Last Updated - 1st December 2011
The Wombats were formed in 1979, by myself (Paul Ellis) and a couple of friends, one of whom is Gary Williams, my best mate. The idea was for us all to get together and to pursue our basic interests, one of which is Bushwalking (or, as it is called in other countries, Tramping, Rambling, Hiking, Trekking or Camping). Over the years many friends have come and gone, but the basic group of bushwalking friends still remain. In 1991 I started publishing a newsletter "The Wombats Backpacking Club Magazine" which was printed every 2-3 months and was distributed among these friends. The content of this newsletter featured reports of our walks, photographs, poems, cartoons and other trivial fun. This has now been replaced with a monthly eNewsletter which is emailed to hiking friends from time to time depending on how active we have been. Our main area for bushwalking is The Northern Budawang Range, better known as "The Budawangs" and is situated in southern New South Wales, between the townships of Nowra and Batemans Bay. We also walk in other local areas too, such as Jervis Bay & Booderee National Park and The Kangaroo Valley Area. We have also done walks in the Sydney and Wollongong areas and soon hope to include walks in other parts of New South Wales and Victoria. Below is a link to photographs of my walking friends and links to reports and photographs from some of our walks and hiking trips.
W.O.M.B.A.T. = Weary
Old Men Behaving As Teenagers
- Thanks Noel
