b' Club SpotlightBack in the AlpsThe Land Rover Owners Club ofGippslands first volunteer day withParks Victoria since COVID-19 The Land Rover Owners Club of Prior to the day we had all received we had the normal safety briefing onGippslands planned volunteer work emailed instructions from Wayne Foon safe use of equipment; brush cutters,for 2020, in the Alpine National Park on the new rules for volunteer activity mowers and other tools, beingwith Parks Victoria Rangers from the under various COVID-19 guidelines. situationally aware and rememberingFoothills and Southern Alps team, There were plenty of things to consider that we were working in long grasswas, like so many things, abandoned including no car-pooling, no sharing near a creek at the height of snakedue to COVID-19. With the relaxing of of food and sanitising tools. At season. Wayne requested that we berestrictions, we were able to hastily Thomastown (off the Tamboritha Road very careful with the shiny newput together a single day activity north of Licola) after a quick coffee, mower; rocks were to be avoided. working at Thomastown andMcMichaels Hut on Kelly Lane northof Licola. On Tuesday 15th of December, with aforecast top temperature of 35degrees, we met up at Licola.Amazingly, with a scheduled meetingtime of 9:00am, we had everyone onthe road heading into the park by9:05am. Our group of eight volunteers,in five vehicles, followed ParksVictoria Ranger, Wayne Foon, in aMercedes towing a trailer full of gear.The vehicles in the convoy were wellspaced as we all attempted to keepout of the thick dust thrown up byeach four-wheel drive. Apart from thedust, the bush was looking fantasticwith wildflowers everywhere. Goodspring rainfall had certainly broughtthe bush alive.TRACKWATCH MARCH 2021 5'