Map:Lyell Creek

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Lyell Creek
Map type: bush

Information for course setters
Terrain: spur gully
Event suitability: State Series
Scale: 1:15,000
Area: 7 sq k
Map History
Western portion: Photogrammetry Chris Wilmott. Fieldwork by a team of Bendigo Orienteers. Checked by Alex Tarr. Drawn by Pat Thwaites. First printed 1993. Eastern portion has a more chequered history. After a failed mapping attempt by a team of imported Scandinavians, was remapped by local John Bloomfield. First published in January 1988. Tracks checked and remapped by Peter Galvin in 2008.
Current Accuracy: Mapped in 1988-1993, Track updates in 2008. The vegetation is stable and the track network is sparse and stable.
Map Stocks: Available on OCAD.
OCAD File: OCAD files

Important information for organisers:
Land Manager: Dept of Sustainability and Environment
Land status: Multiple use forest.
Permit conditions:
All permits from Parks Victoria or DSE require all vehicles to be parked on tracks and prohibit fires except in designated fire places.
Special permit conditions: Usual permit conditions

Recommended assembly areas:


Event history:

Event date Setter Start location
20090704 24550174 July 2009 Peter Galvin
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