Bushwalking Victoria

Welcome

Bushwalking Hiking Tramping Recreational Walking

About us

Bushwalking Victoria** is the peak body for all bushwalkers and bushwalking clubs in Victoria, Australia.

What do we do?

Promote bushwalking, engage in activities that add value to the community and proactively represent the interests of all recreational bushwalkers.

We do this by:

Promoting bushwalking as an outdoor activity that assists health and wellbeing and helps people understand the natural environment;
Advising people how to get into bushwalking;
Representing the interests of all bushwalkers to land managers and policy makers
Providing community services such as:
- land based search and rescue for persons lost in the bush
- development and maintenance of walking tracks
- active conservation of natural areas including hands on projects
- publication of helpful information about safe, enjoyable and environmentally friendly bushwalking

Green Walks

Green Walks is an initiative of Bushwalking Victoria that aims to increase walking participation in the community by getting more people to walk more often, in more places. A Green walk is a walk in a park or natural environment - rather than in built-up areas.

Green Walks in the Park Project

Green Walks in the Park is an initiative of the Heart Foundation and Bushwalking Victoria funded by Parks Victoria and Go for Your Life. More information on this exciting project is available on our News page.

Melbourne Green Walks

Bushwalking Victoria has produced detailed walk guides for 10 green walks in metropolitan Melbourne. See our dedicated Green Walks web site for details.

Media Enquiries

Media enquiries should be directed to Chris Towers, president of Bushwalking Victoria, on 0427358869.

Bushwalking Victoria is a member of Bushwalking Australia - a network of Australian state and territory peak bushwalking bodies.

Bushwalking Victoria is a signatory to the International Charter for Walking (PDF, 81k)

** In 2007 we changed our name to Bushwalking Victoria from "Federation of Victorian Walking Clubs (VicWalk)". References in this site to "the Federation" or "VicWalk" are references to Bushwalking Victoria.