#gid=1071950157 In GitHub:...

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!...

Feb 10, 2021

The Tawny Frogmouth: The Super Cool Bird With The Unfortunate Name

Some cool facts about this Mitta Mitta night hunter...

Feb 2, 2021

Careful with our Heritage...

You may just walk over these without knowing, or sit and hear the river speak... be careful, the Mitta has well-hidden ancient sites all...

Feb 1, 2021

Omeo Region Human History: Aboriginal & European

Extracted from a paper called "1998 Floods in the Tambo Valley, some very interesting background to the area

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...

Jan 27, 2021

Echidnas... Who Knew?

Click here to find out more about those spiny little wobblers... Info plus videos. (Parental and teacher warning: there's some...

Jan 27, 2021

Geology of the Australian Alps... one more time...

Can't get enough of the rocks and landscape?... click here!

Jan 27, 2021

More Australian Alps Geology pdf & Video...

Into rocks?...

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:

Jan 26, 2021

Drone Footage of paddling the Mitta Mitta

Pretty fun... And Again at S-Bend Droning the Gorge

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